1973 in Canada - Events

Events

  • January 25 - The Irish Stardust runs aground north of Vancouver Island, causing a large oil spill.
  • February 1 - Gerald Bouey succeeds Louis Rasminsky as Governor of the Bank of Canada.
  • February 5 - Work begins on the construction of the CN Tower
  • February 14- Yukon Native Brotherhood tabled "Together today for our Children Tomorrow" marking the start of the Yukon Land Claims process
  • February 13 - The Gendron Report is issued; it recommends making French Quebec's only official language
  • February 15 - The Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific is established in Victoria, British Columbia
  • April 2 - Montreal announces Canada's first lottery to help pay for the 1976 Summer Olympics
  • April 20 - Anik A2 is launched
  • October 17 - OPEC dramatically raises the price of oil. This is a boom to Alberta but hurts central Canada.
  • November 1 - Waterloo Lutheran University is renamed Wilfrid Laurier University
  • November 13 - A jury refuses to convict Henry Morgentaler for performing abortions
  • November 29 - The Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat is established.
  • December 7 - Canada sells its first CANDU Reactor to South Korea
  • First Air is founded

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