1919 - 1919 (~ 0 years)
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1 | 1918 | - 1918—1919: Spanish Flu Epidemic
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The Spanish flu killed 21 million people worldwide in 1918-1919, including some 50,000 Canadians. It was brought back to Canada by returning troops and made its way into the remotest communities. A number of villages in Quebec and Labrador were almost totally exterminated by the disease.
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