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Nov. 7 - Nov.14, 2004 |
Out goes Jean Chretien and in comes Paul Martin
2003 saw Canada survive SARS, blackouts, mad cow disease and the changing of the guard in the federal government
Originally Published: 2004-01-11
JANUARY
1 • Legislation comes into effect requiring gun owners in Canada to have their firearms registered.
9 • Ottawa Senators hockey club files for bankruptcy protection.
10 • B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell is arrested for drunk driving while on vacation in Hawaii.
13 • Preliminary hearing begins in Port Coquitlam, B.C, for accused serial killer Robert Pickton.
25 • Toronto city councillor Jack Layton wins leadership of federal NDP, succeeding Alexa McDonough.
FEBRUARY
1 • Seven high school students killed in avalanche east of Revelstoke, B.C., the second deadly slide to hit the area in a month.
5 • Provincial premiers and federal government reach a $27-billion, five-year deal on health-care system.
9 • Melanie Turgeon from Lac-Beauport, Que., wins women's downhill at world ski championships at St. Moritz, Switzerland. Cindy Klassen of Winnipeg wins overall title at the world all-around speed-skating championships.
10 • Inderjit Singh Reyat pleads guilty to manslaughter in the 1985 Air India bombing that killed 329 people and is sentenced to five years in prison.
15 • Residents evacuated from Badger, Nfld., after ice jam causes flooding.
17 • Winnipeg-based Great-West Lifeco strikes deal to acquire Canada Life, creating country's largest insurance company.
18 • Finance Minister John Manley delivers federal budget, announcing increase in spending on health, the military, the environment and social programs.
27 • Sea King helicopter crashes on deck of Canadian destroyer headed for Arabian Sea.
MARCH
9 • Randy Ferbey and his Alberta rink defeat Nova Scotia in Nokia Brier final.
17 • Prime Minister Jean Chretien declares Canada will not join the war without UN support.
20 • Air Canada announces plans to cut 3,600 jobs.
26 • Ontario declares a health emergency as number of SARS cases jumps to 62.
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