1907 in Canada
|
|
See also: 1906 in Canada, other events of 1907, 1908 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
Events
- March 6 - William Pugsley becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Lemuel Tweedie
- May 31 - Clifford Robinson becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing William Pugsley
- August 29 - Part of the under-construction Quebec Bridge collapses in Quebec City killing 75 construction workers and injuring 11.
- September 7 - An anti-Asian riot attacks Vancouver's Chinatown
- September 14 - Jasper National Park established
- The National Council for Women demands "equal pay for equal work"
- The world's first dial telephone came into use at Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia
- The first Sobeys opens in Stellarton, Nova Scotia
Births
- January 14 - Georges-Émile Lapalme, politician
- January 26 - Hans Selye, scientist
- February 9 - H. S. M. Coxeter, geometer
- March 20 - Hugh MacLennan, author
- March 24 - Paul Sauvé, politician
- April 16 - Joseph-Armand Bombardier, inventor
- July 6 - George Stanley, academic, designer of Canadian flag
- August 5 - Herman Linder, rodeoist
- September 3 - Andrew Brewin, politician
- September 15 - Fay Wray, actress
- November 21 - Christie Harris, children's author
- December 7 - Fred Rose, communist
Deaths
- Timothy Eaton, founder of Eaton's
- Cassie Chadwick, charleton