Pilot Training

Ontario, Canada

Canadian air force pilot training, in hiatus since 1918, resumed at Camp Borden, near Barrie, Ontario.

Kennedy in Ottawa

Ontario, Canada

U.S. President John F. Kennedy visited Ottawa.

HMCS Bras d’Or

Ontario, Canada

Work began on the first Canadian military hydrofoil, HMCS Bras d'Or.

Festubert, France

Ontario, Canada

Canadians launched initial attacks at Festubert, France.

Battle of Monte Cassino

Ontario, Canada

1944 May 18th: After 4 major assaults on the Monte Cassino abbey, the Germans were pushed out and forced back to the Hitler Line, by the Poles and 1st Canadian […]

Quebec Voted

Ontario, Canada

Quebec voted against negotiating sovereignty-assocation with Canada.

Meech Lake

Ontario, Canada

Lucien Bouchard resigned (May 21 - 22) from Cabinet over Meech Lake Accord constitutional amendments; subsequently formed the Bloc Québécois.

Pact of Steel

Ontario, Canada

Germany and Italy signed the Pact of Steel which created a military alliance.

S.S. Komagata Maru

Ontario, Canada

S.S. Komagata Maru arrived in Vancouver, but 352 Sikh, Muslim and Hindu refugees from India were turned away.

FLQ Separatists

Ontario, Canada

FLQ separatists bombed the U.S. consulate in Quebec City.

Corvettes in Newfoundland

Ontario, Canada

The first seven corvettes for the Newfoundland Escort Force arrived in St. John's.