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1982 In Canada
,
Other Events Of 1983
,
1984 In Canada
and the
Timeline Of Canadian History
.
See also:
1983 In Canadian Politics
1983 In Canadian Culture
INCUMBENTS
Monarch
-
Queen Elizabeth II
Governor General
-
Edward Schreyer
Prime Minister
-
Pierre Trudeau
Premier Of Alberta
-
Peter Lougheed
Premier Of British Columbia
-
Bill Bennett
Premier Of Manitoba
-
Howard Pawley
Premier Of New Brunswick
-
Richard Hatfield
Premier Of Newfoundland
-
Brian Peckford
Premier Of Nova Scotia
-
John Buchanan
Premier Of Ontario
-
Bill Davis
Premier Of Prince Edward Island
-
James Lee
Premier Of Quebec
-
René Lévesque
Premier Of Saskatchewan
-
Grant Devine
See
1983 Canadian Incumbents
for more
EVENTS
January 17
-
Saskatchewan
MLA
Colin Thatcher
resigns as Minister of Energy and Mines after several well-publicised disputes with
Premier
Grant Devine
.
January 21
-
JoAnn Thatcher
, wife of
Saskatchewan
MLA
Colin Thatcher
, is
Murdered
in her
Regina
home. Colin would later be convicted of the crime.
February 1
-
Pay Television
begins operating in Canada.
February 15
- the
Tamarack Review
ceases publication
March 4
-
Bertha Wilson
is appointed Canada's first female
Supreme Court
justice
March 5
-
Steve Podborski
wins Gold at the
World Cup Of Skiing
and crisis
April 5
-
Lieutenant-Governor
David Lam
summons
Premier Bennett
to
Government House
. The L-G issues emergency warrants to cover spending until a snap election.
June 2
-
Air Canada Flight 797
makes an emergency landing in
Cincinnati, Ohio
- a fire kills 23 of 41 passengers onboard.
June 9
-
Bill 101
, protecting the French language in
Quebec
is ruled unconstitutional
June 11
-
Brian Mulroney
replaces
Joe Clark
as leader of
Progressive Conservative Party Of Canada
June 19
BC Place
in
Vancouver
opens
flight 143 crash-lands in
Gimli, Manitoba
.
October 1
-
North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization
is established
November 17
- The Western Grain Transportation Act is passed
December 23
-
Jeanne Sauvé
is appointed Canada's first female
Governor General
Canada agrees to allow testing of
American
Cruise Missile
s in the west
Grey Cup
-
Toronto Argonauts
won 18-17 over the
British Columbia Lions
Vanier Cup
-
Calgary Dinos
won 31-21 over the
Queen's Golden Gaels
The
Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station
, the first Nuclear power plant in the Maritimes
ARTS AND LITERATURE
:New Books
''A Time for Judas'' -
Morley Callaghan
''Unearthing Suite'' -
Margaret Atwood
''Seagull on Yonge Street'' -
Bill Bissett
:Awards
See
1983 Governor General's Awards
for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
, ''
Shoeless Joe
''
, ''Matinee Light''
, ''Remembering History''
, ''The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick''
:Film
Graham Greene
makes his film debut in ''
Running Brave
''
David Cronenberg
's ''
The Dead Zone
'' is released
A film is made of
Farley Mowat
's ''
Never Cry Wolf
''
BIRTHS
February 2
-
Jordin Tootoo
, hockey player
April 7
-
Kyle Labine
, actor
May 20
-
Dan Blackburn
, hockey goalie
June 22
-
Sheena Lawrick
, Olympic softball player
September 27
-
Jay Bouwmeester
, hockey player
DEATHS
June 12
-
Norma Shearer
, actor
July 13
-
Gabrielle Roy
, author
July 29
-
Raymond Massey
, actor
Alden Nowlan
, author
Stan Rogers
, musician
Yves Theriault
, author
Graham Spry
, broadcaster