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Canada-related events during the year of 1975
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Events from the year 1975 in Canada .
Incumbents
Crown
Federal government
Provincial governments
Lieutenant governors
Premiers
Territorial governments
Commissioners
Events
January to June
Toronto's
CN Tower is completed.
July to December
July 7 -
David Lewis is replaced by
Ed Broadbent as leader of the
NDP
July 23 - The
Soviet Atlantic fishing fleet is banned from entering Canadian ports due to overfishing
July 30 -
Petro-Canada , the government-owned oil and gas company, is formed.
September -
Ontario schools begin to teach exclusively using the metric system
September 1 -
CKND ,
Winnipeg 's newest television station, begins broadcasting
September 11 -
John Turner resigns from government to protest the implementation of wage and price controls.
September 18 - Ontario election:
Bill Davis 's PCs win a minority
October 2 – A blast at an explosives factory kills six in
Beloeil, Quebec , Canada.
October 4 -
Mirabel Airport opens
October 14 - Federal government introduces wage and price controls to limit inflation
October 27 -
St. Pius X High School shooting :
Robert Poulin kills one person and wounds five at
St. Pius X High School in
Ottawa , before shooting himself.
November 3 - CBC-FM rebranded as
CBC Stereo
November 10 - The
SS Edmund Fitzgerald , based in
Sault Ste. Marie sinks
November 14 - Canada's first community-based
campus radio station,
CKCU-FM in
Ottawa , hits the airwaves
November 18 - The wearing of seatbelts is made mandatory in
Ontario
November 28 -
Canadair nationalized
December 22 -
William R. Bennett sworn in as Premier of
British Columbia , replacing
David Barrett .
Full date unknown
Arts and literature
New books
Awards
Music
Television
Sport
Births
January to March
January 1 -
Tammy Homolka , murder victim (d.
1990 )
January 20 -
Mark Allan Robinson , political activist
January 22 -
Shean Donovan , ice hockey player
January 25 -
Mia Kirshner , actress
February 2 -
Todd Bertuzzi , ice hockey player
February 7 -
Alexandre Daigle , ice hockey player
February 15 -
Serge Aubin , ice hockey player
February 16 -
Rebecca Shoichet , voice actress and singer
February 17 -
Todd Harvey , ice hockey player and coach
February 24 -
Ashley MacIsaac , fiddler
February 25 -
Hercules Kyvelos , boxer
March 13 -
Ollie Heald , former professional soccer player
March 17 -
Andrew Martin , wrestler (d.
2009 )
April to June
April 4 -
Kevin Weekes , ice hockey player
April 7 -
Owen Von Richter , swimmer
April 13 -
Jasey-Jay Anderson , snowboarder
April 22 -
Greg Moore , racecar driver (d.
1999 )
May 13 -
Jamie Allison , ice hockey player
May 16 -
Simon Whitfield , triathlete
May 20 -
Tahmoh Penikett , actor
May 24 -
Marc Gagnon , short track speed skater, triple Olympic gold medallist and multiple World Champion
May 26 -
Craig Hutchison , swimmer
May 27 -
Stella Umeh , artistic gymnast
May 29 -
Jason Allison , ice hockey player
June 9 -
Carolyne Lepage , judoka
June 16 -
Graham Ryding , squash player
June 18 -
Martin St. Louis , ice hockey player
June 27 -
Carlton Chambers , sprint athlete and Olympic gold medallist
June 28 -
Jeff Geddis , film and television actor
July to September
July 2 -
Éric Dazé , ice hockey player
July 5 -
Patrick Hivon , actor
July 17 -
Troy Amos-Ross , boxer
July 24 -
Marnie Baizley , squash player
August 13 -
Marty Turco , ice hockey player
August 14 -
Dustin Hersee , swimmer
August 15 -
Brendan Morrison , ice hockey player
September 1 -
Scott Speedman , actor
September 9 -
Michael Bublé , singer and actor
September 22 -
Ethan Moreau , hockey player
October to December
Trish Stratus
October 2 -
Michel Trudeau , student and brother of
Justin Trudeau (d.
1998 )
October 21 -
Madchild , rapper
October 23 -
Holly McNarland , musician, singer and songwriter
October 30 -
Ian D'sa , guitarist
October 31 -
Director X , music video director
November 1 -
Éric Perrin , ice hockey player
November 4 -
Éric Fichaud , ice hockey player
November 7 -
Mike Mintenko , swimmer
November 12 -
Kiara Bisaro , mountain biker
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November 15 -
Yannick Tremblay , ice hockey player
November 21 -
Aaron Solowoniuk , drummer
December 2 -
Brett Lindros , ice hockey player
December 9 -
Damhnait Doyle , pop singer
December 16 –
Ben Kowalewicz , vocalist
December 17 -
Nick Farrell , boxer
December 18 -
Trish Stratus , pro wrestler
December 20 -
Andrew Hoskins , rower
Deaths
January to June
July to December
See also
References
1975 in North America
Sovereign states Dependencies and other territories