Events May 2 - Joseph Ghiz becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing James Lee May 8 - Alberta election: Don Getty's PCs win a fifth consecutive majority August 6 - Bill Vander Zalm becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing Bill Bennett October 20 - Saskatchewan election: Grant Devine's PCs win a second consecutive majority Canadian dollar value sinks to $.7020 US Sanctions against South Africa's Apartheid Canada honoured by United Nations as a haven for many foreign refugees Births Deaths
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