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- March 3 - Thomas Scott is executed by Louis Riel's provisional government
- April 25 - The Red River Rebellion ends as Louis Riel flees to the United States
- May 12 - The Manitoba Act is passed in parliament
- May 25- June 7 - The Fenians launch their final attack against Canada, like the others it is unsuccessful
- July 15July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. Events 1099 Christian soldiers take Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after a difficult siege during First Crusade. 1207 John of England - The Hudson's Bay CompanyThe Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) is the oldest corporation in Canada and is one of the oldest in the world still in existence. From its longtime headquarters at York Factory on Hudson Bay it controlled the fur trade throughout much of British-controlled Nor's lands are officially transferred to Canada, and the province of ManitobaManitoba ( In Detail) ( In Detail) Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free Capital Winnipeg Largest City Winnipeg Area Total % fresh water 8th largest(6th lgst prov. 647 797 kmē 14. 5% Population Total (2003) Density Ranked 5th 1 162 800 1. 78/kmē Ad and the North-West Territories are established
- September 16 - Alfred BoydAlfred Boyd (c. 1836- August 16, 1908) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He is usually considered to have been the first Premier of Manitoba ( 1870- 1871), but he was not recognized by that title at the time and was not the real leader of the governme becomes the first premier of Manitoba
- First Dominion of Canada banknote introduced
- G.E. King elected Premier of New BrunswickNew Brunswick Nouveau-Brunswick ( In Detail) ( In Detail) Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope was restored CapitalLargest city Fredericton Saint John Area Total % fresh water 11th largest(8th lgst prov. 72 908 kmē 2. 0% Population Total (2001) Density Ranked 8th 75
- At the Battle of Oldman River between the CreeVermilion, Alberta The Cree form an aboriginal nation of North America. They range from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean in both Canada and the United States. Their ancestral Cree language was once the most widely spoken in northern North America and the Blood 340 are killed
- George King becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Andrew Wetmore
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