Events
Cartier becomes the first European to sail into the St. Lawrence RiverDiscovery of InsulinWhen Canada was establishedCanadian flag was establishedNewfoundland joins CanadaFirst Canadian Astronaut in spaceJohn Cabot reaches Newfoundland (or perhaps Cape Breton)Manitoba became first province to grant voting rights for womenBattle of the Plains of Abraham: Québec City is
captured.Canada declares war in GermanyGold rush in YukonWhen Montreal was EstablishedCanada and the U.S. sign a Reciprocity Treaty.October CrisisTerry Fox
Marathon of HopeCanada Health ActFirst women declared Prime MinisterAnti-Black CampaignOliver's Immigration PolicyHeroine of the Underground Railroad DiesWWI All-Black BattalionLeif Ericsson leads a Viking expedition to the New WorldFirst Jesuits arrive in New France (at Port Royal)Samuel de Champlain establishes a French colony at Québec CityBritish North American ActThe transcontinental Canadian Pacific RailwayRoyal Canadian Navy is establishedCanada joins United NationsCivil Marriage ActThe Iroquois ConfederacyCouncil of Three FiresPrince Edward Island enters Confederation as the seventh province.Grand Trunk Pacific, the western division of the Grand Trunk Railway, consolidates a line from Winnipeg to Prince Rupert.Canada joins the League of Nations at its inception.Mackenzie King and the Liberals win federal election.A feeling of independence continues to grow. Canada signs the Halibut Treaty with the U.S.The Balfour ReportBritain's Privy Council awards Labrador to Newfoundland instead of Québec.The Supreme Court of Canada rulesThe British Privy CouncilThe Conservatives under R.B.The Statute of Westminster (Dec. 11) authorizes the Balfour Report (1926)The Ottawa Agreements provide for preferential trade between Canada and other Commonwealth nations.The Bank of Canada is formed.Inspired in part by the Workers Unity LeagueDriven by the reformist Union nationaleThe Rowell-Sirois CommissionMeeting Mackenzie King in Kingston, Franklin D. Roosevelt is the first U.S. presidentThe Unemployment Insurance Commission is introduced.Hong Kong falls to the Japanese and Canadians.About 22000 Canadians of Japanese descent are strippedCanadians participate in the invasion of SicilyCanadian troops push further than other allied units on D-DayEuropean hostilities end (May 5).First Female Canadian in SpaceRoyal Proclamation of 1763Treaty-Making in CanadaAboriginal Contributions to the War of 1812Residential SchoolsAboriginal contributions during the First World WarNational Aboriginal History MonthBattle of Bloody CreekWar in AfghanistanAlberta entered ConfederationBeaumont HamelNunavut joined CanadaYukon entered ConfederationOntario entered ConfederationNew Brunswick entered ConfederationNova Scotia entered ConfederationManitoba joins ConfederationSaskatchewan Entered ConfederationBritish Columbia entered ConfederationDavid Suzuki Environmentalist {age 81}Harry WasylykJoseph-Armand BombardierPeriods
Prehistoric hunters cross over into Canada from Asia.World War IWorld War IlSeven Years WarThe four divisions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force fight together for the first time in the Battle of Vimy RidgeBlack Canadians on the Home Front in WWIConditions on the Homefront in WWIIKorean WarWar of 1812A 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.Queen Alexandrina Victoria
of Canada born 1819 24 May
Died January 22 1901 - Queen Alexandrina VictoriaFirst Canadian Arctic ExpeditionLower canada rebellionFenian raidsAlexander Graham BellSir John A.MacDonaldDonald Lewes HingsSir Sandford FlemingGeorge Johann KleinLewis Frederick UrryJohn PatchSir Francis Pettit Smith
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