See also: 1995 in Canada , 1997 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada' .
Incumbents See also: 1996 Canadian incumbents
Events January 14 - a free trade agreement with Israel is announcedJanuary 15 - the Corel Centre opens in Ottawa January 25 - Jean Chrétien launches a major cabinet shuffle. Pierre Pettigrew and Stéphane Dion are brought in, despite not having seats in parliament.January 26 - Brian Tobin becomes premier of Newfoundland, replacing Clyde Wells January 29 - Lucien Bouchard becomes premier of Quebec , replacing Jacques Parizeau February 7 - Bob Rae , former premier of Ontario leaves politicsFebruary 14 - Mr. Dressup does his last showFebruary 15 - Chrétien throttles a protester in Ottawa, launching a small controversy over the "Shawinigan Handshake "February 17 - Michel Gauthier is elected new leader of the Bloc Québécois February 22 - Glen Clark becomes premier of British Columbia , replacing Michael HarcourtFebruary 22 - Brian Tobin leads the Newfoundland Liberal Party to victory in the 1996 Newfoundland electionFebruary 27 - the Los Angeles Kings trade Wayne Gretzky to the St. Louis Blues March 6 - the federal budget continues the assault on the deficitMarch 16 - the Montreal Canadiens play their first game at the Molson Centre against the New York Rangers March 26 - the ANIK E-1 satellite malfunctionsMarch 27 - the Quebec budget proposes sweeping cuts to government fundingApril 3 - all members of the Canadian Forces are ordered to spend the entire day searching for documents that may aid the Somalia inquiryApril 5 - a gunman in B.C. kills nine relatives and then himselfApril 11 - the Ontario government announce a 15 per cent reduction in the civil serviceApril 22 - John Nunziata is expelled from the Liberal caucus for voting against the budgetApril 23 - Nova Scotia , New Brunswick , and Newfoundland agree to replace their provincial sales taxes and the GST with a Harmonized Sales Tax .May 7 - the Ontario government cuts provincial income taxes by 30 per centMay 10 - Jan Brown resigns from the Reform Party May 19 - Marc Garneau flies on a second space missionMay 24 - Conrad Black 's Hollinger takes over the Southam newspaper chainMay 28 - The British Columbia NDP wins a surprise re-electionMay 29 - Six Taiwanese sailors are charged with the murder of three Romanian stowaways aboard the Maersk Dubai June 10 - the Quebec government reintroduces the "Language Police "June 17 - Sheila Copps , who had resigned over the GST , wins back her Hamilton–Wentworth seat in a by-election June 20 - Robert Thirsk flies aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia June 24 - a riot in Quebec City causes a million dollars in damageJuly 1 - the Winnipeg Jets leave Canada and become the Phoenix Coyotes July 7 -July 11 - a major AIDS conference is held in Vancouver July 19 - the Atlanta Olympics open, Canadian sprinter Donovan Bailey wins the 100-metre dashJuly 20 -July 21 - floods in Quebec kill tenJuly 25 - Coach House Press closesJuly 26 - Gretzky signs with the New York Rangers August 8 - former Prime Minister Kim Campbell is named consul general to Los Angeles August 8 - Jean-Louis Roux appointed Lieutenant Governor of Quebec August 29 - former B.C. Premier W.R. Bennett is found guilty of insider tradingOctober 4 - Defence Minister David Collenette resignsOctober 10 - Keith Milligan becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing Catherine Callbeck October 19 - Piers McDonald becomes government leader of Yukon, replacing John Ostashek November - SaskTel becomes the first Canadian Internet Service Provider to rollout ADSL November 5 - Jean-Louis Roux forced to resign as Lieutenant Governor of Quebec when pictures of him at Nazi rallies in the 1930s are publishedNovember 27 - Pat Binns becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing Keith Milligan December 16 - Chrétien formally apologizes for lying about the GST Karen Kain becomes the first Canadian to win the Cartier Lifetime Achievement AwardGeneral Jean Boyle resigns over Somalia Inquiry controversy Dalton McGuinty is elected leader of the Ontario Liberal Party Canada sends over a thousand troops to take part in IFOR
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Deaths January 26 - Sally Gribble, founder of MADD CanadaJanuary 26 - Yvonne Housser, painterJanuary 27 - Brian Kelleher, journalistJanuary 31 - Beth Amos, actressFebruary 2 - Phyliss Marshall, actorFebruary 7 - Barbara Hamilton, actorFebruary 7 - Lucien Maynard, leader of Alberta francophonesFebruary 9 - Henri Masson, painterFebruary 19 - Ernest C. Manning former Premier of Alberta February 21 - Gordon Armstrong , playwrightFebruary 29 - Robert O'Driscoll , scholarMarch 28 - Edith Fowke, ethnologistApril 13 - Stewart McLean , Manitoba politicianApril 23 - Jean Allard former Chief of the Defence StaffMay 5 - Salli Terri , musicianMay 11 - Hilda Grant, authorMay 22 - Robert Christie, actorJune 10 - George Hees , cabinet ministerJuly 1 - Harold Greenberg , businessmanJuly 5 - Fred Davis , moderator of Front Page Challenge July 5 - Bob Southam, newspaper publisherJuly 17 - Susan Cole, puppeteerJuly 18 - Robert Needham, journalistJuly 20 - Ronald Buick, scientistJuly 22 - Carl Goldenberg, SenatorAugust 1 - Patrick O'Callaghan, newspaper publicistAugust 10 - Walter MacNutt, organistAugust 21 - Mary Earley, aboriginal rights campaignerSeptember 22 - Ludmilla Chiriaeff , ballet dancerSeptember 23 - Joe Borowski , anti-abortion activistOctober 2 - Robert Bourassa former Premier of Quebec November 9 - Joseph A. Ghiz , Premier of PEIDecember 5 - Wilf Carter , composer and singer
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1996 Canada Report (1486 words)
The 1996 forest fire season will be recorded as one of the lowest fire years on record with a total of 6,446 fires reported for 1,877,913 ha consumed. The 1996 forest fire season ended with CIFFC responding to 110 resource request which resulted in 1,193 line personnel (118 from the United States), 132 overhead personnel which consisted of 8/4person overhead team, 1 Incident Command Team of 36 persons plus an additional 12 support personnel of various levels. The number of hectares consumed in 1996 was 1,877,913 compared to the ten year average of 3,332,691.
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