1984 In Canada

1983 In Canada ,
Other Events Of 1984 ,
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INCUMBENTS

Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II

Governor General - Edward Schreyer then Jeanne Sauvé

Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau then John Turner then Brian Mulroney

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

EVENTS

January 12 - Richard Nerysoo becomes government leader of the Northwest Territories, replacing George Braden

February 29 - Pierre Trudeau announces he will retire as soon as the Liberals can elect another leader

May 8 - Cpl. Denis Lortie enters the Quebec National Assembly and opens fire, killing 3 and wounding 13. René Jalbert, sergeant-at-arms of the assembly, succeeds in calming him, for which he will later receive the Cross Of Valour .

May 19 - The NHL 's Edmonton Oilers win the Stanley Cup defeating the New York Islanders 5-2 at Edmonton and ending the Islanders dynasty. The first in Oilers club history and of a new dynasty.

June 30 - John Turner becomes Canada 's seventeenth Prime Minister replacing the retiring Pierre Trudeau .

August 12 - At the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles Canada has its best performance ever, mostly due to the boycott of the games by the Eastern Bloc countries.

September 4 - Federal Election Turner's Liberals are routed as Brian Mulroney wins the largest majority in Canadian history.

September 9 - 20 - Pope John Paul II tours Canada.

September 17 - Brian Mulroney is sworn in as Canada 's eighteenth Prime Minister .

October 5 - Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian In Space , aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger (41-6).

November 6 - Saskatchewan MLA Colin Thatcher is convicted of the Murder of his ex-wife JoAnn .

Richard Nerysoo becomes premier of the Northwest Territories . The territory recognizes aboriginal languages as official languages.

Labatt introduces the first twist-off cap on a reusable Beer bottle.

Grey Cup - Winnipeg Blue Bombers won 47-17 over the Hamilton Tiger Cats

Vanier Cup - Guelph Gryphons won 22-13 over the Mount Allison Mounties

ARTS AND LITERATURE

:New books

'' Neuromancer '' - William Gibson

''La Détresse et l'enchantement'' - Gabrielle Roy

''Dinner Along the Amazon'' - Timothy Findley

''The Summer Tree'' - Guy Gavriel Kay

See 1984 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.

, ''Willie''

, ''Night Travellers'' and Jean McKay , ''Gone to Grass''

, ''Signs of the Former Tenant''

, ''No Sex Please...We're Married''

James Cameron 's '' The Terminator '' propels the Canadian director to international fame

'' Jeopardy! '' is relaunched with Canadian Alex Trebek as host

'' Second City Television '' ends its run on Canadian television

BIRTHS

April 27 - Pierre-Marc Bouchard , hockey player

June 16 - Rick Nash , hockey player

September 27 - Avril Lavigne , singer/songwriter

November 28 - Marc-Andre Fleury , goalie

DEATHS

Gaëtan Dugas - early AIDS victim

Gordon Sinclair - newspaper columnist

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