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The magnitude 5.2 Kipawa earthquake occurs in Ontario and Quebec, Canada
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Y2K
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At least 700 died in flooding in Mozambique
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Pat Duncan becomes premier of Yukon, replacing Piers McDonald
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An E. coli outbreak in Walkerton, Ontario. It will eventually kill nine people.
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Canada hosts the Organization of American States' General Assembly Windsor, Ontario.
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Presidents of North and South Korea sign peace accord
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Canada ratifies the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict.
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A tornado near Pine Lake, Alberta, kills eleven people
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Concorde crash kills 113 near Paris
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The prohibition of marijuana is ruled illegal by an Ontario court
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Opening ceremony of the XXVII Olympics in Sydney, Australia
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Canada begins free trade talks with El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
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- Death and state funeral of Pierre Trudeau, former prime minister
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The 100th Space Shuttle mission (STS-92) is flown.
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Hillary Clinton wins a seat for the United States Senate from New York. It is the first time a former First Lady wins public office.
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Bill Clinton becomes the first U.S. President to visit Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War.
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Mad cow disease alarms Europe
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The federal government opens a marijuana growing operation in an abandoned mine in Manitoba
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Al Gore concedes presidential election, George W. Bush named president
