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2020 in Canada

Events from the year 2020 in Canada.

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  • February 8 – The Quebec CAQ government pass Bill 40. The Bill abolish's The French and English school boards and turns them into school service centres.[10][11]
  • February 21 – Ontario teachers held a one-day province wide strike.[12]

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  2. ^ "Legal age to buy cannabis in Quebec is now 21, the highest in Canada | CBC News". January 10, 2021. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021.
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  4. ^ "'Our profound regrets': Iran state TV says Ukrainian jet was 'unintentionally' shot down | National Post". January 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "Canada nuclear plant incident alert sent in error". January 12, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  6. ^ Erdman, Jonathan (January 18, 2020). "Crippling Newfoundland, Canada, Blizzard From Bomb Cyclone Smashes All-Time Daily Snow Record". The Weather Channel. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  7. ^ McKenzie-Sutter, Holly (January 20, 2020). "Armed Forces arrive in St. John's as state of emergency stretches into fourth day". Global News. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  8. ^ Sajan, Bhinder; Kotyk, Alyse (January 20, 2020). "Pipeline protest impacts multiple BC Ferries sailings". bc.ctvnews.ca. CTV News.
  9. ^ "Man who flew to Toronto from China is Canada's first coronavirus case". CP24. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  10. ^ Bourhis, Richard. "Québec's Bill 40 further undermines the province's English-language school system". The Conversation. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  11. ^ "Quebec passes education reforms abolishing school boards". CBC News. February 8, 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  12. ^ Rocca, Ryan (February 21, 2020). "Entire Ontario public school system closed, millions out of class Friday as teachers strike". Global News. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  13. ^ Larsen, Karin (March 9, 2020). "1st COVID-19-related death in Canada recorded in B.C." CBC News. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  14. ^ Waddell, Stephanie (March 6, 2020). "Yukon government ends seasonal time change". Yukon News. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  15. ^ Walsh, Marieke; Morrow, Adrian; Dickson, Janice (18 March 2020). "Canada-U.S. border to close except for essential supply chains". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  16. ^ Brown, Mark (April 21, 2020). "Nova Scotia death toll now at 23". BlackburnNews.com. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  17. ^ Derworiz, Colette (April 29, 2020). "Flooding forces 13,000 from downtown Fort McMurray". National Observer. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  18. ^ Aguilar, Bryann (May 31, 2020). "Thousands rally in Toronto against anti-black racism after woman falls from balcony". CTV News. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  19. ^ Tsekouras, Phil (June 5, 2020). "Thousands fill downtown Toronto streets to protest anti-Black racism". CTV News. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
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  27. ^ "Alberta once again shatters COVID-19 record with 1,854 new cases | CBC News".
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  42. ^ "Lorne Munroe – former principal cellist of Philadelphia and New York Philharmonic – has died". The Strad.
  43. ^ "Former P.E.I. MLA, MP George Henderson dies at 84". CBC.CA. May 5, 2020. Archived from the original on May 6, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
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  47. ^ "Nancy Morin, 2-time Canadian Paralympic champion, dies at 44". CBC.ca. May 19, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
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  54. ^ Alias: addio al tastierista Denny De Marchi (in Italian)
  55. ^ "PALMER, John Murray". CityNews Ottawa.
  56. ^ Hatherly, Dana (May 16, 2020). "Arts community mourns death of Winnipeg's Cliff Eyland, known for transforming libraries with tiny paintings". CBC.ca. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  57. ^ Vlessing, Etan (May 18, 2020). "Monique Mercure, 1977 Palme d'Or Winner, Dies at 89". The Hollywood Reporter.
  58. ^ "In memoriam: Rae Johnson, 1953–2020". May 25, 2020.
  59. ^ "La comédienne Michelle Rossignol s'éteint à 80 ans". La Presse. May 18, 2020.
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  62. ^ Former P.E.I. MP, MLA Wilbur MacDonald dies at 86
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  65. ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Arts-. "Le comédien André Cartier est décédé à 74 ans". Radio-Canada.ca.
  66. ^ Ormsby, Mary (June 10, 2020). "Denise Cronenberg, who dressed her little brother David Cronenberg's film stars for success, dead at 81" – via Toronto Star.
  67. ^ "L'ancien maire et député de Jonquière Francis Dufour décède à 91 ans". Le Quotidien. May 25, 2020.
  68. ^ "Remembering the life of Louise FELTHAM". calgaryherald.remembering.ca.
  69. ^ "CFL mourns the loss of All-Star Marv Luster". May 25, 2020.
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  71. ^ "Olympedia – Cliff Pennington". www.olympedia.org.
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  76. ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Politique-. "L'ancien député Reed Scowen, défenseur des Québécois anglophones, est mort". Radio-Canada.ca.
  77. ^ "Former Bloc Québécois leader Michel Gauthier dies at 70". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
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  81. ^ André Duchesne, "L’historien du cinéma Yves Lever est décédé". La Presse, July 8, 2020.
  82. ^ Barton, Rosemary; Zimonjic, Peter (September 13, 2020). "Aline Chrétien, wife of former PM Jean Chrétien, has died at age 84". CBC News. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
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