1944 in Canada

none April 2026 July 2020 1944 Events from the year 1944 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 – Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of AthloneLentz 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 – William Lyon Mackenzie King Chief Justice – Lyman Poore Duff (British Columbia) (until 7 January) then Thibaudeau Rinfret (Quebec) Parliament – 19th Provincial governments Lieutenant governors Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – John C. Bowen Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – William Culham Woodward Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Roland Fairbairn McWilliams Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – William George Clark Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Henry Ernest Kendall Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Albert Edward Matthews Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Bradford William LePage Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Eugène Fiset Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Archibald Peter McNab Premiers Premier of Alberta – Ernest Manning Premier of British Columbia – John Hart Premier of Manitoba – Stuart Garson Premier of New Brunswick – John McNair Premier of Nova Scotia – A.S. MacMillan Premier of Ontario – George A. Drew Premier of Prince Edward Island – J. Walter Jones Premier of Quebec – Adélard Godbout (until August 30) then Maurice Duplessis Premier of Saskatchewan – William John Patterson (until July 10) then Tommy Douglas Territorial governments Commissioners Controller of Yukon – George A. Jeckell Commissioner of Northwest Territories – Charles Camsell Events Conscription Crisis of 1944 March 20 – Henry Duncan Graham Crerar becomes chief of the Canadian Army April 29 – World War II: Athabaskan G07 6 is sunk in the English Channel June 6 – World War II: The 3rd Canadian Infantry Division lands at Juno Beach, part of the Invasion of Normandy June 7–17 – World War II: In the Ardenne Abbey massacre Waffen SS soldiers murder 20 Canadian prisoners of war. June 15 – Saskatchewan election: Tommy Douglas's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation wins a landslide majority, defeating William John Patterson's Liberals July 10 – Tommy Douglas becomes premier of Saskatchewan, replacing William Patterson July 23 – The First Canadian Army is activated in Normandy, becoming the largest combat force to ever be placed under Canadian command. August 1 – The House of Commons approves the Family Allowance Act August 8 Alberta election: Ernest Manning's Alberta Social Credit Party wins a third consecutive majority The German submarine U-667 sinks Regina K234 6 near Trevose Head, Cornwall, England, killing 30 sailors August 17 – World War II: The Canadian Army liberates Falaise August 30 – Maurice Duplessis becomes Premier of Quebec for the second time, replacing Adélard Godbout October 1 – World War II: The Battle of the Scheldt estuary begins October 13 – World War II: 1st Battalion The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada suffers significant casualties in the action known in regimental lore as Black Friday October 14 – World War II: The German submarine U-1223 torpedoes Magog in the St Lawrence River. Magog is damaged beyond repair and three sailors are killed. October 21 – World War II: Smokey Smith earns the Victoria Cross on the Savio River in Italy. November 24–29: Because of a rumour that conscripts are about to deployed for overseas service, a significant number of conscripts stationed in Terrace, British Columbia, mutiny. November 25 – World War II: U-1228 sinks Shawinigan in the Cabot Strait. All 91 sailors of Shawinigans crew are killed: the worst case of military deaths in Canadian territory during the war. December 24 – World War II: HMCS Clayoquot sunk off Halifax by German submarine U-806 Sports April 13 – Montreal Canadiens win their fifth Stanley Cup by defeating the Chicago Black Hawks 4 games to 0. The deciding Game 4 was played at the Montreal Forum April 22 – Ontario Hockey Association's Oshawa Generals win their second Memorial Cup by defeating the Western Kootenay Junior Hockey League's Trail Smoke Eaters 4 games to 0. The deciding Game 4 was played at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto November 25 – St. Hyacinthe–Donnacona Navy win their only Grey Cup by defeating the Hamilton Flying Wildcats 7 to 6 in the 32nd Grey Cup played at Civic Stadium Births January to June January 6 - John Efford, politician (d.2022) February 17 - Bruce Fogle, vet and author February 27 - André Roy, writer March 15 - Francis Mankiewicz, film director, screenwriter and producer (d.1993) March 26 - Benjamin Chee Chee, artist (d.1977) March 29 - Terry Jacks, singer, songwriter, record producer and environmentalist April 12 - Glen Cummings, politician May 4 - Fred Stanfield, ice hockey player (d.2021) May 13 - Brian Fawcett, writer (d.2022) May 20 - Elinor Caplan, politician and businesswoman May 28 - Rita MacNeil, singer-songwriter (d.2013) June 1 - Aileen Carroll, politician June 8 - Marc Ouellet, cardinal June 29 - Bob Kilger, politician June 29 - Charlie Watt, Senator July to September July 5 Norma McCormick, politician Robbie Robertson, singer-songwriter and guitarist July 30 - Mendelson Joe, singer-songwriter, guitarist and painter August 11 - Alexa McDonough, politician (d.2022) August 18 - David Newman, politician August 25 - Conrad Black, historian, columnist and publisher, appealing a fraud conviction in the United States September 1 - Harvey Thomas Strosberg, lawyer and academic September 3 - Brian Linehan, television host (d.2004) September 12 - Ron Ward, ice hockey player September 20 - Phil Fontaine, Aboriginal Canadian leader September 30 bpNichol, poet (d.1988) Diane Dufresne, singer and painter October to December November 17 -Lorne Michaels, television producer, writer and comedian December 4 - Anna McGarrigle, singer-songwriter December 12 - Peter Goldring, politician December 16 - Judy Sgro, politician December 16 - Mike Radcliffe, politician December 19 - Zal Yanovsky, rock musician (d.2002) December 24 - Daniel Johnson, Jr., politician and 25th Premier of Quebec December 24 - Dan Miller, politician and 32nd Premier of British Columbia Full date unknown Jorge Zontal, artist and co-founder of the artistic collective General Idea (b.1994) Deaths January to June January 9 - John Wesley Dafoe, journalist and author (b.1866) thumb|right|100px|Stephen Leacock February 6 - Arthur Sauvé, politician (b.1874) March 9 - Roy Brown, World War I flying ace (b.1893) March 28 - Stephen Leacock, writer and economist (b.1869) July to December July 27 - Clifford William Robinson, lawyer, businessman, politician and 11th Premier of New Brunswick (b.1866) September 5 - Gustave Biéler, Special Operations Executive agent during World War II (b.1904) September 9 - John Stuart Foster, physicist (b.1890) September 14 - John Kenneth Macalister, World War II hero (b.1914) September 14 - Frank Pickersgill, World War II hero (b.1915) September 14 - Roméo Sabourin, World War II hero (b.1923) September 27 - Aimee Semple McPherson, evangelist (b.1890) October 1 - William Mulock, politician and Minister (b.1844) November 3 - Jack Miner, conservationist (b.1865) November 26 - Henry Cockshutt, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (b.1868) References 1944 in Category:Years of the 20th century in Canada Canada Category:1944 in North America