Canadian Events in 1978

By NyxisNight

  • Soviet Satellite Crashes in Canada

    On Jan. 24, 1978, Norad tracks a fireball streaking across the skies over the Northwest Territories. Cosmos 954, a Soviet satellite, crashes near Great Slave Lake, scattering radioactive waste across a 124,000 square kilometre swath of the Northwest Territories, Alberta and Saskatchewan.

  • Plague

    Canadian science fiction movie hits theatres.
    Movie is about scientists who create a new disease(M3) that gets out and begins killing millions around the world

  • CBC uses orbitting satellite

    CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) becomes first broadcaster in the world to use an orbitting satellite for television service, linking Canada from east to west to north

  • Canadian Immigration Act is altered so that Homosexuals are unallowed to enter Canada

    The Canadian Immigration Act was altered so that it no longer prohibited homosexuals from immigrating into the country.

  • VIA Ral is Created

    On April 1, Canadian National's passenger subsidiary Via Rail became a separate Crown corporation, taking with it possession of former CN passenger cars and locomotives.

  • Malin Akerman is born

    Born in Sweden but raised in Toronto actress Malin Akerman was born.
    Well known movies: Wanderlust, Rock of Ages, Couples Retreat

  • Air Canada DC-9 over runs Toronto runway

  • AJ Cook was born

    Born and raised in Oshawa Ontario actress AJ Cook was born today.
    Well known movies: Final Destination 1 and 2

  • Sudbury Strike Begins

  • Rachel McAdams is born

    Well known actress (Mean Girls, Sherlock Holmes) born in London Ontario