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Quebec City
Champlain founds Quebec City -
First European to use Firearm
Champlain is the first European to use firearms against the First Nations. -
First Jesuits Arrive
First Jesuits arrive in New France -
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson cast adrift in James Bay by mutineers. -
French Empire
The Company of One Hundred Associates is founded, by Cardinal Richelieu, to establish a French Empire in North America - War breaks out between England and France -
New France To French
Treaty of Saint-Germainen-Laye returns New France to French -
Fraser River
Nor' Western Simon Fraser reaches the mouth of the Fraser River -
Columbia River
Nor' Western David Thompson reaches the mouth of the Columbia River -
The British Defeat The American
During the War of 1812, Laura Secord learns of an American plan to launch a surprise attack on British forces and walks 20 miles to warn the defenders. The British defeat the American invaders at the Battle of Beaver Dams on 24 June. -
Canada Became it's own Country
France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America to Britain in 1763 after the Seven Years' War. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. -
Tomas D'Arcy McGee
Thomas D'Arcy McGee, one of the fathers of Confederation and an outspoken enemy of the Fenians, becomes Canada's first assassination victim at the hands of a Fenian -
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Louis Riel
A group of Métis led by Louis Riel mount the Red River Rebellion against Canadian intrusion and form the Red River Colony. The Canadian government regains control after acceding to many of Riel's demands, but he flees into exile in the United States after the government refused to grant him amnesty. -
Explotion in Hillcrest Alberta
A dust explosion at a coal mine in Hillcrest, Alberta, kills 189 miners. -
Group Of Seven
The first exhibition of the nationalistic Group of Seven takes place at the Art Gallery of Toronto. -
The Attack
The Japanese attack the U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor, in Hawaii, and Canada declares war on Japan. -
Canadian Flag
Out of three choices, the maple leaf design by George Stanley, based on the flag of the Royal Military College of Canada, was selected. The flag made its first official appearance on February 15, 1965. -
Medi Care
Medi Care is the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease -
Color Broadcasts
The CBC introduces some color broadcasts. -
Pierren Trudeau
Pierre Trudeau succeeds Pearson as leader of the Liberals and wins a majority in a federal election in an atmosphere like a media circus. A Royal Commission on the Status of Women is appointed. Canadian divorce laws are reformed. -
Canada-Russia
Few Canadian have been credited with deeds as momentous as the goal Paul Henderson scored for Team Canada The converted rebound, with thirty-four seconds remaining in the final game of the first ever Canada-Russia series, turned back a relentless Soviet Union advance in the climactic eight mach and gave Canada a victory that may never be forgotten. -
Public Grants
Controversy rages about financial mismanagement of billions of dollars of public grants