Events from the year 2013 in Canada.

Incumbents

Crown

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Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. ...

Federal government

* Governor General – David Johnston *

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– Stephen Harper * Chief Justice –

Beverley McLachlin Beverley Marian McLachlin (born September 7, 1943) is a Canadian jurist and author who served as the 17th chief justice of Canada from 2000 to 2017. She is the longest-serving chief justice in Canadian history and the first woman to hold the ...

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Provincial governments

Lieutenant governors

* Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – Donald Ethell * Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Judith Guichon *

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– Philip S. Lee *

Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick The lieutenant governor of New Brunswick (, in French: ''Lieutenant-gouverneur'' (if male) or ''Lieutenante-gouverneure'' (if female) ''du Nouveau-Brunswick'') is the representative in New Brunswick of the monarch, who operates distinctly within ...

– Graydon Nicholas *

Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador The lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador () is the representative in Newfoundland and Labrador of the monarch, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada. The li ...

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John Crosbie John Carnell Crosbie (January 30, 1931 – January 10, 2020) was a Canadian provincial and federal politician who served as the 12th lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Prior to being lieutenant governor, he served as a ...

(until March 19) then Frank Fagan *

Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia The lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia () is the representative in Nova Scotia of the monarch, who Monarchy in Nova Scotia, operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the Canadian federalism, ten other jurisdictions of ...

– John James Grant *

Lieutenant Governor of Ontario The lieutenant governor of Ontario (, in French: ''Lieutenant-gouverneur'' (if male) or ''Lieutenante-gouverneure'' (if female) ''de l'Ontario'') is the representative in Ontario of the monarch, who operates distinctly within the province but i ...

– David Onley *

Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island The lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island () is the representative in Prince Edward Island of the monarch, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada. The lieutenant go ...

– Frank Lewis *

Lieutenant Governor of Quebec The lieutenant governor of Quebec (; , ) is the representative in Quebec of the monarch, who Monarchy in Quebec, operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the Canadian federalism, ten other jurisdictions of Canada. T ...

– Pierre Duchesne *

Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan The lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan () is the representative in Saskatchewan of the monarch, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada. The lieutenant governor of Sas ...

– Vaughn Solomon Schofield

Premiers

* Premier of Alberta – Alison Redford *

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– Christy Clark * Premier of Manitoba – Greg Selinger * Premier of New Brunswick – David Alward * Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador – Kathy Dunderdale * Premier of Nova Scotia – Darrell Dexter (until October 22) then Stephen McNeil * Premier of Ontario – Dalton McGuinty (until February 11) then

Kathleen Wynne Kathleen O'Day Wynne ( ; born May 21, 1953) is a former Canadian politician who served as the 25th premier of Ontario and leader of the Ontario Liberal Party from 2013 to 2018. She was Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario), member of provinci ...

* Premier of Prince Edward Island – Robert Ghiz *

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Pauline Marois Pauline Marois (; born March 29, 1949) is a retired Canadian politician, who served as the 30th premier of Quebec from 2012 to 2014. Marois had been a Member of the National Assembly (Quebec), member of the National Assembly in various ridings ...

* Premier of Saskatchewan – Brad Wall

Territorial governments

Commissioners

* Commissioner of Yukon – Doug Phillips * Commissioner of Northwest Territories – George Tuccaro * Commissioner of Nunavut – Edna Elias

Premiers

* Premier of the Northwest Territories – Bob McLeod * Premier of Nunavut – Eva Aariak (until November 15) then Peter Taptuna * Premier of Yukon – Darrell Pasloski

Events

January to March

* January 1 –

Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...

tax law changes from charging a 9.5% Quebec Sales Tax (QST) on a consumer sale plus the goods and services tax (GST), to a 9.975% QST on just the consumer sale, having no effect to the consumer, as the GST is 5%. * January 21 – The

Charbonneau Commission The Commission of Inquiry on the Awarding and Management of Public Contracts in the Construction Industry (, also known as the Charbonneau Commission) was a public inquiry in Quebec, Canada into potential corruption in the management of public con ...

resumes its hearings. * February 3 – The St. Albert cheese factory in eastern Ontario is ravaged by fire. There were no injuries and the Provincial Police leads to the survey. * February 4 – The Royal Canadian Mint discontinues distribution of the

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. * February 11 ** Hundreds of people demonstrated against the reform of the federal Employment Insurance in Tracadie-Sheila, New Brunswick. **

is sworn in as premier of Ontario, following a leadership election, becoming Ontario's first female premier and Canada's first openly gay premier; the election was also the first time that two women had competed for the leadership of the party, and the first time in Canadian history that six provinces or territories have simultaneously had female premiers. * February 14 – Pastagate an incident that happens. it starts with an inspector of the

Office québécois de la langue française The (, OQLF; ) is an agency of the Quebec provincial government charged with ensuring legislative requirements with respect to the right to use French are respected. Established on 24 March 1961 by the Liberal government of Jean Lesage, the ...

(OQLF) sent a letter of warning to an upscale restaurant, Buonanotte, for using Italian words such as "

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", " antipasti", " calamari", etc. on its menu instead of their French equivalents. The incident led to the resignation of Louise Marchand, head of the OQLF, on 8 March. * February 27 – NDP MP of Jonquière—Alma, Claude Patry crosses the floor to the Bloc Québécois. * February 28 – Seasonal workers protest against reform of federal Employment Insurance in

Rivière-du-Loup Rivière-du-Loup (; 2021 population 20,118) is a small city (Quebec), city on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. The city is the seat for the Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality and the Judicial districts of Quebec ...

, Quebec, while Prime Minister Stephen Harper made an appearance there to talk about the reform. * March 13 – Chris Hadfield became the first Canadian to be the master on board the

International Space Station The International Space Station (ISS) is a large space station that was Assembly of the International Space Station, assembled and is maintained in low Earth orbit by a collaboration of five space agencies and their contractors: NASA (United ...

(ISS), to the successor to the American NASA Kevin Ford. * March 14 – Following controversy over campaign donations made during the 2011 election, Peter Penashue resigns as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and as MP for

Labrador Labrador () is a geographic and cultural region within the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is the primarily continental portion of the province and constitutes 71% of the province's area but is home to only 6% of its populatio ...

to contest the seat in a by-election. * March 19 – Frank Fagan becomes

, replacing

. * March 21 – A massive pileup on Alberta Highway 2 during winter storm conditions injures approximately 100 people.

April to June

* April 4 to 13 – Suicide and funeral of Rehtaeh Parsons * April 10 – Child killer Allyson McConnell is deported to Australia after serving just 15 months for killing her two young sons by drowning them. The leniency in sentencing provokes outrage, with Alberta Justice Minister Jonathan Denis appealing against the sentence and promising to seek her extradition. * April 13 – The NDP leader Thomas Mulcair receives 92.3% vote of confidence in the national congress in

Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...

. * April 14 – Justin Trudeau is elected leader of the

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. * April 19 – Opening of Musée Grévin Montreal * April 26 – Edmonton Remand Centre workers walk off the job, starting a wildcat strike, in a dispute over safety deficiencies. Other union jail and court workers protested in support, in the following days. * May 5 – The Canadian Forces Naval Jack is renamed the Canadian Naval Ensign, and it swaps roles with the National Flag on

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s * May 13 – Liberal candidate

Yvonne Jones Yvonne Jean Jones (born March 15, 1968) is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, who served in the House of Commons of Canada from 2013 to 2025. She represented the district of Labrador as a member of the Liberal Party caucus. On ...

wins the federal by-election in

. * May 14 – The

British Columbia Liberal Party BC United (BCU), known from 1903 until 2023 as the British Columbia Liberal Party or BC Liberals, is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party has been described as conservative, neoliberal, and occupying a centre-right ...

wins its fourth straight

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in the 2013 British Columbia election. The

British Columbia New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (BC NDP) is a social democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum and is one of the two major parties in British Columbia; since ...

remains the official opposition, losing two seats, and the Green Party of British Columbia wins its first seat. * June 2 ** A rail bridge crossing the Wanapitei River in the Sudbury neighbourhood of Wanup collapses, causing a train derailment and resulting in the temporary closure of Highway 537. ** Denis Coderre resigns as MP for Bourassa to run for Mayor of Montreal. * June 3 – The provincial government of Quebec places the city of Laval under trusteeship due to the ongoing crisis of corruption allegations against the city council at the

hearings."Quebec premier calls Laval trusteeship 'terrible, disheartening, sad'"
''

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'', June 3, 2013. Florent Gagné, a former head of the Sûreté du Québec, will serve as the city's head trustee, with responsibility for reviewing and approving or rejecting all decisions made by city council. * June 5 – Radio-Canada, the French-language arm of the

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is the Canadian Public broadcasting, public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a Crown corporation that serves as the national public broadcaster, with its E ...

, announces a plan to rebrand its broadcasting services as Ici. * June 6 ** Edmonton—St. Albert MP Brent Rathgeber voluntarily leaves the

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caucus because of what he describes as "the Government's lack of commitment to transparency and open government", one day after tabling a bill on government transparency. ** Edmonton East MP Peter Goldring rejoins the Conservative caucus after being acquitted of his 2011 charge of refusing to provide a breath sample at a traffic stop. * June 11 – Quebec's premier

announced her support of the

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's ban on turbans within the federation and suggested that the CSF has no authority over provincial organizations. * June 17 – Following an investigation into allegations of municipal corruption at Quebec's

hearings, the provincial anti-corruption unit arrests and presses charges against three political figures in

, including incumbent mayor Michael Applebaum, former city councillor Saulie Zajdel and a city bureaucrat. * June 18 – After just seven months in office, Michael Applebaum resigns as

Mayor of Montreal The mayor of Montreal is head of the executive branch of the Montreal City Council. The current mayor is Valérie Plante, who was elected into office on November 5, 2017, and sworn in on November 16. The office of the mayor administers all ci ...

after his arrest on corruption charges. * June 19–25 – Over 100,000 people in major centres in Southern Alberta are displaced due to catastrophic flooding. * June 25 – Laurent Blanchard is selected as the new

in a vote at Montreal City Council."Laurent Blanchard new interim mayor of Montreal"
. '' The Gazette'', June 25, 2013. * June 28 – After just seven months in office, Alexandre Duplessis resigns as mayor of

Laval, Quebec Laval is a city in Quebec, Canada. It is in the southwest of the province, north of Montreal. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third-largest city in the province after Montreal and Quebec City, and the thirteenth largest city in Can ...

, following allegations that he solicited prostitutes while in office."Laval mayor Alexandre Duplessis resigns"
'' The Gazette'', June 28, 2013.

July to September

* July 2 – The

Royal Canadian Mounted Police The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; , GRC) is the Law enforcement in Canada, national police service of Canada. The RCMP is an agency of the Government of Canada; it also provides police services under contract to 11 Provinces and terri ...

Integrated National Security Enforcement Team-led Project Souvenir concludes with the arrests of Amanda Marie Korody and John Stewart Nuttall, both of Surrey, BC, on numerous

terrorism Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violence during peacetime or in the context of war aga ...

-related

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charges. * July 3 – Martine Beaugrand is selected as the new mayor of

, following the resignation of Alexandre Duplessis on June 28."Councillor Martine Beaugrand becomes new Laval mayor"
. '' The Gazette'', July 3, 2013. * July 6 – A 73-car freight train carrying crude oil derails in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, catching fire and exploding, killing 47. * July 8 – The Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews resigns as Minister and as MP for Provencher, citing a desire to spend more time with his family. * July 31 – Former interim Liberal leader and Toronto Centre MP

Bob Rae Robert Keith Rae (born August 2, 1948) is a Canadian diplomat and former politician who is the current Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations since 2020. He previously served as the 21st premier of Ontario from 1990 to 1995, leader of the ...

resigns to become First Nations negotiator in the

Northern Ontario Ring of Fire The Ring of Fire is a vast, mineral-rich region located in the remote James Bay, James Bay Lowlands of Northern Ontario, Canada. Spanning approximately , the area is rich in chromite, nickel, copper, Platinum group, platinum group elements, gold, ...

mining development. * August 3 – An African rock python snake escaped a pet store in Campbellton, New Brunswick, went through the HVAC system and eventually suffocated two children sleeping in an adjacent apartment. * August 22 – For the second anniversary of his death, a bronze life-sized statue of Jack Layton on a tandem bike is unveiled at the Toronto Island ferry terminal in

Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

, simultaneously with the terminal being renamed " Jack Layton Ferry Terminal" in his honour. * August 31 ** Merv Tweed resigns as MP for Brandon—Souris to become President of OmniTRAX Canada. ** Jerry Dias is elected the first president of the new Unifor labour union, a merger between the Canadian Auto Workers and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada. * September 12 – Maria Mourani, Bloc Québécois MP for Ahuntsic, is expelled from caucus due to comments she made against the Quebec Charter of Values proposed by the

Parti Québécois The Parti Québécois (PQ; , ) is a sovereignist and social democratic provincial political party in Quebec, Canada. The PQ advocates national sovereignty for Quebec involving independence of the province of Quebec from Canada and establishi ...

government of

. * September 18 – Six people are killed in

Ottawa Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...

in a collision between a

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train and a double-decker

OC Transpo OC Transpo is the primary Transit district, public transport agency for the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, operating bus rapid transit, light rail, conventional transit bus, bus routes, and door-to-door paratransit in the nation's capital regi ...

bus. * September 26 –

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MP Dean Del Mastro leaves the

caucus after being charged with breaking campaign rules during the 2008 election.

October to December

* October 8 – 2013 Nova Scotia general election.

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan ...

elects a majority Liberal government led by Stephen McNeil. The Progressive Conservatives take second place to form the official opposition and the NDP are relegated to third party from a previous majority government. * October 9 – Two

personnel branch Employment is a relationship between two parties regulating the provision of paid labour services. Usually based on a contract, one party, the employer, which might be a corporation, a not-for-profit organization, a co-operative, or any oth ...

es of the Canadian Armed Forces are renamed: Canadian Forces Medical Service to Royal Canadian Medical Service and Canadian Forces Dental Services to Royal Canadian Dental Corps. * October 13 – Scott Jones, a gay resident of

New Glasgow, Nova Scotia New Glasgow is a town in Pictou County, in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River of Pictou, which flows into Pictou Harbour, a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait. The town's population was 9,471 ...

, is left

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after being stabbed in an anti-gay attack."Scott Jones said he was attacked for being gay"

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, December 11, 2013. * October 17 – The

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enforce an injunction in Rexton, New Brunswick, resulting in a violent confrontation at a blockade site protesting

shale gas Shale gas is an unconventional natural gas that is found trapped within shale formations. Since the 1990s, a combination of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing has made large volumes of shale gas more economical to produce, and ...

exploration. At least 40 people were arrested and five police cars caught fire. * October 18 – The

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signs a tentative

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with the European Union. * October 22 – Stephen McNeil is sworn in as premier of Nova Scotia, following a

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. * October 28 – 2013 Nunavut general election * November 5 – Senators Patrick Brazeau, Mike Duffy, and Pamela Wallin's salaries are suspended after accusations of inappropriate expense claims in the Senate expenses scandal. * November 6 –

MP Ted Menzies resigns as MP for Macleod. * November 15 – The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut chooses Peter Taptuna as its

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. * November 25 – Federal by-election in Bourassa, Brandon—Souris, Provencher and Toronto Centre * November 30 – The oldest airfield in Canada, Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport, closes. * December 13 – Thunder Bay—Superior North MP Bruce Hyer, who had left the NDP in 2012 to sit as an independent, joins the

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. * December 20 – The

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unanimously strikes down prostitution-related laws.

Sport

* January 6 – The 2012–13 NHL lockout ends, and the

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starts January 19. * January 13–20 – 2013 Canadian Figure Skating Championships –

Mississauga Mississauga is a Canadian city in the province of Ontario. Situated on the north-western shore of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, it borders Toronto (Etobicoke) to the east, Brampton to the north, Milton to the northwest, ...

, Ontario * February 16–24 – 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts –

Kingston, Ontario Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the northeastern end of Lake Ontario. It is at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River, the south end of the Rideau Canal. Kingston is near the Thousand Islands, ...

* March 2–10 –

2013 Tim Hortons Brier The 2013 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 2 to 10 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta. This edition of the Brier marked the thirteenth time that Alberta has hosted the Brier, and the sixth t ...

–

Edmonton Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...

, Alberta * March 10–17 – 2013 World Figure Skating Championships –

London, Ontario London is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. The city had a population of 422,324 according to the 2021 Canadian census. London is at the confluence of the Thames River (Ontario), Thames River and N ...

* April 2–9 – 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship –

, Ontario * May 6 – 2013 CFL Draft * May 26 – The

Halifax Mooseheads The Halifax Mooseheads are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The team was founded in 1994 and began play in the Dilio Division of the QMJHL for the 1994–95 ...

win their first

Memorial Cup The Memorial Cup () is the national championship of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), a consortium of three Junior ice hockey, major junior ice hockey leagues operating in Canada and parts of the United States. It is a four-team round-robin tou ...

by defeating the

Portland Winterhawks The Portland Winterhawks are a junior ice hockey team based in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1950 as the Edmonton Oil Kings, the team relocated to Portland in 1976 and was known as the Winter Hawks until 2009. The team plays in the U.S. Divisio ...

6 to 4. The tournament was played at the Credit Union Centre in

Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Hig ...

* June 9 – 2013 Canadian Grand Prix * August 2–17 2013 Canada Summer Games –

Sherbrooke Sherbrooke ( , ) is a city in southern Quebec, Canada. It is at the confluence of the Saint-François River, Saint-François and Magog River, Magog rivers in the heart of the Estrie administrative region. Sherbrooke is also the name of a territ ...

, Quebec * August 8–18 – 2013 Men's Pan American Cup,

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, Ontario * August 10–18 – Canada at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia * November 23 - The Laval Rouge et Or win their eighth

by defeating the Calgary Dinos in the 49th Vanier Cup played at Telus-Université Laval Stadium in Quebec City * November 24 – The Saskatchewan Roughriders win their fourth

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by defeating the

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45 to 23 in the 101st Grey Cup played at Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field in Regina. Regina's own Chris Getzlaf was awarded the game's Most Valuable Canadian * December 1–8 – 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials –

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red River of the North, Red and Assiniboine River, Assiniboine rivers. , Winnipeg h ...

, Manitoba * December 12 – 2013 CFL Expansion Draft, Ottawa, Ontario

Deaths in 2013

January

* January 2 – Wren Blair, 87, hockey coach and manager (

Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, and the team's colors for ...

Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. The Penguins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), E ...

) (born 1925). * January 3 – Ted Godwin, 79, artist (born 1933). * January 4 – Murray Henderson, 91, hockey player (

Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The t ...

) (born 1921). * January 5 ** Joseph-Aurèle Plourde, 97, Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Ottawa (19671989) (born 1915). ** Claude Préfontaine, 79, actor (born 1933). * January 6 – Dalia Wood, 88, senator (born 1924) * January 7 ** Kent Abbott, 32, rock musician ( Grade) (born 1980). ** Louise Laurin, 77, educator and activist (born 1935). * January 8 – Kenojuak Ashevak, 85, Inuk artist (born 1927). * January 9 – John Wise, 77, politician, MP for Elgin (1972–1988); Minister of Agriculture (1979–1980; 1984–1988) (born 1935). * January 10 – Daniel McCarthy, 86, television producer ('' The Friendly Giant'', '' Mr. Dressup'', '' Sesame Park'') (born 1926). * January 12 ** William Andrew MacKay, 83, academic, President of

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(19801986) (born 1929). ** Harold Crowchild, 97, Tsuu T'ina elder and soldier, last Treaty 7 World War II veteran (born 1915). ** Chuck Dalton, 85, basketball player, member of Olympic team (

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...

) (born 1927). * January 14 – Conrad Bain, 89, actor ('' Maude,

Diff'rent Strokes ''Diff'rent Strokes'' is an American television sitcom, which originally aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March 7, 1986. The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and ...

'') (born 1923). * January 15 ** Maurice Camyré, 97, Olympic boxer (born 1915). ** Robert Gordon Robertson, 95, civil servant and 7th

Commissioner of the Northwest Territories The commissioner of the Northwest Territories () is the Government of Canada's representative in the Northwest Territories. Similar in certain functions to a lieutenant governor, the commissioner swears in the members of the legislative assembl ...

(born 1917). ** Yuli Turovsky, 73, Russian-born conductor and cellist ( I Musici de Montréal Chamber Orchestra) (born 1929). * January 16 ** Gerry Brisson, 75, professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

(born 1937) ** Jake Froese, 87, former federal Member of Parliament for

Niagara Falls Niagara Falls is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the Canada–United States border, border between the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York (s ...

and former

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Niagara-on-the-Lake Niagara-on-the-Lake is a town in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Niagara Peninsula at the point where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario, across the river from New York (state), New York, United States. Niagara-on-the-Lake is in the R ...

"Family patriarch, respected politician dead at 87"
''Niagara Advance'', January 21, 2013. ** Kroum Pindoff, 97, Greek-born businessman and philanthropist (born 1915). * January 19 – Harold Marshall, 94, military (born 1918) * January 20 ** Richard Garneau, 82, sports journalist (born 1930). ** John Melville Turner, 90, politician (born 1922). * January 23 ** Lucien Paiement, 80, politician, Mayor of Laval (born 1932). ** Susan Douglas Rubeš, 87, Austrian-born actress and producer (born 1925) ** Frank Zakem, 82, politician and businessman (born 1931). * January 24 – Jim Wallwork, 93, British-born World War II glider pilot (born 1919). * January 25 ** Martial Asselin, 88, 25th

(born 1924). ** Normand Corbeil, 56, composer (''

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'', '' Extreme Ops'', '' The Statement'', '' V'') (born 1956). ** John Wood, 62, Olympic canoeist (born 1950). * January 26 – Daurene Lewis, 68, politician, nation's first black female mayor (born 1943)."Respected trailblazer Daurene Lewis dies"
''

The Chronicle Herald ''The Chronicle Herald'' is a broadsheet newspaper published in Halifax, Nova Scotia, owned by Postmedia Network. History Early years Founded in 1874 as ''The Morning Herald'', the paper quickly became one of Halifax's main newspapers. The same ...

'', January 27, 2013. * January 27 – Gérard Dufresne, 95 or 94, politician and military officer (born 1918 or 1919) * January 30 – Diane Marleau, 69, former Member of Parliament and cabinet minister (born 1943)."Longtime Sudbury MP Diane Marleau dies"
''

Sudbury Star ''The Sudbury Star'' is a Canadian daily regional newspaper published in Sudbury, Ontario. It is owned by the media company, Postmedia. It is the largest daily paper in Northeastern Ontario by circulation. History The ''Sudbury Star'' began ...

'', January 30, 2013.

February

* February 2 – Jack Singer, 95, businessman and philanthropist (born 1917). * February 4 – Achilla Orru, 53, Uganda-born blind musician (born 1950) * February 6 – Arthé Guimond, 81, Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Grouard-McLennan (2000–2006) (born 1931). * February 9 ** Gérard Asselin, 62, politician and former MP for

Charlevoix Charlevoix ( , ) is a cultural and natural region in Quebec, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River as well as in the Laurentian Mountains area of the Canadian Shield. This dramatic landscape includes rolling terrain, fjords, headlands ...

and Manicouagan (1993–2011) (born 1950). ** Bill Irwin, 92, Olympic skier (born 1920). * February 12 – Marion Bryden, 94, politician (born 1918). * February 15 – John A. MacNaughton, 67, financier and executive, Hodgkin's lymphoma (born 1945). * February 16 – Claudette Boyer, 75, politician, member of the

Legislative Assembly of Ontario The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA; ) is the legislative chamber of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its elected members are known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly are given royal as ...

for Ottawa—Vanier (1999–2003), intercranial hemorrhage (born 1938). * February 17 – André Gingras, 46, dancer and choreographer, cancer (born 1966). * February 18 – Craig McKinley, 48, physician and aquanaut ( NEEMO 7 mission) (born 1964). * February 19 ** Eugene Whelan, 88, politician, MP for Essex South (19621968), for

Essex Essex ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Kent across the Thames Estuary to the ...

(19681984), Senator for SW Ontario (19961999), stroke complications (born 1924). ** Martin Wilk, 90, statistician (born 1922). * February 20 – Jean Gauthier, 75, ice hockey player (

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens (), officially ' ( Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic D ...

Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team play ...

) (born 1937). * February 24 ** Roy Brown Jr., 96, car design engineer ( Edsel, Ford Consul, Ford Cortina), complications of Parkinson's disease and pneumonia (born 1916). ** John Driftmier, 30, television director, plane crash (born 1982). ** Alexis Nihon II, 67, real estate businessman, Olympic wrestler for

The Bahamas The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic and island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean. It contains 97 per cent of the archipelago's land area and 88 per cent of ...

(

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

), cancer (born 1946). * February 25 – Herb Epp, 78, politician, MPP of the Ontario Legislature for

Waterloo North Waterloo North was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. It was created by the ...

(19771990) (born 1934). * February 26 **

James Ferguson James Ferguson may refer to: Entertainment * Jim Ferguson (born 1948), American jazz and classical guitarist * Jim Ferguson, American guitarist, past member of Lotion (band), Lotion * Jim Ferguson, American movie critic, Board of Directors member ...

, 86, politician (born 1925). ** William Perehudoff, 94, painter (born 1919). * February 27 – Doreen Kimura, 79 or 80, psychologist who was professor at

Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a Public university, public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It maintains three campuses in Greater Vancouver, respectively located in Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, British Columbia, Surrey, and ...

(born 1933)

March

* March 3 ** Nick Ternette, German-born politician and political activist (born 1945) ** George Wearring, 84, basketball player (born 1928) * March 4 – Michael D. Moore, 98, film director, second unit director and silent-era child actor, heart failure (born 1914). * March 5 –

Toren Smith Toren V. Smith (April 12, 1960 – March 4, 2013) was a Canadian manga translator and founder of Studio Proteus. Early life Smith learned to read by the age of four, and by the age of 12 had won his first award for writing from the Calgary ...

, 52, manga publisher and translator (born 1960). * March 6 **

Stompin' Tom Connors Charles Thomas "Stompin' Tom" Connors, Order of Canada, OC (February 9, 1936 – March 6, 2013) was a Canadian country music, country and folk music, folk singer-songwriter. Focusing his career exclusively on his native Canada, he is credited wi ...

, 77, country singer-songwriter (born 1936). ** Alan Pfeifer, 86, American-born CFL football player (

Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Argonauts compete in the East Division (CFL), East Division of t ...

) (born 1927). * March 7 ** Max Ferguson, 89, radio broadcaster (born 1924). ** Elmar Tampõld, 92, Estonian architect (born 1920) * March 9 – Aasia Begum, 61, Pakistani-born actress (born 1951) * March 10 – Jim Anderson, 82, ice hockey player (

Springfield Indians The Springfield Indians were two separate minor professional ice hockey franchises, originally based in West Springfield, Massachusetts and later Springfield, Massachusetts. The original Indians were founding members of the American Hockey Leagu ...

) and coach (

Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The Capitals compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NH ...

) (born 1930). * March 11 – Doug Christie, 66, lawyer and free speech activist, liver cancer (born 1946). * March 14 – ** Walter Buck, 82, politician,

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MLA for Clover Bar (19671989), stomach cancer (born 1921). ** Paul Rose, 69, political figure, leader of PDS (1996–2002), convicted kidnapper and murderer ( October Crisis), stroke (born 1943). * March 15 – Shannon Larratt, 39, editor and publisher ('' BMEzine'') (born 1973). * March 17 – Jean-Noël Lavoie, 85, politician (born 1927). * March 18 – Frank D. Selke, Jr., 83, ice hockey executive (

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) (born 1930). * March 19 – Larry Gordon, 74, ice hockey general manager (

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) (born 1939). * March 21 – Yvan Ducharme, 75, humorist and actor,

COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. GOLD defines COPD as a heterogeneous lung condition characterized by chronic respiratory s ...

(born 1937). * March 23 –

Joe Weider Josef Weider (; November 29, 1919 – March 23, 2013) was a Canadian bodybuilder and entrepreneur who co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) alongside his brother Ben Weider. He was also the creator of Mr. Olympia, Ms. Ol ...

, 93, bodybuilder and publisher, co-founder of the International Federation of BodyBuilders, founder of '' Muscle & Fitness'', heart ailment (born 1919). * March 26 ** Léonce Bernard, 69, 26th

and the third Island Acadian to hold this position (born 1943). ** Wayne Fleming, 62, ice hockey coach, brain cancer (born 1950). * March 27 ** Yvonne Brill, 88, aerospace engineer (

NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the federal government of the United States, US federal government responsible for the United States ...

National Medal of Technology and Innovation The National Medal of Technology and Innovation (formerly the National Medal of Technology) is an honor granted by the president of the United States to American inventors and innovators who have made significant contributions to the development ...

(2011), complications from breast cancer (born 1924). **

Alfredo De Gasperis Alfredo "Fred" De Gasperis (; January 28, 1934 – March 27, 2013) was an Italian-Canadian billionaire developer, and contractor. He was the founder of Condrain, a sewer and watermain contractor based in Concord, Ontario, Canada, and Metrus D ...

, 79, Italian-born developer, and contractor (born 1934) * March 29 ** Brian Huggins, 81, British-born journalist and actor (''

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'') (born 1931). ** Ralph Klein, 70, politician, 12th Premier of Alberta (19922006), MLA for Calgary-Elbow (19892007),

and dementia (born 1942). ** Art Phillips, 82, politician, MP for Vancouver Centre (19791980), Mayor of

Vancouver, British Columbia Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...

(1973–1977) (born 1930). * March 30 – Peter Kormos, 60, former Ontario MPP for Niagara Centre and Welland (born 1952).

April

* April 1 **

Marjorie Anthony Linden Marjorie Anthony Linden (October 10, 1935 – April 1, 2013) was a Canadian broadcaster and media executive. She achieved multiple "firsts" for women in broadcasting, including being the first all-night woman disc jockey in Montreal, the first wom ...

, 77, television producer and media executive (born 1935). ** Kildare Dobbs, 89, Indian-born short story and travel writer, multiple organ failure (born 1923). * April 3 ** Robert Elgie, 84, politician, MPP for York East (19771985), heart failure (born 1929). ** Graham Lea, 79, broadcaster and politician,

MLA for Prince Rupert (19721984) (born 1934). * April 4 ** Fergy Brown, 90, Scottish-born politician, Mayor of

York York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman Britain, Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire, Ouse and River Foss, Foss. It has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a Yor ...

(19881994) (born 1923). * April 6 – Johnny Esaw, 87, sports broadcaster, pulmonary failure (born 1925). * April 8 ** Greg Kramer, 51, British-born writer (born 1961)."'Punk-rock renaissance man' Greg Kramer dies on eve of rehearsals"
''

'', April 9, 2013. ** Ronald Osborne, 66, British-born businessman, Chairman of

Postmedia Network Postmedia Network Canada Corp. (also known as Postmedia Network, Postmedia News or Postmedia) is an American-owned Canadian-based media conglomerate consisting of the publishing properties of the former Canwest, with primary operations in En ...

(since 2010), Sun Life Financial (20052010), CEO of

Maclean-Hunter Maclean-Hunter (M-H) was a Canadian communications company, which had diversified holdings in radio, television, magazines, newspapers and cable television distribution. History The company began in 1887, when brothers John Bayne Maclean and H ...

(19861994) (born 1947). * April 10 – George Hunter, 92, documentary photographer (born 1921). * April 11 – Shorty Jenkins, 77, curling icemaker (born 1935). * April 13 – Edwin G. Pulleyblank, 90, sinologist and linguist (born 1922). * April 14 – A. S. A. Harrison, 65, writer and artist, cancer (born 1947). * April 15 – Richard Collins, 66, actor (''

''), heart attack (born 1947). * April 16 ** Pentti Lund, 87, Finnish-born ice hockey player, after short illness (born 1925). ** Rita MacNeil, 68, country and folk singer (born 1944) ** George Beverly Shea, 104, gospel music singer, after brief illness (born 1909). * April 17 – Deanna Durbin, singer and actress (born 1921)Date of death of Edna David per Social Security Death Index
search.ancestrylibrary.com; accessed April 11, 2018. * April 21 ** Gerard Amerongen, 98, politician and lawyer (born 1914). ** Morley Byron Bursey, 101, diplomat (born 1912) * April 22 – Clément Marchand, 100, poet and journalist (born 1912). * April 23 – Lawrence Morley, 93, geophysicist (born 1920). * April 29 – Mike McMahon, Jr., 71, ice hockey player (born 1941). * April 30 – Shirley Firth, 59, Gwich'in Olympic skier (

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

) (born 1953).

May

* May 1 – Martin Kevan, 66, Kenyan-born film and voice actor ('' Far Cry 3'') and author, cancer (born 1957). * May 2 ** Roddy Blackjack, 86, Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation elder and chief, architect of Yukon Land Claims agreement (born 1927). (death announced on this date) ** Boris Elik, 83, ice hockey player (born 1929). * May 5 – Greg Quill, 66, Australian-born roots musician and entertainment critic (''

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'') (born 1947). * May 6 ** Michelangelo Spensieri, 64, Italian-born politician and lawyer (born 1949). ** Tim Bosma, 32, murder victim (born 1980) * May 7 – Mairuth Sarsfield, 88, broadcaster and author ('' No Crystal Stair'') (born 1925). * May 8 – Bill Langstroth, 81, country music producer ('' Singalong Jubilee''), inducted into Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame (2011) (born 1932). * May 9 – Huguette Oligny, 91, theatre actress (born 1922). * May 11 – Doug Finley, 66, politician, Senator for

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(since 2009), Campaign Director during the 2006 and 2008 elections, colorectal cancer (born 1946). * May 12 – Peter Worthington, 86, journalist ('' Toronto Telegram'') and editor-in-chief (''

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'') (born 1927). * May 13 – Lynne Woolstencroft, 69, former mayor of

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(born 1943) * May 14 ** Ray Guy, 74, humorist, writer and journalist, cancer (born 1939). ** Dave Lyon, 74, Olympic track and field coach (

, 1988,

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

) (born 1938). * May 16 ** Geoffrey Gowan, 83, British-born sports broadcaster ( CBC) and sport executive (CAC), Parkinson's disease (born 1929). ** Bryan Illerbrun, 56, football player ( Saskatchewan Roughriders) (born 1957). ** Nora McDermott, 85, basketball player, volleyball player, coach and physical education teacher * May 17 – Elijah Harper, 64,

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politician and band chief, Manitoba MLA for Rupertsland (1981–1992); MP for Churchill (1993–1997), heart failure (born 1949). * May 19 ** Robin Harrison, 80, English-born pianist and composer, heart attack (born 1932). ** Neil Reynolds, 72, newspaper editor (''

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''), cancer (born 1940). * May 20 – Billy Dawe, 88, ice hockey player (born 1924) * May 23 – Epy Guerrero, 71, Dominican-born

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...

scout (

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)(born 1942). * May 29 ** Henry Morgentaler, 90, Polish-born physician, abortion advocate, Holocaust survivor, heart attack (born 1923). ** William Earl Reid, 78, politician,

MLA for

Surrey Surrey () is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Greater London to the northeast, Kent to the east, East Sussex, East and West Sussex to the south, and Hampshire and Berkshire to the wes ...

(19831986) and Surrey-White Rock-Cloverdale (19861991), cancer (born 1934).

June

* June 1 ** Frank Dempsey, 88, American-born football player (born 1925). ** James Kelleher, 82, politician, MP for Sault Ste. Marie (19841988), member of

Senate of Canada The Senate of Canada () is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Monarchy of Canada#Parliament (King-in-Parliament), Crown and the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons, they compose the Bicameralism, bicameral le ...

(19902005), heart failure (born 1930). ** Ian P. Howard, 85, psychologist and researcher in visual perception (born 1927) **

Jane Purves Jane Stopford Purves (July 22, 1949 – June 1, 2013) was a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 1999 provincial election. She represented the electoral district of Halifax Citadel as a member of t ...

, 63, politician and newspaper editor ('' Halifax Chronicle Herald''),

MLA for

Halifax Citadel Citadel Hill is a National Historic Sites of Canada, National Historic Site in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Four fortifications have been constructed on Citadel Hill since the city was founded by the British in 1749, and were referred to as For ...

(1999–2003), cancer (born 1950 or 1949). * June 2 ** Mario Bernardi, 82, conductor and composer (born 1930)"NAC Orchestra founding conductor Mario Bernardi dies"

, June 3, 2013. ** Marco Frascari, 68, Italian-born architect (born 1945). * June 3 ** Howard Grief, 60, lawyer (born 1940) ** Chris Levoir, 31, musician ( The Mark Inside) (born 1982 or 1981). * June 4 – Gaston Isabelle, 92, politician, MP for Hull electoral district (19791984) (born 1920) * June 8 ** Paul Cellucci, 65, American-born politician and diplomat, Ambassador to Canada (2001–2005),

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(born 1948). ** Kyle Miller, 31, lacrosse player, cancer (born 1981). ** Philip White, 90, mayor of the borough of

, Ontario (1970–1978) (born 1923) * June 12 – Laslo Babits, 55, Olympic javelin thrower (

) (born 1958). * June 14 – Rod Bushie, 60,

Anishinaabe The Anishinaabe (alternatively spelled Anishinabe, Anicinape, Nishnaabe, Neshnabé, Anishinaabeg, Anishinabek, Aanishnaabe) are a group of culturally related Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous peoples in the Great Lakes region of C ...

elder, Grand Chief of Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (19972000), lung cancer (born 1953). * June 16 – D. M. Schurman, 88, historian (born 1924). * June 17 – Pierre F. Côté, 85, civil servant, Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec (19781997) (born 1927). * June 18 ** Vernon Fougère, 70, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of

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(19912009) (born 1943). ** Garde Gardom, 88, politician,

MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey (19661986), Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia (19952001) (born 1924). ** Brian P. Goodman, civil servant, Chair of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. * June 24 – Andy Scott, 58, former federal Member of Parliament (born 1955) * June 29 – Jack Gotta, 83, American-born CFL and WFL football player, coach and general manager (

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, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Birmingham Americans) (born 1929).

July

* July 2 ** Armand Gaudreault, 91, ice hockey player (

) (born 1921). ** Paul Lorieau, 71, national anthem singer (

) and optometrist, cancer (born 1942). * July 3 – Peter Torokvei, 62, actor, producer and screenwriter (born 1951). * July 4 – Tony Licari, 92, ice hockey player (born 1921). * July 5 ** James McCoubrey, 111, supercentenarian (born 1901) ** Daniel Wegner, 65, social psychologist (born 1948) * July 9 – Gaétan Soucy, 54, novelist, heart attack (born 1958). * July 13 – Cory Monteith, 31, actor (born 1982) * July 16 – Alex Colville, 92, artist (born 1920) * July 18 – Peter Appleyard, 84, British-born jazz musician and composer, natural causes (born 1918). * July 19 ** Paul Côté, 69, Olympic sailor (1972) (born 1944). ** Newton Tattrie, 82, professional wrestler (born 1931). * July 20 – Augustus Rowe, 92, physician and politician,

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MLA for Carbonear (1971–1975), Health Minister (1972–1975). (born 1920) * July 25 – Nic Gotham, 53, jazz saxophonist and composer ('' Nigredo Hotel''). * July 27 – Sammy Yatim, 18, murder victim (born 1995) * July 29 ** William F. Bell, 74, politician, mayor of

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(19882006) (born 1939). ** Rocky Jones, 71, social activist, heart attack (born 1941). * July 30 ** Harry Smith, 94, American-born football player (

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) and coach ( Saskatchewan Roughriders) (born 1918). ** Irene Uchida, 96, scientist and Down syndrome researcher (born 1917).

August

* August 4 – Charles-Omer Valois, 89, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of

Saint-Jérôme Saint-Jérôme () ( 2021 population 80,213) is a suburban city located about northwest of Montreal on the Rivière du Nord. It is part of the North Shore sector of Greater Montreal. It is a gateway to the Laurentian Mountains and its reso ...

(1977–1997) (born 1924). * August 5 ** Shawn Burr, 47, ice hockey player (

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Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the ...

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), complications from fall (born 1966). ** Willie Dunn, 71,

Mi'kmaq The Mi'kmaq (also ''Mi'gmaq'', ''Lnu'', ''Mi'kmaw'' or ''Mi'gmaw''; ; , and formerly Micmac) are an Indigenous group of people of the Northeastern Woodlands, native to the areas of Canada's Atlantic Provinces, primarily Nova Scotia, New Bru ...

folk singer, film maker, songwriter and First Nations activist (born 1942). * August 7 ** Paul Mercier, 89, politician, MP for Blainville—Deux-Montagnes (1993–1997) and Terrebonne—Blainville (1997–2000) (born 1924). ** Anthony Pawson, 60, British-born genetic researcher, expert in cell communication (born 1952). * August 8 – Les Ascott, 91, football player (

) (born 1921). * August 10 –

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, 67, actress ('' Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!'') (born 1946). * August 13 – Paul O'Neill, 84, actor, writer, historian and broadcaster ( CBC) (born 1928). * August 15 – ** August Schellenberg, 77, actor (born 1936) ** Robert R. Taylor, 73, wildlife photographer, cancer (born 1940). * August 16 – Roy Bonisteel, 83, journalist (born 1930)"Roy Bonisteel, former CBC television host, dies at 83"
''

'', August 16, 2013. * August 23 – Red Burns, 88, academic (born 1925).

September

* September 4 ** Jules Paivio, 97, cartographer and teacher, last surviving Canadian veteran of the

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(born 1915). ** Michel Pagé, 63, politician (born 1949). * September 7 – Barry Smith, 58, ice hockey player (

) (born 1955). * September 8 – Don Reichert, 81, artist (born 1932). * September 10 ** Glen Skov, 82, ice hockey player (

) (born 1931). **

Jack Vance John Holbrook Vance (August 28, 1916 – May 26, 2013) was an American mystery, fantasy, and science fiction writer. He also wrote several mystery novels under pen names, including Ellery Queen. Vance won the World Fantasy Award for Life Ach ...

, 80, army general (born 1933). * September 13 – Jimmy Herman, 72, actor ('' Dances with Wolves'', '' North of 60'') (born 1940). * September 14 – Phil A. Iafrati, 66, English–born Canadian soccer coach, multiple myeloma (born 1947). * September 16 – Howard Sheppard, 79, politician (born 1933). * September 17 – Larry Lake, 70, American–born broadcaster and musician (born 1943). * September 18 ** Arthur Lamothe, 84, French–born film director and producer (born 1928). ** Donald Low, 68, microbiologist, key figure in Toronto

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outbreak, brain cancer (born 1945). * September 20 – Jim Charlton, 102, coin dealer and

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publisher (born 1911). * September 21 – Michel Brault, 85, film director (born 1928). * September 22 ** David H. Hubel, 87, neurologist, laureate of the

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(1981) (born 1926). ** Dave Nichol, 73, Loblaws product marketer (born 1940) ** Howard Riopelle, 91, ice hockey player (born 1922). * September 25 – Bennet Wong, 83, psychiatrist (born 1930). * September 26 –

Denis Brodeur Denis Joseph Germain Stanislaus Brodeur (October 12, 1930 – September 26, 2013) was a Canadian photographer, acknowledged as one of hockey's finest photographers and was the father of New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur, the National Hoc ...

, 82, Olympic bronze-medalist ice hockey player (

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...

) and photographer (born 1930). * September 29 – Roy Peterson, 77, editorial cartoonist (born 1936).

October

* October 5 – Fred Mifflin, 75, politician and naval officer, MP for Bonavista—Trinity—Conception (1988–2000) (born 1938. * October 6 – Ulysses Curtis, 87, American-born CFL football player (

) (born 1926). * October 8 ** Paul Desmarais, 86, businessman (born 1927). ** Metro Prystai, 85, ice hockey player, triple

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winner (1952, 1954, 1955) (born 1927). * October 12 – Michelle Madoff, 85, politician, member of the

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(1978–1993) (born 1928). * October 16 – Bruno Bonamigo, 48, television director ('' Le Téléjournal Grand Montréal''), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (born 1965). * October 17 ** Arthur Maxwell House, 87, politician, lieutenant-governor of

(1997–2002) (born 1926). ** Rene Simpson, 47, former professional tennis player, brain cancer (born 1966). * October 18 – Allan Stanley, 87,

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ice hockey player (born 1926). * October 25 – Paul Reichmann, 83, Austria-born businessman and real estate mogul ( Olympia and York) (born 1930). * October 30 – Leo Gravelle, 88, ice hockey player (born 1925). * October 31 – Murray Cardiff, 79, politician (born 1934).

November

* November 1 – Eugène Rhéaume, 80, politician, MP for

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(1963–1965) (born 1932). * November 4 ** Betty Hill, 76, politician (born 1937). ** Ray Willsey, 85, football player and coach (born 1928). * November 11 – William Fyfe, 86, New Zealand-born geologist (born 1927). * November 12 – Steve Rexe, 66, ice hockey player (born 1947). * November 14 – Reg Sinclair, 88, ice hockey player (

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) (born 1925). * November 16 – William McDonough Kelly, 88, politician,

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(1982–2000 (born 1925). * November 18 –

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, 60, documentary filmmaker, cholangiocarcinoma (born 1953). * November 20 – Hellmuth Wolff, 76, Swiss–born organ builder (born 1937). * November 21 – Maurice Vachon, 84, professional wrestler, best known by his ring name "Mad Dog" Vachon. (1950–1986) (born 1929). * November 23 – Connie Broden, 81, ice hockey player (

) (born 1932). * November 24 – Lou Hyndman, 78, politician, Alberta provincial minister (born 1935).

December

* December 5 – John Alan Lee, sociologist * December 29 or December 30 – Christopher Peloso, husband of former Ontario deputy premier George Smitherman found dead * December 31 – Jim Coutts, political advisor

References

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Federal government

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Premiers

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