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See also: 2000 in Canada , 2002 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history .
Incumbents See also: 2001 Canadian incumbents
Estimated Canadian population : 31,110,565
Events January 1 - The Ontario cities of Ottawa , Hamilton and Sudbury officially merge with their suburban municipalities to create new "megacities" (Sudbury, now Greater Sudbury , was the only one of the three to change its name. Toronto had been similarly merged in 1998 .)January 21 - Chris Jericho wins Intercontinental Championship from Chris BenoitFebruary 8 - Lorne Calvert becomes premier of Saskatchewan, replacing Roy Romanow February 13 - Roger Grimes becomes premier of Newfoundland, replacing Beaton Tulk March 8 - Bernard Landry becomes premier of Quebec , replacing Lucien Bouchard March 12 - Alberta election: Ralph Klein 's PCs win a ninth consecutive majorityApril 20 - Summit of the Americas is held in Quebec City to discuss the FTAA ; the city, which has been divided by a high fence around much of the downtown core, also hosts the People's Summit and is wracked by the Quebec City protests .May 4 - Chrétien's longtime Chief of Staff, Jean Pelletier , is made the head of VIA Rail May 16 - British Columbia election : Gordon Campbell's BC Liberals win a landslide victory over Premier Ujjal Dosanjh 's NDP .May 18 - Conrad Black renounces his Canadian citizenshipMay 21 - Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit win WWF Tag Team ChampionshipMay 23 - Federal Ethics Commissioner releases a report which clears Alfonso Gagliano of any wrongdoing in the sponsorship scandal June 5 - Gordon Campbell becomes premier of British Columbia , replacing Ujjal Dosanjh July - Canada becomes the first country in the world to legalize medical marijuana July 17 - Infighting in the Canadian Alliance forces out leader Stockwell Day August 24 - Conrad Black sells The National Post Izzy Asper 's CanWest September 11 - Canada 's border with the United States is on high alert in the aftermath of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks in the United States . Canadian government initiates both "Operation Support " and "Operation Yellow Ribbon ."October 7 - the 2001 Attack on Afghanistan begins. Canadian fighter pilots and ground troops are involved in the warDecember 9 - Chris Jericho becomes first to unify WWE and the WCW Championships hence becoming first undisputed ChampionChris Hadfield becomes the first Canadian to perform a spacewalk CTV purchases the Globe and Mail
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Deaths January 31 - Gordon R. Dickson , authorFebruary 28 - Gildas Molgat , politicianMarch 23 - David McTaggart , environmentalistApril 2 - Charles Daudelin , painter, sculptorMay 5 - Aba Bayefsky , artistJune 7 - Charles Templeton June 23 - Yvonne Dionne, one of the Dionne Quintuplets July 3 - Mordecai Richler , authorSeptember 18 - Ernie Coombs , children's entertainerNovember 19 - Marcelle Ferron , sculptorJack Harman, sculptor Louis Dudek, poet
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Encyclopedia: Canada 2001 Census (2209 words)
The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. From 1996 to 2001 , the nation's population concentrated further in four broad urban regions: the extended Golden Horseshoe in southern Ontario ; Montréal and environs; British Columbia's Lower Mainland and southern Vancouver Island; and the Calgary-Edmonton corridor. Elections Canada is the non-partisan agency of the Government of Canada responsible for the conduct of federal elections and referendums.
2. The Dominion of Canada. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History (290 words)
In 1931 Canada broke its ties to imperial Great Britain and gained an independent place in the new commonwealth. The emergence of Canada as a significant world power during these years, however, was fraught with difficulties. Message of Canada to the mother country: “If unhappily war should ensue, the Canadian people will be united…to maintain the honor of the empire” (Aug. 2).
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