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August 4, 1914
TheBritishEmpire, including
Canada, enters theGreatWar.
October 3, 1914
TheFirstCanadianContingent numbering 31,200
soldiers sails fromQuebecCity forBritain.
April 22, 1915
The SecondBattle of Ypres begins duringwhich
Canadian soldiers suffer heavy casualties caused
byGermany’s first use of chlorine gas.
June 13, 1915
The 26thNewBrunswickBattalion,
CEF leaves Saint John forBritain.
1915
$100milliondollars’ worthof VictoryBonds
are issued inCanada andquicklypurchased.
December 8, 1915
JohnMcCrae’s poem “InFlanders Fields”
is first published inPunchmagazine.
January 28, 1916
Manitoba leads thewaywith the enfranchisement
ofwomenprovincially, followedbySaskatchewan,
Alberta andBritishColumbia.
September 15, 1916
Canadian troops capture the village ofCourcelette
during theBattle of the Somme, the costliest
campaignof thewar for theCanadianCorps.
April 9, 1917
Canadian troops captureVimyRidge, thefirst time all
four divisions of theCanadianCorps fight together.
August 29, 1917
MilitaryServiceAct introduces
conscription throughoutCanada.
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