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The United Nations is created. Canada is one of the first counrty to sign the charter.
A majority of the 50 countries that had signed the UN Charter in San Francisco on June 26, 1945, had ratified it in their national parliaments. -
U.N. countries sign the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Canadian John Humphrey had important role in writing this document. -
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Canada sends troops to the Korean War in a United Nations-supported military action
Canada was on the side of the United Nations in this war. 26,000 canadians participated in the Korean War. 516 Canadian died in the war. -
Lester Pearson wins the Nobel Peace Prize
He recieved the award for creating the United Nations Emergency Force to solve the Suez Canal Crisis. -
Cuban Missile Crisis: The U.S. and Soviet Union come close to nuclear war
This crisis ended on October 28,1962.
In the Cold War, ballistic missiles were found in Cuba, placed by the Soviet Union. The missiles were capable of hitting targets anywhere in the United States or Canada. -
International Organization of the Francophonie is created.
Its members share the use of the French language and Canada is a member of this organization. Canada's involvement in La Francophonie highlights the country's linguistic duality and its attachment to the shared values of La Francophonie. -
Pierre Elliott Trudeau visits China on a peace mission
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Pierre Elliott Trudeau was the first Canadian Prime Minister to officially visit the People's Republic oF China. -
Olympic Games are held in Montreal.
This was the first Olympic Games held in Canada. -
The first Inuit Circumpolar Conference took place.
Canada pparticipated in this conference as well as other Northern Nations. -
Olympic Games are held in Calgary
This was the first winter Olympics hosted in Canada -
U.S., Canada, and Mexico sign the North American Free Trade Agreement.
NAFTA is the largest free trade region in the world. -
Canada is one of the first countries to sign the Land Mine Ban Treaty
The purpose of this treaty is to ban all antipersonnel mines. -
The Pan Am Games are held in Winnipeg
This is the second Pan Am Games held in Canada. The first time was in Winnipeg as well. -
Nelson Mandela visits Canada
He was the first living person to be made an honourary citizen of Canada. -
Canada devotes resources- human and financial- to Southeast Asia after a big tsunami.
Canada helped Southeast Asian countries in January of 2005 after the Indian Ocean tsunami and earthquake that took place on December 26, 2004. -
Same-sex Marriage in Canada
Canada was the fourth country in the world and the first country outside of Europe to leagalize same-sex marriage. -
Winter Olympics in Vancouver
This is the second time that Canada has hosted the Winter Olymic Games. -
Chris Hadfield and the International Space Station
Chris Hadfield was the first Canadian to be the master on board the ISS. The previous commander was American Kevin Ford from NASA -
Canadian Ebola Vaccine
A vaccine for Ebola was created by Canadian scientists in Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory which is located in Winnipeg. -
Canada Welcoming Syrian Refugees
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Justin Trudeau announced a goal to bring in 25,00 syrian refugees into Canada.
