March 5 – Marked the start of a major blizzard that affected most of western and northern Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan.[35] A number of schools were shut down for the first time in thirty years.[36] It was caused by a cyclone-intense Colorado Low.
April 5 – end of May – Floods hit Eastern Canada, with Quebec the hardest hit. Two people are killed and 2,720 are forced from their homes.[38]Montreal declared a state of emergency.[39]
April 22 – 19 year old Serena McKay is beaten to death by two female classmates in Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba. The case provoked outrage, with the videos of the murder being posted online.[40]
June 13 – A Twitter account known as "CanadaCreep" is reported to police. The account was shut down, dozens of terabytes of data were seized by police and a Calgary man faced voyeurism charges.[45]
June 19 – An amendment is made to the Canadian Human Rights Act and Criminal Code to add a prohibition against discrimination of transgendered individuals.
July 18 – Former nurse and serial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer is sentenced to eight concurrent life terms in prison, after pleading guilty to eight murders and four counts of attempted murder. All her victims had been elderly patients under her care, whom she had injected with large doses of insulin.[49]
After the retirement of George Tuccaro on May 10, 2016, the position has been vacant. The responsibilities of the Commissioner are being undertaken by Deputy Commissioner Gerald W. Kisoun.
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