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Boer War Ends
The Boer War was a war fought in South Africa between the British empire and the Boers (People with Dutch descent living in South Africa). Britain wanted Canada to send troops but the French Canadians refused. So as a compromise the Prime Minister Sir Wilfred Laurier let anyone who wanted to go sign up. -
Alaskan Boundary Dispute
The Alaskan Boundary Dispute was territorial dispute between Canada and the US. The dispute was over a group of island of the coast of British Columbia. To settle the dispute both governments set up a counsel to vote the council consisted of 3 Americans 2 Canadians and 1 British representative. Eventually the British representative sided with the Americans and we lost the islands. -
Creation of the Canadian Navy
In order to keep up with Germany Britain needed money to fund it's navy. Britain asked Canada for help yet again English-French Canadians were split on the issue. In order to settle the issue Prime Minister Wilfred Laurier built Canada it's own navy. The navy eventually picked up the nick-name "Tin Pot Navy" for being so bad. -
Empress of Ireland Sinks
On May 29 1914 the Empress of Ireland, a Canadian ocean liner was struck by a Norwegian Collier called the SS Storstrad. The Empress was caring over one thousand people who died in the wreck. -
Canada Declares War On Germany
On August 4 Germany invaded Poland to outflank France. This angered Britain because Belgium was a neutral country. Upon hearing this Britain immediately declared War soon after Canada did as well. -
Canada was Involved in the Battle of Vimmy Ridge
The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a very important Battle in Canadian history because it earned canada a repuation as formitable and effective. -
WWI Ends
On November 11 Leaders from both sides of the war got to gether to sign an armistice in a rail road car parked in a french forest. -
Halibut Treaty Signed
The Halibut Treaty was an American-Canadian agreement that established the International Pacific Halibut Comission. This is a very significant thing for canada because it was the first treaty negotiated without British involvement. -
Canada declares war on Germany
After Germany invaded Poland on September 10th Canada and most of the other allies declare war on Germany. -
Japanese Canadians Interned
After the attack on Pearl Harbor any Japanese-Canadians who lived near the coast lines were sent into internment camps. While the Japanese Canadians were in these camp there land was seized and never returned. -
The CN Tower Is Complete
The CN Tower is a communications and observation tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Standing 553.3 metres (1,815 ft) tall, it was the worlds tallest structure for 33 years and still is the tallest free standing structure. -
Terry Fox Begins Maraton Of Hope
Terry Fox was an aspiring athlete until cancer took his right knee. So Terry Fox decided to run a marathon across canada to help fund money for cancer research. Sadly Terry only made it to Thunder Bay when he found out the caner has spread to his lungs. Terry Fox died at 4:35 at the Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster on June 19 1981. -
"O Canada" Becomes the Official Athem of Canada
"O Canada" became the offical athem for canada on July 1 1980. It replaced "god save the Queen" and "Maple Leaf Forever". -
Canadarm Deployed
The Canadarm is a mechanical arm used space shuttle used on Space Shuttle used to manuver a payload from the payload bay of the orbiter to its deployment position and then release it. -
NAFTA Goes Into Effect
NAFTA or North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement is an agreement that gets rid of tariffs at borders. -
Tonnie Is Introduced
The two dollar coin called the Tonnie was first introduce in December 6 1995. -
Somali Inqury Disbanded
A jugde decided to disband an inqury on the brutal beating of a somalian boy during the humaitarin relif efforts. -
E.coli Outbreak in Walkerton Ontario
An E.coli outbreak in Walkerton Ontario killed nine people and made many other ill.
