See also: 1971 in Canada , 1973 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history .
Incumbents
Events January 1 - Winnipeg is merged into a megacityJanuary 1 - Canada's ban on cigarette advertisements on film, radio, and television, goes into effectJanuary 1 - Canada's Capital Gains Tax comes into effectJanuary 18 - Frank Moores becomes premier of Newfoundland , replacing Joey Smallwood , who had governed for 23 yearsFebruary 25 - The Pickering Nuclear Power Plant opensApril 15 - Canada and the United States sign the Great Lakes Water Quality AgreementMay 31 - The "member" level of the Order of Canada is createdJune 16 - The Churchill Falls hydro-electric facility opensJuly 14 - Donald Macdonald of the Canadian Labour Congress becomes the first non-European head of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions July 21 - Global Television moves into Ontario August 30 - Frank Calder becomes the first Native Cabinet minister in Canadian history when he is appointed to the Cabinet of British Columbia September 1 - An arson attack on the Blue Bird Bar in Montreal kills 37September 12 - Heritage Canada is establishedSeptember 15 - David Barrett becomes premier of British Columbia , replacing W.A.C. Bennett , who had governed for 20 yearsSeptember 27 - The sale of fire crackers is banned in CanadaSeptember 28 - "... right in front, they score, Henderson has scored for Canada ..."--Foster Hewitt are the words as Canada wins the 1972 Summit Series October 30 - Federal election : Pierre Trudeau 's Liberals win a minorityNovember 9 - Anik I , the world's first non-military communications satellite is launched.Government pensions are indexed to cost of living The Art Bank is established The World Hockey Association begins operations CityTV founded in Toronto
Arts and Literature New Works Awards
Births January 1 - Shaun Majumder , actorJanuary 3 - Drake Berehowsky , hockey playerFebruary 12 - Owen Nolan , hockey playerMarch 17 - Melissa Auf der Maur , musicianMarch 22 - Elvis Stojko , figure skaterMay 5 - Devin Townsend , musicianMay 5 - Brad Bombardir , hockey playerMay 6 - Martin Brodeur , hockey goaltenderMay 16 - Martin Brodeur , hockey playerMay 30 - Lisa Michelle Merrithew , public relations consultantJune 17 - Steven Fletcher , politicianJune 26 - Garou , singerJuly 4 - Mike Knuble , hockey playerAugust 1 - Tanya Reid , actorAugust 29 - Amanda Marshall , singerSeptember 27 - Clara Hughes , cyclistOctober 17 - Cameron Baerg , Olympic rowerNovember 26 - Chris Osgood , hockey goaltender
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Chapter 13- Team Canada 1972 (1517 words)
Canada had participated in international tournaments since 1920s when the first Olympics were held. In April 1972 , during the World Championship held in Prague, special negotiations were held between representatives from both Canada and the USSR. The first stop for the Air Canada charter was the Montreal International Airport where the players were treated to a ride on fire trucks as the fans loudly cheered.
1972 Canada/Soviet Union Summit Series (1617 words)
Canada led the game 3-1 and 4-2, yet, in the end, the Soviets came out of it with a tie. Team Canada matched the Soviets goal for goal in the first period until they fell behind 5-3 midway through the second. While Team Canada celebrated the goal, Team Soviet were yelling and screaming at the referees that the light didn't go on.
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