1958 in Canada

none April 2026 December 2009 1958 Events from the year 1958 in Canada. Incumbents Crown Monarch – Elizabeth IIQueen Elizabeth II The Canadian Encyclopedia https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/timeline/queen-elizabeth-ii www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca 4 December 2022 Federal government Governor General – Vincent MasseyLentz 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 – John Diefenbaker Chief Justice – Patrick Kerwin (Ontario) Parliament – 23rd (until 1 February) then 24th (from 12 May) Provincial governments Lieutenant governors Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – John J. Bowlen Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Frank Mackenzie Ross Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – John Stewart McDiarmid Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – David Laurence MacLaren (until June 5) then Joseph Leonard O'Brien Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland – Campbell Leonard Macpherson Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Alistair Fraser (until January 15) then Edward Chester Plow Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – John Keiller MacKay Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Thomas William Lemuel Prowse (until March 31) then Frederick Walter Hyndman Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Gaspard Fauteux (until February 14) then Onésime Gagnon Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – William John Patterson (until February 3) then Frank Lindsay Bastedo Premiers Premier of Alberta – Ernest Manning Premier of British Columbia – W.A.C. Bennett Premier of Manitoba – Douglas Campbell (until June 30) then Dufferin Roblin Premier of New Brunswick – Hugh John Flemming Premier of Newfoundland – Joey Smallwood Premier of Nova Scotia – Robert Stanfield Premier of Ontario – Leslie Frost Premier of Prince Edward Island – Alex Matheson Premier of Quebec – Maurice Duplessis Premier of Saskatchewan – Tommy Douglas Territorial governments Commissioners Commissioner of Yukon – Frederick Howard Collins Commissioner of Northwest Territories – Robert Gordon Robertson Events January 16 – Louis St. Laurent is replaced by Lester B. Pearson as leader of the Liberal Party February 19–20 – Rt Hon Ellen Fairclough first woman to assume the duties of Prime Minister for two days during John Diefenbaker's absence from the country. March 25 – The Avro Arrow flies for the first time March 31 – John Diefenbaker leads the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to a massive election victory. April 5 – The Seymour Narrows is made more easily passable after Ripple Rock was destroyed in one of the largest planned non-nuclear explosions May 12 – The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) agreement is signed between the United States and Canada. June 17 – The Second Narrows Bridge in Vancouver collapses killing 18. June 30 – Duff Roblin sworn in as premier of Manitoba July 1 – Canada-wide television broadcasting starts July 1 – The Lost Villages in Ontario are permanently flooded as part of the St. Lawrence Seaway construction project. October 22 – Canada appoints, Margaret Meagher, the country's first female ambassador, to Israel.http://archives.cbc.ca/on_this_day/10/22/ CBC News 23 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101025071156/http://archives.cbc.ca/on_this_day/10/22/ Canada appoints first woman ambassador 25 October 2010 live October 23 – The third Springhill Mining Disaster occurs killing 74. Full date unknown Ellen Fairclough becomes Canada's first federal female cabinet minister. Department of Physical Education started at the University of Saskatchewan Arts and literature July 16 – The Manitoba Theatre Centre opens. New works John Kenneth Galbraith's The Affluent Society Farley Mowat's Coppermine Journey: An Account of a Great Adventure Antonine Maillet's first novel Pointe-aux-Coques Awards See 1958 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. Stephen Leacock Award: Eric Nicol, Girdle Me A Globe Film Morley Callaghan's Now That April's Here is made into a feature film Allan Dwan directs his last film Enchanted Island Music Paul Anka has four hit singles and becomes one of the most popular singers in the world. Television Sport January 17 - The Canadian Football League is established with 9 teams (Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Ottawa Rough Riders, Toronto Argonauts, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Edmonton Eskimos, Montreal Alouettes, Calgary Stampeders, and BC Lions) April 20 – Montreal Canadiens won their Tenth (and Third consecutive) Stanley Cup by defeating the Boston Bruins 4 games to 2. May 6 - Ottawa-Hull Canadiens won their Second (and only in Ottawa) Memorial Cup by defeating the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Regina Pats 4 games to 2. The deciding Game 6 was played at Ottawa Auditorium November 29 – Winnipeg Blue Bombers won their Fourth Grey Cup by defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 35–28 in the 46th Grey Cup played at Empire Stadium in Vancouver Births January to June January 10 – Terrence Scammell, voice director and voice actor January 29 – Glen Cochrane, ice hockey player and scout February 15 – Peter Butler, long-distance runner February - Grant Bristow a CSIS asset with links to the Heritage Front white supremacist group February 23 Norm Spencer, actor (d. 2020) Bob Stephen, Canadian football player (d. 2009) thumb|right|150px|Jean Charest March 8 – Raymond Simard, politician March 30 – Maurice LaMarche, voice actor April 7 – Ted Nolan, ice hockey player and coach April 10 – Sophie Faucher, actress (d. 2026) April 15 Keith Acton, ice hockey player and coach Anne Michaels, poet and novelist April 17 – Laslo Babits, javelin thrower May 10 – Gaétan Boucher, speed skater and double Olympic gold medallist May 13 – Claire Backhouse-Sharpe, badminton playerClaire Sharpe https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/1202147 Olympedia January 3, 2021 May 18 – Bob Chaperon, snooker and billiards player June 24 – Jean Charest, lawyer and politician, 29th Premier of Quebec July to September thumb|right|150px|Terry Fox July 1 – Tom Magee, powerlifter and strongman competitor July 12 – Tonya Williams, actress July 28 – Terry Fox, humanitarian, athlete and cancer treatment activist (d. 1981) August 6 – Lorne Saxberg, television journalist and news anchor (d. 2006) August 15 – Craig MacTavish, ice hockey player and coach August 17 – Kirk Stevens, snooker player August 19 – Darryl Sutter, ice hockey player and coach August 22 Lyle Bauer, Canadian football player and executive (d. 2024) Colm Feore, American-born stage, film and television actor August 29 – Linda Staudt, long-distance runner September 7 – Peter Mettler, filmmaker September 8 – Stevie Vallance, actress, voice actress, stage performer, singer, casting director and voice director September 11 – Jeffrey A. Hutchings, fisheries scientist (d. 2022) September 14 – Rob McCall, ice dancer (d. 1991) September 16 Diane Deans, politician (d. 2024) Jennifer Tilly, actress and poker player September 17 – Monte Solberg, politician and businessman September 28 – Angella Taylor-Issajenko, sprinter October to December October 8 – Neile Graham, poet and scholar November 3 – Kevin Sorenson, politician November 6 – Kevin Doherty, judoka November 19 – Joe Jordan, politician December 10 – David Paul Grove, actor and voice actor December 12 – Lucie Guay, canoe racer December 24 – Lyse Doucet, journalist and broadcaster December 25 – Alannah Myles, singer-songwriter Full date unknown John Colapinto, journalist, author and novelistColapinto, John, 1958- : Toronto Public Library Gordon Stewart Anderson, writer (d. 1991) Deaths thumb|right|100px|Robert W. Service, c.1905 January to June January 7 – Margaret Anglin, actress, director and producer (b. 1876) January 8 – John Duff, race car driver (b. 1895) January 16 – Charles Bélec, politician (b. 1872) April 1 – J. Arthur Ross, politician (b. 1893) May 12 – Lewis Stubbs, judge and politician (b. 1878) June 26 – George Orton, middle-distance runner and Olympic gold medallist, first Canadian to win an Olympic medal (b. 1873) July to December thumb|right|100px|George Stewart Henry July 21 – Joseph Oscar Lefebre Boulanger, politician and lawyer (b. 1888) September 2 – George Stewart Henry, politician and 10th Premier of Ontario (b. 1871) September 11 Camillien Houde, politician and four-time mayor of Montreal (b. 1889) Robert W. Service, poet and writer (b. 1874) October 2 – Charles Avery Dunning, politician, Minister and university chancellor (b. 1885) November 10 – Billy Boucher, ice hockey player (b. 1899) December 12 – Albert Walsh, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1900) See also 1958 in Canadian television List of Canadian films References 1958 in Category:Years of the 20th century in Canada Canada Category:1958 in North America