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2008 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2008th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 8th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2000s decade.
Jun 8, 2020 · Was 2008 the worst time to graduate? To fix the problem, the US officials unveiled a number of programmes and policies aimed at getting the country back on its feet, including passing two separate...
- The Beijing Olympics. Whether it was the almost superhero accomplishments of American swimmer Michael Phelps or Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, or the stunning backdrop of the Beijing Games themselves, there is no question that the Summer Olympics was our top news story for 2008.
- Murder on a Greyhound bus. Few crime stories capture headlines as vigorously and for as long as the one of the young man, 22-year-old Tim McLean, who was viciously attacked and stabbed to death for no apparent reason, perhaps even while sleeping, as he rode the Greyhound bus to his home in Winnipeg on a soft summer night in July.
- Madame Jean's decision. If there is any doubt Canadians take their politics seriously, it was dispelled during those seven days that ended Dec. 4, when Governor General Michaëlle Jean agreed to allow Parliament to be prorogued so that Prime Minster Stephen Harper could avoid what appeared to be certain defeat on a confidence vote.
- Canada votes. Was it only in October that Canadians chose a new government? It seems like so long ago now. Stephen Harper's Conservatives won, by the way, though he failed to secure the majority he must have thought was within his grasp when he provoked the early election, less than two years from the one before.
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Sep 14, 2018 · The warning signs of an epic financial crisis were blinking steadily through 2008—for those who were paying close attention. One clue?
- Eric Rauchway
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The 2007–2008 financial crisis, or the global financial crisis (GFC), was the most severe worldwide economic crisis since the Great Depression.
September 19 – A fire, later confirmed as arson by two young offenders, destroys the historic Sudbury Steelworkers Hall in Sudbury, Ontario. September 29 – The S&P/TSX Composite Index drops by 840.93 points, the most in eight years, in reaction to the American financial crisis.
Apr 24, 2022 · The seeds of the Great Recession started in 2006 when housing prices began to fall. Here's an explanation of causes, effects, and solutions.
