Sport
- February 13 – The XV Olympic Winter Games open in Calgary.
- July – The 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics take place in Sudbury, Ontario.
- August 9: Wayne Gretzky is traded to the Los Angeles Kings by the Edmonton Oilers with Mike Krushelnyski and Marty McSorley for Jimmy Carson, Martin Gélinas, the Los Angeles Kings 1989 First Round Draft Pick (later acquired by New Jersey Devils, who selected Jason Miller), 1991 (Martin Rucinsky), and 1993 (Nick Stajduhar) Entry Drafts and cash.
- September 26 – Sprinter Ben Johnson is stripped of his Olympic gold medal and world record when he tests positive for steroids.
- Figure skater Kurt Browning completes the first ever quadruple toe loop in competition.
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