1897 in Canada

1897 in Canada

"See also:"
1896 in Canada,
other events of 1897,
1898 in Canada and the
list of 'years in Canada'.

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Events

* Klondike Gold Rush rages in the Yukon
* January 29 - The Victorian Order of Nurses is founded in Ottawa
* February 2 - Clara Brett Martin becomes the first woman allowed to practice law in Ontario
* February 19 - World's first Women's Institute founded in Stoney Creek, Ontario
* May 24 - Félix-Gabriel Marchand becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Edmund Flynn
* September 6 - The federal government gives the CPR a grant to allow it to reduce freight rates through Crowsnest Pass
* October - A.B. Warburton becomes Premier of Prince Edward Island
* October 7 - Responsible government is introduced in the North-West Territories: Frederick Haultain becomes the first premier
* October 29 - Henry Emmerson becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing James Mitchell
* Lord Grey proposes that Canada create a navy to protect its west coast; Prime Minister Laurier does not act on the recommendation

Births

* January 27 - Charles Stephen Booth, politician
* March 9 - Sidney Smith, academic
* April 23 - Lester B. Pearson, last prime minister born in the 19th century
* September 23 - Walter Pidgeon, actor
* September 29 - Graham Towers, Governor of the Bank of Canada
* November 30 - William Murdoch Buchanan, politician
* December 7 - Gordon Graydon, politician

Deaths

*February 27 - James Austin, businessman
*July 4 - Amor De Cosmos, former Premier of British Columbia


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