1873 in Canada

See also: 1872 in Canada, other events of 1873, 1874 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

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Events

• February 26 - Gédéon Ouimet becomes Premier of Quebec, replacing Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau
• April - James Pope becomes Premier of Prince Edward Island for the second time, replacing Robert Haythorne
• May 13 - Sixty are killed in a coal mine explosion in Nova Scotia
• May 23 - North West Mounted Police are founded to police the Northwest Territories, which then included the region today of Alberta and Saskatchewan
• June 1 - The Cypress Hills Massacre occurs
• July 1 - Prince Edward Island joins the Canadian Confederation.
• August 25 - a cyclone hits Cape Breton Island killing 500 and causing much damage
• September - L. C. Owen becomes Premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing James Pope
• November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada, replacing Sir John A. Macdonald after the Canadian House of Commons passes a vote of no confidence during the Pacific Scandal

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