1935 in Canada

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See also: 1934 in Canada, other events of 1935, 1936 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

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Young men riot in Regina, Saskatchewan due to poor economic conditions
January 2: Prime Minister R.B. Bennett outlines his New Deal programme
March 11: Bank of Canada established
May 7: David Dunlap Observatory opens
June 5: The On to Ottawa Trek begins
July 16: Allison Dysart becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Leonard Tilley
August 15: Walter Lea becomes premier of Prince Edward Island for the second time, replacing W.J.P. MacMillan
August 22: Alberta general election, 1935: William Aberhart's Alberta Social Credit Party wins a majority, defeating Richard G. Reid's United Farmers of Alberta
September 3: William Aberhart becomes premier of Alberta, replacing Richard Reid
September: Earl and Weldon Bascom of Raymond Alberta produce history's first night rodeo held outdoors under electric lights in Columbia, Mississippi
October 14: Federal election: Mackenzie King's Liberals win a majority, defeating R.B. Bennett's Conservatives
October 3: After the Italian invasion of Abyssinia Canada refuses to support military intervention or even sanctions
October 23: Mackenzie King becomes prime minister for the third time, replacing R.B. Bennett
November 1: William Patterson becomes premier of Saskatchewan, replacing James Gardiner
November 1: The magnitude 6.2 Timiskaming earthquake occurs in western Quebec
December 7: The Winnipeg Blue Bombers become the first western Canadian team to win the Grey Cup
The Bank of Canada issued a $500 banknote with Sir John A. Macdonald's portrait and a $1,000 note with Sir Wilfrid Laurier's portrait