2014 in Canada
Events from the year 2014 in Canada.
Incumbents
Crown
Federal government
Provincial governments
Lieutenant governors
Premiers
Territorial governments
Commissioners
Premiers
Events
January to March
- January 5 – The centennial celebrations of Amos, Quebec, begin.[1]
- January 8 – A Canadian National Railway train from Toronto carrying crude oil and propane derails and catches fire in Plaster Rock, New Brunswick, in the northwest part of the province, causing 45 homes to be evacuated in a rural area. No one was injured, and the fire was extinguished without the propane exploding.[2]
- January 17 – Brian Jean, the Conservative MP for Fort McMurray—Athabasca, resigns his seat.[3]
- January 23 – The L'Isle-Verte nursing home fire kills several people.[4]
- January 24 – Kathy Dunderdale resigns as Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, as interim leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Tom Marshall is sworn in as Premier.
- January 29 – Singer Justin Bieber surrenders to Toronto Police to face assault charges.[5]
- February 12 – Two teenagers age 17 are accused of premeditated murder of two women and a man in Trois-Rivières.[6]
- February 28 – Two are killed and six are injured in a stabbing rampage at a Loblaw grocery warehouse in Edmonton, Alberta.
- March 9 – 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in Toronto
- March 12 – Olivia Chow, the NDP MP for Trinity—Spadina and widow of Jack Layton, resigns her seat to run in the 2014 Toronto mayoral election.[7]
- March 18 – Jim Flaherty, the Conservative MP for Whitby-Oshawa, resigns as finance minister to return to the private sector. He remains a backbench MP.[8]
- March 23 – Alison Redford resigns as Premier of Alberta, Deputy Premier and Edmonton-Whitemud MLA Dave Hancock is sworn in as Premier.[9]
- March 30 – Juno Awards of 2014 in Winnipeg
April to June
July to September
October to December
- October 3 – Canada's role in the intervention increased when Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that Canada would be deploying 9 total aircraft, including 6 combat aircraft to Iraq. Steven Harper also did not rule out Canadian involvement in the American-led intervention in Syria[22]
- October 7 – David Alward resigns as premier of New Brunswick and is replaced by Brian Gallant.
- October 18 – Rachel Notley is elected as the new leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party.
- October 19 – Jean-Paul St. Pierre, the incumbent mayor of Russell, dies in office, necessitating a by-election to be held in three months.[23] The township's regular council election will proceed normally on October 27, with only the mayoral election delayed.[23]
- October 20 – Martin Rouleau, a radical Islamist and convert to Islam, ran over two members of the Canadian Armed Forces in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, killing one of them. He was then pursued in a car chase which resulted in a crash. Rouleau died after being shot by police. [24]
- October 21 – Repentigny MP Jean-François Larose leaves the NDP caucus to, along with independent Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia MP Jean-François Fortin, form Strength in Democracy, a new Quebec-centred political party.[25]
- October 22 –
- November 2 – Canadian airstrikes in Iraq began.[28]
- November 5 –
- November 17 – Federal by-elections are held in Whitby—Oshawa and Yellowhead. The Conservatives hold both ridings, under candidates Pat Perkins and Jim Eglinski respectively.[32]
- December 10 – Perry Bellegarde is elected national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.[33]
- December 29 – A man kills eight people in Edmonton, then commits suicide in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.
Sport
- January 9 to 15 – 2014 Canadian Figure Skating Championships – Ottawa, Ontario
- January 18 to 26 – 2014 Canadian Junior Curling Championships – Liverpool, Nova Scotia
- January 25 – Jean Pascal vs. Lucian Bute – Montreal, Quebec
- February 1 to 9 – 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts – Montreal, Quebec
- February 7 to 23 – Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
- March 2 – 2014 Heritage Classic – Vancouver, British Columbia
- March 1 to 9 – 2014 Tim Hortons Brier – Kamloops, British Columbia
- March 7 to 16 – Canada at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia
- March 15 to 23 – 2014 Ford World Women's Curling Championship – Saint John, New Brunswick
- May 13 – 2014 CFL Draft
- May 16 to 25 – 2014 Memorial Cup – London, Ontario
- June 8 – 2014 Canadian Grand Prix – Montreal, Quebec
- July 21 to 27 – Canadian Open – L'Île-Bizard, Quebec
- July 23 to August 3 – Canada at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland
- August 5 to 24 – 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Edmonton, Moncton, Montreal, and Toronto
- November 30 – At the 102nd Grey Cup, the Calgary Stampeders defeat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia.
- December 1 to 6 – 2014 Women's World Team Squash Championships – Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
- December 26 to January 5, 2015 – 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Toronto and Montreal
Arts and literature
Deaths in 2014
- January 6 –
- January 12 – William Feindel, 95, neurosurgeon (born 1918).[42]
- January 14 –
- January 16 – Dave Madden, 82, actor (The Partridge Family) (born 1931).[45]
- January 17
- January 19
- Tim Jones, 57, advanced Life Support Paramedic and Search and Rescue Technician (born 1956)
- Udo Kasemets, 94, Estonian-born composer (born 1919).[48]
- January 20 – George Scott, 84, Scottish-born wrestler, lung cancer (born 1929).[49]
- January 22 – Pierre Jalbert, 89, actor (Combat!) and skier, heart attack (born 1925).[50]
- January 23 – Wando, 14, thoroughbred racehorse (born 1999 or 2000)[51]
- January 25 – John Robertson, 79, journalist (born 1934).[52]
- January 26 – Doris Witiuk, 84, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (born 1929)
- January 28
- January 29
- January 30
- February 2 – Yves Ryan, 85, politician, Mayor of Montreal North (1963–2001), heart disease (born 1928).[59]
- February 4
- February 7 – Doug Mohns, 80, ice hockey player (Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks) (born 1933).[62]
- February 10 – Doug Jarrett, 69, ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers), cancer (born 1944).[63]
- February 11 –
- February 14 – Chris Pearson, 82, politician, Premier of Yukon (1978–1985) (born 1931).[64]
- February 12 – Jean-Louis Giasson, 74, Canadian-born Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Yoro (2005–2014) (born 1939).[65]
- February 17 –
- February 18 – Mavis Gallant, 91, writer (born 1922)
- February 23 – K. Alison Clarke-Stewart, 70, developmental psychologist (born 1943).[68]
- February 24 – Neil Harrison, 64, Hall of Fame curler, world champion (1983, 1990) (born 1949).[69]
- February 25 – Angèle Arsenault, 70, singer-songwriter, cancer (born 1943).[70]
- February 26 –
- February 27 – Assad Kotaite, 89, Lebanese-born administrator, Secretary-General and Council President of the International Civil Aviation Organization (1976–2006) (born 1924).[73]
- February 28 – Lee Lorch, 98, American-born desegregation activist (born 1915).[74]
- March 1 –
- March 2 –
- March 5 – Alexander Macdonald, 95, politician, MP (1957–1958) (born 1918).[80]
- March 6 – Ron Murphy, 80, ice hockey player (New York Rangers, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins) (born 1933).[81]
- March 12 – John Cullen Nugent, 93, artist, sculptor and photographer (born 1921).[82]
- March 13 – Bill Ballard, 67, concert promoter and sport franchise owner (Toronto Maple Leafs), cancer (born 1946).[83]
- March 14 – Hans Fogh, 76, Danish-born Olympic sailor (born 1938).[84]
- March 16
- March 18 – Jeffrey Anderson, 85, broadcaster, journalist and producer, CBC London bureau chief (born 1928).[87]
- March 19 –
- March 20 – Marc-Adélard Tremblay, 91, anthropologist (born 1922).[90]
- March 23 –
- March 25
- March 27 – Kent Cochrane, 62, amnesiac, had one of the most studied human brains (born 1951).[95]
- March 29 – Dave Gregg, 54, punk guitarist (D.O.A.), heart attack (born 1960).[96]
- April 1 – William Mitchell, 85, hockey player (Detroit Red Wings), kidney failure (born 1930).[97]
- April 2
- April 3 – Bernard Daines, 69, computer engineer and technology executive (born 1945 or 1944).[100]
- April 7 – Noel Knockwood, 81, Mi'kmaq spiritual leader and civil servant, Sergeant-at-Arms for Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia (2000–2005), National Aboriginal Achievement Award (2002), stroke (born 1932).[101]
- April 10 – Jim Flaherty, 64, Finance Minister[102] (born 1949)
- April 20 – Alistair MacLeod, writer (born 1936)
See also
References
- ↑ Le cardinal Marc Ouellet célèbre le centenaire de la ville d'Amos (French)
- ↑ (MSN)
- ↑ "Alberta Conservative MP Brian Jean stepping down". CBC News. January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ↑ (French)
- ↑ (Time)
- ↑ Trois-Rivières: deux ados accusés de meurtres prémédités(French)
- ↑ "Olivia Chow resigns as MP, will launch Toronto mayoral bid tomorrow". CBC News. March 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Jim Flaherty, federal finance minister, quits politics". CBC News. March 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Dave Hancock to be interim Alberta premier". CBC News. March 19, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Liberal MP Jim Karygiannis resigns to run in Toronto politics". CBC News. April 1, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/jim-flaherty-former-finance-minister-dead-at-64-1.2605728
- ↑ (USGS)
- ↑ (CBC News)
- ↑ (CBC.ca)
- ↑ (CBC)
- ↑ "Manon Perreault, NDP MP, faces criminal charges". CBC News. June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ↑ Une tornade frappe l'Ontario
- ↑ (Bloomberg via Washington Post)
- ↑ "ISIS in Iraq: Canada to send special ops soldiers as advisers". CBC/Radio-Canada. CBC/Radio-Canada. September 4, 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ "Federal Conservative party losing another MP. Rob #Merrifield quitting to take job as Alberta gov't rep to United States. #cdnpoli #abpoli". Twitter. CBC News Alerts. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ↑ Wingrove, Josh (September 17, 2014). "Prentice to appoint Conservative MP as Alberta's envoy to U.S.". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ↑ Payton, Laura (October 3, 2014). "ISIS fight: 6-month maximum attached to Canada's air combat offer". CBC News. CBC/Radio-Canada. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Jean Paul St. Pierre, mayor of Russell Township, dies Saturday". CBC News, October 18, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/martin-rouleau-had-passport-revoked-was-monitored-by-rcmp-1.2807078
- ↑ "Jean-François Fortin fonde un nouveau parti à Ottawa". Radio-Canada. October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ↑ Beeby, Dean (October 22, 2014). "Ottawa shooting: Soldier dies of injuries, gunman also shot dead". CBC News.
- ↑ O'Connor, Joe (November 9, 2014). "RCMP believes Japanese psychiatrist had suicidal plan to disappear into wilderness outside Yellowknife". National Post. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ↑ "ISIS mission: Canadian CF-18s drop laser-guided bombs over Iraq". CBC News. 2 November 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ↑ Raj, Althia (November 5, 2014). "2 Liberal MPs Suspended From Caucus After Sexual Harassment Allegations". The Huffington Post Canada. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- 1 2 "Dean Del Mastro: MPs to vote on suspension on Wednesday". CBC News. November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ↑ "MP Del Mastro surrenders House of Commons seat". CP24 News. November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ↑ Wingrove, Josh (November 17, 2014). "Tories hold both seats in federal by-elections". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Perry Bellegarde named new AFN national chief". CBC News, December 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Joseph Boyden's novel The Orenda wins CBC's Canada Reads contest". Edmonton Journal, March 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Thomas King wins $25K RBC Taylor Prize for non-fiction". CBC News, March 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Latner Writers’ Trust Poetry Prize to give $25,000 to Canadian in mid-career". Canadian Press via 1310 News, April 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Bill Conall wins 2014 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour". CBC News, April 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Writers’ Trust Presents LGBT Literary Award to Author and Screenwriter, Tamai Kobayashi". Writers' Trust of Canada, June 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Naomi Klein wins 2014 Hilary Weston Prize". CBC Books, October 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Rudolph" Voice Actor Larry D. Mann Dies at 91
- ↑ Donald Joseph WARD
- ↑ William Feindel (1918–2014)
- ↑ Décès du compositeur de Passe-Partout (French)
- ↑ Councillor Morelli dies after fighting illness
- ↑ "Dave Madden Dead...Reuben Kincaid in 'Partridge Family' Dies At 82".
- ↑ (French)
- ↑ Sunanda Pushkar found dead at Delhi hotel
- ↑ Udo Kasemets
- ↑ George Scott dead at 84
- ↑ Pierre Paul Jalbert Obituary
- ↑ Canadian Triple Crown winner Wando dies at age 14
- ↑ Robbie defined Rider Pride Archived February 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Bishop John Bothwell dies at 87
- ↑ Fernand Leduc, Quebec abstract painter, dies at 97
- ↑ Field Hockey Canada mourns the passing of Zoe MacKinnon
- ↑ http://yourlifemoments.ca/sitepages/obituary.asp?oid=773965
- ↑ Campbell Francis Lane Obituary
- ↑ Eparch-emeritus of Toronto, bishop Cornelius John Pasichny passed away yesterday
- ↑ Yves Ryan, longtime mayor of Montreal North, dies at 85
- ↑ Flyers first head coach, Keith Allen, dead at age 90
- ↑ Former Surrey mayor dies in car crash
- ↑ Douglas A. Mohns
- ↑ Doug Jarrett, first London-born NHL'er, dies at 69
- ↑ PEARSON, Christopher William
- ↑ Bishop Jean-Louis Giasson
- ↑ Joseph A. Bell
- ↑ Ian (Kage) KAGEDAN
- ↑ Dr. Alison Clarke-Stewart (1943–2014) Obituary
- ↑ Curling star Neil Harrison dies
- ↑ Angèle Arsenault dies in Quebec. Journal Pioneer, February 26, 2014.
- ↑ Towering Figure in Canadian Modern Art Dies at 80
- ↑ Georges Hamel s'éteint à 66 ans. canoe.ca, February 27, 2014. (French)
- ↑ ICAO Council President Emeritus, Dr. Assad Kotaite, dies at age 89
- ↑ Lee Lorch, Desegregation Activist Who Led Stuyvesant Town Effort, Dies at 98
- ↑ Former Quebec politician found dead on roadside
- ↑ Andrew Crowley Gilpin
- ↑ Canada's first female war artist dies at age 95
- ↑ Gail Gerber, Actress in Elvis, Beach Films, Dies at 76
- ↑ Dr. Scott Alexander Vanstone Obituary
- ↑ Alex MACDONALD
- ↑ Two Stanley Cups, 205 goals and a cruel slash from Boom Boom
- ↑ Nugent
- ↑ Bill Ballard, rock promoter and one-time Maple Leaf boss, dies of cancer
- ↑ Eight Bells Hans Fogh
- ↑ Edmonton conservationists known for exotic animal park dies at age 88
- ↑ Former R.I. Reds great Chuck Scherza passes away at 91
- ↑ Longtime member of Winnipeg's musical community dies
- ↑ Author, journalist Robertson's career spanned decades
- ↑ Lawrence E. Walsh, Iran-contra special prosecutor, dies at 102
- ↑ Charlevoix perd un de ses grands (French)
- ↑ UPDATE: GWAR founder Dave Brockie, aka Oderus Urungus, found dead in Richmond home. WTVR-TV, March 24, 2014.
- ↑ Bobby Croft, captain of 1970 Tennessee basketball team, dies at 68
- ↑ Jon Lord, former Calgary alderman, MLA dies of heart attack
- ↑ Children's festival founder 'had a wonderful life'. Winnipeg Free Press, March 26, 2014.
- ↑ Famed Canadian amnesiac Kent Cochrane dies at 62
- ↑ Former D.O.A. guitarist Dave Gregg reportedly dead. The Georgia Straight, March 31, 2014.
- ↑ William “Red” Mitchell; 1930-2014: Toledo hockey pro was tool-die maker
- ↑ Archdiocese of Toronto Mourns the Passing of Retired Auxiliary Bishop Pearse Lacey at the Age of 97
- ↑ Former MP Norm Warner dies
- ↑ Technology innovator Bernard Daines dies at 69
- ↑ Mi’kmaq elder Noel Knockwood dies at 81
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/jim-flaherty-former-finance-minister-dead-at-64-1.2605728
- ↑ Jean-Paul St-Pierre, le maire sortant du Canton de Russell, meurt subitement
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