1984 in Canada
See also: 1983 in Canada, other events of 1984, 1985 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
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Incumbents
René Jalbert negotiating with Denis Lortie in the Assembly Chamber
- Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor General - Edward Schreyer then Jeanne Sauvé
- Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau then John Turner then Brian Mulroney
- Premier of Alberta - Peter Lougheed
- Premier of British Columbia - Bill Bennett
- Premier of Manitoba - Howard Pawley
- Premier of New Brunswick - Richard Hatfield
- Premier of Newfoundland - Brian Peckford
- Premier of Nova Scotia - John Buchanan
- Premier of Ontario - Bill Davis
- Premier of Prince Edward Island - James Lee
- Premier of Quebec - René Lévesque
- Premier of Saskatchewan - Grant Devine
Events
- January 12 - Richard Nerysoo becomes government leader of the Northwest Territories, replacing George Braden
- February 29 - Pierre Trudeau announces he will retire as soon as the Liberals can elect another leader
- May 8 - Cpl. Denis Lortie enters the Quebec National Assembly and opens fire, killing 3 and wounding 13. René Jalbert, sergeant-at-arms of the assembly, succeeds in calming him, for which he will later receive the Cross of Valour.
- May 19 - The NHL's Edmonton Oilers win the Stanley Cup defeating the New York Islanders 5-2 at Edmonton and ending the Islanders dynasty. The first in Oilers club history and of a new dynasty.
- June 30 - John Turner becomes Canada's seventeenth prime minister replacing the retiring Pierre Trudeau.
- August 12 - At the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles Canada has its best performance ever, mostly due to the boycott of the games by the Eastern Bloc countries.
- August 31 - MuchMusic, Canada's answer to MTV, signs on.
- September 1 - TSN The Sports Network, signs on.
- September 3 - In protest of the upcoming Papal visit, Thomas Bernard Brigham, a retired American armed forces officer, bombs Montreal's Central Station, killing 3 people and wounding more than 30.
- September 4 - Federal election Turner's Liberals are routed as Brian Mulroney wins the largest majority in Canadian history.
- September 9-20 - Pope John Paul II tours Canada.
- September 17 - Brian Mulroney is sworn in as Canada's eighteenth prime minister.
- October 5 - Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space, aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger (41-6).
- November 6 - Saskatchewan MLA Colin Thatcher is convicted of the murder of his ex-wife JoAnn.
- Richard Nerysoo becomes premier of the Northwest Territories. The territory recognizes aboriginal languages as official languages.
- Labatt introduces the first twist-off cap on a reusable beer bottle.
- Grey Cup - Winnipeg Blue Bombers won 47-17 over the Hamilton Tiger Cats
- Vanier Cup - Guelph Gryphons won 22-13 over the Mount Allison Mounties
- Telelatino Network signs on in October.
Arts and literature
- New books
- Neuromancer - William Gibson
- La Détresse et l'enchantement - Gabrielle Roy
- Dinner Along the Amazon - Timothy Findley
- The Summer Tree - Guy Gavriel Kay
- Awards
- See 1984 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Books in Canada First Novel Award: Heather Robertson, Willie
- Gerald Lampert Award: Sandra Birdsell, Night Travellers and Jean McKay, Gone to Grass
- Pat Lowther Award: Bronwen Wallace, Signs of the Former Tenant
- Stephen Leacock Award: Gary Lautens, No Sex Please...We're Married
- Vicky Metcalf Award: Bill Freeman
- Film
- James Cameron's The Terminator propels the Canadian director to international fame
- Television
- Jeopardy! is relaunched with Canadian Alex Trebek as host
- Second City Television ends its run on Canadian television
Births
- April 27 - Pierre-Marc Bouchard, hockey player
- June 16 - Rick Nash, hockey player
- September 27 - Avril Lavigne, singer/songwriter
- November 28 - Marc-Andre Fleury, goalie
Deaths
- March 30 - Gaëtan Dugas - early AIDS victim
- May 17 - Gordon Sinclair - newspaper columnist
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1984 in Canada