Events January 12 - Richard Nerysoo becomes government leader of the Northwest Territories, replacing George Braden February 29 - Pierre Trudeau announces he will retire as soon as the Liberals can elect another leader May 19 - The NHL's Edmonton Oilers win the Stanley Cup defeating the New York Islanders 5-2 at Edmonton and ending the Islanders dynasty. The first in Oilers club history and of a new dynasty. June 30 - John Turner becomes Canada's seventeenth prime minister replacing the retiring Pierre Trudeau. Summer - At the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles Canada has its best performance ever, mostly due to the boycott of the games by the Eastern Bloc countries. September 4 - 1984 Canadian election Turner's Liberals are routed as Brian Mulroney wins the largest majority in Canadian history. September 9-20 - Pope John Paul II tours Canada. September 17 - Brian Mulroney is sworn in as Canada's eighteenth prime minister. October 5 - Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space, aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger (41-6). Richard Nerysoo becomes premier of the Northwest Territories. The territory recognizes aboriginal languages as official languages. Labatt introduces the first twist-off cap on a resuable beer bottle. Grey Cup - Winnipeg Blue Bombers won 47-17 over the Hamilton Tiger Cats Vanier Cup - Guelph Gryphons won 22-13 over the Mount Allison Mounties Arts and literature New books Neuromancer - William Gibson La Détresse et l'enchantement - Gabrielle Roy Dinner Along the Amazon - TImothy Findley The Summer Tree - Guy Gavriel Kay Awards See 1984 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. Books in Canada First Novel Award: Heather Robertson, Willie Gerald Lampert Award: Sandra Birdsell, Night Travellers and Jean McKay, Gone to Grass Pat Lowther Award: Bronwen Wallace, Signs of the Former Tenant Stephen Leacock Award: Gary Lautens, No Sex Please...We're Married Vicky Metcalf Award: Bill Freeman Film James Cameron's The Terminator propels the Canadian director to international fame Televsions Jeopardy is relaunched with Canadian Alex Trebek as host Second City Television ends its run on Canadian television Births September 27 - Avril Lavigne, singer/songwriter Deaths Gaëtan Dugas - early AIDS victim Gordon Sinclair - newspaper columnist