1908 in Canada

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See also: 1907 in Canada, other events of 1908, 1909 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

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Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 4 Births 5 Deaths

[edit] Incumbents

• Prime Minister: Sir Wilfrid Laurier
• Governor General: Earl Grey

• Premier of Alberta: Alexander Rutherford
• Premier of British Columbia: Richard McBride
• Premier of Manitoba: R.P. Roblin
• Premier of New Brunswick: Clifford Robinson then John Hazen
• Premier of Nova Scotia: George H. Murray
• Premier of Ontario: Sir James Whitney
• Premier of Prince Edward Island: Arthur Peters then F. L. Haszard
• Premier of Quebec: Lomer Gouin
• Premier of Saskatchewan: Thomas Walter Scott

[edit] Events

• January 2: The Royal Canadian Mint opens
• February 1: F. L. Haszard becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing Arthur Peters
• March 7: The University of British Columbia is founded
• March 24: Sir John Hazen becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Clifford Robinson
• June 8: In the Ontario election, Sir James Whitney's Conservatives win a second consecutive majority
• June 12: Saskatchewan Government Telephones created
• August 2: A fire in the Kootenay region kills 70
• August 14: In the Saskatchewan election, Walter Scott's Liberals win a second consecutive majority
• September 23: The University of Alberta opens
• October 26: In the federal election, Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Liberals win a fourth consecutive majority
• The Opium and Narcotics Act is passed banning certain drugs in Canada
• The Grain Growers Guide is first published
• News media: Vancouver Courier first published.

[edit] Arts and literature

• Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables is published

[edit] Births

• January 22: Sinclair Ross, author
• February 1: Louis Rasminsky, Governor of the Bank of Canada
• February 7: Lela Brooks, speed skater
• February 10: Jean Coulthard, composer
• February 11: Annette av Paul, ballet dancer
• February 15: Sarto Fournier, Mayor of Montreal
• March 5: Colin Emerson Bennett, politician
• March 24: Carl Klinck, scholar
• April 7: Percy Faith, conductor
• May 19: Percy Williams, athlete
• June 5: Maxwell Meighen, son of Prime Minister Arthur Meighen
• June 18: Stanley Knowles, politician
• July 6: Jeanne Manery, biochemist
• July 11: Yves Prévost, Quebec politician
• August 11: William Ricker, biologist
• September 20: Ernest C. Manning, politician
• October 18: Alfred Henry Bence, politician
• October 24: John Tuzo Wilson, geologist
• December 6: Nicholas Goldschmidt, conductor
• December 13: W.L. Morton, historian
• December 23: Yousuf Karsh, photographer

[edit] Deaths