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Events from the year 2007 in Canada .
Incumbents [ edit ] Federal government [ edit ] Provincial governments [ edit ] Lieutenant governors [ edit ] Premiers [ edit ] Territorial governments [ edit ] Commissioners [ edit ] Premiers [ edit ] January to March [ edit ]
January 5 – The domed roof of BC Place Stadium in Vancouver collapses.
January 11 – A major blizzard rips through Central Saskatchewan .
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 [ edit ]
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. The Prime Minister can no longer advise the Governor General to call an election unless a non-confidence motion is passed.
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 went 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 [ edit ] October to December [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
March 30 – Final concert by influential Canadian rock band Rheostatics .
New books [ edit ]
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 [ edit ] Television [ edit ]
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.
March 23 – Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon won the silver medal in Ice Dancing at the World Figure Skating Championships in Tokyo.[1]
November 25 – At the 95th Grey Cup the Saskatchewan Roughriders defeat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Rogers Centre in Toronto.
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January to March [ edit ]
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 weatherman in Canadian television history (born 1915)[2]
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 23 – Agnes Benidickson , first female Chancellor of Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario (born 1920)
April to June [ edit ] July to September [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
October 24 – David Adams , ballet dancer (born 1928)
October 30 – Robert Goulet , singer and actor (born 1933)
November 24 – Antonio Lamer , lawyer, jurist and 16th Chief Justice of Canada (born 1933)
November 25 – Neil Hope , actor (born 1972)[3]
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 [ edit ] References [ edit ]
2007 in North America
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