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Incumbents

• Prime Minister - Louis Saint Laurent
• Governor General - Vincent Massey

• Premier of Alberta - Ernest Manning
• Premier of British Columbia - W.A.C. Bennett
• Premier of Manitoba - Douglas Campbell
• Premier of New Brunswick - Hugh John Flemming
• Premier of Newfoundland - Joey Smallwood
• Premier of Nova Scotia - Angus Macdonald then Harold Connolly then Henry Hicks
• Premier of Ontario - Leslie Frost
• Premier of Prince Edward Island - Alex Matheson
• Premier of Quebec - Maurice Duplessis
• Premier of Saskatchewan - Tommy Douglas

Jump to: navigation, search The Prime Minister of Canada (French: Premier ministre du Canada), the head of the Canadian government, is usually the leader of the political party with the most seats in the Canadian House of Commons. ... Louis Stephen St. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Governor General of Canada (French: Gouverneur général or Gouverneure générale) is the representative of the Canadian monarch. ... The Right Honourable Charles Vincent Massey, CC PC (February 20, 1887 - December 30, 1967) was the eighteenth Governor General of Canada and the first who was born in Canada. ... Categories: Canada-related stubs | Alberta premiers ... Ernest Charles Manning The Honourable Senator Ernest Charles Manning, CC, PC (September 20, 1908 - February 19, 1996), Canadian politician, was Premier of Alberta between 1943 and 1968, the longest term of office of any Alberta premier, and the second longest serving premier in Canada. ... Categories: Stub | British Columbia premiers ... The Honourable William Andrew Cecil Bennett, PC , OC (September 6, 1900 - February 23, 1979) was a Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia. ... Categories: Canada-related stubs | Manitoba premiers ... For others named Douglas Campbell see Douglas Campbell (disambiguation) Douglas Lloyd Campbell (May 27, 1895-April 23, 1995) was a Manitoba politician. ... The Premier of New Brunswick (fr: Premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick) is the first minister for the Canadian province of New Brunswick. ... Hugh John Flemming, born January 5, 1899, in Peel, New Brunswick, Canada – died October 16, 1982, in Fredericton, New Brunswick. ... Categories: Newfoundland and Labrador premiers | Stub ... Joey Smallwood (center) Joseph Roberts Joey Smallwood CC (December 24, 1900 - December 18, 1991) was the last Father of Confederation in Canada, bringing Newfoundland into Confederation in 1949. ... Categories: Stub | Nova Scotia premiers ... Angus Macdonald has been the name of several noted figures: Angus Lewis Macdonald, Liberal premier of Nova Scotia and Member of Parliament for Kingston, Angus Ronald Macdonald, Progressive Conservative MP for Antigonish—Guysborough. ... Harold Joseph Connolly (September 8, 1901-May 17, 1980) was a Nova Scotia journalist and politician who seved as Liberal Premier in 1954. ... Henry Davies Hicks (1950-1990) was a lawyer, university administrator and politician in Nova Scotia. ... Dalton McGuinty The Premier of Ontario is the first minister for the Canadian province of Ontario. ... The Honourable Leslie Miscampbell Frost, PC , CC (September 20, 1895-May 4, 1973) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... The Premier of Prince Edward Island is the first minister for the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. ... Alexander Wallace Matheson ([[June 11], 1903-March 3, 1976) was a Prince Edward Island politician. ... The Premier of Quebec (in French Premier ministre du Québec, sometimes literally translated to Prime Minister of Quebec) is the first minister for the Canadian province of Quebec. ... Duplessis and the Clergy. ... The Premier of Saskatchewan is the first minister for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ... The Honourable Thomas Clement Douglas, PC , CC , SOM , MA , LL.D (October 20, 1904 – February 24, 1986) was a Scottish-born Canadian Baptist minister until becoming a democratic socialist politician. ...

Events

• January 1 - Metropolitan Toronto comes into being to coordinate services among the various municipalities around Toronto.
• January 8 - The first oil from Alberta arrives in Sarnia through the new pipeline
• March 30 - The Yonge St. subway, the first subway system in Canada, opens in Toronto
• April 13 - Harold Connolly becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Angus Macdonald
• July 30 - The "Miracle Mile" is run at the Commonwealth Games in Vancouver
• August 10 - The groundbreaking ceremony for the St. Lawrence Seaway begins
• September 9 - Marilyn Bell becomes the first person to swim Lake Ontario
• September 30 - Henry Hicks becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Harold Connolly
• October 15 - Hurricane Hazel hits Toronto killing 81
• Canada contributes to a peacekeeping force in Indochina
• Sir Adam Beck Generating Station built on the Canadian side of the Niagara River
• Pinetree Line radar system completed
• Yahtzee is invented by a Canadian couple
• Jean Drapeau first elected mayor of Montreal
• Streetcars leave Winnipeg

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Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (One defends and the other conquers) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Myra Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Area 55,283 km² (12th) • Land 53,338 km² • Water 1,946 km² (3. ... Angus Macdonald has been the name of several noted figures: Angus Lewis Macdonald, Liberal premier of Nova Scotia and Member of Parliament for Kingston, Angus Ronald Macdonald, Progressive Conservative MP for Antigonish—Guysborough. ... July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of The Commonwealth. ... 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Arts and Literature

New Books

• Mordecai Richler - The Acrobats
• Gabrielle Roy - Alexandre Chenevert
• Igor Gouzenko - The Fall of a Titan

Literary Awards

• See 1954 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
• Stephen Leacock Award: Joan Walker, Pardon My Parka

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Births

• February 3 - Tiger Williams, hockey player
• March 4 - Catherine O'Hara, actress
• April 13 - Gulzar Singh Cheema, politician
• April 17 - Roderick Toombs, wrestler
• April 18 - Rick Moranis, actor
• May 10 - Eleni Bakopanos, politician
• May 14 - Danny Gare, hockey player
• May 16 - Dafydd Williams, astronaut
• May 26 - Aritha van Herk, author
• May 28 - John Tory, politician
• July 6 - Brian Pallister, politician
• August 16 - James Cameron, film director
• September 3 - Avis Gray, Manitoba politician
• November 24 - Stuart Murray, Manitoba politician
• December 14 - Steven MacLean, astronaut
• December 24 - Lorne Calvert, Premier of Saskatchewan
• Alan Kane, author
• David Milgaard, wrongfully accused of murder
• Guy Gavriel Kay, author
• Brian Tobin, politician

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Deaths

• April 8 - Winnifred Eaton, author
• August 6 - Emilie Dionne, one of the Dionne Quintuplets