1981 in Canadian television

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This is a list of Canadian television related events from 1981.

Events

Date	Event
January 12	A brand new, publicly funded educational cable television network, called Knowledge Network, is launched in British Columbia.
February 5	NABET employees working at CBC Television go on strike. The strike lasts for months, disrupting programming.
February 5	Juno Awards of 1981.
March 12	2nd Genie Awards.
June 28	Full coverage on the death of Terry Fox airs on all the main television networks.
July 29	The wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer airs live on all the main television networks.

Show	Station	Cancelled
The Watson Report	CBC Television	May 25
Flappers		November 30
CBC News Magazine		Unknown
Leo and Me
Grand Old Country	CTV
North America: Growth of a Continent	TVOntario

The Beachcombers (1972–1990)
Canada AM (1972–present, news program)
Celebrity Cooks (1975–1984)
City Lights (1973–1989)
Definition (1974–1989)
the fifth estate (1975–present, newsmagazine program)
The Great Detective (1979–1982)
Headline Hunters (1972–1983)
Let's Go (1976–1984)
The Littlest Hobo (1979–1985)
Live It Up! (1978–1990)
The Mad Dash (1978–1985)
Marketplace (1972–present, newsmagazine program)
Polka Dot Door (1971-1993)
Read All About It! (1979–1983)
Second City Television (1976–1984)
Smith & Smith (1979–1985)
This Land (1970–1982)
You Can't Do That on Television (1979–1990)
V.I.P. (1973–1983)
100 Huntley Street (1977–present, religious program)

This television-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021)

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes/References
October 6	Trois-Rivières, Quebec	CIVC-TV	45	Télé-Québec	^[1]
November 3	Rimouski, Quebec	CIVB-TV	22	Télé-Québec	^[2]

^ “CIVC-DT Station History”^{[permanent dead link‍]}. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
^ “CIVB-DT Station History”^{[permanent dead link‍]}. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.

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