1915 in Canada

Events

January 4 - WWI: Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry becomes the first Canadian troops sent to the front lines
January 15 - The Canadian Northern Railway line to Vancouver, B.C.,is completed
February 4 - After a training accident, Lieutenant W. F. Sharpe becomes the first Canadian military airman killed
February 21 - Nellie McClung presents a petition to the Alberta legislature demanding women's suffrage
February 28 - WWI: Canadian troops launch the first trench raid of the war; by the end of the conflict Canadian troops will be regarded as the experts at this manoeuvre
March 26 - The Vancouver Millionaires defeat the Ottawa Senators to win the Stanley Cup
April 22 - WWI: In the Second Battle of Ypres Canadian forces bear the brunt of the first chemical weapons attack of the war. They devise makeshift gas masks of urine-soaked rags and hold their ground
May 12 - Tobias Norris becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Sir Rodmond Roblin
September 13 - WWI: with the arrival of the 2nd Canadian Division a separate Canadian Corps is created
December 15 - William Bowser becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing Richard McBride
WWI: Many Canadian soldiers grow upset at the inferior quality of their Ross Rifles

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