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Pierre Trudeau was sworn in again as prime minister
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Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope in St. John's, Newfoundland to raise money for cancer research
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Mount St. Helens erupted for the first time since 1857
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Canada's national anthem, "O Canada", was approved by Parliament under the National Anthem Act
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Terry Fox was forced to end his Marathon of Hope cross-Canada fund-raising run near Thunder Bay, Ontario
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Former Beatle John Lennon was shot and killed by Mark David Chapman.
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Canada opened its first food bank in Edmonton, Alberta
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MTV was the first 24/7 TV station dedicated to music
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Ocean Ranger drill rig capsized and sank in a storm off the coast of Newfoundland; all crew members lost
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Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms came into effect
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The Canada Act was passed
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Canada Day named
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Aquired Immune Deficiency Symdrom (AIDS) virus discovered
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wheelchair athlete Rick Hansen left Vancouver on his around the world Man in Motion tour to raise money for spinal cord research
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Air India Flight 182 which departed from Toronto crashed along the coast of Ireland in the Atlantic
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A full-scale nuclear meltdown occurred in Chernobyl, Ukraine
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1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication in Vancouver, British Columbia
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Commonwealth Games0- Canada won a total of 115 medals
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The Winter Olympics were held in Calgary, AB
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Exxon Valdez hit a reed off the coast of Alaska leaking millions of gallons of crude oil contaminating the Pacific coastline
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East Germans started to tear down the Berlin Wall
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14 women were killed at Montreal's Ecole Polytechnique by anti-feminist Marc Lepine