died in hospital. February 25 - A house burned to the ground near Kane, which is about 25 km west of Morris, Manitoba. Four children under the age of 15 were killed in the fire. March 8 - Just three weeks after the February 14 train derailment near Gogama, Ontario, 35 Canadian National Railway cars derail at a site just four kilometres from the town, spilling crude into the Makami River and igniting an oil fire that takes several days to extinguish. The two incidents spark renewed debate on the effectiveness of Canada's rail safety regulations in the wake of the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster of 2013. March 16 - John Baird, the former Conservative cabinet minister and the MP for Ottawa West—Nepean, resigns his seat. March 26 - With the enactment of the United Kingdom's Succession to the Crown Act 2013, and assent from Canada's Succession to the Throne Act, 2013, the succession to the Canadian throne is changed from eldest son to eldest child for royals born after October 28, 2011. March 30 - Canadian Parliament voted to extend the mission to targets in Syria. March 31 - James Lunney, Conservative MP for Nanaimo—Alberni leaves the Conservative Party caucus to sit as an independent, citing concerns about religious freedom. April 8 - Canadian airstrike operations in Syria begin, with an airstrikes on ISIL garrison near Raqqa. May to November May 4 - Prince Edward Island general election - won by the Liberals. May 5 - Alberta general election - won by the NDP. July 3 - A mail bomb detonates and injures a Winnipeg lawyer. A former client is charged in this incident as well as at least two other incidents. September 15 - A two-year-old child and her father are murdered in Blairmore, Alberta. An acquaintance of both father and mother faced charges in the crime. October 19 - Justin Trudeau and the Liberals win the 2015 federal election, gaining a majority of seats in the House of Commons. October 20 - Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau informed President Barack Obama that Canada intended to withdraw its air units from the mission while keeping its ground forces in Iraq and Syria. November 4 - Justin Trudeau is sworn in as the 23rd Prime Minister of Canada. November 23 - Northwest Territories general election, was held. November 26 - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau amended the Canadian withdrawal to just the