Incumbents Prime Minister - Wilfrid Laurier Governor General - Earl Grey Premier of Alberta - Alex Rutherford Premier of British Columbia - Richard McBride Premier of Manitoba - R.P. Roblin Premier of New Brunswick - Clifford Robinson then John Hazen Premier of Nova Scotia - George H. Murray Premier of Ontario - James Whitney Premier of Prince Edward Island - Arthur Peters then F. L. Haszard Premier of Quebec - Lomer Gouin Premier of Saskatchewan - Thomas Walter Scott Events January 2 - The Royal Canadian Mint opens February 1 - F. L. Haszard becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing Arthur Peters March 7 - The University of British Columbia is founded March 24 - Sir John Hazen becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Clifford Robinson June 8 - Ontario election: Sir James Whitney's Conservatives win a second consecutive majority August 2 - A fire in the Kootenay region kills 70 August 14 - Saskatchewan election: Walter Scott's Liberals win a second consecutive majority September 23 - The University of Alberta opens October 26 - Federal election: Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Liberals win a fourth consecutive majority The Opium and Narcotics Act is passed banning certain drugs in Canada The Grain Growers Guide is published Arts and Literature Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables is published Births January 22 - Sinclair Ross, author February 7 - Lela Brooks, speed skater February 10 - Jean Coulthard, composer February 11 - Annette av Paul, ballet dancer March 24 - Carl Klinck, scholar April 7 - Percy Faith, conductor May 19 - Percy Williams, athlete July 6 - Jeanne Manery, biochemist August 11 - William Ricker, biologist September 20 - Ernest C. Manning, politician October 24 - John Tuzo Wilson, geologist December 23 - Yousuf Karsh, photographer Deaths
