Events from the year 2013 in Canada .
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January to March
January 1 – Quebec tax law changes from charging a 9.5% Quebec Sales Tax (QST) on a consumer sale plus the goods and services tax (GST), to a 9.975% QST on just the consumer sale, having no effect to the consumer, as the GST is 5%.[3]
January 21 – The Charbonneau Commission resumes its hearings.
February 3 – The St. Albert cheese factory in eastern Ontario is ravaged by fire. There were no injuries and the Provincial Police leads to the survey.[4]
February 4 – The Royal Canadian Mint discontinues distribution of the penny .[5]
February 11
Hundreds of people demonstrated against the reform of the federal Employment Insurance in Tracadie-Sheila , New Brunswick.[6]
Kathleen Wynne is sworn in as premier of Ontario , following a leadership election , becoming Ontario's first female premier and Canada's first openly gay premier; the election was also the first time that two women had competed for the leadership of the party, and the first time in Canadian history that six provinces or territories have simultaneously had female premiers.
February 14 – Pastagate an incident that happens. it starts with an inspector of the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) sent a letter of warning to an upscale restaurant, Buonanotte, for using Italian words such as "pasta ", "antipasti ", "calamari ", etc. on its menu instead of their French equivalents. The incident led to the resignation of Louise Marchand, head of the OQLF, on 8 March.
February 27 – NDP MP of Jonquière—Alma , Claude Patry crosses the floor to the Bloc Québécois .[7]
February 28 – Seasonal workers protest against reform of federal Employment Insurance in Rivière-du-Loup , Quebec, while Prime Minister Stephen Harper made an appearance there to talk about the reform.[8]
March 13 – Chris Hadfield became the first Canadian to be the master on board the International Space Station (ISS), to the successor to the American NASA Kevin Ford .[9]
March 14 – Following controversy over campaign donations made during the 2011 election , Peter Penashue resigns as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and as MP for Labrador to contest the seat in a by-election.[10]
March 19 – Frank Fagan becomes Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador , replacing John Crosbie .
March 21 – A massive pileup on Alberta Highway 2 during winter storm conditions injures approximately 100 people.
April to June
April 4 to 13 – Suicide and funeral of Rehtaeh Parsons
April 10 – Child killer Allyson McConnell is deported to Australia after serving just 15 months for killing her two young sons by drowning them. The leniency in sentencing provokes outrage, with Alberta Justice Minister Jonathan Denis appealing against the sentence and promising to seek her extradition.[11]
April 13 – The NDP leader Thomas Mulcair receives 92.3% vote of confidence in the national congress in Montreal .
April 14 – Justin Trudeau is elected leader of the Liberal Party of Canada .
April 19 – Opening of Musée Grévin Montreal
April 26 – Edmonton Remand Centre workers walk off the job, starting a wildcat strike, in a dispute over safety deficiencies. Other union jail and court workers protested in support, in the following days.
May 5 – The Canadian Forces Naval Jack is renamed the Canadian Naval Ensign , and it swaps roles with the National Flag on Her Majesty's Canadian ships
May 13 – Liberal candidate Yvonne Jones wins the federal by-election in Labrador .[12]
May 14 – The British Columbia Liberal Party wins its fourth straight majority in the 2013 British Columbia election . The British Columbia New Democratic Party remains the official opposition, losing two seats, and the Green Party of British Columbia wins its first seat.
June 2
June 3 – The provincial government of Quebec places the city of Laval under trusteeship due to the ongoing crisis of corruption allegations against the city council at the Charbonneau Commission hearings.[15] Florent Gagné, a former head of the Sûreté du Québec , will serve as the city's head trustee, with responsibility for reviewing and approving or rejecting all decisions made by city council.[15]
June 5 – Radio-Canada, the French-language arm of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , announces a plan to rebrand its broadcasting services as Ici.[16]
June 6
June 11 – Quebec's premier Pauline Marois announced her support of the Quebec Soccer Federation 's ban on turbans within the federation and suggested that the CSF has no authority over provincial organizations.[20]
June 17 – Following an investigation into allegations of municipal corruption at Quebec's Charbonneau Commission hearings, the provincial anti-corruption unit arrests and presses charges against three political figures in Montreal , including incumbent mayor Michael Applebaum , former city councillor Saulie Zajdel and a city bureaucrat.[21]
June 18 – After just seven months in office, Michael Applebaum resigns as Mayor of Montreal after his arrest on corruption charges.[22]
June 19–25 – Over 100,000 people in major centres in Southern Alberta are displaced due to catastrophic flooding .
June 25 – Laurent Blanchard is selected as the new Mayor of Montreal in a vote at Montreal City Council .[23]
June 28 – After just seven months in office, Alexandre Duplessis resigns as mayor of Laval, Quebec , following allegations that he solicited prostitutes while in office.[24]
July to September
July 2 – The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Integrated National Security Enforcement Team -led Project Souvenir concludes with the arrests of Amanda Marie Korody and John Stewart Nuttall , both of Surrey, BC , on numerous terrorism -related criminal charges.[25]
July 3 – Martine Beaugrand is selected as the new mayor of Laval, Quebec , following the resignation of Alexandre Duplessis on June 28.[26]
July 6 – A 73-car freight train carrying crude oil derails in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec , catching fire and exploding, killing 47.[27]
July 8 – The Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews resigns as Minister and as MP for Provencher , citing a desire to spend more time with his family.[28]
July 31 – Former interim Liberal leader and Toronto Centre MP Bob Rae resigns to become First Nations negotiator in the Northern Ontario Ring of Fire mining development.[29] [30]
August 3 – An African rock python snake escaped a pet store in Campbellton, New Brunswick , went through the HVAC system and eventually suffocated two children sleeping in an adjacent apartment.[31]
August 22 – For the second anniversary of his death, a bronze life-sized statue of Jack Layton on a tandem bike is unveiled at the Toronto Island ferry terminal in Toronto , simultaneously with the terminal being renamed "Jack Layton Ferry Terminal " in his honour.[32]
August 31
September 12 – Maria Mourani , Bloc Québécois MP for Ahuntsic , is expelled from caucus due to comments she made against the Quebec Charter of Values proposed by the Parti Québécois government of Pauline Marois .[35]
September 18 – Six people are killed in Ottawa in a collision between a Via Rail train and a double-decker OC Transpo bus.[36]
September 26 – Peterborough MP Dean Del Mastro leaves the Conservative caucus after being charged with breaking campaign rules during the 2008 election .[37]
October to December
October 8 – 2013 Nova Scotia general election . Nova Scotia elects a majority Liberal government led by Stephen McNeil . The Progressive Conservatives take second place to form the official opposition and the NDP are relegated to third party from a previous majority Government.
October 9 – Two personnel branches of the Canadian Armed Forces are renamed: Canadian Forces Medical Service to Royal Canadian Medical Service and Canadian Forces Dental Services to Royal Canadian Dental Corps .
October 17 – The RCMP enforce an injunction in Rexton, New Brunswick , resulting in a violent confrontation at a blockade site protesting shale gas exploration. At least 40 people were arrested and five police cars caught fire.[38]
October 18 – The Government of Canada signs a tentative free trade agreement with the European Union.[39]
October 22 – Stephen McNeil is sworn in as premier of Nova Scotia , following a general election .
October 28 – 2013 Nunavut general election
November 5 – Senators Patrick Brazeau , Mike Duffy , and Pamela Wallin 's salaries are suspended after accusations of inappropriate expense claims in the Senate expenses scandal .[40]
November 6 – Conservative MP Ted Menzies resigns as MP for Macleod .[41]
November 15 – The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut chooses Peter Taptuna as its premier .[42]
November 25 – Federal by-election in Bourassa , Brandon—Souris , Provencher and Toronto Centre
November 30 – The oldest airfield in Canada, Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport , closes.[43]
December 13 – Thunder Bay—Superior North MP Bruce Hyer , who had left the NDP in 2012 to sit as an independent, joins the Green Party of Canada .[44]
December 20 – The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously strikes down prostitution-related laws.[45]
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January 6 – The 2012–13 NHL lockout ends, and the regular season starts January 19.
January 13–20 – 2013 Canadian Figure Skating Championships – Mississauga , Ontario
February 16–24 – 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts – Kingston, Ontario
March 2–10 – 2013 Tim Hortons Brier – Edmonton , Alberta
March 10–17 – 2013 World Figure Skating Championships – London, Ontario
April 2–9 – 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship – Ottawa , Ontario
May 6 – 2013 CFL Draft
May 26 – The Halifax Mooseheads win their first Memorial Cup by defeating the Portland Winterhawks 6 to 4. The tournament was played at the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon
June 9 – 2013 Canadian Grand Prix
August 2–17 2013 Canada Summer Games – Sherbrooke , Quebec
August 8–18 – 2013 Men's Pan American Cup , Brampton , Ontario
August 10–18 – Canada at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia
November 23 - The Laval Rouge et Or win their eighth Memorial Cup by defeating the Calgary Dinos in the 49th Vanier Cup played at Telus-Université Laval Stadium in Quebec City
November 24 – The Saskatchewan Roughriders win their fourth Grey Cup by defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 45 to 23 in the 101st Grey Cup played at Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field in Regina . Regina's own Chris Getzlaf was awarded the game's Most Valuable Canadian
December 1–8 – 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials – Winnipeg , Manitoba
December 12 – 2013 CFL Expansion Draft , Ottawa, Ontario
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January
January 2 – Wren Blair , 87, hockey coach and manager (Minnesota North Stars , Pittsburgh Penguins ) (born 1925).[46]
January 3 – Ted Godwin , 79, artist (born 1933).[47]
January 4 – Murray Henderson , 91, hockey player (Boston Bruins ) (born 1921).[48]
January 5
January 6 – Dalia Wood , 88, senator (born 1924)
January 7
January 8 – Kenojuak Ashevak , 85, Inuit artist (born 1927).[53]
January 9 – John Wise , 77, politician, MP for Elgin (1972–1988); Minister of Agriculture (1979–1980; 1984–1988) (born 1935).[54]
January 10 – Daniel McCarthy , 86, television producer (The Friendly Giant , Mr. Dressup , Sesame Park ) (born 1926).[55]
January 12
January 14 – Conrad Bain , 89, actor (Maude , Diff'rent Strokes ) (born 1923).[59]
January 15
January 16
January 19 – Harold Marshall , 94, military (born 1918)
January 20
January 23
January 24 – Jim Wallwork , 93, British-born World War II glider pilot (born 1919).[69]
January 25
January 26 – Daurene Lewis , 68, politician, nation's first black female mayor (born 1943).[72]
January 27 – Gérard Dufresne , 95 or 94, politician and military officer (born 1918 or 1919)
January 30 – Diane Marleau , 69, former Member of Parliament and cabinet minister (born 1943).[73]
February
February 2 – Jack Singer , 95, businessman and philanthropist (born 1917).[74]
February 4 – Achilla Orru , 53, Uganda-born blind musician (born 1950)
February 6 – Arthé Guimond , 81, Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Grouard-McLennan (2000–2006) (born 1931).[75]
February 9
February 12 – Marion Bryden , 94, politician (born 1918).[78]
February 15 – John A. MacNaughton , 67, financier and executive, Hodgkin's lymphoma (born 1945).[79]
February 16 – Claudette Boyer , 75, politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Ottawa—Vanier (1999–2003), intercranial hemorrhage (born 1938).[80]
February 17 – André Gingras , 46, dancer and choreographer, cancer (born 1966).[81]
February 18 – Craig McKinley , 48, physician and aquanaut (NEEMO 7 mission) (born 1964).[82]
February 19
February 20 – Jean Gauthier , 75, ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens , Philadelphia Flyers , Boston Bruins ) (born 1937).[85]
February 24
Roy Brown Jr. , 96, car design engineer (Edsel , Ford Consul , Ford Cortina ), complications of Parkinson's disease and pneumonia (born 1916).[86]
John Driftmier , 30, television director, plane crash (born 1982).[87]
Alexis Nihon II , 67, real estate businessman, Olympic wrestler for The Bahamas (1968 ), cancer (born 1946).[88]
February 25 – Herb Epp , 78, politician, MPP of the Ontario Legislature for Waterloo North (1977– 1990) (born 1934).[89]
February 26
February 27 – Doreen Kimura , 79 or 80, psychologist who was professor at Simon Fraser University (born 1933)
March
March 3
Nick Ternette, German-born politician and political activist (born 1945)
George Wearring , 84, basketball player (born 1928)
March 4 – Michael D. Moore , 98, film director, second unit director and silent-era child actor, heart failure (born 1914).[92]
March 5 – Toren Smith , 52, manga publisher and translator (born 1960).[93]
March 6
March 7
March 9 – Aasia Begum , 61, Pakistani-born actress (born 1951)
March 10 – Jim Anderson , 82, ice hockey player (Springfield Indians ) and coach (Washington Capitals ) (born 1930).[97]
March 11 – Doug Christie , 66, lawyer and free speech activist, liver cancer (born 1946).[98]
March 14 –
March 15 – Shannon Larratt , 39, editor and publisher (BMEzine ) (born 1973).[101]
March 17 – Jean-Noël Lavoie , 85, politician (born 1927).[102]
March 18 – Frank D. Selke, Jr. , 83, ice hockey executive (Montreal Canadiens , California Golden Seals ) (born 1930).[103]
March 19 – Larry Gordon , 74, ice hockey general manager (Edmonton Oilers ) (born 1939).[104]
March 21 – Yvan Ducharme , 75, humorist and actor, COPD (born 1937).[105]
March 23 – Joe Weider , 93, bodybuilder and publisher, co-founder of the International Federation of BodyBuilders , founder of Muscle & Fitness , heart ailment (born 1919).[106]
Ralph Klein
March 26
March 27
March 29
Brian Huggins , 81, British-born journalist and actor (Trailer Park Boys ) (born 1931).[109]
Ralph Klein , 70, politician, 12th Premier of Alberta (1992– 2006), MLA for Calgary-Elbow (1989– 2007), COPD and dementia (born 1942).[110]
Art Phillips , 82, politician, MP for Vancouver Centre (1979– 1980), Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia (1973–1977) (born 1930).[111]
March 30 – Peter Kormos , 60, former Ontario MPP for Niagara Centre and Welland (born 1952).[112]
April
April 1
April 3
April 4
April 6 – Johnny Esaw , 87, sports broadcaster, pulmonary failure (born 1925).[118]
April 8
Deanna Durbin on the cover of Yank Magazine , January 1945
April 10 – George Hunter , 92, documentary photographer (born 1921).[121]
April 11 – Shorty Jenkins , 77, curling icemaker (born 1935).[122]
April 13 – Edwin G. Pulleyblank , 90, sinologist and linguist (born 1922).[123]
April 14 – A. S. A. Harrison , 65, writer and artist, cancer (born 1947).[124]
April 15 – Richard Collins , 66, actor (Trailer Park Boys ), heart attack (born 1947).[125]
April 16
April 17 – Deanna Durbin , singer and actress (born 1921)[129] [130] [131] [132]
April 21
April 22 – Clément Marchand , 100, poet and journalist (born 1912).[134]
April 23 – Lawrence Morley , 93, geophysicist (born 1920).[135]
April 29 – Mike McMahon, Jr. , 71, ice hockey player (born 1941).[136]
April 30 – Shirley Firth , 59, Gwich'in Olympic skier (1972 , 1976 , 1980 , 1984 ) (born 1953).[137]
May
May 1 – Martin Kevan , 66, Kenyan-born film and voice actor (Far Cry 3 ) and author, cancer (born 1957).[138]
May 2
May 5 – Greg Quill , 66, Australian-born roots musician and entertainment critic (Toronto Star ) (born 1947).[141]
May 6
May 7 – Mairuth Sarsfield , 88, broadcaster and author (No Crystal Stair ) (born 1925).[143]
May 8 – Bill Langstroth , 81, country music producer (Singalong Jubilee ), inducted into Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame (2011) (born 1932).[144]
May 9 – Huguette Oligny , 91, theatre actress (born 1922).[145]
May 11 – Doug Finley , 66, politician, Senator for Ontario (since 2009), Campaign Director during the 2006 and 2008 elections, colorectal cancer (born 1946).[146]
May 12 – Peter Worthington , 86, journalist (Toronto Telegram ) and editor-in-chief (Toronto Sun ) (born 1927).[147]
May 13 – Lynne Woolstencroft , 69, former mayor of Waterloo, Ontario (born 1943)
May 14
May 16
May 17 – Elijah Harper , 64, Cree politician and band chief , Manitoba MLA for Rupertsland (1981–1992); MP for Churchill (1993–1997), heart failure (born 1949).[153]
May 19
May 20 – Billy Dawe , 88, ice hockey player (born 1924)
May 23 – Epy Guerrero , 71, Dominican-born Major League Baseball scout (Toronto Blue Jays )(born 1942).[156]
May 29
June
June 1
Frank Dempsey , 88, American-born football player (born 1925).[159]
James Kelleher , 82, politician, MP for Sault Ste. Marie (1984– 1988), member of Senate of Canada (1990– 2005), heart failure (born 1930).[160]
Ian P. Howard , 85, psychologist and researcher in visual perception (born 1927)
Jane Purves , 63, politician and newspaper editor (Halifax Chronicle Herald ), Nova Scotia MLA for Halifax Citadel (1999–2003), cancer (born 1950 or 1949).[161]
June 2
June 3
June 4 – Gaston Isabelle , 92, politician, MP for Hull electoral district (1979– 1984) (born 1920)
June 8
Paul Cellucci , 65, American-born politician and diplomat, Ambassador to Canada (2001–2005), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (born 1948).[165]
Kyle Miller , 31, lacrosse player, cancer (born 1981).[166]
Philip White , 90, mayor of the borough of York , Ontario (1970–1978) (born 1923)
June 12 – Laslo Babits , 55, Olympic javelin thrower (1984 ) (born 1958).[167]
June 14 – Rod Bushie , 60, Anishinaabe elder, Grand Chief of Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (1997– 2000), lung cancer (born 1953).[168]
June 16 – D. M. Schurman , 88, historian (born 1924).[169]
June 17 – Pierre F. Côté , 85, civil servant, Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec (1978– 1997) (born 1927).[170]
June 18
June 24 – Andy Scott , 58, former federal Member of Parliament (born 1955)[174]
June 29 – Jack Gotta , 83, American-born CFL and WFL football player, coach and general manager (Calgary Stampeders , Saskatchewan Roughriders , Birmingham Americans ) (born 1929).[175]
July
July 2
July 3 – Peter Torokvei , 62, actor, producer and screenwriter (born 1951).[178]
July 4 – Tony Licari , 92, ice hockey player (born 1921).[179]
July 5
James McCoubrey, 111, supercentenarian (born 1901)
Daniel Wegner , 65, social psychologist (born 1948)
July 9 – Gaétan Soucy , 54, novelist, heart attack (born 1958).[180]
July 13 – Cory Monteith , 31, actor (born 1982)
July 16 – Alex Colville , 92, artist (born 1920)
July 18 – Peter Appleyard , 84, British-born jazz musician and composer, natural causes (born 1918).[181]
July 19
July 20 – Augustus Rowe , 92, physician and politician, Newfoundland and Labrador MLA for Carbonear (1971–1975), Health Minister (1972–1975). (born 1920)[184]
July 25 – Nic Gotham , 53, jazz saxophonist and composer (Nigredo Hotel ).[185]
July 27 – Sammy Yatim , 18, murder victim (born 1995)
July 29
July 30
August
August 4 – Charles-Omer Valois , 89, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Saint-Jérôme (1977–1997) (born 1924).[190]
August 5
August 7
August 8 – Les Ascott , 91, football player (Toronto Argonauts ) (born 1921).[195]
August 10 – Haji , 67, actress (Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! ) (born 1946).[196]
August 13 – Paul O'Neill , 84, actor, writer, historian and broadcaster (CBC ) (born 1928).[197]
August 15 –
August 16 – Roy Bonisteel , 83, journalist (born 1930)[199]
August 23 – Red Burns , 88, academic (born 1925).[200]
September
September 4
September 7 – Barry Smith , 58, ice hockey player (Boston Bruins ) (born 1955).[203]
September 8 – Don Reichert , 81, artist (born 1932).[204]
September 10
September 13 – Jimmy Herman , 72, actor (Dances with Wolves , North of 60 ) (born 1940).[207]
September 14 – Phil A. Iafrati , 66, English–born Canadian soccer coach, multiple myeloma (born 1947).[208]
September 16 – Howard Sheppard , 79, politician (born 1933).[209]
September 17 – Larry Lake , 70, American–born broadcaster and musician (born 1943).[210]
September 18
September 20 – Jim Charlton , 102, coin dealer and numismatic publisher (born 1911).[213]
September 21 – Michel Brault , 85, film director (born 1928).[214]
September 22
September 25 – Bennet Wong , 83, psychiatrist (born 1930).[217]
September 26 – Denis Brodeur , 82, Olympic bronze-medalist ice hockey player (1956 ) and photographer (born 1930).[218]
September 29 – Roy Peterson , 77, editorial cartoonist (born 1936).[219]
October
October 5 – Fred Mifflin , 75, politician and naval officer, MP for Bonavista—Trinity—Conception (1988–2000) (born 1938.[220]
October 6 – Ulysses Curtis , 87, American-born CFL football player (Toronto Argonauts ) (born 1926).[221]
October 8
October 12 – Michelle Madoff , 85, politician, member of the Pittsburgh City Council (1978–1993) (born 1928).[224]
October 16 – Bruno Bonamigo , 48, television director (Le Téléjournal Grand Montréal ), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (born 1965).[225]
October 17
October 18 – Allan Stanley , 87, Hall of Fame ice hockey player (born 1926).[228]
October 25 – Paul Reichmann , 83, Austria-born businessman and real estate mogul (Olympia and York ) (born 1930).[229]
October 30 – Leo Gravelle , 88, ice hockey player (born 1925).[230]
October 31 – Murray Cardiff , 79, politician (born 1934).[231]
November
November 1 – Eugène Rhéaume , 80, politician, MP for Northwest Territories (1963–1965) (born 1932).[232]
November 4
November 11 – William Fyfe , 86, New Zealand-born geologist (born 1927).[235]
November 12 – Steve Rexe , 66, ice hockey player (born 1947).[236]
November 14 – Reg Sinclair , 88, ice hockey player (New York Rangers , Detroit Red Wings ) (born 1925).[237]
November 16 – William McDonough Kelly , 88, politician, Senator (1982–2000 (born 1925).[238]
November 18 – Peter Wintonick , 60, documentary filmmaker, cholangiocarcinoma (born 1953).[239]
November 20 – Hellmuth Wolff , 76, Swiss–born organ builder (born 1937).[240]
November 21 – Maurice Vachon , 84, professional wrestler, best known by his ring name "Mad Dog" Vachon. (1950–1986) (born 1929).[241]
November 23 – Connie Broden , 81, ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens ) (born 1932).[242]
November 24 – Lou Hyndman , 78, politician, Alberta provincial minister (born 1935).[243]
December
December 5 – John Alan Lee , sociologist
December 29 or December 30 – Christopher Peloso, husband of former Ontario deputy premier George Smitherman found dead
December 31 – Jim Coutts , political advisor
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