2005 in Canada
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See also: 2004 in Canada, other events of 2005, 2006 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
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Incumbents
- Premier of Alberta - Ralph Klein
- Premier of British Columbia - Gordon Campbell
- Premier of Manitoba - Gary Doer
- Premier of New Brunswick - Bernard Lord
- Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador - Danny Williams
- Premier of Nova Scotia - John Hamm
- Premier of Ontario - Dalton McGuinty
- Premier of Prince Edward Island - Pat Binns
- Premier of Quebec - Jean Charest
- Premier of Saskatchewan - Lorne Calvert
- Premier of the Northwest Territories - Joe Handley
- Premier of Nunavut - Paul Okalik
- Premier of Yukon - Dennis Fentie
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Events
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January
- January 7: Minister of Health Ujjal Dosanjh arrives in Sri Lanka to survey the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami damage.
- January 8: Disaster Assistance Response Team arrives in Sri Lanka to provide fresh water, tents, food and medical assistance to victims of the tsunami disaster.
- January 10: The Canadian government increases its monetary contribution in the Humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake to $425 million.
- January 14: Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Judy Sgro resigns from her cabinet post as she is being investigated for illegal immigration practices.
- January 16: Prime Minister Paul Martin begins a nine-day trip to Asia in Indonesia surveying the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami damage. Martin also travelled to Sri Lanka, India, Japan and China.
- January 20: Norman Kwong is appointed the new Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, following the death in office of Lois Hole.
- January 21: China opens its borders to allow tourists to travel to Canada.
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February
- February 1: Ontario Progressive Conservative Party member Ernie Eves resigns from the Ontario legislature.
- February 2: Harjit Singh is deported to India.
- February 6: A group of Ontarians file a class action lawsuit against Agropur Cooperative after they became sick from chocolate milk tainted by chemical cleaner.
- February 8: Controversial Toronto police chief Julian Fantino is appointed Ontario's new commissioner of emergency management.
- February 8: Edmonton police chief Fred Rayner is fired after news of a police sting targeting a journalist and the chair of the city's police board comes to light.
- February 10: Wal-Mart says it will close one of its stores in Jonquière, Québec, just as its 200 workers are about to win the first-ever union contract from the world's largest retailer.
- February 14: The Canadian government signs a multi-billion dollar deal with Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia for offshore natural resource revenues.
- February 18: Quebec Premier Jean Charest does a cabinet shuffle to improve his party's popularity.
- February 22: Canada rejects a proposed missile defence plan with the United States.
- February 23: The 2005 Canadian budget is presented.
- February 25: The Anglican Church of Canada is temporarily banned from the Anglican Consultative Council for endorsing same-sex marriage in Canada.
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March
- March 1 - Frank McKenna becomes the new Canadian Ambassador to the United States.
- March 3 - Four Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers -- Peter Schiemann, Lionide Johnston, Anthony Gordon and Brock Myrol -- are killed by local James Roszko in a drug raid on his farm in Mayerthorpe, Alberta.
- March 10 - Governor General Adrienne Clarkson announces that she will create a trophy for women's hockey in Canada. (The National Hockey League's Stanley Cup was donated in 1892 by a predecessor of Clarkson's, Lord Frederick Stanley.)
- March 11 - 2004 Canadian sponsorship scandal: The Canadian government launches a $39 million lawsuit against Lafleur Communication Marketing, GroupAction, Groupe Everest and Le Groupe Polygone.
- March 11 - Without warning, Jetsgo immediately ceases all operations.
- March 16 - Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri are found not guilty by the Supreme Court of British Columbia at the Air India Trial.
- March 24 - Paul Martin arranges the appointment of Roméo Dallaire, Art Eggleton, Lillian Dyck, Jim Cowan, Elaine McCoy, Grant Mitchell, Robert Peterson, Nancy Ruth and Claudette Tardif to the Senate of Canada.
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April
- April 1 - Thompson Rivers University is born from the merger of University College of the Cariboo and British Columbia Open University.
- April 12 - Kelly Ellard is found guilty of second degree murder in the 1997 murder of Reena Virk.
- April 13 - Neo-Nazi leader Wolfgang Droege, leader of the Heritage Front, is found shot dead in his apartment.
- April 21 - Prime Minister Paul Martin and the leaders of the opposition address the nation separately on television on the subject of the sponsorship scandal and the possibility of a general election being called this spring.
- April 26 - The Liberal Party of Canada and the New Democratic Party announce that they have come to an agreement in principle on the 2005 Canadian budget. This agreement is a move by the Liberals to avoid a vote of no confidence in the House, which would cause a general election to be called.
- April 29 - Sean Eagan dies from a heart condition while climbing Mount Everest.
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May
- May 1 - Canada imposes a 15% surtax sanction on U.S. imports of cigarettes, oysters and live swine, after the Byrd Amendment was found to be illegal by the World Trade Organization.
- May 5 - A Canadian Forces Maritime Command board of inquiry finds no one accountable for the fatal fire aboard HMCS Chicoutimi.
- May 8 - Steve Nash becomes the first Canadian player to win the NBA MVP Award
- May 10 - The House passes a motion, which the opposition says should topple the government. The governing Liberals refuse to resign following this by claiming that this is a procedural matter and not a vote of no confidence.
- May 13 - Jetsgo declares bankruptcy
- May 17 - Belinda Stronach who ran for the leadership of the Conservative Party crosses the floor to the Liberal Party and becomes Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development.
- May 17 - Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Canada for a nine-day visit to celebrate the centennial of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
- May 17 - British Columbia general election and electoral reform referendum
- May 19 - In the House of Commons, Paul Martin's minority government survives two confidence votes. For the first time in Canadian history, the Speaker of the House votes to break a tie in a confidence vote, which the government wins 153 to 152.
- May 20 - Six oil workers die and another two dozen are injured in Alberta when their bus is T-boned by a tractor-trailor.
- May 23 - The four Canadian soldiers killed in the friendly fire incident by United States Airforce fighter pilot Major Harry Schmidt on April 18, 2002 are posthumously remembered at a ceremony in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, along with three Americans, whose names were added to a memorial wall.
- May 24 - Todd Russell of the Liberal Party wins a federal byelection held in Labrador to replace the late Lawrence O'Brien.
- May 31 - Miss Canada Natalie Glebova became Miss Universe in Bangkok.
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June
- June 6 - Pat O'Brien quits the Liberal Party to sit as an independent in the House of Commons.
- June 6 - Conservative MP Gurmant Grewal takes a "stress leave" from Parliament, after Air Canada reveals that he's under a security investigation.
- June 9 - The Supreme Court of Canada rules against the Quebec Health Insurance Act and Quebec Hospital Insurance Act sections that prohibit buying private health insurance for medically necessary medical services.
- June 11-12 - A heatwave hits central Canada, producing temperatures of about 31 Celsius with a humidex of 41 degrees.
- June 15 - Wayne Gretzky is appointed executive director of Team Canada for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
- June 16 - Canada's first three satellite radio services are licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. One is licensed to Canadian Satellite Radio in conjunction with XM Satellite Radio, one to Standard Broadcasting and the CBC in conjunction with Sirius Satellite Radio, and one to a partnership between CHUM Limited and Astral Media.
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July
- July 2 - Live 8 takes place in Park Place, Barrie, Ontario.
- July 5 - Karla Homolka is scheduled to be released from prison.
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September
- September 1: Saskatchewan celebrates its centennial.
- September 1: Alberta celebrates its centennial.
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Arts and literature
- February 25: Frank Parker Day's novel Rockbound is named the winner of Canada Reads 2005
- March 26: Ian and Sylvia's "Four Strong Winds" is named the greatest Canadian song of all time on CBC Radio One's 50 Tracks
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Sports
- January 4: The Canadian junior men's hockey team wins the IIHF World Junior Championship, defeating Russia 6-1. The team, which went undefeated over the course of the tournament, was touted as the "Greatest Team" to ever play in the Junior men's tournament. They won Canada's first gold medal at the tournament since 1997.
- May 8: Steve Nash becomes the first Canadian player to win the NBA MVP Award
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Births
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Deaths
- January 6: Lois Hole, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
- January 6: Louis Robichaud, Premier of New Brunswick
- January 13: Earl Cameron, 1960s CBC news anchor
- January 14: Charlotte MacLeod, Canadian-born American author
- January 15: Dan Lee, animator, creator of Finding Nemo title character
- January 22: Harry Boyle, CBC broadcaster
- January 26: Fraser Elliott, lawyer
- January 27: Jonathan Welsh, actor
- January 30: Martyn Bennett, Canadian-born Scottish musician
- January 31: Ron Basford, former Member of Parliament and Minister of Justice
- February 1: John Vernon, actor (Wojeck)
- February 5: Bob McAdorey, television and radio broadcaster
- February 21: Gérard Bessette, author
- March 11: Bill Cameron, television and radio broadcaster, author, writer
- March 28: Robin Spry, filmmaker
- April 3: Frank Clair, Canadian Football League coach
- April 22: Stephane Provost, National Hockey League linesman
- April 27: Red Horner, National Hockey League defenceman
- April 27: Christina McCall, political writer
- April 29: Sean Egan, professor
- May 2: Robert Hunter, journalist and environmentalist
- May 22: Terry Carisse, country musician
- May 25: Domenic Troiano, rock guitarist
- June 14: Norman Levine, short story writer
- June 17: Ben Kerr, busker and perennial candidate for Mayor of Torontofr:2005 au Canada
