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Events relating to canada
Strikers in Vancouver begin the On-to-Ottawa Trek, to take their grievances to government
W.L. Mackenzie King starts another long spell, of thirteen years, as Canadian prime minister
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is founded as a public service in competition with private radio stations
Canadian troops provide most of the assault force in a disastrous raid on Dieppe
The loss of merchant shipping to U-boats reaches a peak in the Battle of the Atlantic, with 1.5 million tons sunk in the last quarter of the year
New Allied successes against the German U-boats provide a turning point in the battle of the Atlantic
The first of many thousands of war brides arrive in Canada, mainly from Great Britain
Maurice 'Rocket' Richard is the first to score 50 goals in a Canadian National Hockey League season
TheAllies celebrate V-J Day – victory over Japan and the end of the war
In their manifesto Refus global fifteen artists and authors attack the values of conservative Quebec
Louis St-Laurent succeeds Mackenzie King as Liberal leader and prime minister of Canada
Newfoundland joins Canada as its tenth province, completing the Confederation
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is set up by the USA and Canada, together with Britain and other European countries, for purposes of collective security
The Canadian schooner St Roch becomes the first ship to travel through the Panama Canal and the Northwest Passage, thus circumnavigating North America
British-Canadian choreographer Celia Franca founds the National Ballet of Canada
Canadian pianist Glenn Gould wins international fame with his recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations
John Diefenbaker heads a minority government in Canada, ending twenty-two years of Liberal rule
Latvian-Canadian dancer Ludmilla Chiriaeff founds the Grands Ballets Canadiens in Montreal
The St Lawrence Seaway, a joint Canadian and US project, links the Great Lakes and the sea
The Quiet Revolution in Quebec begins with the election of Jean Lesage and the Liberals
The Trans-Canada Highway is completed, stretching some 5000 miles across the continent
In The Gutenberg Galaxy Canadian author Marshall McLuhan develops the concept of the 'global village'
Liberal leader Lester Pearson begins five years at the head of minority governments in Canada
Canadian author Marshall McLuhan declares, in Understanding Media, that 'the medium is the message'
A royal proclamation formally establishes the new national flag of Canada
