2016 in Canada

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Events from the year 2016 in Canada.

Incumbents

Crown

• Head of state (monarch) – Queen Elizabeth II (consort – Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh)

Federal government

• Governor general – David Johnston (viceregal consort – Sharon Johnston)
• Prime minister – Justin Trudeau

Provincial governments

Lieutenant Governors

• Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – Lois Mitchell
• Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Judith Guichon
• Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Janice Filmon
• Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau
• Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador – Frank Fagan
• Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – John James Grant
• Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Elizabeth Dowdeswell
• Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Frank Lewis
• Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – J. Michel Doyon
• Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Vaughn Solomon Schofield

Premiers

• Premier of Alberta – Rachel Notley
• Premier of British Columbia – Christy Clark
• Premier of Manitoba – Greg Selinger
• Premier of New Brunswick – Brian Gallant
• Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador – Dwight Ball
• Premier of Nova Scotia – Stephen McNeil
• Premier of Ontario – Kathleen Wynne
• Premier of Prince Edward Island – Wade MacLauchlan
• Premier of Quebec – Philippe Couillard
• Premier of Saskatchewan – Brad Wall

Territorial governments

Commissioners

• Commissioner of Yukon – Doug Phillips
• Commissioner of Northwest Territories – George Tuccaro
• Commissioner of Nunavut – Nellie Kusugak

Premiers

• Premier of the Northwest Territories – Bob McLeod
• Premier of Nunavut – Peter Taptuna
• Premier of Yukon – Darrell Pasloski

Events

January

• January 10 – The recently opened Nipigon River Bridge near Nipigon, Ontario is closed to traffic after a mechanical failure, severing the Trans-Canada Highway and forcing a detour into the United States.^[1]
• January 17 – The government of Justin Trudeau announces the appointment of David MacNaughton as Canadian Ambassador to the United States and Marc-André Blanchard as the Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations.^[2]
• January 22 – Four people are killed and seven others are injured in a shooting spree at a house and high school in La Loche, Saskatchewan.
• January 28 – First case of Zika virus was reported in Canada. Contracted by people returning from the affected areas^[3]
• January 29 – A very large avalanche kills five and injures eight near McBride, British Columbia.^[4]

February

• February 17 - The Montreal newspaper La Presse publishes an interview with a man who reports that influential film director Claude Jutra began sexually abusing him at the age of six, corroborating more limited allegations of pedophilia against Jutra in Yves Lever's newly published biography of the director.^[5] Despite having urged caution upon the initial reports, numerous organizations and governments respond to the new interview by announcing plans to remove Jutra's name from various events and geographic sites named in his honour, including Québec Cinéma's Prix Jutra film awards, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's Claude Jutra Award, and numerous streets and public parks throughout Quebec.^[6]

March

• March 14 - Two Canadian soldiers are injured when a 27-year-old man walks into a Canadian Forces recruiting centre and stabs them. A third person was injured when eight soldiers fought and subdued the assailant.

April

• April 4 - The 2016 Saskatchewan general election results in a third consecutive majority government for Premier Brad Wall and the Saskatchewan Party.
• April 10 - 52% of delegates at the 2016 NDP convention voted in support of a leadership review motion to hold a new leadership race within 24 months.^[7] Party leader Tom Mulcair announces he will stay on as leader until his replacement is chosen.^[8]
• April 19 - The 2016 Manitoba general election results in a majority victory for Brian Pallister and the Progressive Conservative Party, defeating Premier Greg Selinger and the governing New Democratic Party.

May

• May 3-4 - The city of Fort McMurray, Alberta is fully evacuated due to a catastrophic wildfire that destroyed numerous structures.
• May 8 - The first 5-pin perfect game in the 52-year history of the Youth Bowling Canada Nationals was bowled in Calgary, Alberta.
• May 10 - Canada 2016 census
• May 29 - Two people - including an intern from Red River Community College - are severely beaten by two addiction-rehab teenagers in Selkirk, Manitoba. Both victims survived but the intern may lose eyesight.

June

• June 28 - A huge explosion completely destroys a house and damages 24 others in Mississauga, Ontario. At least one person is dead and 13 others are injured, according to Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services. Thousands of residents are forced to evacuate and many spend the night at a local community shelter^[9]

July

• July 29 - A caravan of motorcycles wrecked in a chain reaction crash after attempting to pass an RV that was making a left turn. One of the riders was killed and at least nine were injured. The wreck happened near Edmundston, New Brunswick.

September

• September 9 - 14 dogs died in a Saskatoon, Saskatchewan kennel after a thermostat or HVAC failure heated a boarding room to 37 C overnight.
• September 15 - Mylan Hicks, a member of the Calgary Stampeders, dies after getting shot outside a Calgary nightclub.

November

• November 7 - Yukon general election held, resulting in a Liberal majority government.
• November 27 – The 104th Grey Cup is won by the Ottawa Redblacks.

Deaths in 2016

Rob Ford died March 22

Gordie Howe died June 10

January

• January 1 – Jim Ross, 89, ice hockey player (New York Rangers) (b. 1926)
• January 2 –
  • Marcel Barbeau, 90, painter and sculptor (b. 1925)
  • Leonard Evans, 86, politician (b. 1929)
• January 3 –
  • Bill Plager, 70, ice hockey player (St. Louis Blues) (b. 1945)
  • Paul Bley, 83, jazz pianist (b. 1932)
• January 5 – Jean-Paul L'Allier, 77, politician, Mayor of Quebec City (1989–2005) (b. 1938)
• January 9 – John Harvard, 77, politician, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (2004–2009) (b. 1938)
• January 10 –
  • George Jonas, 80, Hungarian-b. writer (b. 1935)
  • Alexander Hickman, 90, judge and politician (b. 1925)
  • The Wolfman, 80, Hungarian-b. professional wrestler (WWWF) (b. 1935)
• January 11 –
  • Robert Coates, 87, politician, MP (1957–1988) (b. 1928)
  • Stanley Mann, 87, scriptwriter (The Collector, Conan the Destroyer, Firestarter) (b. 1928)
• January 12 – William Needles, 97, actor (b. 1919)
• January 14 – René Angélil, 73, entertainment manager (Celine Dion) (b. 1942)
• January 15 –
  • Daniel Joseph Bohan, 74, Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Regina (since 2005) (b. 1941)
  • Avrom Isaacs, 89, art dealer (b. 1926)
• January 16 – Rudy Migay, 87, ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs) (b. 1928)
• January 17 – Mike Sharpe, 64, professional wrestler (b. 1951)
• January 18 – Pierre DesRuisseaux, 70, poet (b. 1945)
• January 20 –
  • Constance Beresford-Howe, 93, novelist (b. 1922)
  • Claude Lefebvre, 86, politician, Mayor of Laval, Quebec (1981–1989) (b. 1929)
• January 21 –
  • Garnet Richardson, 82, curler (b. 1933)
  • Val Sears, 88, journalist (Toronto Star) (b. 1927)
  • Ron Southern, 85, businessman (ATCO) (b. 1930)
• January 23 – Archie Gouldie, 79, professional wrestler (b. 1936)
• January 28 – François Barbeau, 80, costume designer (b. 1935)

February

• February 1 – Francis Buckley, 94, business executive (Buckley's) (b. 1921)
• February 2 – Lukasi Forrest, 19, actor (Uvanga)^[10]
• February 3 – Brad Kent, musician (D.O.A., Avengers), complications from pneumonia.
• February 6 – Gilles Brown, 73, singer (b. 1942)
• February 9 – Elizabeth Joan Smith, 88, politician, MPP for London South (1985–1990), brain injury from fall (b. 1927)
• February 11 – Ellison Kelly, 80, American-born football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats) (b. 1935)
• February 15 –
  • Constance Glube, 84, judge, Chief Justice of Nova Scotia (1998–2004) (b. 1931)
  • Victor Goldbloom, 92, politician (b. 1923)
  • Vanity, 57, singer (Vanity 6), actress (The Last Dragon), and evangelist, renal failure (b. 1958)
• February 26 –
  • Andy Bathgate, 83, ice hockey player (New York Rangers) (b. 1932)
  • Don Getty, 82, politician, Premier of Alberta 1985–1992 (b. 1933)

March

• March 22 – Rob Ford, 46, politician, Mayor of Toronto 2010–2014 (b. 1969)
• March 23 – Jim Hillyer, 41, politician, MP (2011–2016) (b. 1974)
• March 29 – Jean Lapierre, 59, politician, MP (1979–1993; 2004–2007) (b. 1956)

June

• June 10 – Gordie Howe, 88, ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings) (b. 1928)

August

• August 16 – Mauril Bélanger, 61, politician, MP (b. 1955)

September

• September 3 – Norman Kwong, 86, football player, businessman and politician
• September 16 – John Bentley Mays, 75, journalist

October

• October 13 - Jim Prentice, 60, politician, Premier of Alberta 2014–2015 (b. 1956)

November

• November 7 - Leonard Cohen, 82, singer, songwriter, poet and novelist (b. 1934)
• November 14 - Janet Wright, 71, stage, television, actor, (Corner Gas) and director (b. 1945)

See also

• 2016 in Canadian television
• List of Canadian films of 2016

References

1. Husser, Amy (January 10, 2016). "Ontario's Nipigon River bridge fails, severing Trans-Canada Highway". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
2. "Trudeau picks close allies as ambassadors to U.S. and UN". The Globe and Mail, January 16, 2016.
3. "Zika virus cases brought back to Canada are few, health officials say". CBC News. CBC Radio Canada. January 28, 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
4. "5 men from Alberta killed in apparent human-triggered avalanche near McBride, BC". Global News. Global News. January 29, 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
5. "Claude Jutra, Quebec movie director, accused of sex with young boys". Global News, February 17, 2016.
6. "Claude Jutra's name to be pulled from Quebec film awards". Ottawa Citizen, February 17, 2016.
7. Kirkup, Kristy (10 April 2016). "NDP rejects Mulcair as leader, votes in support of holding leadership race". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
8. Wherry, Aaron (April 10, 2016). "NDP votes in favour of holding new leadership race". CBC News. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
9. (CBC News) (CP24)
10. Rogers, Sarah (4 February 2016). "Grieving Nunavik community uses radio to talk about suicide". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved 9 February 2016.