1950 in Canada

none April 2026 July 2019 1950 Events from the year 1950 in Canada. Incumbents Crown Monarch – George VIKing George VI The Canadian Encyclopedia https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/king-george-vi www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca 4 December 2022 Federal government Governor General – the Viscount Alexander of TunisLentz Harris M. Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 4 February 2014 Routledge 978-1-134-26490-2 142 https://books.google.com/books?id=D6HKAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA142 en Prime Minister – Louis St. Laurent Chief Justice – Thibaudeau Rinfret (Quebec) Parliament – 21st Provincial governments Lieutenant governors Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – John C. Bowen (until February 1) then John J. Bowlen Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Charles Arthur Banks (until October 1) then Clarence Wallace Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Roland Fairbairn McWilliams Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – David Laurence MacLaren Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland – Leonard Outerbridge Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – John Alexander Douglas McCurdy Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Ray Lawson Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Joseph Alphonsus Bernard (until October 4) then Thomas William Lemuel Prowse Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Eugène Fiset (until October 3) then Gaspard Fauteux Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – John Michael Uhrich Premiers Premier of Alberta – Ernest Manning Premier of British Columbia – Byron Johnson Premier of Manitoba – Douglas Campbell Premier of New Brunswick – John McNair Premier of Newfoundland – Joey Smallwood Premier of Nova Scotia – Angus Macdonald Premier of Ontario – Leslie Frost Premier of Prince Edward Island – J. Walter Jones Premier of Quebec – Maurice Duplessis Premier of Saskatchewan – Tommy Douglas Territorial governments Commissioners Commissioner of Yukon – John Edward Gibben (until August 15) then Andrew Harold Gibson Commissioner of Northwest Territories – Hugh Llewellyn Keenleyside (until November 14) then Hugh Andrew Young Events January 14 - The first non-stop trans-Canada flight is made February 14 - Nancy Hodges of British Columbia becomes the first woman in the Commonwealth elected speaker of a legislature Early May - The Winnipeg Flood along the Red River causes immense damage and one death in Winnipeg May 29 - The St. Roch becomes the first vessel to circumnavigate North America August 7 - Canada joins a United Nations force to fight in Korean War August 22 – August 30 - Rail workers strike shuts down much of the Canadian economy October 31 - The oil pipeline linking Edmonton to Sarnia is completed November 28 - Canada joins onto the Colombo Plan December 18 - Korean War: First Canadian troops arrive in Korea. Full date unknown Cité libre magazine is first published British Columbia Provincial Police are disestablished. Arts and literature Awards See 1950 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and nominees for those awards. Stephen Leacock Award: Earle Birney, Turvey Sport April 23 - The Detroit Red Wings win their fourth Stanley Cup by defeating the New York Rangers 4 games to 3. Due to scheduling conflicts at Madison Square Garden, all of the Rangers' home games were played at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto May 6 - The Quebec Junior Hockey League's Montreal Junior Canadiens win their first Memorial Cup by defeating the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Regina Pats 4 games to 1. All games were held at Montreal Forum. November 25 - The Toronto Argonauts win their ninth Grey Cup by defeating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 13–0 in the 38th Grey Cup played at Varsity Stadium in Toronto Births January to March thumb|right|150px|John Manley January 5 Tom Benner, sculptor (d. 2022) John Manley, lawyer, businessman and politician, Deputy Prime Minister January 13 - Joe Fontana, politician January 17 - Jean Poirier, politician January 18 - Gilles Villeneuve, motor racing driver (d. 1982) February 2 - Kevin Gillis, writer, producer and director February 8 - Keith Milligan, politician February 9 - Tom Wappel, politician February 12 - Michael Ironside, actor, voice actor, producer, film director and screenwriter March 6 - Bruce Simpson, pole vaulter March 17 - Jackson Davies, actor March 23 - Jerry Storie, politician March 23 - Ralph Eichler, politician March 26 - Martin Short, comedian, actor, writer, singer and producer April to June April 1 - Daniel Paillé, leader of the Bloc Québécois April 16 - Robert Dutil, Canadian businessman and politician April 19 - Gérard Asselin, politician and MP for Charlevoix and Manicouagan (1993-2011) (d. 2013) May 2 - Jose Kusugak, Inuk politician (d. 2011) May 10 – Dale Wilson, voice actor May 12 - Louise Portal, actress, singer, and director May 27 - Brent St. Denis, politician June 1 - Perrin Beatty, corporate executive and politician June 7 - John Wood, Olympic canoeist (d. 2013) June 12 - David Onley, broadcaster and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (d. 2023) June 19 - Rosie Shuster, comedy writer and actress June 21 - Anne Carson, poet, essayist, translator and professor of Classics and comparative literature June 25 – Barbara Gowdy, novelist June 27 - Rick Cluff, radio journalist (d. 2024) July to September thumb|right|150px|Jack Layton July 2 - Lee Maracle, writer and academic (d. 2021) July 5 - Deepak Obhrai, politician (d. 2019) July 6 - Hélène Scherrer, politician and Minister July 7 - Leon Benoit, politician July 18 - Jack Layton, politician, leader of New Democratic Party of Canada (2003-2011) and Leader of the Official Opposition (2011) (d. 2011) July 20 - Lucille Lemay, archerLucille LEMAY - Olympic Archery Canada https://www.olympic.org/lucille-lemay International Olympic Committee 3 July 2019 en 15 June 2016 August 2 - Sue Rodriguez, advocate for assisted suicide (d. 1994) August 6 - Carole Pope, rock singer-songwriter August 15 - Ron Lemieux, ice hockey player and politician August 16 - Stockwell Day, politician August 31 - Anne McLellan, academic, politician, Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Canada September 8 - Richard Henry Bain, criminal who is charged with the September 4, 2012, Montreal, Quebec, shooting that killed Denis Blanchette. September 9 - Janis Babson (d. 1961) September 16 - Sheila Fraser, Auditor General of Canada September 18 - Darryl Sittler, ice hockey player October to December thumb|214x214px|John Candy thumb|right|150px|Dennis Fentie October 17 – Val Ross, writer and journalist (d. 2008) October 31 - John Candy, comedian and actor (d. 1994) November 2 - Wendy Lill, playwright and politician November 2 - Daryl Reid, politician November 5 - Susan Nattrass, sport shooter November 8 - Dennis Fentie, politician and 7th Premier of the Yukon November 14 - Colleen Peterson, singer (d. 1996) December 18 - Martha Johnson, pop singer and songwriter December 20 - Carolyn Bennett, politician December 21 - Lap-Chee Tsui, geneticist Full date unknown David Barr, Commander of the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command Denis Simpson, singer and actor (d. 2010) Deaths January to June February 7 - Thomas Langton Church, politician and Mayor of Toronto (b. 1870) April 7 - Walter Huston, actor (b. 1884) thumb|right|100px|William Lyon Mackenzie King May 15 - Hervé-Edgar Brunelle, politician and lawyer (b. 1891) June 28 - James Allison Glen, politician, Minister and Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada (b. 1877) July to December July 22 - William Lyon Mackenzie King, lawyer, economist, university professor, civil servant, journalist, politician and 10th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1874) July 25 - Gleason Belzile, politician (b. 1898) August 1 - Humphrey Mitchell, politician and trade unionist (b. 1894) August 2 - Pierre-François Casgrain, politician and Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada (b. 1886) October 19 - Charles Ballantyne, politician, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (b. 1867) November 11 - John Knox Blair, politician, physician and teacher (b. 1873) Full date unknown William Sanford Evans, politician (b. 1869) See also List of Canadian films References 1950 in Category:Years of the 20th century in Canada Canada Category:1950 in North America