List of Canadian events in 1998
Events from the year 1998 in Canada .
Incumbents [ edit ] Federal government [ edit ] Provincial governments [ edit ] Lieutenant governors [ edit ] Premiers [ edit ] Territorial governments [ edit ] Commissioners [ edit ] Premiers [ edit ] January to March [ edit ] January 1 – Toronto and six other communities are merged to form a new megacity.[19] Mel Lastman was sworn in as its first mayor.[20] Three other Ontario cities were similarly merged on the same date in 2001 .[21] [22] January 2 – Three separate avalanches in British Columbia kill a total of nine people. January 5 – The Ice Storm of 1998 , caused by El Niño , strikes southern Ontario and Quebec , resulting in widespread power failures, severe damage to forests, and a number of deaths. January 6 – Alan Eagleson pleads guilty to fraud. January 7 – The federal government formally apologizes for the past mistreatment of First Nations . January 23 – The Royal Bank and the Bank of Montreal announce plans to merge, which are later scuttled by the federal government. February 6 – The Hudson's Bay Company takes over Kmart Canada , folding it into its Zellers chain. February 10 – Canadian National Railway merges with the Illinois Central . February 13 – Three girls, all under 18 years of age, are found guilty in Victoria, British Columbia , of killing 14-year-old Reena Virk . Three others plead guilty of assault. February 16 – Reference Re Secession of Quebec : The Supreme Court is asked to rule on the legality of unilateral Quebec secession. February 18 – Controversial plans to include a Holocaust memorial in the Canadian War Museum are scrapped. February 24 – In the federal budget, Finance Minister Paul Martin delivers a balanced budget. March 2 – Daniel Johnson , leader of the Quebec Liberal Party , announces his resignation. March 6 – The Dionne Quintuplets are given money and an apology by the Ontario government. March 6 – British Columbia doctors begin the first of a series of protests against funding shortages. March 12 – Quebec and Newfoundland resolve the long-running Churchill Falls dispute. March 12 – Mutual Life of Canada acquires MetLife to become Canada's second-largest insurance company. March 23 – Senator Andy Thompson is forced to resign his Senate seat after not attending for two years. March 24 – The Nova Scotia election leaves the Liberals and NDP tied for the most seats. March 27 – Jean Charest announces that he will seek the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party. March 27 – The federal government agrees to compensate hepatitis C victims of tainted blood. April to June [ edit ] July to September [ edit ] Canadian Coast Guard Ship Henry Hudson searches for Swissair Flight 111 debris following a crash off the coast of Peggys Cove , Nova Scotia. October to December [ edit ] Arts and literature [ edit ] New books [ edit ] Television [ edit ] Canada's Sesame Street switches to showing exclusively Canadian content, renaming itself Sesame Park , as it no longer uses any American made segments from Sesame Street Canadian children's television show Rolie Polie Olie debuts. January 9 – Sean Day , Belgium-born ice hockey player January 13 – Gabrielle Daleman , figure skater January 19 – Ella Shelton , ice hockey player February 3 – Michael McLeod , ice hockey player February 6 – Aviva Mongillo , singer and actress February 26 – Isaac Durnford , actor March 12 – Annaleise Carr , swimmer April 27 – Drake Batherson , ice hockey player[24] May 20 – Nam Nguyen , figure skater July 23 – Houdini , rapper (died 2020 ) August 8 – Shawn Mendes , singer/songwriter August 13 – Carter Hart , ice hockey goaltender September 17 – Richard Wang , chess player October 26 – Mattea Roach , tutor and Jeopardy! contestant October 29 – Lance Stroll , race car driver November 13 – Melissa "Charlie" Storwick , singer-songwriter December 6 – Micah Berry, actor December 8 – Anastasia Rizikov , pianist December 30 – Zachary Brault-Guillard , Haiti-born Canadian soccer player Full date unknown [ edit ] January to March [ edit ] January 1 – Arthur Gelber , philanthropist (born 1915 ) January 12 – Mark MacGuigan , academic and politician (born 1931 ) January 23 – Donald Davis , actor (born 1928 ) January 28 – Eddie Sargent , politician (born 1915 ) February 1 – Sheila Watson , novelist, critic and teacher (born 1909 ) February 20 – Bob McBride , singer (born 1946 ) February 25 – W. O. Mitchell , writer (born 1914 ) March 13 – Bill Reid , artist (born 1920 ) March 16 – Yves Landry , president of Chrysler Canada April to June [ edit ] April 3 – Elmer Iseler , choir conductor and choral editor (born 1927 ) April 7 – Nick Auf der Maur , journalist and politician (born 1942 ) April 16 – Marie-Louise Meilleur , supercentenarian, the oldest validated Canadian ever (born 1880 ) April 27 – John Bassett , publisher and media baron (born 1915 ) May 28 – Phil Hartman , actor, comedian, screenwriter and graphic artist (born 1948 ) June 4 June 20 – Bobby Gimby , orchestra leader, trumpeter and singer-songwriter (born 1918 ) June 27 – Joyce Wieland , experimental filmmaker and mixed media artist (born 1931 ) July to September [ edit ] October to December [ edit ] October 1 – Pauline Julien , singer, songwriter, actress and feminist activist (born 1928 )[25] October 13 – Gérard Charles Édouard Thériault , general and Chief of the Defence Staff (born 1932 ) October 17 November 9 – Roland Hewgill , actor November 13 – Michel Trudeau , student (born 1975 ) November 22 – Jack Shadbolt , painter (born 1909 ) December 9 – Shaughnessy Cohen , politician (born 1948 ) December 16 – John Gallagher , geologist and businessman (born 1916 ) December 23 December 24 – Syl Apps , pole vaulter and ice hockey player (born 1915 ) Full date unknown [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "Canada's constitutional monarchy" . cbc . 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Retrieved 3 January 2020 . ^ "19 years ago, Toronto's six boroughs amalgamated | The Star" . thestar.com . Retrieved 3 January 2020 . ^ "Marilyn Lastman, wife of former Toronto mayor Mel Lastman, dead at 84" . Global News . Retrieved 3 January 2020 . ^ "Creating Greater Sudbury: a look back at amalgamation" . cbc . Retrieved 3 January 2020 . ^ "Ottawa | The Canadian Encyclopedia" . www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca . Retrieved 3 January 2020 . ^ Clark, Alex (18 July 2003). "Obituary: Carol Shields" . The Guardian . Retrieved 3 January 2020 . ^ "Drake Batherson Stats and News" . NHL.com . Archived from the original on January 4, 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-12 . ^ Herstory 2012 . Coteau Books. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-55050-454-5 .