1924 in Canada Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

See also: 1923 in Canada, other events of 1924, 1925 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

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Table of contents

1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Births 4 Deaths

Events

• January 26 - an Order-in-Council mandates the use of the Canadian Red Ensign on Canadian government buildings outside Canada. It the first officially allowed use of the flag on land, although it has been used unofficially for many years.
• April 1 - the Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
• July 3 - the Chateau Lake Louise burns down
• October 24 - Former provincial treasurer Peter Smith and financier Aemilius Jarvis are found guilty in connection with the Ontario Bond Scandal.
• October 29 - An explosion kills Doukhobor leader Peter Verigin and eight other passengers on a CPR train from Brilliant to Grand Forks, British Columbia. Ten others are injured. Although never proven, it is aledged that Verigin was assassinated using a time bomb.

Arts and literature

Births

• February 24 - Erik Nielsen, politician
• Eugene Whelan, politician

Deaths

• October 28 - Peter Verigin

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