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Terry Fox
Terry Fox begins his Marathon of Hope -
O Canada
"O Canada" becomes the official national anthem -
Marathon of Hope ends
Due to the return of the cancer, Terry can not finish his run -
Gasoline and Diesel
Both oils are now sold by the litre -
Canadarm
The Canadarm is deployed in to space -
AIDS
The first reported cases of AIDS in Canada -
Lotto 649
The first drawings of the Lotto 649 are held -
Metric System
The Metric system of weights and measures is officially adopted in to Canada -
Pay Television
Pay Television starts operating in Canada -
Pierre Elliot Trudeau retirement
Pierre Trudeau announces he will retire once the Liberal Party elects another leader. -
TSN
The Sports Network starts airing -
Canadian Encyclopedia
The Canadian Encyclopedia is launched -
Worst Aiplance accident
The worst airplane accident in Canadian history occurs when Arrow Air Flight 1285 crashes on take-off from Gander International Airport. 256 people are killed. -
United Nations Award
Canada receives a United Nations award for sheltering refugees -
$1 coin
Canada introduces the $1 coin and the dollar bill is withdrawn in 1989 -
Abortion Law Repealed
Due to the Charter of Rights and Freedom embeded in the New Consituation of Canada, Canada's abortion laws are repealed by the Supreme Court -
Blackout
2:44 AM ET: A solar coronal mass ejection causes a blackout across all of Quebec, as it hits the Hydro-Québec power grid, affecting 6 million people for more than 9 hours
