1896 in Canada

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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
July 20: George H. Murray becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing William Fielding
July 25: Arthur S. Hardy becomes premier of Ontario, replacing Sir Oliver Mowat
July: James Mitchell becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Andrew Blair
August 17: Gold is discovered in the Yukon, prompting the Klondike gold rush
A plan to populate the western prairies with immigration from eastern Europe is unveiled
The first Canadian blast furnace opens in Hamilton, Ontario