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John A. MacDonald was the first Prime Minister of Canada and one of the fathers of Confederation. He suffered a stroke in May of 1891, which left him partially paralyzed and in sick bed leading up to his death.
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Lord Stanley, the Governor General, donates the Stanley Cup as a hockey trophy.
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Liberals under Laurier (the first French Canadian Prime Minister) win federal election partly on the Manitoba Schools Question, though his compromises are not instituted until 1897.
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Within the following year, over 100,000 people rush to the Klondike to try and strike it rich.
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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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Canada loses the Alaska boundary dispute when British tribunal representative Lord Alverstone sides with the U.S.. Silver is discovered in Northern Ontario
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Canadian-born Reginald Fessenden makes the first wireless radio broadcast near Washington, D.C., narrowly beating Marconi, who receives the first transatlantic radio message at St. John's, Newfoundland, in the following year.
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Saskatchewan and Alberta join Confederation. Immigrants rush to settle in the plains, mainly as wheat farmers.
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Sir Adam Beck creates the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, the largest such company in Canada.
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The first Grey Cup is played.
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Royal Canadian Navy formed.
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Robert Borden and the Conservatives win federal election, defeating Laurier on the issue of Reciprocity.
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A proposal for free trade between the United States and Canada is rejected in a fiercely contested general election. The Liberal government, under Wilfrid Laurier, is replaced by a Conservative government led by Sir William Borden.
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The last Dominion of Canada four-dollar notes were issued, being replaced by the five-dollar notes in 1912. Legislation was passed authorizing the striking of the silver dollar, Canada's first dollar coin, and two patterns for 1911 dollars were struck in silver.
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- Image of Sir John A. MacDonald: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_A._Macdonald
- Image of the Stanley Cup: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup
- Image of the Gold Rush: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klondike_Gold_Rush
- Image of Reginald Fessenden: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Fessenden
- Image of Adam Beck: http://www.hydroone.com/OurCompany/Pages/OurHistory.aspx
- Image of Navy Ensign: http://www.rcnbf.ca/