1948 IN CANADA

''See also:''
1947 in Canada,
other events of 1948,
1949 in Canada and the
Timeline of Canadian history.
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Contents

Events

Arts and culture

Births

Deaths

Events

★ June 7 - Ontario election: George Drew's PCs win a second consecutive majority

★ June 24 - Saskatchewan election: Tommy Douglas's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation wins a second consecutive majority

★ November 7 - Douglas Campbell becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Stuart Garson

★ November 15 - Louis Saint Laurent becomes prime minister, replacing Mackenzie King

★ August 17 - Alberta general election, 1948: Ernest Manning's Social Credit Party wins a fourth consecutive majority

★ October 19 - Thomas Kennedy becomes premier of Ontario, replacing George Drew

Arts and culture

:Literary awards

★ See 1948 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.

★ Stephen Leacock Award: Paul Hiebert, ''Sarah Binks''

Births

★ January 10 - Craig Russell, female impersonator

★ January 13 - Pat O'Brien, politician

★ January 15 - Andy Jones, comedian

★ January 16 - Cliff Thorburn, snooker player

★ January 19 - Frank McKenna, Premier of New Brunswick

★ January 25 - Sarkis Assadourian, politician

★ February 11 - Shaughnessy Cohen, politician

★ February 21 - Chuck Cadman, politician

★ March 14 - Maria Minna, politician

★ March 20 - Bobby Orr, hockey player

★ March 31 - Gary Doer, Manitoba politician

★ April 16 - Reg Alcock, politician

★ April 17 - Wilf Wedmann, high jumper

★ May 11 - John Plohman, Manitoba politician

★ May 16 - Clif Evans, Manitoba politician

★ May 24 - Lorna Crozier, poet

★ June 4 - Margaret Gibson, novelist and short story writer

★ June 4 - Sandra Post, golfer

★ June 5 - Bill Smart, middle distance runner

★ June 7 - Welwyn Wilton Katz, children's author

★ July 4 - Katherine Govier, author

★ July 8 - Raffi, children's entertainer

★ August 2 - Bob Rae, premier of Ontario

★ August 5 - Don Scott, Manitoba politician

★ August 31 - Marie-Lynn Hammond, folk musician and broadcaster

★ September 8 - Stephen Owen, politician

★ September 10 - Margaret Trudeau

★ September 19 - James McCrae, Manitoba politician

★ September 24 - Phil Hartman, comedian

★ October 8 - Pat Binns, PEI politician

★ October 17 - Margot Kidder, actress

★ November 24 - Spider Robinson, author

★ December 7 - Jay Dahlgren, javelin thrower

★ December 30 - Rick Casson, politician

★ December 30 - Pierre Blais, politician and jurist

Deaths

★ May 21 - James Ralston, Minister of National Defence