Events from the year 1925 in Canada. [edit] Events - February 24 - The Lake of the Woods Treaty works out joint Canadian-American control of the Lake of the Woods.
- April 13 - Women win the vote in Newfoundland
- June 2 - Saskatchewan general election, 1925: Charles Dunning's Liberals win a sixth consecutive majority
- June 10 - The United Church of Canada opens for services
- June 23 - First ascent of Mount Logan, the highest mountain in Canada.
- July 16 - Edgar Rhodes becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Ernest Armstrong
- September 14 - John Baxter becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Peter Veniot
- October 29 - Federal election: Arthur Meighen's Conservatives win a plurality (116 seats), defeating Mackenzie King's Liberals (99 seats). However, King does not resign as prime minister; he will try to govern with a minority government with the support of smaller parties and independent MPs (30 seats)
- November 23 - John Brownlee becomes premier of Alberta, replacing Charles Stewart
- The Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League, later the Royal Canadian Legion, is formed by the amalgamation of several veterans' organizations, such as the Great War Veterans Association.
[edit] Arts and literature [edit] Births [edit] January to June - January 26 - Claude Ryan, politician (d.2004)
- February 1 - Hugh Horner, politician, physician and surgeon (d.1997)
- February 13 - Gerald Tailfeathers, artist
- March 25 - Daniel Yanofsky, chess player, Canada's first chess grandmaster (d.2000)
- April 1 - Tobie Steinhouse, artist
- April 4 - Claude Wagner, judge and politician (d.1979)
- April 11 - Pierre Péladeau, businessman (d.1997)
- May 18 - Robin Blaser, author and poet (d.2009)
[edit] July to September [edit] October to December - October 6 - Bud Olson, politician, Minister and Senator (d.2002)
- October 12 – Denis Lazure, politician (d.2008)
- October 21 - Peter Dickinson, architect (d.1961)
- October 21 - Louis Robichaud, lawyer, politician and 25th Premier of New Brunswick (d.2005)
- November 8 - Allan Lawrence, politician and Minister (d.2008)
- November 10 - Doris Anderson, author, journalist and women's rights activist (d.2007)
- November 12 - Agnes Nanogak, author
- December 5 - Dave Broadfoot, comedian
- December 25 - Robert Layton, politician (d.2002)
[edit] Deaths [edit] January to June - January 25 - Charles-Eusèbe Dionne, naturalist and taxidermist (b.1845)
- March 3 - William Pugsley, lawyer, politician and 10th Premier of New Brunswick (b.1850)
- March 16 - Richard Butler, editor, publisher, journalist and U.S. vice-consul (b.1834)
- May 4 - James Cunningham, merchant and politician (b.1834)
- May 25 - Margaret Mick, prison guard, first female Canadian peace officer to be killed in the line of duty (b.1860)
- June 18 - William Brymner, art teacher and painter (b.1855)
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