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Events from the year
1958
in
Canada
.
Incumbents
Monarch
-
Queen Elizabeth II
Governor General
-
Vincent Massey
then
Georges Vanier
Prime Minister
-
John Diefenbaker
Premier of Alberta
-
Ernest Manning
Premier of British Columbia
-
W.A.C.
Bennett
Premier of Manitoba
-
Douglas Campbell
then
Duff Roblin
Premier of New Brunswick
-
Hugh John Flemming
Premier of Newfoundland
-
Joey Smallwood
Premier of Nova Scotia
-
Robert Stanfield
Premier of Ontario
-
Leslie Frost
Premier of Prince Edward Island
-
Alex Matheson
then
Walter Shaw
Premier of Quebec
-
Maurice Duplessis
then
Paul Sauvé
Premier of Saskatchewan
-
Tommy Douglas
Events
January 16
-
Louis St. Laurent
is replaced by
Lester B.
Pearson
as leader of the
Liberal Party
February 19
-
20
- The Right Honourable
Ellen Fairclough
assumes the role of Prime Minister for a day.
March 25
- The
Avro Arrow
flies for the first time
March 31
-
John Diefenbaker
leads the
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
to a massive election victory.
April 5
- The
Seymour Narrows
is made more easily passable after
Ripple Rock
was destroyed in one of the largest planned non-nuclear explosions
May 12
- The
North American Aerospace Defense Command
(NORAD) agreement is signed between the
United States
and
Canada
.
June 17
- The
Second Narrows Bridge
in
Vancouver
collapses killing 18.
July 1
-
Canada-wide
television
broadcasting starts
July 1
-
The Lost Villages
in
Ontario
are permanently flooded as part of the
St. Lawrence Seaway
construction project.
July 16
-
Duff Roblin
sworn in as premier of
Manitoba
October 23
- The third
Springhill Mining Disaster
occurs killing 74.
Department of Physical Education started at the
University of Saskatchewan
Arts and literature
July 16
- The
Manitoba Theatre Centre
opens.
New works
John Kenneth Galbraith
's
The Affluent Society
Farley Mowat
's
Coppermine Journey: An Account of a Great Adventure
Antonine Maillet
's first novel
Pointe-aux-Coques
Awards
See
1958 Governor General's Awards
for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
Stephen Leacock Award
:
Eric Nicol
,
Girdle Me A Globe
Film
Morley Callaghan
's
Now That April's Here
is made into a feature film
Allan Dwan
directs his last film
Enchanted Island
Music
Paul Anka
has four hit singles and becomes one of the most popular singers in the world.
Sport
Grey Cup
-
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
win 35-28 over the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
.
Stanley Cup
-
Montreal Canadiens
win 4-2 over the
Boston Bruins
.
Births
January to June
February 23
-
Bob Stephen
, Canadian football player (d.
2009
)
Jean Charest
March 8
-
Raymond Simard
, politician
April 7
-
Ted Nolan
, ice hockey player and coach
May 10
-
Gaétan Boucher
, speed skater and double Olympic gold medalist
May 18
-
Bob Chaperon
, snooker and billiards player
June 24
-
Jean Charest
, lawyer and politician, 29th
Premier of Quebec
July to September
Terry Fox
July 12
-
Tonya Lee Williams
, actress
July 28
-
Terry Fox
, humanitarian, athlete and cancer treatment activist (d.
1981
)
August 6
-
Lorne Saxberg
, television journalist and news anchor (d.
2006
)
August 15
-
Craig MacTavish
, ice hockey player and coach
August 17
-
Kirk Stevens
, snooker player
August 19
-
Darryl Sutter
, ice hockey player and coach
September 16
-
Jennifer Tilly
, actress and poker player
September 17
-
Monte Solberg
, politician and Minister
September 28
-
Angella Taylor-Issajenko
, sprinter
October to December
October 8
-
Neile Graham
, poet and scholar
November 3
-
Kevin Sorenson
, politician
November 6
-
Kevin Doherty
, judoka
November 19
-
Joe Jordan
, politician
December 25
-
Alannah Myles
, singer-songwriter
Full date unknown
Gordon Stewart Anderson
, writer (d.
1991
)
Deaths
Robert W.
Service, c.1905
January to June
January 7
-
Margaret Anglin
, actress, director and producer (b.
1876
)
January 16
-
Charles Bélec
, politician (b.
1872
)
April 1
-
J.
Arthur Ross
, politician (b.
1893
)
May 12
-
Lewis St. George Stubbs
, judge and politician (b.
1878
)
June 26
-
George Orton
, middle-distance runner and Olympic gold medalist, first Canadian to win an Olympic medal (b.
1873
)
July to December
July 21
-
Joseph Oscar Lefebre Boulanger
, politician and lawyer (b.
1888
)
September 2
-
George Stewart Henry
, politician and 10th
Premier of Ontario
(b.
1871
)
September 11
-
Camillien Houde
, politician and four-time mayor of
Montreal
(b.
1889
)
September 11
-
Robert W.
Service
, poet and writer (b.
1874
)
October 2
-
Charles Avery Dunning
, politician, Minister and university chancellor (b.
1885
)
November 10
-
Billy Boucher
, ice hockey player (b.
1899
)
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