Events from the year 1918 in Canada.

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• March 1 – Harlan Brewster, premier of British Columbia, dies in office
• March 6 – John Oliver becomes premier of British Columbia
• March 28 – April 1 – In the Easter Riots in Quebec City, the Militia suppress anti-conscription protesters. Four civilians are killed.
• March 30 – C Squadron of Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) conducts a cavalry charge against the Germans at Moreuil Wood. The squadron suffers atrocious casualties, but the action is one of the keys of halting the German advance in Operation Michael. Lieutenant Gordon Flowerdew will be awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously.
• April 21 – Canadian Captain Roy Brown (209 Squadron, RAF) supposedly shoots down the famed Red Baron. More accepted theories credit either Sergeant Cedric Popkin (Australian 24th Machine Gun Company), Gunner Snowy Evans or Gunner Robert Buie (both of 53rd Battery, 14th Field Artillery Brigade, RAA) with the kill.
• May 24 – Canadian women (except status Indians) obtain the right to vote in federal elections (even if they did not yet have the right to vote in provincial elections); some limited women's suffrage had been granted the year earlier. Status Indians gained federal suffrage in 1960.^[2]
• August 2 – The Vancouver general strike, the first general strike in Canada, triggered by the killing of Ginger Goodwin by police.
• August 8 – World War I: At the Battle of Amiens superior Canadian gunners assist a great allied breakthrough (also called Canada's 100 Days)
• August 26 – September 3 – Battle of Arras, 1918
• September – Canadian forces arrive in northern Russia to assist the White movement against the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War
• September 2–3 – Battle of Drocourt-Quéant Line
• September 9–12 – Battle of the Hindenburg Line
• September 27 – October 2 – Battle of Canal du Nord
• October 8–9 – Battle of Cambrai (1918)
• October 10 – Two squadrons of the Canadian Light Horse charge the enemy at Iwuy, northeast of Cambrai. This was the last combat charge in the history of Canadian cavalry.
• October 26 – The Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force arrives in Vladivostok to aid the White movement in the Russian Civil War
• November 1–2 – Battle of Valenciennes
• November 11 – The Armistice goes into effect, ending combat on the Western Front. Over 600 000 Canadians fought in Europe: 70 000 were killed and 173 000 were wounded.
• December 4 – The lead elements of the Canadian Corps enter Germany.^[3]
• December 13 – The Canadian Corps parades across bridges over the Rhine, the 1st Division at South Bridge (Cologne) and the 2nd Division at Bonn.^[4] The Canadians participate in the Occupation of the Rhineland until gradually withdrawn starting in January 1919.

• March 30 – The Toronto Hockey Club win their first and only Stanley Cup by defeating the Vancouver Millionaires 3 game to 2. All games were played at Toronto's Arena Gardens

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• January 1 – Anson Dodge, lumber dealer and politician (b.1834)

• January 28 – John McCrae, poet, physician, author, artist and soldier (b.1872)
• March 1 – Harlan Carey Brewster, politician and Premier of British Columbia (b.1870)
• March 21 – Henry Joseph Walker, politician and merchant (b.1849)
• April 9 – Charles Fleetford Sise, businessman (b.1834)
• August 18 – Henry Norwest, sniper in World War I (b.1884)
• September 21 — Emily Julian McManus poet, author, and educator (b.1865)
• October 11 – Wallace Lloyd Algie, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1891)
• October 18 – Pierre-Évariste Leblanc, politician and Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b.1853)
• November 11 – George Lawrence Price, last Commonwealth casualty of World War I (b.1898)

Federal vote goes to women who are British subjects (by birth or marriage) and not disqualified by "race, blood or original nationality"^[5]

British prime minister Lloyd George details British war aims, including liberation and self-determination of nations^[6]

What Quebec wants is respect from "Anglo-Canadians" for French language, Roman Catholicism and French traditions and ideals (like love of Canada)^[7]

Ontario women recruited for summer work in food production^[8]

Saskatchewan Victoria Cross winner Hugh Cairns cited for "most conspicuous bravery^[9]

His brother describes presentation of Victoria Cross to George Pearkes, "looking a very fine soldier indeed"^[10]

Account of Canadian cavalry action resulting in Victoria Cross award for Gordon Flowerdew^[11]

Shot-down pilot describes jumping from his falling plane despite bullet wounds and burns^[12]

Canadian soldier describes his psychological strain^[13]

Folksy Canadian enjoys leave in Paris, despite street crime^[14]

Soldier appreciates "toothsomeness" of Christmas treats after living on hardtack and bully beef^[15]

U.S. soldier newspaper salutes Canadian forces, but confuses Victoria Day and Dominion Day^[16]

Saint John Housewives' League and War Gardens Association exhibit their prowess and patriotism in competitive exhibitions^[17]

Rundown of Canada's war effort in military manpower and materiel, food and fuel control, volunteer and women's roles, and veteran rehabilitation^[18]

Photos: Saanich-based Muggins the Red Cross Dog poses with military personnel in his fundraising campaign that brought in thousands of dollars^[19]

Ontario health board's tips and myths regarding influenza^[20]

Various Montreal community groups aid fight against influenza^[21]

Death notice for Mi'kmaq grand chief John Denny Jr. and inauguration of new grand chief Gabriel Sylliboy on Cape Breton Island^[22]

United Farm Women of Ontario get their male counterparts to work with them^[23]

United Farmers of Ontario protest undemocratic wartime government practices^[24]

Basic English manual is aimed at foreign-born adults of "industrial class"^[25]

Labour lawyer comments at length on deteriorating worker-management relations in Winnipeg^[26]

Journalist says people in central Canada have no more influence on government than Westerners do (and perhaps less)^[27]

Vilhjalmur Stefansson speaks on difficulties of his Arctic explorations, and overcoming them^[28]

University of Manitoba convocation speaker addresses optimism^[29]

Wilfrid Laurier comments on Louis Hémon's novel Maria Chapdelaine^[30]