See also: 1869 in Canada, other events of 1870, 1871 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

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Events

• 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 15 - The Hudson's Bay Company's lands are officially transferred to Canada, and the province of Manitoba and the North-West Territories are established
• September 16 - Alfred Boyd becomes the first premier of Manitoba
• First Dominion of Canada banknote introduced
• G.E. King elected Premier of New Brunswick
• At the Battle of Oldman River between the Cree and the Blood 340 are killed
• George King becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Andrew Wetmore

Births

• July 3 - R.B. Bennett, Prime Minister
• July 28 - Aubin-Edmond Arsenault, Premier of PEI
• July 29 - George Dixon, boxer
• September 7 - Jimmy Tompkins , educator
• October 16 - Wallace Turnbull , engineer

Deaths