1958 in Canada
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
- 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
- Morley Callaghan's Now That April's Here is made into a feature film
- Allan Dwan directs his last film Enchanted Island
- 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