|
Year |
Month |
Start Date |
Event |
|
1793 |
February |
8 |
France declares war on England on February 8. |
|
1874 |
February |
8 |
Died
- February 8 - Joseph-Bruno Guigues, first bishop of the diocese
of Bytown (Ottawa) (b.1805) |
|
1894 |
February |
8 |
Born
- February 8 - Billy Bishop, First World War flying ace (d.1956) |
|
1905 |
February |
8 |
Born
- February 8 - Louis-Philippe Pigeon, judge of the Supreme Court
of Canada (d.1986) |
|
1905 |
February |
8 |
February 8 - Sir James Whitney becomes premier of Ontario,
replacing George Ross |
|
1921 |
February |
8 |
Born
- February 8 - Barney Danson, politician and soldier (d.2011) |
|
1934 |
February |
8 |
Born
- February 8 - Philip Seeman, schizophrenia researcher and
neuropharmacologist |
|
1945 |
February |
8 |
February 8 - World War II: The Anglo-Canadian Operation
Veritable launched in the Netherlands |
|
1950 |
February |
8 |
Born
- February 8 - Keith Milligan, politician |
|
1979 |
February |
8 |
Born
- February 8 - Adam Trupish, boxer |
|
1985 |
February |
8 |
February 8 - Frank Miller becomes premier of Ontario, replacing
Bill Davis after the Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership
election |
|
1986 |
February |
8 |
February 8 - Hinton train collision: 23 people are killed when a
Via Rail train collides with a Canadian National Railway train
near Hinton, Alberta |
|
1992 |
February |
8 |
February 8–February 23 - 1992 Winter Olympics are held in
Albertville, France. Canada finishes ninth in the medal count. |
|
1994 |
February |
8 |
Born
- February 8 – Nikki Yanofsky born in Hampstead, Quebec |
|
1995 |
February |
8 |
Born
- February 8 - Jordan Todosey, actress |
|
1999 |
February |
8 |
Died
- February 8 - Denise Leblanc-Bantey, politician (born 1949) |
|
2001 |
February |
8 |
February 8 - Lorne Calvert becomes premier of Saskatchewan,
replacing Roy Romanow |
|
2002 |
February |
8 |
February 8-February 24 - 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City,
Utah. Canada wins gold for men's and women's hockey. Controversy
erupts when Jamie Salé and David Pelletier are given only silver
for the pairs' figure skating. |
|
2004 |
February |
8 |
Died
- February 8 - Nicholas Goldschmidt, conductor, administrator,
teacher, performer, music festival entrepreneur and artistic
director (born 1908) |
|
2005 |
February |
8 |
February 8 - Controversial Toronto police chief Julian Fantino
is appointed Ontario's new commissioner of emergency management. |
|
2005 |
February |
8 |
February 8 - Edmonton police chief Fred Rayner is fired after
news of a police sting targeting a journalist and the chair of
the city's police board comes to light. |
|
2007 |
February |
8 |
February 8 – Ontario provincial by-election in Burlington;
Markham; and York South–Weston electoral districts. |
|
2009 |
February |
8 |
Died
- February 8 - Bob Stephen, Canadian football player (born 1958) |
|
2010 |
February |
8 |
Died
- February 8 – Jacques Hétu, composer (born 1938) |
|
2010 |
February |
8 |
February 8 – CFB Trenton Commander Colonel Russell Williams is
charged with two counts of murder against two women and two
counts of sexual assault of another two women.[8] |
|
2011 |
February |
8 |
February 8 – Nearly 1,500 government lawyers and crown
prosecutors go on strike in Quebec, claiming to be overworked
and underpaid.[6] |