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EVENTS

January 1 - The News division of CBC is founded

March 4 - All Japanese-Canadians are registered by the government

July 24 - Alcan workers go on strike in Arvida, Quebec

August 12 - All Japanese Canadians are ordered to carry a registration card

August 14 - The Atlantic Charter is signed off Halifax

December 7 - As a result of the Pearl Harbor Attack Canada declares war on Japan . That same day Canada declares war on German allies Romania , Hungary , Finland .

December 8 - The day after the Attack On Pearl Harbor all fishing boats owned by Japanese-Canadians are impounded by the government. Japanese language schools and newspapers are shut down.

December 8 - December 25 - A large number of unprepared Canadians are killed and taken prisoner in the Battle Of Hong Kong

December 9 - John Hart becomes Premier Of British Columbia , replacing Thomas Pattullo

The R.C. Harris Filtration Plant is completed

BIRTHS

January 12 – Long John Baldry , musician

January 21 – Gary Beck , racer

January 26 – Doug Rogers , Olympic judoka

February 18 – David Kilgour , politician

February 20 – Buffy Sainte-Marie , musician

May 17 – Andy Boychuk , long-distance runner

May 29 – Gilbert Barrette , politician

June 21 – Lyman Ward , actor

June 25 – Denys Arcand , filmmaker

July 1 – Myron Scholes , economist

July 22 – Ron Turcotte , jockey

July 30 – Paul Anka , singer

August 5 – Lenny Breau , musician

August 6 – Hedy Fry , politician

August 12 – Réjean Ducharme , author

September 1 – Gwendolyn MacEwen , writer

October 5 – Bonnie Korzeniowski , Manitoba politician

November 9 – Tom Siddon , politician

December 22 – James Laxer , scholar

DEATHS

June 11 - Alexander C. Rutherford , first premier of Alberta