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Death
John A. Macdonald dies age 76. -
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Emily Stowe, the first woman doctor in Canada, begins to practice medicine in Toronto. -
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confederation
Province and territories joined Confederation, or were created from existing parts of Canada: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec. -
Prime Minster
Dominion of Canada comes into being: Sir John A. Macdonald sworn in as prime minister. -
Metis
The Métis of Red River rebel, under Louis Riel, after their region is purchased by Canada from Hudson's Bay Company. -
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The Métis of Red River rebel, under Louis Riel, after their region is purchased by Canada from Hudson's Bay Company. -
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The Métis are defeated at Batoche. -
Hanged
Riel is hanged in Regina -
Satanly Cup
Lord Stanley, the governor general, donates the Stanley Cup as a hockey trophy. -
Cars
Le Roy, the first true Canadian "production car", is built by the Good brothers, Milton and Nelson, in their company in Berlin, Ontario, (now Kitchener) that they founded in 1899. Its name came from the French "le roi", meaning the king, and its currently on display at the Doon Heritage Crossroads museum in Kitchene -
Canada Dry Ginger Ale
Canada Dry Ginger Ale is first bottled. -
Coins
A branch of the Royal Mint is established in Ottawa, making for the first time coins in Canada. -
Grey Cup
The first Grey Cup game; the University of Toronto football team defeats Toronto Parkdale. A trophy has been donated by the governor general, Earl Grey. -
Air flight
Canada's first powered air flight takes place at Baddeck, N.S. -
Bob Noorduyn
Bob Noorduyn built in Montreal the Norseman, the world's first bush plane which became the universal workhorse of the north. Nearly one thousand were produced and most are still in use today around the world.