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A bill to criminalize the widely discredited practice of conversion therapy passes the Senate in Canada without opposition, one week after it passed the House of Commons without opposition; the bill now awaits royal assent to become law.
2021-12-7

Voters in Canada go to the polls to elect members of the 43rd Canadian Parliament. Polls show Justin Trudeau's Liberals and Andrew Scheer's Conservatives deadlocked with equal numbers of support after a divisive campaign.
2019-10-21

The Senate of Canada passes the Cannabis Act 52–29 which legalizes cannabis for recreational use.
2018-06-19

The Canadian Senate agrees with the House of Commons to make the Canadian national anthem, "O Canada", gender neutral. The second line of the song will now read "in all of us" instead of "in all thy sons."
2018-02-1

Fast food giant Burger King agrees to acquire Canadian coffee giant Tim Hortons for $11.4 billion and move its headquarters to Canada.
2014-08-26

Two Italian priests and a Canadian nun kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram gunmen have been released.
2014-06-1

200,000 Canadian college and university students vote in favour of boycotting classes in Quebec. Thousands are expected to participate in a protest march against tuition fee increases in Montreal.
2011-11-10

Voters in the Canadian province of Manitoba go to the polls for a general election, with the NDP led by Greg Selinger being elected to a fourth term.
2011-10-4

The Canadian Opposition accuses the Conservative Party of Canada and Harper Government of Contempt of Parliament after a ruling by the Speaker of the House of Commons, signalling a possible spring federal election. [https:--www.theglobeandmail.com-news-politics-budget-to-take-spotlight-off-contempt-vote-for-a-while-article1948310- (The Globe and Mail)] [https:--web.archive.org-web-20110322152559-http:--www2.macleans.ca-2011-03-18-opposition-moves-to-find-tories-in-contempt-of-parliament- (Macleans.ca)] [https:--vancouversun.com-Opposition+readies+contempt+report-4470886-story.html ("Vancouver Sun")]date=May 2020
2011-03-18

The Canadian federal by-elections fills two vacant House seats in ridings for Manitoba and one in Ontario, resulting in one Conservative gain, one Conservative hold and one Liberal gain.
2010-11-29