1903 in Canada
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See also: 1902 in Canada, other events of 1903, 1904 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
Events
- Febrauary 22 - Due to drought the U.S. side of Niagara Falls runs short of water
- March 1 - Henri Bourassa's Ligue Nationaliste is founded
- March 25 - The Alaska Boundary Dispute is settled in the United States' favour
- April 29 - The Frank Slide, The most destructive landslide in Canadian history kills 70 in Frank, Alberta
- June 1 - Richard McBride becomes Premier of British Columbia, replacing Edward Prior
- June 19 - Regina incorporated as a city
- July 1 - Ray Knight builds the Raymond Stampede rodeo arena and rodeo grandstands in Raymond Alberta which are the first ever built in the world.
Arts and literature
New books
Births
- January 3 - Charles Foulkes, military leader
- February 16 - Georges-Henri Levesque, sociologist
- February 22 - Morley Callaghan, author
- February 25 - King Clancy, hockey player
- June 11 - Alex W. Matheson, Premier of PEI
- June 23 - Paul Joseph James Martin, politician
- July 16 - Carmen Lombardo, musician
- July 30 - Alan Macnaughton, politician
- August 10 - Ward Moore, author
- August 31 - Helen Battle, zoologist
- October 11 - David Turner, soccer player
- December 8 - Louis-Marie Régis, philosopher
Deaths
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