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1969 in Canada
See also: 1968 in Canada, other events of 1969, 1970 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
1 Events
2 Arts and Literature
3 Births
4 Deaths
Contents |
Incumbents
- Premier of Alberta - Harry Strom
- Premier of British Columbia - W.A.C. Bennett
- Premier of Manitoba - Walter Weir then Edward Schreyer
- Premier of New Brunswick - Louis Robichaud
- Premier of Newfoundland - Joey Smallwood
- Premier of Nova Scotia - George Smith
- Premier of Ontario - John Robarts
- Premier of Prince Edward Island - Alexander B. Campbell
- Premier of Quebec - Jean-Jacques Bertrand
- Premier of Saskatchewan - W. Ross Thatcher
Events
- January 29-February 11 - The George Williams Computer Riot occurs as students occupy the computer centre of Sir George Williams University to protest alleged racism on campus
- February 13 - FLQ terrorists bomb the Stock Exchange in Montreal, Quebec
- February 19 - An 18 month long strike by Quebec teachers comes to an end
- March 7 - Pierre-Paul Geoffroy pleads guilty to charges connected to 31 FLQ bombings
- April 14 - The Montreal Expos baseball team plays their first home game
- May 2 - Telesat Canada formed
- June 2 - The National Arts Centre in Ottawa opens
- July 7 - The Official Languages Act makes the French is made equal to English throughout the Canadian government
- July 15 - Edward Schreyer becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Walter Weir
- August 24 - The oil tanker the Manhattan becomes the first such ship to travel through the Northwest Passage
Arts and Literature
- New Works
- Margaret Atwood - The Edible Woman
- Timothy Findley - The Butterfly Plague
- Robert Kroetsch - The Stud Horse Man
- Mordecai Richler - The Street
- Milton Acorn - I've Tasted My Blood
- Farley Mowat - The Boat Who Wouldn't Float
- Gilles Archambault - Le tendre matin
- Marshall McLuhan - Couterblast
- Awards
- See 1969 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Stuart Trueman , You're Only as Old as You Act
- Vicky Metcalf Award: Audrey McKim
- Music
- Karel Ancerl replaces Seiji Ozawa as music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Births
- July 7 - Joe Sakic, hockey player
- July 23 - Andrew Cassels , hockey player
- August 19 - Matthew Perry, actor
- October 17 - Rick Mercer, comedian
- November 1 - Tie Domi, hockey player
- December 10 - Rob Blake, hockey player
- December 22 - Myriam Bédard, Olympian
Deaths
- John Bracken, Premier of Manitoba, Tory leader
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