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List of Canadian events in 2007
Events from the year 2007 in Canada .
Incumbents
Crown
Federal government
Provincial governments
Lieutenant governors
Premiers
Territorial governments
Commissioners
Premiers
Events
January to March
January 5 – The domed roof of
BC Place Stadium in Vancouver collapses.
January 11 – A major
blizzard rips through Central
Saskatchewan .
January – The Quebec town of
Hérouxville received international attention when its town council passed controversial measures concerning practices which the residents deemed unsuitable for life in Hérouxville for potential new immigrants, despite the fact that the town has no immigrant population.
[2] The mayor and the municipal council approved a code of behavior for
immigrants , which occurred in the context of a debate on "
reasonable accommodation " for other cultures in
Quebec .
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February 3 – At a
Calgary Flames game, young
Cree singer
Akina Shirt becomes the first person to perform "
O Canada " in an
Aboriginal language at a major league sporting event.
February 8 –
Ontario provincial by-election in
Burlington ;
Markham ; and
York South–Weston
electoral districts .
February 19 – During a live interview on
CKRS in
Saguenay, Quebec , talk radio host
Louis Champagne attacks
Parti Québécois candidate
Sylvain Gaudreault and leader
André Boisclair , both openly gay, in an interview with PQ candidate
Alexandre Cloutier , asking "In Jonquière, listen, aren't you going to face the question, 'Is the Parti Québécois a club of fags?'"
February 20 – The
Canadian government , along with American billionaire
Bill Gates , announce the
Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative , a
$ 139 million dollar plan to fight the AIDS virus.
March 13 –
Canada 2006 Census data is released; the population of Canada in 2006 was 31,612,897. Notably, the census also indicates that for the first time in Canadian history, the three territories (
Yukon ,
Northwest Territories and
Nunavut ) have a combined population of over 100,000.
March 26 –
Quebec general election .
April to June
April 3 –
Royal assent is granted to the
Veterans' Bill of Rights .
April 27 – Three new
Laval metro stations are inaugurated. (see
Montreal Metro )
April 30 –
Prince Andrew , fourth in line to the
Canadian throne , arrives in Canada to undertake duties in
Halifax , Toronto and
Cambridge
May 3 – Fixed election dates introduced at the federal level.
May 18 – Governor General Michaëlle Jean appoints
Pierre Duchesne as
Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
May 22 – The
general election in Manitoba is won by the governing
New Democrats .
May 23 –
Jordan Manners is the first Torontonian killed in a
school shooting .
May 28 –
Prince Edward Island election .
Robert Ghiz 's Liberals win a majority, defeating Premier
Pat Binns ' Progressive Conservatives
June 2 –
Prince Harry , third in line to the
Canadian throne , arrives at
CFB Suffield to train for a possible deployment to
Afghanistan
June 2 –
Princess Anne arrives in
Saskatchewan to undertake
various official duties
June 7 –
Pierre Duchesne becomes Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, replacing
Lise Thibault
June 12 –
Robert Ghiz becomes Premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing
Pat Binns
June 18 –
Passenger Protect goes into effect
June 22 –
CTVglobemedia 's takeover of
CHUM Limited (excepting
Citytv , which is slated for sale to
Rogers Communications ) is completed.
June 29 – A national
Aboriginal Day of Protest , including
blockades of several major transportation routes in
Ontario and
Quebec , is held to protest the state of
First Nations relations with the federal government.
July to September
October to December
October 1 –
General election in
Northwest Territories .
October 1 – The Governor General appoints
Steven Point as
Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia , replacing
Iona Campagnolo
October 9 – The
general election in Newfoundland and Labrador is won by the governing
Progressive Conservatives .
October 9 –
A series of small earthquakes start in the
British Columbia Interior that expressed interest in the adjacent 7,200-year-old
Nazko Cone .
October 10 – The
general election in Ontario is won by the governing
Liberals .
October 13 –
Roger Duguay is chosen as the new leader of the
New Brunswick New Democratic Party at the party's
leadership convention .
October 14 – The
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
taser a man , who died shortly thereafter, at the
Vancouver Airport . The incident is videotaped and eventually released to the public.
October 17 –
Floyd Roland is selected as the new
Premier of the Northwest Territories .
October 19 – In
Surrey, British Columbia , six people are murdered in a highrise apartment.
Chris Mohan , and
Ed Schellenburg , were innocent victims in the murder. The other four were drug dealers. This is known as the
Surrey Six slayings.
October 25 – The Government of Canada announces the creation of the
Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area , the largest freshwater marine protected area in the world.
October 31 – The
Conservative Party of Canada drops
Mark Warner as its candidate in the pending
Toronto Centre byelection, citing unspecified differences.
October 31 –
Rogers Communications officially takes ownership of
Citytv .
November 1 – A provincewide
Amber Alert is issued in Ontario after a newborn baby is abducted from the
Sudbury Regional Hospital in
Greater Sudbury . A
Kirkland Lake resident, Brenda Batisse, is arrested later the same evening; the baby is recovered safely.
November 7 – The
general election in Saskatchewan is won by the opposition
Saskatchewan Party .
November 21 –
Brad Wall is sworn in as
Premier of Saskatchewan , succeeding
Lorne Calvert .
November 30 – A fire destroys much of the beachfront shopping area in the resort town of
Wasaga Beach, Ontario .
Arts and literature
Music
March 30 – Final concert by influential Canadian rock band
Rheostatics .
New books
Todd Babiak , The Book of Stanley
David Chariandy , Soucouyant
Barbara Fradkin , Dream Chasers
Barbara Gowdy , Helpless
Don Hannah , Ragged Islands
Nalo Hopkinson , The New Moon's Arms
Naomi Klein ,
The Shock Doctrine
Bob Mersereau ,
The Top 100 Canadian Albums
Michael Ondaatje ,
Divisadero
M. G. Vassanji ,
The Assassin's Song
Michael Winter , The Architects Are Here
Alissa York , Effigy
Literary awards
Television
Sport
The
Saskatchewan Roughriders celebrate their
Grey Cup victory
January 9–15 –
2007 Canadian Figure Skating Championships
Men's medalists –
Jeffrey Buttle , Gold;
Christopher Mabee , Silver;
Emanuel Sandhu , Bronze.
Women's medalists –
Joannie Rochette , Gold;
Mira Leung , Silver;
Lesley Hawker , Bronze.
Pairs' medalists –
Jessica Dubé /
Bryce Davison , Gold;
Valérie Marcoux /
Craig Buntin , Silver;
Anabelle Langlois /
Cody Hay , Bronze.
Dance medalists –
Marie-France Dubreuil /
Patrice Lauzon , Gold;
Tessa Virtue /
Scott Moir , Silver;
Kaitlyn Weaver /
Andrew Poje , Bronze.
January 14 –
Toronto 's
Christian Cage (Jay Reso) wins his second
NWA World Heavyweight Championship by defeating
Abyss (Chris Parks) at the
TNA Impact! Zone in
Orlando at
Total Nonstop Action 's
Genesis 2006
March 23 –
Marie-France Dubreuil /
Patrice Lauzon wins the silver medal in
Ice Dancing at the
World Figure Skating Championships in Tokyo.
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May 13 – Cage is awarded the first
TNA Heavyweight Championship when
Total Nonstop Action severs ties with
National Wrestling Alliance
May 27 – The
Vancouver Giants wins their first
Memorial Cup by defeating the
Medicine Hat Tigers 3 to 1. The tournament was played at the
Pacific Coliseum in
Vancouver
June 6 – The
Anaheim Ducks win their first
Stanley Cup by defeating the
Ottawa Senators 4 games to 1.
Edmonton 's
Scott Niedermayer was awarded the
Conn Smythe Trophy
November 23 – The
Manitoba Bisons win their third
Vanier Cup by defeating the
Saint Mary's Huskies by a score of 28 to 14 in the
43rd Vanier Cup played at the
Rogers Centre in
Toronto
November 25 – The
Saskatchewan Roughriders win their third (and first since 1989)
Grey Cup by defeating the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23 to 19 in the
95th Grey Cup played at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
Chatham, Ontario 's
Andy Fantuz is named the game's
Most Valuable Canadian
Births
Deaths
January to March
Yvonne De Carlo died
January 8
January 3 –
Earl Reibel , ice hockey player (born 1930)
January 6 –
Charmion King , actress (born 1925)
January 8 –
Yvonne De Carlo , actress, dancer and singer (born 1922)
January 15
James Hillier , scientist and inventor, jointly designed and built first electron microscope (born 1915)
Percy Saltzman , meteorologist and television personality, first English-speaking weatherman in Canadian television history (born 1915)
[9]
January 18 –
Julie Winnefred Bertrand , supercentenarian, oldest living Canadian and oldest verified living recognized woman at the time of her death (born 1891)
January 19 –
Denny Doherty , singer and songwriter (born 1940)
January 20
January 26 –
Gump Worsley , ice hockey player (born 1929)
February 14 –
Ryan Larkin , animator, artist and sculptor (born 1943)
February 17 –
Dermot O'Reilly , musician, producer and songwriter (born 1942)
February 19 –
Celia Franca , ballet dancer and founder and artistic director of the
National Ballet of Canada (born 1921)
February 27 –
Myron Wolf Child , youth activist, public speaker and politician (born 1983)
March 2 –
Doris Anderson , author, journalist and women's rights activist (born 1925)
March 10 –
Fleurette Beauchamp-Huppé , pianist, soprano and teacher (born 1907)
[10]
March 23 –
Agnes Benidickson , first female chancellor of
Queen's University at
Kingston, Ontario (born 1920)
April to June
July to September
July 9 -
Sean Collins , son of politician
Chris Collins (born
1994 )
July 11 –
Ed Mirvish , businessman, philanthropist and theatrical impresario (born 1914)
July 15 –
Bluma Appel , philanthropist and patron of the arts (b. c1920)
July 31 –
Margaret Avison , poet (born 1918)
August 17 –
Elmer MacFadyen , politician (born 1943)
August 22 –
Gilles Beaudoin , politician and mayor of
Trois-Rivières (born 1919)
August 23 –
William John McKeag , politician and Lieutenant-Governor of
Manitoba (born 1928)
August 24 –
Andrée Boucher , politician and 39th Mayor of
Quebec City (born 1937)
September 8 –
George Crum , conductor, pianist, vocal coach and musical arranger (born 1926)
September 23 –
Ken Danby , artist (born 1940)
October to December
Oscar Peterson died
December 23
October 24 –
David Adams , ballet dancer (born 1928)
October 30 –
Robert Goulet , singer and actor (born 1933)
November 21 –
Tom Johnson , sports executive and hockey player (born
1928 )
November 24 –
Antonio Lamer , lawyer, jurist and 16th
Chief Justice of Canada (born 1933)
November 25 –
Neil Hope , actor (born 1972)
[11]
November 27 –
Jane Rule , novelist and non-fiction writer (born 1931)
November 29 –
James Barber , cookbook author and television chef (born 1923)
December 4 –
Norval Morrisseau , artist (born 1932)
December 10 –
Aqsa Parvez , murder victim (born 1991)
December 23 –
Oscar Peterson , jazz pianist and composer (born 1925)
See also
References
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"Queen Elizabeth II | The Canadian Encyclopedia" . www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca . Retrieved 4 December 2022 .
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"The town of Herouxville, Que., wants immigrants that fit in with its citizens" . Archived from
the original on 2007-02-02.
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Herouxville wants immigrants that fit in with its citizens
Archived 2007-03-14 at the
Wayback Machine , National Post , January 29, 2007
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Strict code of behaviour for immigrants
Archived 2007-02-08 at the
Wayback Machine , Radio-Canada, January 2007
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Il est interdit de lapider les femmes ! , Cyberpresse, 26 janvier 2007
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Open Book Toronto
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"Superior Court of Justice - between Her Majesty the Queen and Elizabeth Tracy Mae Wettlaufer" (PDF) . longtermcareinquiry.ca . LTCI00057683.
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"Bulgarians, Canadians 1–2 in ice dancing again" . CBC News . March 23, 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007 .
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"Percy Saltzman, Canada's first TV weatherman, dies" . CBC News. January 17, 2007.
Archived from the original on January 18, 2007. Retrieved January 17, 2007 .
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"Fleurette Huppé Beauchamp" (in French). Lepine Cloutier. 2007. Retrieved December 6, 2020 .
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"Mystery surrounds 'Degrassi' actor's death, 5 years ago" . CTV News. February 16, 2012. Archived from
the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012 .