1910 in Canada
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See also: 1909 in Canada, other events of 1910, 1911 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
- January 3 - Happiness and contentment are found from one end of Canada to the other - headline in London Times (page 5)
- January 10 - The Laurier government introduces the Naval Service Bill creating a Canadian navy to great controversy. The bill will end up alienating most of Laurier supporters and lead to his defeat in the 1911 election.
- January 10 - Le Devoir first published
- January 23 - A train wreck near Sudbury kills 43
- March 5 - 65 are killed in an avalanche in Rogers Pass
- May 4 - The Canadian Navy is created after the Naval Service Bill passes
- May 6 - King Edward VII dies and is succeeded by George V
- May 26 - Arthur Sifton becomes premier of Alberta, replacing Alexander Rutherford
- July 31 - British murderer Dr. Crippen is caught in Quebec City
- December 9 - a coal mine explosion at Bellevue, Alberta kills 31
Arts and literature
- New Books
- Anne of Avonlea - Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Ednyfed Fychan - William Williams
- Practical Political Economy - Stephen Leacock
Births
- February 2 - Andrew McKeller, astrophysicist
- February 5 - Charles Leblonde, biologist
- February 27 - Robert Bryce, civil servant (d. 1997)
- June 17 - George Hees, politician (d. 1996)
- July 17 - James Coyne, Governor of the Bank of Canada
- July 19 - Jean Wilson, speed-skater
- July 29 - Norman Fawcett, politician (d.1997)
- August 13 - Gwendolyn Ringwood, playwright
- August 18 - Robert Winters, politician
- August 21 - Pauline Mills McGibbon, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
- August 25 - Ruby Keeler, actor
- August 26 - Jessie Gray, surgeon (d. 1978)
- September 10 - Henry Thode, nuclear scientist (d. 1997)
- September 21 - Anne Wilkinson, poet (d. 1961)
- October 20 - Pauline McGibbon, politician
- November 14 - Michael Starr, politician
- James Cameron, writer
- Al Clouston, storyteller
Deaths
- June 7 - Goldwin Smith, historian