1906 in Canada
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See also: 1905 in Canada, other events of 1906, 1907 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
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[edit] Events
- January 1 - Canada's first movie theatre The Ouimetoscope opens in Montreal
- February 23 - Tommy Burns becomes the first Canadian to be boxing's heavyweight champion
- April 30 - The Ottawa Public Library opens
- May 14 - Ontario Hydro created
- May 23 - Regina decreed official capital of Saskatchewan
- August 26 - King Edward VII grants the Coat of Arms of Saskatchewan
- The Revillon Freres trading post opens at Fort Saint John, British Columbia as competition against the Hudson's Bay Company
[edit] Arts and Literature
- New Books
[edit] Births
- January 27 - Walter L. Gordon, politician
- January 29 - Joe Primeau, hockey player
- May 15 - Robert Petrie, astronomer
- May 16 - Alfred Pellan, artist
- June 22 - Stanley Fox, Manitoba politician
- June 26 - Marian Scott, painter
- September 24 - Leonard Marsh, academic
