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Canada flies the Maple Leaf flag for the first time.
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Canada adopts two official languages.
English and Franch are the official languages of Canada. -
Canada, the United States, and Mexico sign the free trade agreement.
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Nunavut becomes a self - governing Inuit territory.
It is the first territory to have a majority Native population. -
Olympics
Winter Olympics are held in Vancouver. This is the second time that Canada has hosted the WInter Olympics. They were previously held in Calgary in 1988.