1992 in Canada

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See also: 1991 in Canada, other events of 1992, 1993 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

1 Incumbents
2 Events
3 Arts and literature
- 3.1 New books
  - 3.1.1 Awards
- 3.2 Music
4 Births
5 Deaths

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Events

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Dr. Roberta Bondar becomes the first Canadian woman in space on January 22

January - CBC Television's documentary series The Valour and the Horror is criticized by Canadian veterans' groups for reportedly misrepresenting Canadian military conduct during World War II.
January 22 - STS-42: Dr. Roberta Bondar becomes the first Canadian woman in space.
February 8 - February 23 - 1992 Winter Olympics are held in Albertville, France. Canada finishes ninth in the medal count.
May - Geological Survey of Canada expedition sets official elevation of Mount Logan to 5,959m.
May 7 - 3 employees are murdered and 1 permanently disabled during a robbery at a McDonald's restaurant in Sydney River, Nova Scotia
May 9 - 26 miners are killed in the Westray Mine Disaster
July 1 - The Vandoos launch a successful operation to secure control of Sarajevo's airport
July 2 - a two-year shutdown of the cod fishery is announced
July 25 - August 9 - Canada competes in the 1992 Summer Olympics
August 12 - the details of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are released
August 22 - the final draft of the Charlottetown Accord, a proposed package of constitutional amendments, is released
August 24 - Mechanical Engineering Professor Valery Fabrikant opens fire at Concordia University in Montreal killing four people
September 18 - Nine workers at the Giant Mine are killed after striking employee Roger Warren detonates a bomb in the mine shaft.
October 8 - The modern-day Ottawa Senators play their first game in the National Hockey League, defeating the Montreal Canadiens
October 24 - the Toronto Blue Jays become the first non-US team to win the World Series
October 26 - the Charlottetown Accord is rejected in a nationwide referendum
October - The ban on homosexuals in the Canadian military is lifted, following a legal challenge by Michelle Douglas.
November 7 - John Ostashek becomes government leader of the Yukon, replacing Tony Penikett
November 12 - a referendum endorsing the creation of Nunavut is successful in the Northwest Territories
December 15 - the first members of the Canadian Airborne Regiment arrive in Somalia on an ill-fated humanitarian mission
December 16 - Ralph Klein succeeds Don Getty as Premier of Alberta
December 17 - Prime Minister Brian Mulroney signs the NAFTA deal
Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders win 24-10 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Vanier Cup: Queen's Golden Gaels win 31-0 over the St. Mary's Huskies
Rudolph A. Marcus wins the Nobel Prize for Chemistry
Agriculture Canada introduces a national BSE prevention program
Delwin Vriend, an Alberta teacher, wins a court case against the Alberta Human Rights Commission regarding the status of LGBT persons under the province's human rights legislation. The case was appealed to the Alberta Court of Appeal; see 1994 in Canada.