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Riel is hanged in Regina
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Dominion of Canada comes into being: Sir John A. Macdonald sworn in as prime minister.
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Louis Riel and Métis occupy Lower Fort Garry. The red River Rebellion has begun.
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British Columbia joins Confederation.
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Prime Minister Sir John Macdonald resigns as a result of scandal over the partial financing of the Conservative election campaign by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company.
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Prince Edward Island joins the Confederation
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Riel is elected to the House of Commons but cannot take the seat
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Bell's first functioning telephone is demonstrated in Boston.
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The Intercolonial Railway, growing out of the Halifax-Truro line, links central Canada and the Maritimes.
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The provincial legislature creates the University of Manitoba, the oldest University in western Canada.
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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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Riel, who had become an American citizen in Montana in 1883 only to return to Canada in 1884, leads the North West Rebellion.
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The Liberals choose Wilfred Laurier as leader.
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Province and territories joined Confederation, or were created from existing parts of Canada: Alberta, Saskatchewan
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A branch of the Royal Mint is established in Ottawa, making for the first time coins in Canada.
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Canada joins the United Nations. joins the United Nations.
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O Canada is officially adopted as Canada's national anthem.
