1958 in Canada
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See also: 1957 in Canada, other events of 1958, 1959 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

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Events

• January 16 - Louis St. Laurent is replaced by Lester B. Pearson as leader of the Liberal Party
• March 31 - John Diefenbaker leads the Tory party to a massive election victory.
• May 12 - The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) agreement is signed between the United States and Canada.
• July 1 - Canada-wide television broadcasting starts
• July 16 - Duff Roblin sworn in as premier of Manitoba
• Spring Hill Mine Disaster occurs
• Department of Physical Education started at the University of Saskatchewan
• Golden Retriever Club of Canada is founded
• Grey Cup - Winnipeg Blue Bombers win 35-28 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• Stanley Cup - Montreal Canadiens win 4-2 over the Boston Bruins
• Springhill, Nova Scotia coal mine disaster happens. Seventy-four miners killed.

Arts and Literature

New Works

• John Kenneth Gailbraith's The Afluent Society
• Farley Mowat's Coppermine Journey: An Account of a Great Adventure
• Antonine Maillet's first novel Pointe-aux-Coques

Awards

• See 1958 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
• Stephen Leacock Award: Eric Nicol, Girdle Me A Globe

Film

• Morley Callaghan's Now That April's Here is made into a feature film
• Allan Dwan directs his last film Enchanted Island

Music

• Paul Anka has four hit singles and becomes one of the most popular singers in the world

Births

• June 24 - Jean Charest, politician
• July 28 - Terry Fox, runner, Cancer advocate

Deaths

• Robert Service - poet

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