1948 in Canada

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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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 5 — Michael Neary, rower
* November 24 — Spider Robinson, author
* December 7 — Jay Dahlgren, javelin thrower
* December 30 — Rick Casson, politician
* December 30 — Pierre Blais, politician and jurist

Deaths

* March 14 - Ernest Frederick Armstrong, politician
* May 21 - James Ralston, Minister of National Defence
* Margaret C. MacDonald, nurse


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