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The offshore oil rig Ocean Ranger sinks
The offshore oil rig Ocean Ranger sinks, killing 84. the Ocean Ranger has been the subject of several artistic works. The Ocean Ranger Memorial, located on the grounds of Confederation Building in St. John's, was sculpted by artist A. Stewart Montgomerie. -
Constitution Act
Born out of a desire on the part of the Trudeau government to patriate the Constitution of Canada from the United Kingdom.It is pretty much the same idea of Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) which will protect the freedom and rights of canadian. Article is published on 7th Feb, 2006 -
Jeanne Sauvé
On December 23, 1983, she was appointed the first woman Governor General of Canada. She was recognized for her excellent management and leadership skills. She declared that it was an important break-through for all the women of Canada. She is a huge benefit in Canadian history -
Meech Lake Accord
Ten provincial premiers and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney agree to the Meech Lake Accord, which would make large changes to Canada's Constitution and address Quebec's concerns. Parliament and the legislatures of all provinces have three years to accept the Accord. It dies in June 1991, when both Newfoundland and Manitoba refuse to endorse it -
banned of leaded gas (motor vehicles)
The federal government banned the use of leaded gas in motor vehicles after years of debate. Research had linked lead to health problems, mainly in children. -
International biodiversity convention
Canada is the first country to sign the international bio-diversity convention at the Earth Summit in Brazil. Canada has to show the leadership of protecting the environment. They want to save the oil and coal, and Canada is the first country tojoin the organiztion. Their idea is to protect the thing that sustains us. -
Toronto's blue jays
Toronto's Blue Jays became the first Canadian team to win baseball's World Series.They are the world series champion. , the Blue Jays acquired pitcher Jack Morris, who had led the Minnesota Twins to victory in the World Series by pitching a 10-inning complete game shutout in Game 7 and had been named the World Series MVP. -
Ice Storm
Between January 4th and 10th, 1998, parts of Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec were hit by 3 successive storm fronts that have been called the greatest natural disaster in Canadian history.The thickening ice downed power lines, forcing 100 000 people to seek refuge in hotels, private homes or hastily assembled shelters. one hundred millimetres of freezing rain in some areas of central and eastern Canada, affecting nearly 20 percent of Canada's population, mainly in Montreal and Ottawa.
