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Events from the year 2015 in Canada .
Incumbents [ edit ]
Federal government [ edit ]
Provincial governments [ edit ]
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Premiers [ edit ]
Territorial governments [ edit ]
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Premiers [ edit ]
January to March [ edit ]
January 1 - A shooting results in the death of one person and injuries to six people in Killarney, Calgary with police making no arrests.[ 1]
January 15 - Target Corporation announces they will discontinue operations in Canada. Over 130 stores and over 17,000 workers are affected.[ 2]
February 14 - A 100-car train carrying crude oil derails approximately 30 kilometres from Gogama, Ontario .[ 3]
February 15 - 50th anniversary of the National Flag of Canada [ 4]
February 23 - A Fort McMurray , Alberta family was poisoned after attempting to kill bedbugs using illegally imported phosphine tablets. An eight-month-old child died and five others were hospitalized. A second child died in hospital.[ 5]
February 25 - A house burned to the ground near Kane, which is about 25 km west of Morris, Manitoba . Four children under the age of 15 were killed in the fire.[ 6]
March 8 - Just three weeks after the February 14 train derailment near Gogama, Ontario , 35 Canadian National Railway cars derail at a site just four kilometres from the town, spilling crude into the Makami River and igniting an oil fire that takes several days to extinguish.[ 7] The two incidents spark renewed debate on the effectiveness of Canada's rail safety regulations in the wake of the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster of 2013.[ 8]
March 16 - John Baird , the former Conservative cabinet minister and the MP for Ottawa West—Nepean , resigns his seat.[ 9]
March 26 - With the enactment of the United Kingdom's Succession to the Crown Act 2013 , via assent from Canada's Succession to the Throne Act, 2013 , the succession to the Canadian throne is changed from eldest son to eldest child for royals born after October 28, 2011.
March 31 - James Lunney , Conservative MP for Nanaimo—Alberni leaves the Conservative Party caucus to sit as an independent, citing concerns about religious freedom.[ 10]
May to November [ edit ]
Predicted events [ edit ]
December 26 , 2014, to January 5 – 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Montreal and Toronto
January 19 to 25 – 2015 Canadian Figure Skating Championships – Kingston, Ontario
January 24 to February 1 – 2015 Canadian Junior Curling Championships – Corner Brook , Newfoundland and Labrador
February 14 to 22 – 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts – Moose Jaw , Saskatchewan
February 13 to March 1 – 2015 Canada Winter Games – Prince George, British Columbia
February 28 to March 8 – 2015 Tim Hortons Brier – Calgary , Alberta
March 28 to April 5 – 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship – Halifax, Nova Scotia
2015 CFL Draft
May 21 to 31 – 2015 Memorial Cup – Quebec City , Quebec
2015 Canadian Grand Prix
June 6 to July 5 – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Edmonton, Moncton, Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver, and Winnipeg
June 26 to July 5 – 2015 ISF Men's World Championship – Saskatoon , Saskatchewan
July 10 to 26 – 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto amongst others
2015 SportsCar Grand Prix
July 26 – Canadian Open – Quebec
2015 Honda Indy Toronto
2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships – Edmonton , Alberta
August 7 to 14 – 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto amongst others
August 22 to 30 – Canada at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing , China
November 29 – 103rd Grey Cup – Winnipeg , Manitoba
Arts and literature [ edit ]
January 1 - Eric Cunningham , 65, politician, Ontario MPP for Wentworth North (1975–1984) (born 1949 ).[ 15]
January 5
January 7
January 10 - Francis Simard , 67, revolution activist and criminal, aneurism (born 1947 ).[ 20]
January 16 - Ted Harrison , 88, painter (born 1926 ).[ 21]
January 17 - Don Harron , 90, comedian (born 1924 ).[ 22]
January 31 - Vic Howe , 85, ice hockey player (New York Rangers ), dementia and cardiac arrest (born 1929 ).[ 23]
August 2 - Phyllis Grosskurth , 91, biographer
August 4 - Chris Hyndman , 49, television talk show host (Steven and Chris )
August 14 - Joseph Reid , 97, politician
August 15 - Derwyn Shea , 77, former Ontario MPP
August 16 - Joan Fawcett , 78, former Ontario MPP
August 24 - Marguerite McDonald , 73, CBC radio and television journalist
October [ edit ]
November [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Calgary shooting: 1 dead, 6 others injured at New Year's party" . CBC News. January 1, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015 .
^ "Target workers feel left in the dark as stores close" . CBC. 24 January 2015.
^ "CN line reopened after train derailment". Vancouver Sun , February 19, 2015.
^ "National Flag of Canada Day" . Heritage Canada . February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2015 .
^ "Fort McMurray mother trying to kill bed bugs inadvertently poisoned her children: fire department" . Edmonton Journal . February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015 .
^ "Four brothers killed in fire" . Winnipeg Free Press . February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015 .
^ "Gogama derailment shows feds need to act on train safety, MPPs say" . CBC Sudbury , March 8, 2015.
^ "Derailments cast doubt on new safety standards: Tank cars carrying crude oil catch fire in second incident near Gogama, Ont.". The Globe and Mail , March 9, 2015.
^ "John Baird, former foreign affairs minister, resigning as MP March 16" . CBC News. March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015 .
^ "B.C. MP James Lunney leaving Conservative caucus" . CTV News. Retrieved 31 March 2015 .
^ PEI election called for May 4, 2015
^ Alberta election called for May 5, 2015
^ "'Ru' by Montreal's Kim Thuy wins CBC's 'Canada Reads' competition" . Brandon Sun , March 19, 2015.
^ "Terry Fallis wins second Leacock Medal for No Relation" . Quill & Quire , April 30, 2015.
^ Eric Cunningham, former MPP, dead at 65
^ Former Augusta Lynx Coach Passes Away
^ Nachruf an einen lieben Trainer und Freund (German)
^ Former New Brunswick lieutenant-governor dies
^ Former North Star J.P. Parise dies at 73
^ Former FLQ member Francis Simard dies at 67, according to a report
^ Ted Harrison, famous for paintings of Canadian North, dies at 88
^ Don Harron, Canadian entertainment icon, dead at 90
^ Gordie Howe's brother Vic dies
^ Former Habs coach Claude Ruel dies at 76
^ Former NHL player Steve Montador found dead at his Mississauga home
^ "Richard Butson, GC - obituary" .
^ Canadiens great Lach dies at 97
^ Former Canadiens D St. Laurent passes away
^ "Former CBC Radio host Jurgen Gothe dead" . CBC News , April 10, 2015.
^ "Montreal city councillor Domenico Moschella has died" . Montreal Gazette , June 24, 2015.