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'''[[January]] [[2005]]''' : [[January 2005 in Canada|January]] - [[February 2005 in Canada|February]] - [[March 2005 in Canada|March]] - [[April 2005 in Canada|April]] - [[May 2005 in Canada|May]] - [[June 2005 in Canada|June]] - [[July 2005 in Canada|July]] - [[August 2005 in Canada|August]] - [[September 2005 in Canada|September]] - [[October 2005 in Canada|October]] - [[November 2005 in Canada|November]] - [[December 2005 in Canada|December]]

{{January 2005 events| in Canada}}
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===Deaths in January===

[[January 12|12]]: [[Bud McCaig]], 75<br>
[[January 6|6]]: [[Lois Hole]], 71<br>
6: [[Louis Robichaud]], 79

===Ongoing events===
• [[2004-05 NHL lockout|National Hockey League labour dispute]]
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• [[Same-sex marriage in Canada|Same-sex marriage debate]]
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• [[Judy Sgro|Judy Sgro controversy/"Strippergate"]]
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===Related pages===
[[Wikipedia:How the Current events page works|About this page]]<br/>
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==Events in Canada==
''This page deals with current events in [[Canada]], of interest to Canada and/or involving Canadians.''

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===[[January 28]], [[2005]]===
*The [[Government of Canada|Federal government]] and the governments of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]] and [[Nova Scotia]] make a deal to share [[offshore revenue resources]]. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/28/offshore-talks-new050128.html (CBC)]
*[[David Laing]], a police officer from [[Vancouver]], wins an out-of-court settlement with the [[RCMP]] about an incident that occurred in the spring of [[2004]] where an [[United States|American]] police officer in [[Hope, British Columbia]] who was working with the local RCMP illegally searched his vehicle. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/28/texas-bc050128.html (CBC)]
*[[War medal]]s awarded to the now deceased General [[Dollard Menard]] were put on auction and given to the [[Fusiliers Mont Royal]] in [[Montreal]]. The awards, which were originally given to Menard for his role in the [[Dieppe Raid]] of [[World War II]], were sold for $40,000. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/28/menard-medlas.html (CBC)]

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=== [[January 26]], [[2005]] ===
* [[Minister of Justice (Canada)|Justice Minister]] [[Irwin Cotler]] predicts that the [[same-sex marriage in Canada|same-sex marriage]] vote will pass through the [[Canadian House of Commons]]. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/26/same-sex-bill050126.html (CBC)]

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=== [[January 24]], [[2005]] ===
* Former [[Deputy Prime Minister of Canada|Deputy Prime Minister]] [[John Manley (politician)|John Manley]], in an interview with ''[[La Presse]]'', states he intends to run to succeed [[Paul Martin]] if he resigns in the next four years. [http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/article/article_complet.php?path=/actualites/article/24/1,63,0,012005,896165.php (''La Presse'', in French)]

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=== [[January 23]], [[2005]] ===
* A report in the ''[[Washington Post]]'' indicates that the [[President of the United States]], [[George W. Bush]] strongly pressured [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Paul Martin]] to support the [[United States]]' missile defence plan during the president's recent visit to [[Ottawa]]. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/24/bush-martin050124.html (CBC)]

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=== [[January 22]], [[2005]] ===
* [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Paul Martin]] continues his trip in Asia, making a final stop in [[Hong Kong]], meeting with business leaders and [[Hong Kong Chief Executive|Chief Executive]] [[Tung Chee Hwa]]. Martin said Canadians will not necessarily have to go to the polls if his same-sex legislation is voted down. [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1106413536226_9/?hub=Canada (CTV.ca)]

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=== [[January 21]], [[2005]] ===
* [[Calgary]] [[Member of Parliament]] [[Jason Kenney]] visits the home of the late [[China|Chinese]] [[communist]] leader [[Zhao Ziyang]] in [[Beijing]].  The [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] parliamentarian is believed to be the first Western politician allowed to make such a visit to the home of the purged leader.  Filming of the visit was forbidden.  [http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1845&ncid=737&e=1&u=/cpress/20050121/ca_pr_on_na/china_cda_kenney (CP)]
* Prime Minister [[Paul Martin]] makes diplomatic remarks about China's human rights record during a speech in [[Beijing]]. Martin criticises Conservative Leader [[Stephen Harper]] in his new challenge that the lines cannot be clearly drawn on same-sex marriage and related laws. This followed a new agreement between China and Canada on tourism, believed to have the potential of generating billions of dollars from Chinese tourists in Canada in the years to come. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/21/same-sex050121.html (CBC)]

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=== [[January 20]], [[2005]] ===
* [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Paul Martin]] begins a two-day official visit to the [[People's Republic of China]], meets with [[Premier of the People's Republic of China|Premier]] [[Wen Jiabao]]. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/01/20/martin-china050120.html (CBC)]

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=== [[January 19]], [[2005]] ===
* A [[mudslide]] in [[North Vancouver, British Columbia]] kills one woman. [http://vancouver.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?r=-1228601958&filename=bc_slide-one20050119 (CBC)]
* Independent [[British Columbia]] MLA [[Elayne Brenzinger]], a former [[British Columbia Liberal Party|BC Liberal]], joins the new [[Democratic Reform BC]] party, adding a third party to that province's [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia|Legislative Assembly]] for the first time since [[1997]].

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=== [[January 18]], [[2005]] ===
* [[Norman Kwong]], the first [[Chinese-Canadian]] to play in the [[Canadian Football League]], is named the [[Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta]]. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/19/football-050119.html (CBC)]

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=== [[January 17]], [[2005]] ===
* [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Paul Martin]] visits a region controlled by the controversial [[Tamil Tiger]] rebels, who are classified as [[terrorism|terrorists]] by the [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]] and [[Australia]]. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/01/17/martin-tamil050117.html (CBC)]

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=== [[January 16]], [[2005]] ===
* [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Paul Martin]] begins his nine-day tour of [[Asia]] by visiting [[Phuket]], [[Thailand]], a resort town that was devastated by the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake|December 26 tsunami]]. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/01/16/martin050116.html (CBC)]

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=== [[January 15]], [[2005]] ===
* [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Paul Martin]] leaves Canada for a nine-day tour of [[Asia]].  During the trip, he will visit some of the regions worst-devastated by the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake|December 26 tsunami]]. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/15/martin-asia050115.html (CBC)]

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=== [[January 14]], [[2005]] ===
* Former [[New Brunswick]] [[Premier of New Brunswick|Premier]] [[Frank McKenna]] is officially named as [[ambassador]] to the [[United States]]. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/14/mckenna-announce050114.html (CBC)]
* [[Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (Canada)|Minister of Citizenship and Immigration]], [[Judy Sgro]], resigns amid controversy surrounding the fast-tracking of immigration papers for people who have been involved in her re-election campaign last year. [[Joe Volpe]], [[Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development (Canada)|Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development]], is set to replace Sgro. [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050114.w5sgro0113/BNStory/National/ (Globe and Mail)]

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=== [[January 13]], [[2005]] ===
* Canadian submarine {{warship|HMCS|Chicoutimi|SSK 879}} begins her second voyage home from Faslane naval base in [[Scotland]], following the fatal fire aboard her during her first voyage last October. This time she is being carried aboard a Norwegian transporter. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4170811.stm (BBC Scotland)]

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=== [[January 12]], [[2005]] ===
* [[Lieutenant-General]] [[Rick Hillier]], the former commander of the [[International Security Assistance Force]] mission in [[Afghanistan]], is appointed to become the next chief of the [[Canadian military]] defence staff. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/12/hillier050112.html (CBC)]
* [[Bud McCaig]], a prominent [[Calgary]] [[philanthropy|philanthropist]] and part-owner of the [[Calgary Flames]], dies at the age of 75 in [[Barbados]].  [http://www.cbc.ca/story/sports/national/2005/01/12/Sports/mccaig-obit050112.html (CBC)]

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=== [[January 11]], [[2005]] ===
* The Canadian [[Red Cross]] receives its largest personal donation ever for a disaster appeal. Music World founders Kroum and Eva Pindoff donate $5 million dollars for [[Humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake|Tsunami relief]]. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/10/pindoffs050110.html (CBC)]

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=== [[January 10]], [[2005]] ===
* Former [[Montreal Canadiens]] [[general manager]] [[Irving Grundman]] receives a 23 month [[conditional sentence]] and is fined $50,000 after pleading guilty to accepting a [[bribe]] while he was a [[Montreal]] [[city council]]lor.  Fellow ex-councillor [[René Dussault]] was also sentenced to 23 months to be served in the community and fined $25,000 for his part in the [[scandal]]. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/sports/national/2005/01/10/Sports/grundman070110.html (CBC)]  
* [[Bloc Québécois]] leader [[Gilles Duceppe]] promises to force an election if the Spring Budget does not meet certain demands, notably that no great sums of money are allocated to the [[National Missile Defence]] Program. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/10/bloc-forcedelection0110.html (CBC)]
* [[Newfoundland and Labrador]] premier [[Danny Williams (politician)|Danny Williams]] orders the Canadian flag back up on provincial buildings after he ordered them down 3 weeks ago after a dispute with Ottawa over off-shore oil revenues.  The issue remains unresolved, but Williams has said that he has made his point and gotten the attention of Canadians across the country. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/10/nfld-flag050110.html (CBC)]

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=== [[January 9]], [[2005]] ===
* [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Paul Martin]] pledges $425 million to tsunami relief efforts in South Asia.  This is a significant increase from the $80 million promised earlier. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/10/tsunami-canada-050110.html (CBC)]
* The departure of the [[submarine]] {{warship|HMCS|Chicoutimi|SSK 879}} from [[Faslane]], [[Scotland]] has again been delayed, due to the recent [[storm]]y weather there. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/09/submarine050109.html (CBC)]

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=== [[January 7]], [[2005]] ===
* [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Paul Martin]] announces that he will alter the itinerary of his upcoming trip to [[Asia]] so he can visit areas worst affected by the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake|recent earthquake and tsunami]] there. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/07/martin-tsunami0501.html (CBC)]
* [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] [[journalist]] [[Wendy Mesley]] discloses that she is receiving [[chemotherapy|treatment]] for [[breast cancer]].  [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/07/mesley050107.html (CBC)]

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=== [[January 6]], [[2005]] ===
* [[Lois Hole]], the [[Alberta]]n [[Lieutenant Governor of Alberta|Lieutenant Governor]], dies of [[stomach cancer]] at the age of 71.  A successor has not yet been appointed.  [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/07/hole-obit050107.html (CBC)]

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=== [[January 5]], [[2005]] ===
* Citing [[privacy]] laws, [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Paul Martin]] announces that the [[Government of Canada|federal government]] will not publish any list of Canadians missing or dead as a result of the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake|recent tsunami]] in Asia.  However, the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' publishes its own list which includes the names of seven Canadians the newspaper claims are deceased. [http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1104671841974&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968705899037&DPL=JvsODSH7Aw0u%2bwoRO%2bYKDSblFxAk%2bwoVO%2bYODSbhFxAg%2bwkRO%2bUPDSXiFxMh%2bwkZO%2bUCDSTmFxIk%2bw8RO%2bMKDSPkFxUj%2bw8UO%2bMNDSPgFxUv%2bw8YO%2bILDSLkFxQh1w%3d%3d&tacodalogin=yes (Toronto Star)]  [[Foreign Affairs Canada]] currently confirms five Canadians to be dead, with 146 missing. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/05/missing-list-star050105.html (CBC)]
* [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Paul Martin]] offers to appoint former [[New Brunswick]] [[Premier of New Brunswick|Premier]] [[Frank McKenna]] as [[ambassador]] to the [[United States]].  Sources indicate that McKenna will accept the appointment. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/05/mckenna-ambassador050105.html (CBC)]

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=== [[January 4]], [[2005]] ===
* [[Canada]] wins the gold medal at the [[2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]] by defeating Russia 6-1. [http://www.tsn.ca/world_jrs/news_story.asp?id=110063]

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=== [[January 2]], [[2005]] ===
* [[Canada]] advances to the gold medal game of the [[2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]] by defeating the [[Czech Republic]] 3-1 in the semi-final.

== News collections and sources ==
* [[Wikipedia:News collections and sources]].
* [[Wikipedia:News sources]] - This has much of the same material organised in a hierarchical manner to help encourage [[NPOV]] in our news reporting.

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