1948 in Canada
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See also: 1947 in Canada, other events of 1948, 1949 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
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Events
- June 7 - Ontario election: George Drew's PCs win a second consecutive majority
- June 24 - Saskatchewan election: Tommy Douglas's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation wins a second consecutive majority
- November 7 - Douglas Campbell becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Stuart Garson
- November 15 - Louis Saint Laurent becomes prime minister, replacing Mackenzie King
- August 17 - Alberta election: Ernest Manning's Social Credit Party wins a fourth consecutive majority
- October 19 - Thomas Kennedy becomes premier of Ontario, replacing George Drew
Arts and Culture
- Literary Awards
- See 1948 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Paul Hiebert, Sarah Binks
Births
- January 13 - Pat O'Brien, politician
- January 15 - Andy Jones, comedian
- January 16 - Cliff Thorburn, snooker player
- January 19 - Frank McKenna, Premier of New Brunswick
- January 25 - Sarkis Assadourian, politician
- February 11 - Shaughnessy Cohen, politician
- February 21 - Chuck Cadman, politician
- March 14 - Maria Minna, politician
- March 17 - William Gibson, novelist
- March 20 - Bobby Orr, hockey player
- March 31 - Gary Doer, Manitoba politician
- April 16 - Reg Alcock, politician
- May 11 - Ross Y. Archibald, writer
- May 11 - John Plohman, Manitoba politician
- May 16 - Clif Evans, Manitoba politician
- May 24 - Lorna Crozier, poet
- June 7 - Welwyn Wilton Katz, children's author
- July 8 - Raffi, children's entertainer
- July 4 - Katherine Govier, author
- August 2 - Bob Rae, premier of Ontario
- August 5 - Don Scott, Manitoba politician
- September 8 - Stephen Owen, politician
- September 10 - Margaret Trudeau
- September 19 - James McCrae, Manitoba politician
- September 24 - Phil Hartman, comedian
- October 8 - Pat Binns, PEI politician
- October 17 - Margot Kidder, actress
- November 24 - Spider Robinson, author
- December 30 - Rick Casson, politician
- December 30 - Pierre Blais, politician and jurist
Deaths
- May 21 - James Ralston, Minister of National Defence
