Gavin Delmore By TheChubbyUnicorn Jan 1, 2000 The magnitude 5.2 Kipawa earthquake occurs in Ontario and Quebec, Canada Jan 1, 2000 Y2K Feb 29, 2000 At least 700 died in flooding in Mozambique May 6, 2000 Pat Duncan becomes premier of Yukon, replacing Piers McDonald May 24, 2000 An E. coli outbreak in Walkerton, Ontario. It will eventually kill nine people. Jun 4, 2000 Canada hosts the Organization of American States' General Assembly Windsor, Ontario. Jun 13, 2000 Presidents of North and South Korea sign peace accord Jul 14, 2000 Canada ratifies the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict. Jul 14, 2000 A tornado near Pine Lake, Alberta, kills eleven people Jul 25, 2000 Concorde crash kills 113 near Paris Aug 14, 2000 The prohibition of marijuana is ruled illegal by an Ontario court Sep 15, 2000 Opening ceremony of the XXVII Olympics in Sydney, Australia Sep 28, 2000 Canada begins free trade talks with El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Oct 3, 2000 - Death and state funeral of Pierre Trudeau, former prime minister Oct 11, 2000 The 100th Space Shuttle mission (STS-92) is flown. Nov 7, 2000 Hillary Clinton wins a seat for the United States Senate from New York. It is the first time a former First Lady wins public office. Nov 16, 2000 Bill Clinton becomes the first U.S. President to visit Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War. Nov 30, 2000 Mad cow disease alarms Europe Dec 1, 2000 The federal government opens a marijuana growing operation in an abandoned mine in Manitoba Dec 13, 2000 Al Gore concedes presidential election, George W. Bush named president