1896 in Canada

Events

• April 27 - Sir Mackenzie Bowell resigns as Prime Minister due to cabinet infighting. He is replaced by Sir Charles Tupper.
• May 1 - Sir Charles Tupper becomes prime minister, replacing Sir Mackenzie Bowell
• May 11 - Edmund Flynn becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Sir Louis-Olivier Taillon
• May 26 - a bridge collapse in Victoria, British Columbia kills 55 people
• June 23 - Federal election: Wilfrid Laurier's Liberals win a majority, defeating Sir Charles Tupper's Conservatives. One of the key issues in the campaign has been the Manitoba Schools Question
• July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes prime minister, replacing Sir Charles Tupper
• August 16 - Gold is discovered in the Yukon, prompting the Klondike gold rush
• July 20 - George Murray becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing William Fielding
• July 25 - Arthur Hardy becomes premier of Ontario, replacing Sir Oliver Mowat
• July - James Mitchell becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Andrew Blair
• A plan to populate the western prairies with immigration from eastern Europe is unveiled
• Arthur Hardy becomes premier of Ontario.

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