1985 In Canada

February 10 - A Supergroup of Canadian musicians, Northern Lights , gathers to record the charity single '' Tears Are Not Enough '' for famine relief in Ethiopia .

February 11 - The federal and Newfoundland governments sign the Atlantic Accord paving the way for joint development of Newfoundland's offshore oil and gas reserves

February 12 - Minister Of National Defence Robert Coates resigns after it is revealed that he visited a Strip-club while on government business in Germany

February 13 - Denis Lortie is found guilty of murder for his attack on the Quebec National Assembly that killed three

February 28 - Holocaust denier Ernst Zündel is found guilty of publishing false news and fermenting racial intolerance

March - Willard Phelps becomes government leader of Yukon, replacing Chris Pearson

March - At the so-called Shamrock Summit between Prime Minister Mulroney and President Ronald Reagan the two agree on cooperation on Missile Defence and Free Trade

March 12 - Heavily armed Armenia n terrorists storm the Turkish embasssy in Ottawa . They kill a security guard and hold a dozen people hostage for four hours

March 21 - Rick Hansen launches his Man In Motion world tour to raise money for Spinal Cord research

March 29 - 10 are killed after two military planes collide near CFB Edmonton

April 24 - The Supreme Court rules the Lord's Day Act violates Canadians' freedom of religion

May - Tony Penikett becomes government leader of Yukon, replacing Willard Phelps

's PCs win a minority, but David Peterson 's Liberals will form a coalition with the NDP, forcing Miller to resign

May 9 - The Supreme Court rules that Orders-in-Council are subject to the Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms

May 31 - A Tornado in Barrie, Ontario kills twelve

June 23 - Air India Flight 182 blows up en-route from Toronto to London ; Sikh terrorists are blamed.

June 26 - David Peterson becomes premier of Ontario, replacing Frank Miller

September 1 - The wreck of the RMS ''Titanic'' is found off the coast of Newfoundland

September 6 - The Canadian Encyclopedia is launched

September 17 - The Tunagate scandal erupts

September 20 - Lincoln Alexander becomes the Lieutenant-Governor Of Ontario , the first Black person to hold a vice regal position in Canadian history

September 25 - The Tyrrell Museum Of Palaeontology opens in Drumheller, Alberta

October 3 - Pierre-Marc Johnson becomes premier of Quebec, replacing René Lévesque

November 1 - Don Getty becomes premier of Alberta , replacing Peter Lougheed

November 5 - Nick Sibbeston becomes government leader of the Northwest Territories, replacing Richard Nerysoo

December 2 - In the Quebec Election , Robert Bourassa 's Liberals gain a majority, defeating the Parti Québécois .

December 12 - Robert Bourassa becomes premier of Quebec for the second time, replacing Pierre-Marc Johnson

December 12 - The worst airplane accident in Canadian history occurs when Arrow Air Flight 1285 crashes on take-off from Gander International Airport . 256 people are killed.

Corel is founded in Ottawa .

ARTS AND LITERATURE

:New books

Margaret Atwood - ''The Handmaid's Tale''

Colin Thatcher - ''Backrooms: A Story of Politics''

Erin Mouré - ''Domestic Fuel''

Farley Mowat - ''My Discovery of America''

See 1985 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.

, ''Perdue, or How the West Was Lost''

, ''Celestial Navigation''

, ''Celestial Navigation''

, ''Love Is a Long Shot''

The last episode of '' The Friendly Giant '' on CBC

BIRTHS

February 27 - Fefe Dobson , singer

November 11 - Kalan Porter , singer

Marc Hall , rights activist

DEATHS

April 21 - Foster Hewitt , broadcaster

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