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
- British Columbia Provincial Police are disestablished.
[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 17: Jackson Davies, actor
- 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
- June 25: Michel Côté, actor
- 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: Wendy Lill, politician and writer
- 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
- David Barr, Canadian Forces colonel
[edit] Deaths
- July 25: Gleason Belzile, politician
- November 11: John Knox Blair, politician
