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 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 capital of Saskatchewan
- August 26: King Edward VII grants the Coat of Arms of Saskatchewan
- The Revillon Frères 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
- February 14: Roland Beaudry, politician
- March 10: Lionel Bertrand, federal and Quebec politician
- 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
[edit] Deaths
- February 2: Thomas Arkell, politician
- May 19: Gabriel Dumont, Metis leader
