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Terry Fox begins his Marathon of Hope
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"O Canada" becomes the official national anthem
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Due to the return of the cancer, Terry can not finish his run
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Both oils are now sold by the litre
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The Canadarm is deployed in to space
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The first reported cases of AIDS in Canada
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The first drawings of the Lotto 649 are held
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The Metric system of weights and measures is officially adopted in to Canada
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Pay Television starts operating in Canada
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Pierre Trudeau announces he will retire once the Liberal Party elects another leader.
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The Sports Network starts airing
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The Canadian Encyclopedia is launched
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The worst airplane accident in Canadian history occurs when Arrow Air Flight 1285 crashes on take-off from Gander International Airport. 256 people are killed.
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Canada receives a United Nations award for sheltering refugees
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Canada introduces the $1 coin and the dollar bill is withdrawn in 1989
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Due to the Charter of Rights and Freedom embeded in the New Consituation of Canada, Canada's abortion laws are repealed by the Supreme Court
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2:44 AM ET: A solar coronal mass ejection causes a blackout across all of Quebec, as it hits the Hydro-Québec power grid, affecting 6 million people for more than 9 hours
