1950 in Canada
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See also: 1949 in Canada, other events of 1950, 1951 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - King George VI
- Governor General - Earl Alexander of Tunis
- Prime Minister - Louis Saint Laurent
- Premier of Alberta - Ernest Manning
- Premier of British Columbia - Byron Johnson
- Premier of Manitoba - Douglas Campbell
- Premier of New Brunswick - John McNair
- Premier of Newfoundland - Joey Smallwood
- Premier of Nova Scotia - Angus Macdonald
- Premier of Ontario - Leslie Frost
- Premier of Prince Edward Island - Walter Jones
- Premier of Quebec - Maurice Duplessis
- Premier of Saskatchewan - Tommy Douglas
[edit] Events
- January 14 - The first non-stop trans-Canada flight is made
- Early May - The Winnipeg Flood along the Red River causes immense damage and one death in Winnipeg
- May 29 - The St. Roch becomes the first vessel to circumnavigate North America
- August 7 - Canada joins a United Nations force to fight in Korean War
- August 22 - August 30 - A rail workers strike shuts down much of the Canadian economy
- October 31 - The oil pipeline linking Edmonton to Sarnia is completed
- November 28 - Canada joins on to the Colombo Plan
- December 18 - Korean War: First Canadian troops arrive in Korea
- Cité libre magazine is first published
[edit] Arts and Culture
- Literary Awards
- See 1950 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Earle Birney, Turvey
[edit] Births
- January 5 - John Manley, politician
- January 13 - Joe Fontana, politician
- January 18 - Gilles Villeneuve, automobile racing driver
- February 8 - Keith Milligan, politician
- February 12 - Michael Ironside, actor
- March 16 - Kate Nelligan, actress
- March 23 - Jerry Storie, Manitoba politician
- March 23 - Ralph Eichler, Manitoba politician
- March 26 - Martin Short, actor
- April 19 - Gérard Asselin, politician
- May 7 - Deepak Obhrai, politician
- May 27 - Brent St. Denis, politician
- June 1 - Perrin Beatty, politician
- June 21 - Anne Carson, poet
- July 6 - Hélène Scherrer, politician
- July 7 - Leon Benoit, politician
- July 11 - Liona Boyd, musician
- August 6 - Carole Pope, musician
- August 15 - Ron Lemieux, Manitoba politician
- August 16 - Stockwell Day, politician
- August 31 - Anne McLellan, politician
- September 16 - Sheila Fraser, auditor
- September 18 - Darryl Sittler, hockey player
- October 31 - John Candy, comedian and actor
- November 2 - Daryl Reid, Manitoba politician
- November 5 - Susan Nattrass, athlete
- December 20 - Carolyn Bennett, politician
- December 21 - Lap-Chee Tsui, scientist
- Roger Grimes, premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
