1944 in Canada (original) (raw)
See also: 1943 in Canada, other events of 1944, 1945 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
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Events
- June 6 - 2nd Canadian Infantry Division lands at Juno Beach, part the Invasion of Normandy
- June 15 - Saskatchewan election: Tommy Douglas's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation wins a landslide majority, defeating William Patterson's Liberals
- July 10 - Tommy Douglas becomes premier of Saskatchewan, replacing William Patterson
- August 8 - Alberta election: Ernest Manning's Social Credit Party wins a third consecutive majority
- August 30 - Maurice Duplessis becomes premier of Quebec for the second time, replacing Ad�lard Godbout
Births
- November 17 - Lorne Michaels, TV producer and writer
Deaths
- September 14 - John Kenneth Macalister, WWII hero
- September 14 - Frank Pickersgill, WWII hero
- September 14 - Rom�o Sabourin, WWII hero