Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index See also: 1895 in Canada, other events of 1896, 1897 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'. Table of contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 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. Births Deaths This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.