Events from the year 2008 in Canada. Incumbents Crown Monarch – Elizabeth II Federal government Governor General – Michaëlle Jean Prime Minister – Stephen Harper Chief Justice – Beverley McLachlin (British Columbia) Parliament – 39th (until 26 September) then 40th (from November 18) Provincial governments Lieutenant governors Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – Norman Kwong Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Steven Point Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – John Harvard Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Herménégilde Chiasson Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador – Edward Roberts (until February 4) then John Crosbie Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Mayann Francis Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – David Onley Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Barbara Oliver Hagerman Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Pierre Duchesne Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Gordon Barnhart Premiers Premier of Alberta – Ed Stelmach Premier of British Columbia – Gordon Campbell Premier of Manitoba – Gary Doer Premier of New Brunswick – Shawn Graham Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador – Danny Williams Premier of Nova Scotia – Rodney MacDonald Premier of Ontario – Dalton McGuinty Premier of Prince Edward Island – Robert Ghiz Premier of Quebec – Jean Charest Premier of Saskatchewan – Brad Wall Territorial governments Commissioners Commissioner of Yukon – Geraldine Van Bibber Commissioner of Northwest Territories – Tony Whitford Commissioner of Nunavut – Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premiers Premier of the Northwest Territories – Floyd Roland Premier of Nunavut – Paul Okalik (until November 14) then Eva Aariak Premier of Yukon – Dennis Fentie Events January to March January 3 – In Montreal, a false bomb threat forces the closing of Victoria Bridge for four and a half hours. January 12 – A road accident near Bathurst, New Brunswick leaves eight people dead, including seven teenagers and one woman. They were all members of the Bathurst High School basketball team. January 15 – Europol Operation Koala arrests 9 Canadians in connection to an international paedophile ring. January 28 – CTV's Canada AM adds a second hosting team in western Canada, expanding the program to six hours and becoming the first morning television program in North America to air live in all time zones. February 11 – The first of three treatment facilities open in Halifax Regional Municipality a $400 million project to clean up the Halifax Harbour February 13 – An explosion occurs at a Taco del Mar on Broadway Street in Vancouver. February