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Emily Stowe, the first woman doctor in Canada, begins to practice medicine in Toronto.
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Louis Riel and Métis occupy Lower Fort Garry. The red River Rebellion has begun.
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Demand for leather goods leads to the destruction of northern bison herds, which in turn leads to the collapse of the western native economy.
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Bell's first functioning telephone is demonstrated in Boston.
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The first organized games of hockey, using a flat puck, are played by McGill University students in Montreal. Before this, hockey-like games have been played on ice with a ball.
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More than 300 voyageurs, the first Canadians to serve in an overseas ways, reach Khartoum after guiding a British a British expedition up the Nile River.
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The City of Toronto establishes the first Children's Aid Society in Canada.
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The Boer War in South Africa stars, fought between Dutch Afrikaners (Boers) and the British. Seven thousand Canadian volunteers fight on the British side
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The first Canadian troops sent overseas participate in the Boer War in South Africa.
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The Ivanhoe, a popular electric car, is made by Canada Cycle and Motor Co. of Toronto
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The First World War begins. Britain declares war on Germany on behalf of the British Empire, including Canada.
