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List of Canadian events in 1996
Events from the year 1996 in Canada.
Incumbents
Crown
Federal government
Provincial governments
Lieutenant governors
Premiers
Territorial governments
Commissioners
Premiers
Events
January to March
- January 1 – Fort Norman, Northwest Territories, is renamed to
Tulita.
- January 14 – A free trade agreement with
Israel is announced.
- January 15 – The
Corel Centre opens in
Ottawa.
- January 25 –
Jean Chrétien launches a major cabinet shuffle.
Pierre Pettigrew and
Stéphane Dion are brought in, despite not having seats in Parliament.
- January 26 –
Brian Tobin becomes premier of Newfoundland, replacing
Clyde Wells.
- January 29 –
Lucien Bouchard becomes
premier of Quebec, replacing
Jacques Parizeau.
- February 7 –
Bob Rae, former
premier of Ontario leaves politics.
- February 14 –
Mr. Dressup does his last show.
- February 15 – At a ceremony marking the first
National Flag of Canada Day, Chrétien throttles a protester in
Hull, Quebec, launching a small controversy over the "
Shawinigan Handshake".
- February 17 –
Michel Gauthier is
elected new leader of the
Bloc Québécois.
- February 22 –
Glen Clark becomes premier of
British Columbia, replacing Michael Harcourt.
- February 22 –
Brian Tobin leads the
Newfoundland Liberal Party to victory in the
1996 Newfoundland election.
March to June
July to September
October to December
Full date unknown
Arts and literature
New books
Awards
New music
Sport
- January 15 – The
Corel Centre opens in
Ottawa
- February 1 – With the exception of the
Baltimore Stallions, all the U.S.-based CFL teams (
San Antonio Texans,
Las Vegas Posse,
Shreveport Pirates,
Birmingham Barracudas and the
Memphis Mad Dogs) fold. The Stallions are relocated from
Baltimore, Maryland, to
Montreal, Quebec, and become the
Montreal Allouettes
- February 27 – The
Los Angeles Kings trade
Wayne Gretzky to the
St. Louis Blues.
- March 11 – The
Montreal Canadiens play their final game at the
Montreal Forum by defeating the
Dallas Stars 4 to 1.
- March 16 – The Montreal Canadiens play their first game at the
Molson Centre against the
New York Rangers.
- May 19 – The
Granby Prédateurs win their only
Memorial Cup by defeating the
Peterborough Petes 4 to 0. The entire tournament was played at
Peterborough Memorial Centre in
Peterborough, Ontario.
- July 1 – The
Winnipeg Jets relocate from
Winnipeg, Manitoba, to
Phoenix, Arizona, to become the
Phoenix Coyotes.
- July 19 – The
Atlanta Olympics open. Canadian sprinter
Donovan Bailey wins the 100-metre dash.
- July 26 – Gretzky signs with the
New York Rangers.
- November 24 – The
Toronto Argonauts win their 13th
Grey Cup by defeating the
Edmonton Eskimos in the
84th Grey Cup played at
Ivor Wynne Stadium in
Hamilton, Ontario.
Mike Vanderjagt is named the game's
Most Valuable Canadian
- November 30 –
Saskatchewan Huskies win their second
Vanier Cup by defeating the
St. Francis Xavier X-Men 31–12 in the
32nd Vanier Cup played at
SkyDome in
Toronto
Births
January to June
- January 18 –
Brittany Jones, pair skater
- January 20 –
Roland McKeown, ice hockey defenceman
- January 22 –
Joshua Ho-Sang, ice hockey player
- January 31 –
Ana Golja, actress and singer
- February 5 –
Megan McKinnon, actress
- February 7 –
Aaron Ekblad, hockey player
- March 22 –
Gig Morton, actor
- March 26 –
Alaine Chartrand, figure skater
- April 26 –
Jennifer Gillis, actress, dancer and singer
- May 1 –
William Nylander, ice hockey player
- May 10 –
Pressa, rapper
- May 14 –
Pokimane, online personality
- May 19 –
Sarah Grey, actress
- June 12 –
Mitchell Gordon, figure skater
- June 14 –
Madeline Edwards, ice dancer
- June 20
- June 28 –
Larissa Werbicki, rower
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July to December
- July 1 –
KallMeKris, online personality
- July 6 –
Robert Naylor, actor
- July 11 –
Alessia Cara, singer/songwriter
- July 19 –
Hayleigh Bell, pair skater
- August 7 –
Liam James, actor
- August 12 –
Torri Webster, actress
- August 29 –
Linden Porco, actor
- September 1 –
Alexandra Kamieniecki, Polish figure skater
- September 5 –
Helaina Cyr, basketball player
- September 26 –
Cesar Corrales, Mexico-born actor and dancer
- October 28
- November 5 –
Victoria Moors, gymnast
- November 7 –
Julianne Séguin, figure skater
- November 18 –
Smoke Dawg, rapper (d.
2018)
- November 27 –
Amanda Todd,
cyberbullying victim (d.
2012)
- December 10 –
Jérémy Gabriel, singer and actor
Full date unknown
Deaths
January to March
April to June
July to September
- July 1 –
Harold Greenberg, film producer (born
1930)
- July 3 –
Rebecca Jane Middleton, murder victim (born
1979)
- July 5 –
Fred Davis, broadcaster and moderator of
Front Page Challenge (born
1921)
- July 18 – Robert Needham, journalist
- July 22 –
Carl Goldenberg, lawyer, arbitrator, mediator and Senator (born
1907)
- August 10 –
Walter MacNutt, organist (born
1910)
- September 22 –
Ludmilla Chiriaeff, ballet dancer, choreographer and director (born
1924)
- September 23 –
Joe Borowski, politician and activist (born
1933)
October to December
- October 2 –
Robert Bourassa, politician and 22nd
Premier of Quebec (born
1933)
- October 9 –
Colleen Peterson, singer (born
1950)
- October 11
- October 14 –
Marcel Bourbonnais, politician (born
1918)
- October 17 –
Laura Sabia, social activist and feminist (born
1916)
- October 19 –
James Bourque,
First Nations activist (born
1935)
- October 23
- October 27 –
Arthur Tremblay, politician and Senator (born
1917)
- October 28 –
Reuben Baetz, politician (born
1923)
- November 9 –
Joe Ghiz, politician and 29th
Premier of Prince Edward Island (born
1945)
- November 18 –
John Josiah Robinette, lawyer (born
1906)
- December 1 –
Peter Bronfman, businessman (born
1928)
- December 5 –
Wilf Carter, country music singer, songwriter, guitarist and yodeller (born
1904)
- December 21 –
Clarence Gosse, physician and Lieutenant Governor of
Nova Scotia (born
1912)
- December 24 –
Al Adair, politician, radio broadcaster and author (born
1929)
- December 29 –
Dorothy Livesay, poet (born
1909)
Full date unknown
See also
References