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1932 in Canada

See also: \n1931 in Canada, \nother events of 1932, \n1933 in Canada and the \nlist of 'years in Canada'.

Table of contents
1 Events
2 Arts and literature
3 Births
4 Deaths

Events

\n*February 17 - The "Mad Trapper" is killed by the RCMP in the Yukon\n*May 26 - predecessor of the CBC established\n* June 1 - Leonard Tilley becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Charles Richards\n*July 20 - The Ottawa Agreements are signed, creating a zone of preferential trade within the Commonwealth\n* September 5 - Angus Macdonald becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Gordon Harrington\n*August 1 - The CCF is formed in Regina, Saskatchewan\n*August 3 - Henri Bourassa leaves Le Devoir\n* October 14 - W. J. P. MacMillan becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing James D. Stewart\n*October 29 - Dominion Drama Festival is founded\n* November 15 - Thomas Pattullo becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing Simon Fraser Tolmie\n*The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup. \n*A seven-month miners strike occurs in Crowsnest Pass\n*At the 1932 Winter Olympics Canada wins Gold at hockey\n*At the 1932 Summer Olympics Canada wins two gold medals.

Arts and literature

\n:New Books\n*A Broken Journey -
Morley Callaghan

Births

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March 14 - Norval Morrisseau, artist\n* June 24 - Mel Hurtig, encyclopedia editor\n* September 25 - Glenn Gould, Canadian pianist\n* August 31 - Allan Fotheringham, political columnist\n* October 18 - Iona Campagnolo, politician\n* November 13 - Marilyn Brooks, fashion designer\n* November 29 - Ed Bickert, jazz guitarist\n* Izzy Asper, media mogul\n* J. Robert Janes, author

Deaths

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July 22 - Reginald Fessenden, radio pioneer\n* J. E. H. Macdonald, Group of Seven painter

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