1980 In Canada

June 16 - George Braden becomes government leader of the Northwest Territories, as Responsible Government is reinstituted for the first time since 1905

July 1 - " O Canada " becomes the official National Anthem

July 30 - Queen Elizabeth II augments the Coat Of Arms Of Alberta with a crest and supporters

August 16 to August 23 - First Session of the Youth Parliament Of Canada/Parlement Jeunesse Du Canada held in the Senate chambers of the Canadian Parliament Buildings in Ottawa .

September 1 - Due to a return of his cancer Terry Fox curtails his run

September 1 - Saskatchewan and Alberta celebrate the 75th anniversaries of their establishment as provinces, culminating a summer full of festivals and special events

October 6 - The Quebec and Newfoundland governments sign the Churchill Falls hydro agreement.

October 6 - Trudeau announces his plan to patriate the Canadian Constitution unilaterally

October 28 - The National Energy Program is introduced

November 17 - Clifford Olson rapes and kills his first victim

ARTS AND LITERATURE

:New Works

Mordecai Richler - ''Joshua Then and Now''

See 1980 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.

, ''Lunar Attractions''

, ''Me Brandy, You Cissie''

The Royal Canadian Air Farce makes it first television special

BIRTHS

January 1 - Eric Cyr , baseball pitcher

February 10 - Mike Ribeiro , hockey player

February 16 - Blair Betts , hockey player

February 29 - Simon Gagne , hockey player

March 21 - Deryck Whibley , singer

March 24 - Ramzi Abid , hockey player

March 31 - Michael Ryder , hockey player

April 18 - Robyn Regehr , hockey player

April 21 - Vincent Lecavalier , hockey player

April 29 - Mathieu Biron , hockey player

May 2 - Michael Ryder , hockey player

May 4 - Andrew Raycroft , hockey goaltender

July 15 - Jonathan Cheechoo , hockey player

July 21 - Scott Frandsen , Olympic rower

August 5 - Mark Bell , hockey player

August 29 - Perdita Felicien , athlete

September 9 - Felix Brillant , soccer player

September 19 - Adrian Cann , soccer player

October 13 - Marc-Andre Bergeron , hockey player

October 21 - Mike Danton , hockey player

November 4 - Erin Cumpstone , Olympic softballer

November 9 - Ben Rutledge , Olympic rower

November 18 - Emanuel Sandhu , figure skater

November 21 - A.J.M. Smith , poet

December 2 - Adam Kreek , Olympic rower

DEATHS

March 5 - Jay Silverheels , actor

October 17 - Richard G. Reid , Premier of Alberta

December 31 - Marshall McLuhan , scholar

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