March 23 – In
Perth-Andover, a high spring freshet coupled with an ice jam causes a rise in water levels surpassing those in the 1987 flood. A mandatory evacuation order was issued.[13] About 500 people were affected.[14]
One hundred and fifty students are arrested in
Gatineau after violent protests against Quebec's proposed tuition hikes.[21]
April 20 –
Allyson McConnell is convicted of manslaughter after drowning her two sons in the bath as revenge against their father.[22] She is sentenced to six years in prison but serves only 15 months.[23]
May 24 – Nearly 700 people are held in two Quebec cities in the biggest single night of mass arrests since student protests over fees began in February.
May 24/25 – International student
Jun Lin is murdered in
Montreal by Luka Magnotta. A video of Lin's killing and dismemberment featuring necrophilia is uploaded to the internet, Magnotta also mails his victim's hands and feet to Canadian elementary schools and federal political party offices.[33]
May 28 –
Jason Godin, at 19 years old, becomes the youngest mayor in the history of
New Brunswick and Canada.[34]
September 7 – The government, saying Iran is a "threat to global peace", closes the
Canadian embassy in
Iran and gives Iranian diplomats five days to leave Canada.[51][52]
September 24 – An outbreak of E. coli causes at least four illnesses in
Alberta, a massive beef recall, and the temporary shutdown of
XL Foods in
Brooks, Alberta.
September 26 – A controversial
motion (M-312) to re-open the
abortion debate is defeated in the House of Commons, with members voting 203–91 against it.[53][54]
October to December
October 2 – A wildfire strikes
Vita, Manitoba, destroying at least four houses and one bridge.
November 8 – An explosion in
Sherbrooke kills two people and injures almost 20 more.[62][63]
November 9 –
Gilles Vaillancourt, the mayor of
Laval, Quebec, since 1989, resigns following allegations of corruption within Laval's city government at the provincial Charbonneau commission.[64]
November 23 –
Alexandre Duplessis is selected as the new mayor of
Laval, Quebec, in a council vote, winning 15 to three over challenger Jacques St-Jean.[66]
^Stewart, John (30 May 2012).
"Cartoonist Jim Unger created Herman". Mississauga News. Mississauga ON. Retrieved 31 May 2012. Jim Unger, who turned his accidental career as a cartoonist drawing for The Mississauga Times into the worldwide Everyman cartoon character known as Herman, died in his sleep on Tuesday (May 28) at his home in Saanich, B.C.
^"Shaw Media to Launch All-News Network in BC". Broadcaster. 11 January 2012. Archived from
the original on 22 January 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012. Shaw Media announced today that it has filed an application with the Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission for a regional, Global BC-driven all-news specialty channel. Shaw Media is expected to launch B.C.'s first all-news channel by the summer of 2012.
March 23 – In
Perth-Andover, a high spring freshet coupled with an ice jam causes a rise in water levels surpassing those in the 1987 flood. A mandatory evacuation order was issued.[13] About 500 people were affected.[14]
One hundred and fifty students are arrested in
Gatineau after violent protests against Quebec's proposed tuition hikes.[21]
April 20 –
Allyson McConnell is convicted of manslaughter after drowning her two sons in the bath as revenge against their father.[22] She is sentenced to six years in prison but serves only 15 months.[23]
May 24 – Nearly 700 people are held in two Quebec cities in the biggest single night of mass arrests since student protests over fees began in February.
May 24/25 – International student
Jun Lin is murdered in
Montreal by Luka Magnotta. A video of Lin's killing and dismemberment featuring necrophilia is uploaded to the internet, Magnotta also mails his victim's hands and feet to Canadian elementary schools and federal political party offices.[33]
May 28 –
Jason Godin, at 19 years old, becomes the youngest mayor in the history of
New Brunswick and Canada.[34]
September 7 – The government, saying Iran is a "threat to global peace", closes the
Canadian embassy in
Iran and gives Iranian diplomats five days to leave Canada.[51][52]
September 24 – An outbreak of E. coli causes at least four illnesses in
Alberta, a massive beef recall, and the temporary shutdown of
XL Foods in
Brooks, Alberta.
September 26 – A controversial
motion (M-312) to re-open the
abortion debate is defeated in the House of Commons, with members voting 203–91 against it.[53][54]
October to December
October 2 – A wildfire strikes
Vita, Manitoba, destroying at least four houses and one bridge.
November 8 – An explosion in
Sherbrooke kills two people and injures almost 20 more.[62][63]
November 9 –
Gilles Vaillancourt, the mayor of
Laval, Quebec, since 1989, resigns following allegations of corruption within Laval's city government at the provincial Charbonneau commission.[64]
November 23 –
Alexandre Duplessis is selected as the new mayor of
Laval, Quebec, in a council vote, winning 15 to three over challenger Jacques St-Jean.[66]
^Stewart, John (30 May 2012).
"Cartoonist Jim Unger created Herman". Mississauga News. Mississauga ON. Retrieved 31 May 2012. Jim Unger, who turned his accidental career as a cartoonist drawing for The Mississauga Times into the worldwide Everyman cartoon character known as Herman, died in his sleep on Tuesday (May 28) at his home in Saanich, B.C.
^"Shaw Media to Launch All-News Network in BC". Broadcaster. 11 January 2012. Archived from
the original on 22 January 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012. Shaw Media announced today that it has filed an application with the Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission for a regional, Global BC-driven all-news specialty channel. Shaw Media is expected to launch B.C.'s first all-news channel by the summer of 2012.