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A new begining for Canada
Dominion of Canada comes into being: Sir John A. Macdonald sworn in as prime minister. -
Red River Rebellion
Louis Riel and Métis occupy Lower Fort Garry. The red River Rebellion has begun. -
Joining Confederation
British Columbia joins Confederation -
Resigning as prime minister
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 -
Joining Confederation
Prince Edward Island joins Confederation -
Elected
Riel is elected to the House of Commons but cannot take the seat -
Ivention
Bell's first functioning telephone is demonstrated in Boston -
A Call
Scottish-born Alexander Graham Bell, who has been working on the invention of the telephone since 1874, makes the world's first long-distance call, from Brantford to Paris, Ontario -
Creation of the U OF M
The provincial legislature creates the University of Manitoba, the oldest University in western Canada. -
Hockey Time
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. -
Hung up!!
Riel is hanged in Regina -
Childrens Aid Society
The City of Toronto establishes the first Children's Aid Society in Canada -
Creation of the Hydro Electric Power Comission
Sir Adam Beck creates the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, the largest such company in Canada -
Anne of green Gables
Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Montgomery, is published. In the next ninety years the book sells more than a million copies, is made into a television movie, and becomes a popular musical. -
Coins
A branch of the Royal Mint is established in Ottawa, making for the first time coins in Canada. -
united states
Canada joins the United Nations -
anthem
O Canada is officially adopted as Canada's national anthem
