1973 in Canada
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See also: 1972 in Canada, other events of 1973, 1974 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor General - Roland Michener
- Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau
- Premier of Alberta - Peter Lougheed
- Premier of British Columbia - David Barrett
- Premier of Manitoba - Edward Schreyer
- Premier of New Brunswick - Richard Hatfield
- Premier of Newfoundland - Frank Moores
- Premier of Nova Scotia - Gerald Regan
- Premier of Ontario - Bill Davis
- Premier of Prince Edward Island - Alexander B. Campbell
- Premier of Quebec - Robert Bourassa
- Premier of Saskatchewan - Allan Blakeney
[edit] Events
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- January 25 - The Irish Stardust runs aground north of Vancouver Island causing a large oil spill.
- February 1 - Gerald Bouey succeedes Louis Rasminsky as Governor of the Bank of Canada.
- February 5 - Work begins on the construction of the CN Tower
- February 13 - The Gendron Report is issued, it recommends making French Quebec's only official language
- February 15 - The Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific is established in Victoria, British Columbia
- April 2 - Montreal announces Canada's first lottery to help pay for the 1976 Summer Olympics
- April 20 - Anik A-2 is launched
- October 17 - OPEC dramatically raises the price of oil. This is a boon to Alberta but hurts central Canada.
- November 1 - Waterloo Lutheran University is renamed Wilfrid Laurier University
- November 13 - A jury refuses to convict Henry Morgentaler for performing abortions
- December 7 - Canada sells its first CANDU Reactor to South Korea
- First Air is founded
[edit] Arts and Literature
- New Works
- Farley Mowat - Tundra: Selections from the Great Accounts of Arctic Land Voyages
- Donald Jack - That's Me in the Middle
- John Newlove - The Fat Man: Selected Poems (1962-1972)
- Robert Kroetsch - Gone Indian
- Awards
- See 1973 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Donald Bell, Saturday Night at the Bagel Factory
- Vicky Metcalf Award: Christie Harris
- Radio
- The Royal Canadian Air Farce is formed
- Television
- Alex Trebek moves to the United States to host The Wizard of Odds.
[edit] Births
- January 3 — Robert Baird, medley swimmer
- January 8 — Robert Braknis, backstroke swimmer
- January 11 — Sarah Forbes, field hockey goalkeeper
- January 13 — Dana Anderson, field hockey player
- January 16 — Nathalie Giguère, breaststroke swimmer
- February 4 — Manny Legace, ice hockey goalie
- February 5 — Marty O'Donnell, boxer
- February 28 — Eric Lindros, ice hockey player
- March 3 — Sean Campbell, field hockey player
- March 13 — Allison Higson, swimmer
- March 24 — Philippe Boucher, ice hockey player
- March 31 — Ian Goldberg, cryptographer
- April 5 — Kristin Topham, swimmer
- April 23 — Derek Armstrong, ice hockey player
- May 4 — John Madden, ice hockey player
- May 4 — Matthew Barnaby, ice hockey player
- May 13 — Mike Beres, badminton player
- June 8 — Lexa Doig, actor
- July 3 — Adrian Aucoin, ice hockey player
- July 13 — Gavin Hassett, rower
- July 19 — Scott Walker, ice hockey player
- July 22 — Rufus Wainwright, musician
- July 27 — David McLellan, freestyle swimmer
- August 24 — Andrew Brunette, hockey player
- August 29 — Jessica Holmes, actor
- August 31 — Scott Niedermayer, ice hockey player
- September 6 — Greg Rusedski, tennis player
- October 3 — Neve Campbell, actress
- October 30 — Adam Copeland, professional wrestler
- November 10 — Iain Brambell, rower
- November 27 — Mike Oliver, field hockey player
- November 30 — Carla Somerville, field hockey player
- December 14 — Sue Armstrong, field hockey player
- December 14 — Tomasz Radzinski, soccer player
- December 25 — Alexandre Trudeau, Prime Minister's son
- December 31 — Curtis Myden, medley swimmer
[edit] Deaths
- July 18 - Christine Demeter, murder victim
- July 25 - Louis St. Laurent, former Prime Minister
- December - Alfred Fuller, businessman
- Tim Buck, communist
