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
