Incumbents Prime Minister - Brian Mulroney then Kim Campbell then Jean Chretien Governor General - Ray Hnatyshyn Premier of Alberta - Ralph Klein Premier of British Columbia - Mike Harcourt Premier of Manitoba - Gary Filmon Premier of New Brunswick - Frank McKenna Premier of Newfoundland - Clyde Wells Premier of Nova Scotia - Donald Cameron then John Savage Premier of Ontario - Bob Rae Premier of Prince Edward Island - Joe Ghiz then Catherine Calbeck Premier of Quebec - Robert Bourassa Premier of Saskatchewan - Roy Romanow Events January 25 - Catherine Callbeck becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, she is the first feamle premier elected in Canadian history. replacing Joe Ghiz March 4 - Canadian soldiers shoot and kill a Somali man outside their base in Somalia March 16 - Canadian soldiers beat to death Shidane Arone, a Somali teenager, in Somalia. March 18 - Master Corporal Clayton Matchee is arrested in connection with Arone's death April 2 - The Farm Credit Corporation Act is passed June - The Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act and the Nunavut Act are passed leading to the eventual creation of Nunavut in 1999 June 11 - John Savage becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Donald Cameron June 15 - Alberta election: Ralph Klein's PCs win a seventh consecutive majority June 25 - Kim Campbell becomes prime minister, replacing Brian Mulroney. She is the first woman to be the country's head of government September 16 - Canadian forces engage in an intensive firefight with Croatian forces during Operation Medak pocket October 4 - The Krever Inquiry into Canada's blood system begins October 25 - Federal election: Jean Chrétien's Liberals win a majority, defeating Kim Campbell's PCs, which are reduced to two seats. Campbell loses her own seat. The Bloc Québécois form the official opposition November 4 - Jean Chrétien sworn in as prime minister, replacing Kim Campbell A cow suffering from Mad Cow Disease is found in Alberta it and its herd are slaughtered Canadian Major-General Romeo Dallaire appointed commander of the U.N. forces in Rwanda Ben Johnson is permanently banned from international competion after again testing positive for banned substances Gary Bettman becomes commissioner of the National Hockey League Red Hat company founded Arts and Literature New Works Margaret Atwood, The Robber Bride Jeffrey Simpson, Faultines, Struggling for a Canadian Vision Thomas King, One Good Story, That One Dave Duncan, The Stricken Field Michael Ignatieff, Scar Tissue Réjean Ducharme, Dévadé Robert J. Sawyer, Fossil Hunter Yann Martel, Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios Antonine Maillet, Le nuit des roi Farley Mowat, My Father's Son William Gibson, Virtual Light Awards E. Annie Proulx's The Shipping News wins the American National Book Award. See 1993 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. Books in Canada First Novel Award: John Steffler, The Afterlife of George Cartwright: A Novel Geoffrey Bilson Award: Celia Barker Lottridge, Ticket to Curlew Gerald Lampert Award: Elisabeth Harvor, Fortress of Chairs and Roberta Rees, Eyes Like Pigeons Marian Engel Award: Sandra Birdsell Pat Lowther Award: Lorna Crozier, Inventing the Hawk Stephen Leacock Award: Joseph Levesque, Waiting for Aquarius Trillium Book Award: Jane Urquhart, Away and Margaret Atwood, The Robber Bride Vicky Metcalf Award: Phoebe Gilman Television This Hour Has 22 Minutes premiers on CBC Film Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould is released Births Deaths January 26 - Jeanne Sauvé, first female Governor General February 28 - Ruby Keeler, dancer and actress
Deaths January 26 - Jeanne Sauvé, first female Governor General February 28 - Ruby Keeler, dancer and actress
