2008 in Canada

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Years in Canada:	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Executive 1.2 Legislative 2 Events 2.1 January 2.2 February 2.3 March 2.4 April 2.5 May 2.6 June 2.7 July 2.8 August 2.9 November 2.10 December 3 Arts and literature 3.1 Books 3.1.1 Literary awards 3.2 Albums 4 Births 5 Deaths 5.1 January 5.2 February 5.3 March 5.4 April 5.5 May 5.6 June 5.7 July 5.8 August 5.9 November 5.10 December

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Executive

• Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II
• Governor General - Michaëlle Jean
• Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta - Norman Kwong
• Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia - Steven Point
• Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba - John Harvard
• Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick - Herménégilde Chiasson
• Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador - Edward Roberts
• Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia - Mayann E. Francis
• Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario - David Onley
• Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island - Barbara Hagerman
• Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec - Pierre Duchesne
• Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan - Gordon Barnhart

[edit] Legislative

Position	Incumbent
Prime Minister of Canada	Stephen Harper
Premier of Alberta	Ed Stelmach
Premier of British Columbia	Gordon Campbell
Premier of Manitoba	Gary Doer
Premier of New Brunswick	Shawn Graham
Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador	Danny Williams
Premier of Nova Scotia	Rodney MacDonald
Premier of Ontario	Dalton McGuinty
Premier of Prince Edward Island	Robert Ghiz
Premier of Quebec	Jean Charest
Premier of Saskatchewan	Brad Wall
Premier of the Northwest Territories	Floyd Roland
Premier of Nunavut	Paul Okalik
Premier of Yukon	Dennis Fentie

[edit] Events

[edit] January

• January - The iPhone by Apple Inc. is released in Canada.
• January 3 - In Montreal, a false bomb threat forces the closing of Victoria Bridge for four and a half hours.

[edit] February

• February - Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada) General Rick Hillier's term is set to end.

[edit] March

• March 17 - Federal by-elections in Toronto Centre, Willowdale, Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River and Vancouver Quadra.

[edit] April

• April 6 - The Juno Awards of 2008 will be held.

[edit] May

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[edit] July

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[edit] November

• November 23 - The 96th Grey Cup will be held in Montreal at Olympic Stadium.

[edit] December

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Books

[edit] Literary awards

[edit] Albums

• Cadence Weapon, Afterparty Babies
• Jason Collett, Here's to Being Here
• Destroyer, Trouble in Dreams
• Luke Doucet, Blood's Too Rich
• Hawksley Workman, Between the Beautifuls

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

[edit] January

• January 3 - Milt Dunnell, sportswriter

[edit] February

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