Events from the year 2010 in Canada.
Incumbents
Crown Monarch – Elizabeth II
Federal government Governor General – Michaëlle Jean (until October 1) then David Johnston Prime Minister – Stephen Harper Chief Justice – Beverley McLachlin (British Columbia) Parliament – 40th
Provincial governments
Lieutenant governors Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – Norman Kwong (until May 11) then Donald Ethell Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Steven Point Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Philip S. Lee Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Graydon Nicholas Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador – John Crosbie Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Mayann Francis Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – David Onley Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Barbara Oliver Hagerman Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Pierre Duchesne Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Gordon Barnhart
Premiers Premier of Alberta – Ed Stelmach Premier of British Columbia – Gordon Campbell Premier of Manitoba – Greg Selinger Premier of New Brunswick – Shawn Graham (until October 12) then David Alward Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador – Danny Williams (until December 3) then Kathy Dunderdale Premier of Nova Scotia – Darrell Dexter Premier of Ontario – Dalton McGuinty Premier of Prince Edward Island – Robert Ghiz Premier of Quebec – Jean Charest Premier of Saskatchewan – Brad Wall
Territorial governments
Commissioners Commissioner of Yukon – Geraldine Van Bibber (until December 17) then Doug Phillips Commissioner of Northwest Territories – Tony Whitford (until May 28) then George Tuccaro Commissioner of Nunavut – Ann Meekitjuk Hanson (until April 10) then Nellie Kusugak (acting) (April 10 to May 31) then Edna Elias
Premiers Premier of the Northwest Territories – Floyd Roland Premier of Nunavut – Eva Aariak Premier of Yukon – Dennis Fentie
Events
January January 1 – The Ontario government files a lawsuit (alongside some American states) in an American court to stop the dumping of Asian carp into the Great Lakes, a fish that could damage the fishing industry. January 13 – The Government of Canada sent DART to Haiti to help with the aftermath of the earthquake. January 14 – The Government of Canada sent two Canadian Forces Maritime Command ships ( and ) with emergency supplies and aid for further assistance in Haiti. (See: Canada's response to the earthquake and Operation Hestia) January 25 Foreign ministers from around the world meet in Montreal to attend the Ministerial Preparatory Conference of the Group of Friends of Haiti event to discuss how to help Haiti rebuild after the devastating earthquake. Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea is pied in her face at the Canada Centre for Inland Waters, west of Toronto, by PETA member Emily McCoy, 37, of New York City, United States. Newfoundland and Labrador residents witness an unidentified flying object in the sky.
February February 1 – Two young boys, Jayden and Connor McConnell are found drowned in a bathtub in Alberta, Canada. Their mother, Allyson McConnell, later admits to drowning the pair, with the killings believed to be revenge against her husband for ending their marriage.Manslaughter verdict for killer mom | Toronto Sun February 5 – New Democratic Party Leader Jack Layton announces that he has prostate cancer. February 7 – The building which houses the CTV Ottawa newsroom is destroyed by an early morning fire. February 8 – CFB Trenton Commander Colonel Russell Williams is charged with two counts of murder against two women and two counts of sexual assault of another two women. February 11 – Prime Minister Stephen Harper addresses the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, before the Olympics opening ceremony. Provincial Liberals approve while federal Liberals disapprove. February 12 2010 Olympics: An anti-Olympics protest disrupts the Torch relay route. 2010 Olympics: Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed during training at the Whistler Sliding Centre. February 14 – 2010 Olympics: Canadian Alexandre Bilodeau won the first ever Olympic gold medal won by a Canadian on Canadian soil. February 15 – Canada closes its ports to fishing boats from the Danish territories of Greenland and Faroe Islands, as a result of their refusal to accept international shrimp quotas. February 18 – John Babcock, the country's last surviving World War I veteran, dies at the age of 109. February 20 – The Council of the Federation met with their American counterpart, the National Governors Association, in a Washington, D.C. hotel, for an hour-long session entitled "Common Border, Common Ground" to talk about issues such as environment and trade. February 22 – 2010 Olympics: Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir became the first North American couple to win the ice dancing gold. February 26 – A winter storm knocks out hydro across Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes. February 28 Sidney Crosby scores in overtime against the United States to secure gold for Canada as Canada wins its 14th gold in the 2010 Winter Olympics, making it the most gold ever won by one country. The closing ceremonies are held in BC Place.
March March 6–13 – The 2010 Arctic Winter Games were held in Grande Prairie, Alberta. March 10 – Environment Canada reports that the winter of 2009–2010 was the warmest and driest on record in Canada, an average of 4 °C warmer than normal nationwide. March 12 The opening ceremony for the 2010 Winter Paralympics is held in Vancouver. Three women are shot, two die at a home in Mountain View, Ontario. Three men are shot by a former employee at a car dealership in Edmonton. Two of the men die at the scene. March 13 – Two people die, and thirty others are injured during an avalanche at a snowmobile event near Revelstoke, British Columbia. March 17 – The territory of Nunavut bans importation of alcohol from Europe, in retaliation for the European Union ban on seal products. March 19 – An avalanche kills a woman snowmobiler on Eagle Pass Mountain. March 20 Two skiers die during an avalanche near Wells Gray Provincial Park. This is the third deadly avalanche to happen in British Columbia within a week. Victoria Police Department are caught using excessive force. March 24 – New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham announces the proposed sale of NB Power falls through, citing Hydro-Québec's "concerns over unanticipated costs".
April April 18 – The 2010 Juno Awards were held in St. John's. April 21 – Governor General Michaëlle Jean issued an apology to Rwanda for Canada's "inaction" during the Rwandan genocide in 1994. April 23 Thousands attended an Olympic parade in Montreal, which featured the nations winners from the 2010 Winter Olympics. A man dies in hospital after being crushed at a Tim Hortons drive-thru in Wallaceburg. April 24 – Princess Anne arrives in St. John's for a two-day tour of the city. April 25 – A mine collapses on three workers killing one in central Yukon. April 29 Canada offers Michigan a $550 million loan to help build a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor. A snowstorm hits Alberta, dropping 20 centimetres of snow and causing power outages. April 30 – A publication ban is put into place during the Victoria Stafford trial.
May May 4 – Three people die after their truck collides with a train at a crossing in Edmonton. May 10 – A landslide in Saint-Jude, Quebec, sweeps a house killing four people. May 11 – Donald Ethell becomes lieutenant governor of Alberta, replacing Norman Kwong. May 13 – 41 people are arrested in Montreal after a violent night following the Montreal Canadiens victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup eastern conference semi-final. May 25 – A plane crashes into a building in Markham, a town just north of Toronto, killing two people. May 25 - A nine-hole score of 25 (11 under par) was scored during the Alberta Open. The feat happened on the back nine of the Carnmoney Golf Club - southeast of Calgary. May 27 – A forest fire forces thirteen hundred people away from their homes in Wemotaci. May 29 – A floatplane crashes of the coast of Vancouver Island killing four people. May 30 – A state of emergency is called in Emerson after multiple storms.
June June 6 – A state of emergency is called in Leamington after a tornado causes severe damage. June 11 – Charles Kembo is found guilty of four first degree murders in Vancouver after a nine-month trial. June 13 – A landslide in Oliver destroys homes and blocks off sections of Highway 97. June 18 – Floods in southeastern Alberta cause severe damage and force people to evacuate. June 21 – A house in northeast Edmonton explodes killing four people, and damaging surrounding homes. Police ruled the incident as a domestic related murder/suicide. June 23 A plane crashes after taking off from the Jean Lasage International Airport in Quebec City. Seven people die, including two crew members. A 5.0 magnitude earthquake occurs in Ontario and Quebec. Buildings in Toronto and Ottawa are evacuated. A tornado strikes in Midland causing severe damage. June 25–27 – The 36th G8 summit is held in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada. Consecutively, the 4th G20 summit is also held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the same dates. June 26–27 – Nearly 1,000 people are arrested in Toronto after protests against the G20 summit lead to several police cars being set on fire, and police boxed in crowds at one intersection where this took place the next day, leading to mass arrests for breach of the peace. June 28 – Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arrive in Halifax starting a nine-day tour of Canada.
July July 1 – A severe thunderstorm causes major flooding in and around Yorkton, Saskatchewan July 2 – An F3 tornado rips apart the Kawacatoose First Nation north of Raymore, Saskatchewan. July 5 – An explosion at a transformer station causes ten thousand customers to lose power in Toronto. July 8 A parking garage in Windsor collapses sending one man to the hospital. David Lloyd Johnston is named the next Governor General of Canada. He will assume office on October 1. July 13 – Up to of snow falls in mountainous regions of Alberta. July 16 Four people die and two people are critically injured when a float plane crashes near Maria-Chapdelaine. A ride at the Calgary Stampede malfunctions injuring five people. July 17 – Parks Canada had a no-entry fee day for all parks, national historic sites and National Marine Conservation Areas, to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Canada's national parks system. July 22 – A riot breaks out at a detention centre in Quebec City leaving two people dead. July 26 – A pipeline owned by Enbridge that was carrying oil to Sarnia leaks three million litres of oil into a creek in Michigan. July 28 – Todd Hardy, MLA for Whitehorse Centre (1996–2000), (2002–2010) and the former leader of the Yukon New Democratic Party from 2002 to 2009, dies in office. July 29 – The Department of National Defence reveals that edits made on Wikipedia pages relating to the Joint Strike Fighter jet and the Conservative government's decision to spend as much as $18 billion on the aircraft, were traced back to the Defence Research and Development Canada. July 30 – Wildfires in the Cariboo region force evacuations and cause state of emergencies to be called.
August August 1 – Six people are killed after their minivan crashes head-on with an RV near Golden, British Columbia. August 3 – Bernard Callebault, a well known Calgary chocolate company, goes into receivership. August 10 – The BC Federation of Labour starts an investigation into a work camp near Golden, British Columbia, where 24 workers were subject to significant abuse, food deprivation, and poor sleeping quarters. August 11 – The town of Oka buys the land from Norfolk Financial that caused the Oka Crisis 20 years earlier. August 12 – A Thai ship, the carrying Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka, is intercepted by , off the coast of British Columbia.