1980 in Canada

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See also: 1979 in Canada, other events of 1980, 1981 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

1 Incumbents
2 Events
3 Arts and literature
4 Births
5 Deaths

[edit] Incumbents

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Terry Fox on his Marathon of Hope run

January 21 - Three Soviet embassy workers are expelled after they are accused of spying
January 28 - Canadian ambassador to Iran, Ken Taylor, organizes the escape of American citizens from Iran
February 18 - Federal election: Pierre Trudeau's Liberals win a majority, defeating Joe Clark's PCs
February 29 - Jeanne Sauvé becomes first woman Speaker of the House of Commons
March 3 - Pierre Trudeau becomes prime minister for the second time, replacing Joe Clark
April 12 - Terry Fox begins his Marathon of Hope run across Canada in support of cancer research
April 14 - The National Film Board wins an Oscar for its animated films
April 22 - Canada announces it will join the boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics due to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
April 30 - Hockey player Gordie Howe finally retires
May 20 - Quebec votes against separation in the 1980 Quebec referendum
June 16 - George Braden becomes government leader of the Northwest Territories, as responsible government is reinstituted for the first time since 1905
July 1 - "O Canada" becomes the official national anthem
July 30 - Queen Elizabeth II augments the Coat of Arms of Alberta with a crest and supporters
August 16 to August 23 - First Session of the Youth Parliament of Canada/Parlement jeunesse du Canada held in the Senate chambers of the Canadian Parliament Buildings in Ottawa.
August 27 The Winnipeg Tribune and the Ottawa Journal, two Canadian broadsheet newspapers, owned by Southam and Thomson newspapers are closed.
September 1 - Due to a return of his cancer Terry Fox curtails his run
September 1 - Saskatchewan and Alberta celebrate the 75th anniversaries of their establishment as provinces, culminating a summer full of festivals and special events
October 6 - The Quebec and Newfoundland governments sign the Churchill Falls hydro agreement.
October 6 - Trudeau announces his plan to patriate the Canadian constitution unilaterally
October 28 - The National Energy Program is introduced
November 17 - Clifford Olson rapes and kills his first victim