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List of Canadian events in 1998
Events from the year 1998 in Canada .
Incumbents [ edit ] Federal government [ edit ] Provincial governments [ edit ] Lieutenant governors [ edit ] Premiers [ edit ] Territorial governments [ edit ] Commissioners [ edit ] Premiers [ edit ] January to March [ edit ] January 1 – Toronto and six other communities are merged to form a new megacity.[19] Mel Lastman was sworn in as its first mayor.[20] 2001 .[21] [22]
January 2 – Three separate avalanches in British Columbia kill a total of nine people.
January 5 – The Ice Storm of 1998 , caused by El Niño , strikes southern Ontario and Quebec , resulting in widespread power failures, severe damage to forests, and a number of deaths.
January 6 – Alan Eagleson pleads guilty to fraud.
January 7 – The federal government formally apologizes for the past mistreatment of First Nations .
January 23 – The Royal Bank and the Bank of Montreal announce plans to merge, which are later scuttled by the federal government.
February 6 – The Hudson's Bay Company takes over Kmart Canada , folding it into its Zellers chain.
February 10 – Canadian National Railway merges with the Illinois Central .
February 13 – Three girls, all under 18 years of age, are found guilty in Victoria, British Columbia , of killing 14-year-old Reena Virk . Three others plead guilty of assault.
February 16 – Reference Re Secession of Quebec : The Supreme Court is asked to rule on the legality of unilateral Quebec secession.
February 18 – Controversial plans to include a Holocaust memorial in the Canadian War Museum are scrapped.
February 24 – In the federal budget, Finance Minister Paul Martin delivers a balanced budget.
March 2 – Daniel Johnson , leader of the Quebec Liberal Party , announces his resignation.
March 6 – The Dionne Quintuplets are given money and an apology by the Ontario government.
March 6 – British Columbia doctors begin the first of a series of protests against funding shortages.
March 12 – Quebec and Newfoundland resolve the long-running Churchill Falls dispute.
March 12 – Mutual Life of Canada acquires MetLife to become Canada's second-largest insurance company.
March 23 – Senator Andy Thompson is forced to resign his Senate seat after not attending for two years.
March 24 – The Nova Scotia election leaves the Liberals and NDP tied for the most seats.
March 27 – Jean Charest announces that he will seek the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party.
March 27 – The federal government agrees to compensate hepatitis C victims of tainted blood. April to June [ edit ] July to September [ edit ] Canadian Coast Guard Ship Henry Hudson Swissair Flight 111 debris following a crash off the coast of Peggys Cove , Nova Scotia. October to December [ edit ] Arts and literature [ edit ] New books [ edit ] Television [ edit ] Canada's Sesame Street Sesame Park Sesame Street
Canadian children's television show Rolie Polie Olie January 9 – Sean Day , Belgium-born ice hockey player
January 13 – Gabrielle Daleman , figure skater
January 19 – Ella Shelton , ice hockey player
February 3 – Michael McLeod , ice hockey player
February 6 – Aviva Mongillo , singer and actress
February 26 – Isaac Durnford , actor
March 12 – Annaleise Carr , swimmer
May 20 – Nam Nguyen , figure skater
July 23 – Houdini , rapper (died 2020 )
August 8 – Shawn Mendes , singer/songwriter
August 13 – Carter Hart , ice hockey goaltender
September 17 – Richard Wang , chess player
October 26 – Mattea Roach , tutor and Jeopardy!
October 29 – Lance Stroll , race car driver
November 13 – Melissa "Charlie" Storwick , singer-songwriter
December 6 – Micah Berry, actor
December 8 – Anastasia Rizikov , pianist
December 30 – Zachary Brault-Guillard , Haiti-born Canadian soccer player Full date unknown [ edit ] January to March [ edit ] January 1 – Arthur Gelber , philanthropist (born 1915 )
January 12 – Mark MacGuigan , academic and politician (born 1931 )
January 23 – Donald Davis , actor (born 1928 )
January 28 – Eddie Sargent , politician (born 1915 )
February 1 – Sheila Watson , novelist, critic and teacher (born 1909 )
February 20 – Bob McBride , singer (born 1946 )
February 25 – W. O. Mitchell , writer (born 1914 )
March 13 – Bill Reid , artist (born 1920 )
March 16 – Yves Landry , president of Chrysler Canada April to June [ edit ] April 3 – Elmer Iseler , choir conductor and choral editor (born 1927 )
April 7 – Nick Auf der Maur , journalist and politician (born 1942 )
April 16 – Marie-Louise Meilleur , supercentenarian, the oldest validated Canadian ever (born 1880 )
April 27 – John Bassett , publisher and media baron (born 1915 )
May 28 – Phil Hartman , actor, comedian, screenwriter and graphic artist (born 1948 )
June 4
June 20 – Bobby Gimby , orchestra leader, trumpeter and singer-songwriter (born 1918 )
June 27 – Joyce Wieland , experimental filmmaker and mixed media artist (born 1931 ) July to September [ edit ] October to December [ edit ] October 1 – Pauline Julien , singer, songwriter, actress and feminist activist (born 1928 )[24]
October 13 – Gérard Charles Édouard Thériault , general and Chief of the Defence Staff (born 1932 )
October 17
November 9 – Roland Hewgill , actor
November 13 – Michel Trudeau , student (born 1975 )
November 22 – Jack Shadbolt , painter (born 1909 )
December 9 – Shaughnessy Cohen , politician (born 1948 )
December 16 – John Gallagher , geologist and businessman (born 1916 )
December 23
December 24 – Syl Apps , pole vaulter and ice hockey player (born 1915 ) Full date unknown [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
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