January 1 – Toronto and six other communities are merged to form a new megacity.[19]Mel Lastman was sworn in as its first mayor.[20] Three other Ontario cities were similarly merged on the same date in 2001.[21][22]
January 2 – Three separate avalanches in British Columbia kill a total of nine people.
January 5 – The Ice Storm of 1998, caused by El Niño, strikes southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting in widespread power failures, severe damage to forests, and a number of deaths.
February 13 – Three girls, all under 18 years of age, are found guilty in Victoria, British Columbia, of killing 14-year-old Reena Virk. Three others plead guilty of assault.
February 16 – Reference Re Secession of Quebec: The Supreme Court is asked to rule on the legality of unilateral Quebec secession.
Canada's Sesame Street switches to showing exclusively Canadian content, renaming itself Sesame Park, as it no longer uses any American made segments from Sesame Street
The French government names Karen Kain as an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters
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February 7 – February 22 – Nagano Olympics Canada wins the fourth-most medals, but is embarrassed when their star-filled hockey team fails to win a medal.
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