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Ford Motor Co. announces the closing of the truck assembly plant in Oakville, Ontario
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Mount Nyiragongo erupts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displacing an estimated 400,000 people.
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The New York Sun, partially owned by former Canadian Conrad Black, is launched
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Four Canadian infantrymen are killed, and eight injured, in Afghanistan by friendly fire from two U.S. F-16s, dropping a 230-kilogram bomb
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Hells Angels leader Maurice Boucher is convicted in Montreal of two counts of first-degree murder
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A court injunction is granted to Marc Hall, permitting him to bring a same-sex date to his high school prom
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Jean Chrétien shuffles the Cabinet again, removing Art Eggleton and Don Boudria, who were both embroiled in scandals
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Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, on the advice of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, dismisses Finance Minister Paul Martin and replaces him with John Manley
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Alexa McDonough announces her resignation as leader of the federal New Democratic Party
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Quebec becomes the first province to grant homosexual couples full parental rights
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Naval clashes between South Korea and North Korea lead to the death of six South Korean sailors and sinking of a North Korean vessel.
