Prairie dry belt disaster 1917 Until 1905, the dry belt of southeastern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan was off limits to homesteaders. The region... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1862
Henri Bourassa founds Le Devoir 1910 In January 1910, politician, journalist and French-Canadian nationalist Henri Bourassa founded the daily newspaper Le... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1609
Charles Saunders’ Marquis wheat proves superior 1907 Appointed as an experimentalist (later called cerealist) at the Experimental Farms Service, Charles Saunders undertook the... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1362
Work begins on the Lachine Canal 1821 The Lachine Rapids made it impossible to navigate the St. Lawrence River west or upriver from Montréal. In 1821, the... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1617
The Indian Act 1876 The Canadian government passed the Indian Act in order to consolidate previous legislation relating to First Peoples into a... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 3288
Epidemic at Grosse Île 1847 Converted into a quarantine station for incoming immigrants in 1832, the tiny island of Grosse Île became the centre of a... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2126
National Council of Women is founded 1893 In the late 1800s, women were beginning to organize themselves into associations for effective social action. Lady Aberdeen,... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2129
Upper Canada passes British Empire’s first legislation against slavery... July 9, 1793 On July 9, 1793, the Act Against Slavery was passed, beginning the gradual abolition of slavery in Upper Canada and... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 3193
First elected assembly meets in Nova Scotia October 2, 1758 On October 2, 1758, the Nova Scotia House of Assembly met for the first time to deliberate on issues affecting... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1178
The Avro Arrow is cancelled February 20, 1959 On February 20, 1959, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker cancelled the Avro CF-105 Arrow jet-fighter interceptor... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 19382
The Four Kings meet with Queen Anne 1710 In 1710, four Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and Mohican chiefs embarked on a diplomatic mission to England. They were given a... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2169
Treaty at Tadoussac 1603 The Innu were at Tadoussac celebrating a victory over the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) when Samuel de Champlain arrived from... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2188
The San Juan sinks 1565 The San Juan de Pasajes, a Basque whaling ship, sank in a storm off the Strait of Belle Isle in 1565. It was a part of the... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 3277
Birchbark canoe is invented 1000 BC About 3,000 years ago, the stone tools associated with making birchbark canoes began to replace those used to make... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 7860
The Maple Leaf flag is adopted December 15, 1964 After viewing approximately 2,000 flag designs and holding 41 meetings, a special Parliamentary committee... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2183
The Ninety-Two Resolutions 1834 During the late 1820s and early 1830s, politics in Lower Canada had become split between two parties: the Conservative or... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1987
Leduc No. 1 February 13, 1947 In November 1946, Imperial Oil set up a rig on Mike Turta’s farm in Leduc, Alberta, to drill a test well... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2132
Prince Edward Island is divided 1767 In the 1760s, a survey team led by Samuel Holland divided Prince Edward Island (PEI) into 67 lots of about 8,000 hectares... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1822
War is renewed between the Huron–Wendat and the Haudenosaunee 1642 In 1642, war was renewed between the Huron–Wendat and the Five Nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois). Both were reeling... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 4256
Saint Croix and Port-Royal are founded 1604 A permanent French presence in North America dates to 1604, when French noble Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons, established Saint... History in 150 Events Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1342