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1st Woman Docter
Emily Stowe, the first woman doctor in Canada, begins to practice medicine in Toronto. -
The Red River Rebllion Begins.
Louis Riel and Métis occupy Lower Fort Garry. The red River Rebellion has begun. -
Need More Leather Goods
Demand for leather goods leads to the destruction of northern bison herds, which in turn leads to the collapse of the western native economy. -
Bell's 1st Functioning Telephone
Bell's first functioning telephone is demonstrated in Boston. -
1st Long Distance Telephone
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1st Organixed Hockey Game
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. -
First Canadian To Server In An OverSeas Way
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. -
Childern's Aid Society
The City of Toronto establishes the first Children's Aid Society in Canada. -
Boer War Starts
The Boer War in South Africa stars, fought between Dutch Afrikaners (Boers) and the British. Seven thousand Canadian volunteers fight on the British side -
1st Canadian Troops at Boer War
The first Canadian troops sent overseas participate in the Boer War in South Africa. -
1st Electricity car made
The Ivanhoe, a popular electric car, is made by Canada Cycle and Motor Co. of Toronto -
World War I
The First World War begins. Britain declares war on Germany on behalf of the British Empire, including Canada.
