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The vessel S.S Komagatu Maru lands in Canada, with 376 passengers aboard, mainly those of Indian origin. The passengers are then denied entry into Canada, which turns into an 8 week stand-off and results in the passengers returning back to India, with many being killed or imprisoned.
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Canada, being part of the British Dominion and unable to decide its own foreign affairs, joins WW1.
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The Spanish Influenza was tragic pandemic that caused around 50,000 deaths in Canada and around 50 million globally. While it left many social and economic damage in its wake, it also paved the way for Canada's first Department of Health in 1919, which made healthcare a shared responsibility for all levels of government.
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The XWA, later knows as the CFCF, was Canada's first ever radio broadcasting program, which ushered in the era of radios.
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Agnes Macphail was the first woman to be elected to serve in Canada's House of Commons, and is still renown for her activism, strong sense of justice, and for paving the way for women to be government officials.