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August 20 - The 1973 Artistic Woodwork strike begins. It ends on December 5, 1973. [4] October 17 - OPEC dramatically raises the price of oil. This is a boon to Alberta but hurts central Canada. November 1 - Waterloo Lutheran University is renamed Wilfrid Laurier University; November 13 - A jury refuses to convict Henry Morgentaler for ...
Canada sends a delegation to the Paris Peace Talks, the conference resolving war issues. Canada signs the Versailles treaty as part of the British Empire, with parliament's approval. [91] Prohibition in Canada ends federally. [92] 1919: May 15 -June 26: The largest strike in Canadian history; the Winnipeg General strike occurs. Soldiers ...
Canada's prime ministers during its first century. The prime minister of Canada is an official who serves as the primary minister of the Crown, chair of the Cabinet, and thus head of government of Canada. Twenty-three people (twenty-two men and one woman) have served as prime ministers.
This is a list of by-elections in Canada since Confederation.By-elections are held to fill a vacancy in the Canadian House of Commons.Vacancies are caused by the death or resignation of a Member of Parliament or, more rarely, by the voiding of an election result by a court or as the result of an MP being expelled from the House of Commons.
This is the first election for the People's Party of Canada, which Maxime Bernier founded in 2018 after having served as a Conservative MP since 2006 and briefly as an independent. Leading the new party, Bernier loses his seat of Beauce and no other PPC candidates win seats. 157 121 32 24 – 4 338 44th 2021
Many extratropical remnants of tropical cyclones have entered Canada. They are not included in the list unless they were particularly notable. This article also includes hurricanes that affected Newfoundland prior to its entry into Canada in 1949, and hurricanes that affected any Canadian provinces before confederation in 1867.
This is a list of wars and armed conflicts in and involving Canada in chronological order, from the 11th century to the 21st century. It is divided into two main sections. The first section outlines conflicts that happened in what is now Canada before its confederation in 1867.
This is a list of the prime ministers of Canada by date, birthplace, and age. Twenty-three people have served as Prime Minister of Canada since the office came into existence in 1867. Nineteen of Canada's prime ministers have been born in Canada .