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1957 In Canada
,
Other Events Of 1958
,
1959 In Canada
and the
List Of 'years In Canada'
.
INCUMBENTS
Monarch
-
Queen Elizabeth II
Governor General
-
Vincent Massey
then
Georges Vanier
Prime Minister
-
John Diefenbaker
Premier Of Alberta
-
Ernest Manning
Premier Of British Columbia
-
W.A.C. Bennett
Premier Of Manitoba
-
Douglas Campbell
then
Duff Roblin
Premier Of New Brunswick
-
Hugh John Flemming
Premier Of Newfoundland
-
Joey Smallwood
Premier Of Nova Scotia
-
Robert Stanfield
Premier Of Ontario
-
Leslie Frost
Premier Of Prince Edward Island
-
Alex Matheson
then
Walter Shaw
Premier Of Quebec
-
Maurice Duplessis
then
Paul Sauvé
Premier Of Saskatchewan
-
Tommy Douglas
EVENTS
January 16
-
Louis St. Laurent
is replaced by
Lester B. Pearson
as leader of the
Liberal Party
March 25
- The
Avro Arrow
flies for the first time
March 31
-
John Diefenbaker
leads the
Progressive Conservative Party Of Canada
to a massive election victory.
April 5
- the
Seymour Narrows
is made more easily passable after
Ripple Rock
was destroyed in one of the largest planned non-nuclear explosions
May 12
- The
North American Aerospace Defense Command
(NORAD) agreement is signed between the
United States
and
Canada
.
June 17
- The poorly designed
Second Narrows Bridge
in
Vancouver
collapses killing 18.
July 1
-
Canada-wide
Television
broadcasting starts
July 1
-
The Lost Villages
in
Ontario
are permanently flooded as part of the
St. Lawrence Seaway
construction project.
July 16
-
Duff Roblin
sworn in as premier of
Manitoba
July 16
- The
Manitoba Theatre Centre
opens
October 23
- The third
Springhill Mining Disaster
occurs killing 74.
Department of Physical Education started at the
University Of Saskatchewan
Golden Retriever
Club of Canada is founded
Grey Cup
-
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
win 35-28 over the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Stanley Cup
-
Montreal Canadiens
win 4-2 over the
Boston Bruins
ARTS AND LITERATURE
:New works
John Kenneth Galbraith
's ''The Affluent Society''
Farley Mowat
's ''Coppermine Journey: An Account of a Great Adventure''
Antonine Maillet
's first novel ''Pointe-aux-Coques''
:Awards
See
1958 Governor General's Awards
for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
, ''Girdle Me A Globe''
:Film
Morley Callaghan
's ''Now That April's Here'' is made into a feature film
Allan Dwan
directs his last film ''
Enchanted Island
''
:Music
Paul Anka
has four hit singles and becomes one of the most popular singers in the world
BIRTHS
February 15
-
Brian Bailey
, fashion designer
March 8
-
Raymond Simard
, politician
April 7
-
Ted Nolan
, hockey player and coach
May 10
-
Gaétan Boucher
, speed skater
May 18
-
Bob Chaperon
, snooker player
June 24
-
Jean Charest
, politician
July 28
-
Terry Fox
, runner,
Cancer
advocate
August 15
-
Craig MacTavish
, hockey player and coach
August 17
-
Kirk Stevens
, snooker player
August 19
-
Darryl Sutter
, hockey player and coach
September 16
-
Jennifer Tilly
, actor
September 17
-
Monte Solberg
, politician
September 28
-
Angella Taylor-Issajenko
, sprinter
October 8
-
Neile Graham
, poet and scholar
November 3
-
Kevin Sorenson
, politician
November 6
-
Kevin Doherty
, judoka
November 19
-
Joe Jordan
, politician
December 25
-
Alannah Myles
, musician
DEATHS
September 11
-
Robert W. Service
, poet