2019_in_Canada
2019 in Canada
List of Canadian events in 2019
Events from the year 2019 in Canada.
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The Crown
Federal government
- Governor General – Julie Payette
- Prime Minister – Justin Trudeau
- Parliament – 42nd (until 11 September), then 43rd (from 5 December)
Provincial governments
Lieutenant Governors
- Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – Lois Mitchell
- Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Janet Austin
- Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Janice Filmon
- Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick –
- Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau (until August 2)
- vacant (August 2 to September 8)
- Brenda Murphy (since September 8)
- Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador – Judy Foote
- Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Arthur LeBlanc
- Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Elizabeth Dowdeswell
- Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Antoinette Perry
- Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – J. Michel Doyon
- Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan –
- W. Thomas Molloy (until July 2)
- vacant (July 2 to 18)
- Russell Mirasty (since July 18)
Premiers
- Premier of Alberta – Rachel Notley (until April 30), then Jason Kenney
- Premier of British Columbia – John Horgan
- Premier of Manitoba – Brian Pallister
- Premier of New Brunswick – Blaine Higgs
- Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador – Dwight Ball
- Premier of Nova Scotia – Stephen McNeil
- Premier of Ontario – Doug Ford
- Premier of Prince Edward Island – Wade MacLauchlan (until May 9), then Dennis King
- Premier of Quebec – François Legault
- Premier of Saskatchewan – Scott Moe
Territorial governments
Commissioners
Premiers
- Premier of Nunavut – Joe Savikataaq
- Premier of the Northwest Territories – Bob McLeod (until October 24), then Caroline Cochrane
- Premier of Yukon – Sandy Silver
January
- January 5 – Finland won the gold medal match of the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (which began 26 December 2018).
- January 11 – A double-decker bus accident OC Transpo struck a bus shelter killing three people and injuring 23 others in Ottawa.[2]
- January 13 to 30 – The 2019 Canadian Figure Skating Championships were held.
- January 22 – A CN Rail train derailed at a level crossing on Saskatchewan Highway 11 north of Saskatoon. Nobody was hurt. There was significant damage to the train and crossing.[3]
February–March
- February 15 to March 3 – 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer.
- March 10 – Daylight saving time starts
- March 16 to 17 – Juno Awards of 2019 in London
- March 18 – Proceedings of the Senate of Canada were televised for the first time in the chamber's history.[4]
- March 30 to April 7 – 2019 World Men's Curling Championship in Lethbridge
April–May
- April 16 – Alberta general election held. United Conservatives win a majority government, defeating New Democrats.
- April 23 – Prince Edward Island general election held. The Progressive Conservative Party wins a minority government, the Green Party will form the official opposition.
- May 15 – The 2019 Canadian Championship began. They are to be held till September 25, 2019.
- May 16 – Newfoundland and Labrador general election held.[5] The Liberal Party retains power but with a minority government which was Newfoundland and Labrador's first minority government since 1971.[6]
- May 17 to 26 – 2019 Memorial Cup held in Halifax
June–July
- June 13 – The Toronto Raptors win their first NBA championship in the 2019 NBA Finals, the first time a Canadian team had won the NBA championship.
- June 17 – Quebec passed Bill 21, a law which bars public servants from wearing religious symbols while on duty.[7]
- July 9 –
- The Crucifix in the National Assembly of Quebec that Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis hung there in 1936 (83 years), is removed.[8]
- 46 people were sent to the hospital after a serious carbon monoxide leak at a Super 8 motel in Winnipeg. There were no fatalities.
- July 14 to July 19 – 2019 Northern British Columbia murders
- July 31 – Canada withdrew its peacekeeping forces from Mali.[9]
August–September
- August 7 – Bodies believed to be the suspects of the Northern British Columbia murders are found in dense brush near the Nelson River.[10]
- August 11 – Bianca Andreescu wins the 2019 Rogers Cup in the women's singles event after Serena Williams retires the match due to an upper back injury.[11] This is the first time a Canadian has won the event since 1969.
- August 31 – Contracts for Ontario teachers and education workers expires.
- September 10 – Manitoba general election held. The Progressive Conservative Party wins a second majority government.
- September 19 – Photos and a video of blackface from 2001 of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are released. Trudeau later apologizes for the photos and the video.[12]
October–November
- October 1 – Northwest Territories general election was held.[13]
- October 21 – The 2019 Canadian federal election was held, with the Liberal Party forming a minority government.[14]
- November 3 – Daylight saving time ends.
- November 11 – Longtime hockey analyst Don Cherry is fired from Hockey Night in Canada, by Sportsnet.
- November 23 – Calgary Dinos win the Vanier Cup, in Quebec City.
- November 24 – Winnipeg Blue Bombers win the Grey Cup, in Calgary.
- November 25 – 2019 World Ringette Championships in Burnaby, British Columbia.
December
- December 9 – Bianca Andreescu awarded the 2019 Lou Marsh Trophy[15]
- December 12 – Andrew Scheer announces pending resignation as leader of the Conservative Party.
Main article: Deaths in 2019
January
- 3 January
- William Miller, football player (born 1957)
- Marcelle Corneille administrator and educator (born 1923)
- 4 January
- Peter Doucette, politician (born 1954)
- Frank Mugglestone, 94, English rugby league footballer (Bradford Northern, Castleford).[16]
- Norman Snider, screenwriter (born 1945)
- 5 January
- Jean-Eudes Dubé, politician (born 1926)
- Gerry Plamondon, ice hockey player (born 1924)
- Alexis Smirnoff, wrestler (born 1947)
- Myron Thompson, politician (born 1936)
- 6 January
- George Crowe, ice hockey coach (born 1936)
- Gene Zwozdesky, politician (born 1948)
- 9 January
- Pierre de Bané, senator (born 1938)
- Paul Koslo, actor (born 1944)
- 11 January
- Mark Elliot, radio host (born 1953)
- Marge Callaghan, baseball player (born 1921)
- 12 January
- George Ball, entomologist (born 1926)
- Dennis Marvin Ham, politician (born 1941)
- 13 January – Bo Westlake, rower (born 1927)
- 14 January – Gavin Smith poker player(born 1968)
- 16 January
- Jean Chatillon, composer (born 1937)
- Alfred Kunz, composer (born 1929)
- 18 January
- Walter Craig, mathematician (born 1953)
- Gilles Paquet, economist (born 1936)
- François Protat, cinematographer
- 19 January – Red Sullivan, ice hockey player (born 1929)
- 22 January – A. Brian Deer, librarian (born 1945)
- 23 January – Jim McKean, Major League Baseball umpire (born 1945)
- 25 January – Jacques Berthelet, Roman Catholic bishop (born 1934)
- 29 January – Andy Hebenton, ice hockey player (born 1929)
- 31 January
- Ron Joyce, businessman, co-founder of Tim Hortons (born 1930)
- William Winegard, politician (born 1924)
February
- 1 February – Raymond Ratzlaff, politician (born 1931)
- 2 February
- Michael Ferguson, Auditor General of Canada (born 1958)
- William Slater, swimmer (born 1940)
- 4 February – Phil Western, musician (born 1971)
- 6 February – Paul Dewar, educator and politician from Ottawa (born 1963)
- 10 February – Michael Wilson, politician (born 1937)
- 11 February
- James Burns, businessman
- Joe Schlesinger, television journalist, and author (born 1928)
- 15 February – Erminie Cohen, senator (born 1926)
- 16 February – Albert Ludwig, politician and author (born 1919)
- 18 February – Charles Deblois, politician (born 1939)
- 23 February – Bob Adams, decathlete (born 1924)
- 24 February – Trevor Eyton, senator and businessman (born 1934)
- 25 February – Chantal duPont, multidisciplinary artist (born 1942)
- 27 February – Sandra Faire, television producer and philanthropist
- 28 February – Ed Bickert, jazz guitarist (born 1932)
March
- March 1 – Elly Mayday, model and women's health advocate (born 1988)
- March 4
- Robert Wagner Dowling, politician (born 1924)
- Art Hughes, Canadian soccer player (born 1930)
- Ted Lindsay, professional ice hockey player (born 1925)[17]
- March 5
- Richard Allen, politician (born 1929)
- Stephen Irwin, architect (born 1939)
- March 6
- Gordon Osbaldeston, civil servant (born 1930)
- Charlie Panigoniak, Inuktitut singer and guitarist (born 1946)
- March 7 – Patrick Lane, poet (born 1939)
- March 9 – Harry Howell, ice hockey player (born 1932)
- March 11 – Joe Rosenblatt, poet (born 1933)
- March 16 – Joe Fafard, sculptor (born 1942)
April
- April 3 – Mary Borgstrom, potter and ceramist (born 1916[18]
- April 7 – Wilbert Keon, physician and senator (born 1935)
- April 19 – William Krehm, author, journalist, political activist and real estate developer (born 1913)[19]
- April 28 – Wayson Choy, writer (born 1939)
May
- May 2
- Red Kelly, ice hockey player and politician (born 1927)
- Murray Thomson, activist (born 1922)
- May 23 – Mike Laffin, politician and dentist (born 1918)[20]
June
- June 20 – Mark Warawa, politician (born 1950)
- June 30 – John Rafferty, politician (born 1953)
July
- July 2 – W. Thomas Molloy, 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
- July 7 – Edna Anderson, politician. (born 1922)[21]
- July 8 – Greg Johnson, ice hockey player (b. 1971)[22]
August
- August 2
- Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau, 31st Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick (b. 1955/1956)
- Deepak Obhrai, Canadian Member of Parliament for Calgary Forest Lawn (b. 1950)
- August 19 – Bette Stephenson, physician and politician (born 1924)
September
- September 17 – Harvey Wylie, gridiron football player (born 1933)
- September 18 – Graeme Gibson, writer (born 1934)
- September 20 – Rick Bognar, wrestler (born 1970)
October
- October 7 – Devan Bracci-Selvey, school student and murder victim (born 2005)
- October 9 – Anne Hart, writer (born 1935)
- October 30 – Bernard Slade, playwright (born 1930)
December
- December 11 – Fernande Saint-Martin, art critic, museologist, semiologist, visual arts theorist and writer (born 1927)
- December 24 – Kelly Fraser, Inuk pop singer and songwriter (born 1993)
- "Queen Elizabeth II | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- canadienne, La Presse (January 12, 2019). "Trois morts dans un accident d'autobus à Ottawa". Le Devoir. Archived from the original on January 13, 2019.
- "Tracks cleared, investigation underway, after train derailment near Saskatoon". Archived from the original on 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
- "Ready for their closeup: Senate begins broadcasting proceedings for first time today" Archived 2022-11-14 at the Wayback Machine. CBC News, March 18, 2019.
- "Office of the Chief Electoral Office – Official Results of the 2019 Provincial General Election". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- "Liberals to form minority government, CBC projects". CBC News. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- "Crucifix removed from National Assembly's Blue Room". CBC News. July 9, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- Berthiaume, Lee (March 29, 2019). "Canada won't extend peacekeeping mission in Mali, Freeland says". Global News. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- Chidley-Hill, John (August 11, 2019). "Bianca Andreescu wins Rogers Cup after tennis icon Serena Williams retires from final". CBC News.
- Austen, Ian; Bilefsky, Dan (18 September 2019). "Justin Trudeau Says He is 'Deeply Sorry' After Brownface Photo Surfaces". The New York Times.
- "Elections NWT hopes to boost young adult turnout in 2019 election". CBC. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- Brean, Joseph (22 October 2019). "All-time low share of popular vote is enough for Liberals to win power". The National Post. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- Armstrong, Laura (2019-12-09). "Bianca Andreescu named unanimous winner of Lou Marsh Award as Canada's athlete of the year". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- "Frank Mugglestone". Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- "Hall of Famer and Howe linemate Lindsay dies". 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
- "Mary Borgstrom". Archived from the original on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
- "New Waterford man lived life to the fullest". Archived from the original on 2019-05-26. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
- "Former MP Edna Anderson, who had 'an iron will,' dies at 96". 15 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- "Greg Johnson, who played for Nashville Predators and three other NHL teams, dies at 48". Archived from the original on 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
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