See also: 1913 in Canada, other events of 1914, 1915 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'. 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... This is a timeline of the history of Canada. ...

Events

• January 14 - Swift Current, Saskatchewan incorporates as a city.
• March 19 - The Royal Ontario Museum opens
• May 14 - First major discovery of oil in western Canada at Turner Valley
• May 29 - Ocean liner Empress of Ireland sinks in Gulf of St. Lawrence; 1,024 lives lost.
• June 19 - A coal mine explosion in Hillcrest, Alberta kills 189 of 235, the worst mining disaster in Canadian history
• June 29 - 1914 Ontario election: Sir James Whitney's Conservatives win a fourth consecutive majority
• August 4 - WWI: United Kingdom declares war on Germany, meaning Canada is automatically involved.
• August 14 - Canada's War Measures Act is passed suspending all civil rights in Canada during a crisis.
• September 9 - WWI: The creation of the Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade, the first fully mechanized unit in the British Army
• October 2 - William Hearst becomes Premier of Ontario replacing the retiring James Whitney
• October 3 - WWI: 33 000 Canadian troops depart for Europe, the largest force to ever cross the Atlantic Ocean at the time.
• December 17 - George J. Clark becomes Premier of New Brunswick replacing the retiring James K. Flemming
• All-time high levels of Immigration are ended by the war
• Canada suspends the convertibility of the dollar into gold
• Edmonton adopts a new numbered street and avenue pattern
• Ontario passes a worker's compensation act that provides all workers with funding in case of disability

January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Swift Current is a small city Where Life Makes Sense in the southwestern region of Saskatchewan, Canada. ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... The mosaic ceiling of the rotunda entrance to the museum. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... An ocean liner is a large passenger ship, typically a motorized vessel that undertakes longer voyages on the open sea primarily for the purpose of transporting people from one place to another. ... The RMS Empress of Ireland was a steamship owned by Canadian Pacific that sailed between Quebec City, Quebec, Canada and Liverpool, United Kingdom. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... Sir James Pliny Whitney (October 2, 1843-September 25, 1914) was a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... Clockwise from top: Trenches in frontline, a British Mark I Tank crossing a trench, the Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistible sinking after striking a mine at the battle of the Dardanelles, a Vickers machine gun crew with gas masks and a Sopwith Camel biplane. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... The War Measures Act (enacted in August 1914) was a Canadian statute that allowed the government to assume sweeping emergency powers. ... Civil rights or positive rights are those legal rights retained by citizens and protected by the government. ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... Clockwise from top: Trenches in frontline, a British Mark I Tank crossing a trench, the Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistible sinking after striking a mine at the battle of the Dardanelles, a Vickers machine gun crew with gas masks and a Sopwith Camel biplane. ... The Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade was the first fully mechanized unit of the British army. ... October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... The name William Hearst can refer to: William Hearst (Ontario premier) - Premier of Ontario, Canada, 1914 - 1919. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English, French (in some areas) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 4th 1,076,395... Sir James Pliny Whitney (October 2, 1843-September 25, 1914) was a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in Leap years). ... Clockwise from top: Trenches in frontline, a British Mark I Tank crossing a trench, the Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistible sinking after striking a mine at the battle of the Dardanelles, a Vickers machine gun crew with gas masks and a Sopwith Camel biplane. ... Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... George Johnson Clarke (October 10, 1857-February 26, 1917) was a New Brunswick journalist and politician. ... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope was restored) Official languages English, French Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson Premier Bernard Lord (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 10 10 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 11th 72 908 km² 2. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Industry Integrity Progress City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canadas Location. ...

Births

• February 2 - Eric Kierans, economist and politician
• March 13 - W.O. Mitchell, author
• April 3 - Edwin Boyd, bank robber
• April 11 - Norman McLaren, animated film director
• April 11 - Robert Stanfield, Tory leader
• April 14 - Robert Bend, Manitoba politician
• April 18 - David Smith, veterinarian
• May 3 - Smokey Smith, Victoria Cross recipient
• May 9 - Hank Snow, musician
• May 15 - J. Angus MacLean, Premier of PEI
• July 1 - Stephen Juba, businessman
• July 7 - Harry Strom, Premier of Alberta
• July 10 - Joe Shuster, artist
• July 19 - John Kenneth Macalister, WWII hero
• July 25 - Ed Mirvish, businessman
• August 2 - Félix Leclerc, writer and musician
• August 14 - Francis Lawrence Jobin, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
• September 12 - Janusz Zurakowski, pilot
• December 10 - Frank Thurston, engineer
• December 26 - Crawford Gordon, businessman
• Hugh LeCaine, instrument designer

February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Eric William Kierans (February 2, 1914 - May 9, 2004) was a Canadian economist and politician. ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... William Ormond Mitchell (March 13, 1914 - February 25, 1998) was a Canadian writer. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... Norman McLaren, C.C.,C.Q. (April 11, 1914-January 27, 1987) was a Scottish animator and film director known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada. ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... The Right Honourable Robert Lorne Stanfield, PC (April 11, 1914-December 16, 2003) was Premier of Nova Scotia and leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... Robert (Bobby) Bend (April 14, 1914-September 24, 1999) was a Manitoba politician, and was briefly the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party (1969-1970). ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... Ernest Alvia (Smokey) Smith in his official portrait from the Order of British Columbia in 2002. ... Victoria Cross medal, ribbon, and bar. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... Clarence Eugene Snow (May 9, 1914 – December 20, 1999), better known as Hank Snow, was a Hall of Fame country music singer and songwriter. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... John Angus MacLean (May 15, 1914-2000) was a Prince Edward Island politician and farmer. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... Stephen Juba (born July 1, 1914 in Winnipeg, died May 2, 1993) was a Canadian politician. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... The Honourable Harry Edwin Strom (July 7, 1914 - October 2, 1984), Canadian politician, was Premier of Alberta between 1968 and 1971. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... Joe Shuster (July 10, 1914 - July 30, 1992) was a Canadian-born artist best known for co-creating Superman with Jerry Siegel. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... John Kenneth Macalister (July 19, 1914, Guelph, Ontario, Canada - September 14, 1944, Buchenwald) was a Canadian hero of World War II. John Macalister graduated from the University of Toronto, then as a Rhodes Scholar studied at Oxford University. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... Edwin Honest Ed Mirvish, OC , CBE , O.Ont , LL.D (born July 25, 1914) is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist who lives in Toronto, Ontario. ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... 1999 Canada Post stamp Félix Leclerc (August 2, 1914-August 8, 1988) was a Québécois folk singer, poet, writer, actor and political activist. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... Francis Lawrence Jobin (August 14, 1914-August 25, 1995) was a Manitoba politician and Lieutenant Governor. ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... Janusz Żurakowski, born September 12, 1914 in Ryzawka, Poland - died on February 9, 2004 in Barrys Bay, Ontario, Canada, was a renowned Polish fighter and experimental aircraft pilot. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... Crawford Gordon had led wartime defense production under C.D. Howe during World War II. In 1952, Howe called upon Gordon to become the new president of A. V. Roe Canada (Avro), and under Gordons encouragement to designers at Avro, Avro offered to build the new supersonic jet interceptor... Hugh LeCaine (1914 - 1977) was a Canadian inventor, scientist, and composer who was a pioneer in the design of electronic musical instruments, and is generally known as the father of Canadian electronic music. ...

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