1958 in Canada
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Events from the year 1958 in Canada.
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[edit] 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
[edit] 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 poorly designed 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
[edit] Arts and literature
- July 16 - The Manitoba Theatre Centre opens.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] Film
- Morley Callaghan's Now That April's Here is made into a feature film
- Allan Dwan directs his last film Enchanted Island
[edit] Music
- Paul Anka has four hit singles and becomes one of the most popular singers in the world.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Births
[edit] January to June
- February 23 - Bob Stephen, Canadian football player (d.2009)
- 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
[edit] July to September
- 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
[edit] 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
[edit] Full date unknown
- Gordon Stewart Anderson, writer (d.1991)
[edit] Deaths
[edit] 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)
[edit] 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)
