Events from the year 2002 in Canada.
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April to June
- April 1 – The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority is established.
- April 15 – Ernie Eves becomes premier of Ontario, replacing Mike Harris.
- April 16 – The New York Sun, partially owned by former Canadian Conrad Black, is launched.
- April 17 – Tarnak Farm incident. Four Canadian infantrymen are killed, and eight injured, in Afghanistan by friendly fire from two U.S. F-16s, dropping a 230-kilogram bomb.
- May 5 – Hells Angels leader Maurice Boucher is convicted in Montreal of two counts of first-degree murder.
- May 7 – A court injunction is granted to Marc Hall, permitting him to bring a same-sex date to his high school prom.
- May 26 – Jean Chrétien shuffles the Cabinet again, removing Art Eggleton and Don Boudria, who were both embroiled in scandals.
- June 2 – Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, on the advice of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, dismisses Finance Minister Paul Martin and replaces him with John Manley.
- June 5 – Alexa McDonough announces her resignation as leader of the federal New Democratic Party.
- June 7 – Quebec becomes the first province to grant homosexual couples full parental rights.
- June 26 – G8 leaders meet in Kananaskis, Alberta.
Television
- September 30 – CBC starts an uproar when it announces Ron MacLean will not be returning as host of Hockey Night in Canada. The CBC later agrees to MacLean's salary demands.
- Sesame Park, a Canadian spin-off of the American show Sesame Street, is cancelled due to low ratings, after more than three decades of airing on CBC Television.
- The CBC celebrates its 50th anniversary as a television broadcaster.
January to March
- January 4 – Douglas Jung, politician and first Chinese Canadian MP in the House of Commons of Canada (born 1924)
- January 5 – Christie Harris, children's author (born 1907)
- January 13 – Frank Shuster, comedian (born 1916)
- January 24 – Peter Gzowski, broadcaster, writer and reporter (born 1933)
- February 3 – Lucien Rivard, criminal and prison escapee (born 1914)
- February 14 – Bud Olson, politician, Minister and Senator (born 1925)
- February 26 – Harry Rankin, lawyer and politician (born 1920)
- March 12 – Jean-Paul Riopelle, painter and sculptor (born 1923)
- March 18
July to December
- July 8 – Sidney Spivak, politician and Minister (born 1928)
- July 13 – Yousuf Karsh, photographer (born 1908)
- September 13 – George Stanley, historian, author, soldier, teacher, public servant and designer of the current Canadian flag (born 1907)
- November 24 – Harry Gunning, scientist and administrator (born 1916)
- November 30 – Jeffrey Baldwin, murder victim (born 1997)
- December 5 – Prosper Boulanger, politician and businessman (born 1918)
- December 10 – Les Costello, ice hockey player and Catholic priest (born 1928)
- December 13 – Zal Yanovsky, rock musician (born 1944)
- December 16 – Bill Hunter, ice hockey player, general manager and coach (born 1920)
- December 18 – Ray Hnatyshyn, politician and 24th Governor General of Canada (born 1934)