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Incumbents

Toronto hosts Toronto Rocks a concert headlined by the Rolling Stones, to help revive a tourism industry hurt by a SARS outbreak in Ontario

• Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II
• Governor General - Adrienne Clarkson
• Prime Minister - Jean Chrétien then Paul Martin
• Premier of Alberta - Ralph Klein
• Premier of British Columbia - Gordon Campbell
• Premier of Manitoba - Gary Doer
• Premier of New Brunswick - Bernard Lord
• Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador - Roger Grimes then Danny Williams
• Premier of Nova Scotia - John Hamm
• Premier of Ontario - Ernie Eves then Dalton McGuinty
• Premier of Prince Edward Island - Pat Binns
• Premier of Quebec - Bernard Landry then Jean Charest
• Premier of Saskatchewan - Lorne Calvert
• Premier of the Northwest Territories - Stephen Kakfwi then Joe Handley
• Premier of Nunavut - Paul Okalik
• Premier of Yukon - Dennis Fentie

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See also: 2002 Canadian incumbents, Events in Canada in 2003, 2004 Canadian incumbents, Governmental leaders in 2003, Canadian incumbents by year Federal Government Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II Governor General - Adrienne Clarkson Cabinet Prime Minister - Jean Chrétien then Paul Martin Deputy Prime Minister - John Manley then Anne McLellan...

Events

• January - A Windsor, Ontario court invalidates Canada's marijuana laws
• January 20 - Avalanche kills eight skiers in eastern British Columbia
• February 2 - An avalanche in Glacier National Park, British Columbia, kills six boys and one girl.
• February 22 - 2003 Canada Winter Games
• March 5 - Sui-chu Kwan, who travelled to Hong Kong in February, dies of SARS in Toronto.
• March 10 - Scarborough's Grace Hospital closes as a result of SARS, the first of many hospitals to do so
• March 17 - Health Canada announces 17 suspected SARS cases in Canada
• March 26 - Ontario declares a public health emergency as a result of SARS
• April 14 - In the Quebec election Jean Charest's Liberals defeat Bernard Landry's Parti Québécois
• April 23 - The World Health Organization issues a travel advisory against Toronto because of SARS, Canadian officials protest the decision
• April 25 - After more than two weeks with no new cases of SARS, health workers begin to suggest the disease is contained
• April 29 - Jean Charest becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Bernard Landry
• May 12 - Holly Jones, a ten-year-old girl, disappears in Toronto; parts of her body are later found floating in Lake Ontario
• May 20 - An Alberta cow is found to have been infected with BSE; the United States, Japan, and a number of other nations halt all imports of Canadian beef
• May 22 - SARS re-emerges in a Toronto hospital
• June 9 - In the New Brunswick election Bernard Lord's Conservatives lose seats but are re-elected to a majority government
• June 10 - The Ontario Court of Appeal rules that the ban on same-sex marriage is illegal, and marriages begin immediately
• June 10 - The Michaels are wed in Ontario, making their marriage the first legal same-sex marriage in Canada.
• June 30 - Canada's first space telecope is launched
• July 8 - British Columbia follows Ontario's lead and permits same-sex marriage
• July 11 - Zahra Kazemi is beaten to death by Iranian security forces
• August 5 - In the Nova Scotia election John Hamm's Conservatives are re-elected to a minority government
• August 9 - The United States eases its ban on Canadian beef
• August 14 - The United Church of Canada votes to approve same-sex marriages
• August 14 - A massive blackout hits Ontario, Quebec and the northeastern United States
• August 30 - Canada becomes the first country to implement the World Trade Organization initiative to supply generic drugs to developing countries to help fight AIDS/HIV
• September 23 - The 443 km² Ward Hunt Ice Shelf fractures in the Arctic, releasing water within a contained freshwater lake
• September 29 - Hurricane Juan makes landfall as a category 2 storm at Halifax, Nova Scotia. Two were killed directly and 5 indirectly.
• October 2 - Ontario Election. Dalton McGuinty's Liberals defeats Ernie Eves's Tories.
• October 5 - Maher Arar is freed from jail in Syria
• October 8 - After serving 19 years of his 25-to-life sentence, a jury finds Colin Thatcher eligible to apply for early parole
• October 14 - Puretracks, Canada's first online music store, officially launches
• October 21 - Newfoundland and Labrador election: Premier Roger Grimes's Liberals are defeated by Danny Williams's Conservatives
• October 23 - An El Al Jet is diverted twice, first to Montreal then to Hamilton, Ontario, after a threat is made against Toronto Pearson International Airport.
• October 23 - Dalton McGuinty becomes premier of Ontario
• November 5 - In the Saskatchewan election Premier Lorne Calvert's NDP is re-elected to a thin majority
• November 6 - Danny Williams becomes premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, replacing Roger Grimes
• November 10 - Municipal elections occur across Ontario; In the Toronto election, David Miller is elected mayor
• November 13 - The Canadian dollar value closes at a 10 year high of $0.7695 US
• November 16 - The Edmonton Eskimos win the 91st Grey Cup, defeating the Montreal Alouettes 34 to 22
• November 18 - Canada offers Ontario $330 million in relief of the past summer's SARS virus impact
• November 19 - An interim report on the cause of the August 14, blackout is released, which blames problems in Ohio.
• November 22 - The Heritage Classic, the first outdoor game in NHL history, is played in Edmonton
• November 27 - Canadian Alliance party leader Stephen Harper fires CA Member of Parliament Larry Spencer as Family Values Critic after anti-gay remarks [1]
• November 28 - Liberal Party Member John Manley announces his retirement from politics. [2]
• November 28 - Type A influenza kills a boy in southern Ontario, the third victim in the province killed by the same strain of the virus. Numerous influenza-related deaths also reported in the United States and United Kingdom. [3]
• November 30 - Abdurahman Khadr returns to Canada from Afghanistan after being imprisoned by the Americans at Guantanamo Bay
• December 8 - In Edmonton, the United States awards Bronze Stars to 26 Canadian soldiers of 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group who distinguished themselves serving alongside U.S. troops in Afghanistan in 2002. The four who were killed in the friendly fire incident are awarded the medal posthumously. Canadian Chief of Staff, General Ray Henault gives a Commander-in-Chief Unit Commendation on behalf of Governor General Adrienne Clarkson. in Edmonton
• December 10 - A strike paralyzes BC Ferries
• December 10 - Joe Handley becomes premier of the Northwest Territories, replacing Stephen Kakfwi
• December 12 - Paul Martin is sworn in as Canada's 21st Prime Minister
• December 24 - Canada's Department of Agriculture places a partial ban on imported beef from United States due to a single case of mad cow disease in Washington
• December 30 - Governor General of Canada Adrienne Clarkson, with her husband John Ralston Saul, arrives in Afghanistan to meet with Canadian troops

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Arts and Literature

Literary Awards

• Books in Canada First Novel Award: Michel Basilières, Black Bird
• Giller Prize for Canadian Fiction: M.G. Vassanji - The In-Between World of Vikram Lall
• See 2003 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
• Geoffrey Bilson Award: Joan Clark, The Word for Home
• Gerald Lampert Award: Kathy Mac, Nail Hunters Plan for Strength and Growth
• Griffin Poetry Prize: Margaret Avison, Concrete and Wild Carrot
• Pat Lowther Award: Dionne Brand, Thirsty
• Marian Engel Award: Elisabeth Harvor
• Matt Cohen Prize: Fred Bodsworth
• Norma Fleck Award:
• Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize: Kevin Patterson, Country of Cold
• Stephen Leacock Award: Dan Needles, With Axe and Flask - A History of Persephone Township From Pre-Cambrian Times to the Present
• Timothy Findley Award: Guy Vanderhaeghe
• Trillium Book Award English: Thomas King (prose) and Adam Sol (poetry)
• Trillium Book Award French: Serge Denis and François Paré (prose) and Angèle Bassolé-Ouédraogo (poetry)
• Vicky Metcalf Award: Roslyn Schwartz

The Books in Canada First Novel Award has a tumultuous history. ... Michel Basilières (born 1960 in Montreal) is a Canadian writer. ... The Giller Prize is an annual award that goes to the author of the best Canadian novel or short story fiction collection published in English. ... Moyez G. Vassanji (who writes as M.G. Vassanji) is a Kenyan/Canadian novelist. ... The 2003 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were announced on November 12. ... The Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young Readers is a Canadian literary award that goes to the best work of historical fiction written for youth each year. ... Joan Clark BA, D.Litt (hon. ... The Gerald Lampert Memorial Award is an annual award presented by the League of Canadian Poets. ... The Griffin Poetry Prize is Canadas youngest and most lucrative poetry award. ... Margaret Avison (born April 23, 1918) is a Canadian poet. ... The Pat Lowther Memorial Award is an annual award presented by the League of Canadian Poets. ... Dionne Brand (born January 7, 1953) is a Canadian poet, novelist, and non-fiction writer who focuses on issues relating to black women. ... The Marian Engel Award is presented each year by the Writers Trust of Canada in memory of the Canadian writer Marian Engel. ... Elisabeth Harvor is a Canadian novelist and poet who lives in Ottawa, Ontario. ... The Matt Cohen Prize is an award given annually by the Writers Trust of Canada to a Canadian writer, in honour of a distinguished lifetime contribution to Canadian literature. ... Fred Bodsworth (born October 11, 1918 in Port Burwell, Ontario) is a Canadian writer, journalist and amateur naturalist. ... The Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction is a lucrative literary award for childrens non-fiction. ... The Rogers Writers Trust Fiction Prize is a Canadian literary prize presented annually by Rogers Communications and the Writers Trust of Canada. ... Kevin Patterson (born December 27, 1964 in selkirk,Manitoba) is a Canadian writer, whose short story collection Country of Cold won the Rogers Writers Trust Fiction Prize in 2004. ... The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour (usually the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour or just the Stephen Leacock Award) is an annual award presented to the best work of humorous literature written in English by a Canadian. ... Dan Needles is best known as the playwright behind the popular Wingfield Series which has played across Canada for many years. ... The Timothy Findley Award is presented each year by the Writers Trust of Canada in memory of the Canadian writer Timothy Findley. ... Guy Clarence Vanderhaeghe (born April 5, 1951) is a Canadian fiction author. ... The Trillium Award is given annually by the government of the Province of Ontario and is open to books in any genre: fiction, non-fiction, drama, childrens books, and poetry. ... Promotional shot for the Dead Dog Cafe Comedy Hour radio program, showing stars Tom King, Edna Rain (as Gracie), and Floyd Favel Starr (as Jasper) in front of the CBC microphone. ... The Trillium Award is given annually by the government of the Province of Ontario and is open to books in any genre: fiction, non-fiction, drama, childrens books, and poetry. ... François-Rosaire Paré BA, PhD (born 1949 in Longueuil, Quebec) is a French Canadian author and academic specialising in French literature. ... Angèle Bassolé-Ouédraogo is an African-Canadian poet and journalist. ... The Vicky Metcalf Award is awarded to a writer whose body of work has been inspirational to Canadian youth. ... Roslyn Schwartz is the Canadian author of the Mole Sisters. ...

Music

• Shania Twain's CD Up! is a hit
• Sarah McLachlan's CD Afterglow is released, her first studio album in six years.

Shania Twain, OC (born August 28, 1965, Windsor, Ontario) is a very successful singer and songwriter in the country and pop music genres. ... Up! is an album by Canadian singer Shania Twain, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music). ... Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. ... Afterglow is a 2003 album by Sarah McLachlan. ...

Television

• American Idol comes to Canada as Canadian Idol, hosted by Ben Mulroney (son of Brian Mulroney)
• On This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Colin Mochrie leaves the cast; Mary Walsh is expected for six episodes but leaves; Shaun Majumder joins
• Jessica Holmes joins the cast of Royal Canadian Air Farce

American Idol is an American singing competition which began its first series in June 2002. ... Canadian Idol is a reality television show on the Canadian television network CTV, based on the popular British show Pop Idol and its American counterpart American Idol. ... Benedict Ben Mulroney (born March 9, 1976 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian television host. ... Martin Brian Mulroney, PC, CC, GOQ, LLD (born March 20, 1939), was the eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993 and was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1983 to 1993. ... This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. ... - Colin Andrew Mochrie (born November 30, 1957) is a Scottish-born Canadian actor and improvisational comedian. ... Mary Walsh as Marg Princess Warrior alongside politician Stephen Harper. ... Shaun Majumder is a Canadian comedian and actor. ... Jessica Holmes (born August 29, 1973 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian comedian and actress well known for her work with the Royal Canadian Air Farce, which she joined in 2003. ... Royal Canadian Air Farce is a Canadian radio and television show, broadcast on CBC Television. ...

Births

Deaths

• January 3 - Henry John Lawrence Botterell, last living Great War fighter pilot.
• January 20 - Bill Werbeniuk, snooker player
• March 31 - H. S. M. Coxeter, geometer
• April 26 - Rosemary Brown, politician
• May 12 - Holly Jones, murder victim
• May 13 - John Savage, Premier of Nova Scotia
• June - Donald Jack, author
• June 14 - Jacob Froese, Manitoba politician
• June 15 - Hume Cronyn, stage and film actor
• June 15 - Pierre Bourgault, politician and writer
• June 21 - Roger Neilson, National Hockey League coach
• July 11 - Zahra Kazemi, Canadian-Iranian photographer
• July 16 - Carol Shields, author
• September 5 - Gisele MacKenzie, singer
• September 8 - Jaclyn Linetsky, actor
• September 20 - Vernon Singer, Ontario politician
• October 7 - Izzy Asper, businessman
• October 13 - Bertram N. Brockhouse, physicist
• October 16 - Stu Hart, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Wrestler and football player(CFL)
• November 15 - Ray Lewis (93), Canadian athlete (b. 1910)
• November 24 - Hugh Kenner, scholar
• December 16 - Robert Stanfield, Tory leader
• December 23 - John Newlove, poet