- 1882 in Canada
"See also:"
1881 in Canada ,
other events of 1882,1883 in Canada and theTimeline of Canadian history .----
Events
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May 17 - Provisionaldistricts of the North-West Territories are established between Manitoba and British Columbia: the districts of Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Athabaska
*May 25 -John Sparrow David Thompson becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacingSimon H. Holmes .
*June 20 - Federal election: SirJohn A. Macdonald 's Conservatives win a second consecutive majority.
*June 13 -Robert Beaven becomes premier of British Columbia, replacingGeorge Walkem .
*July 31 -Joseph-Alfred Mousseau becomes premier of Quebec, replacing SirJoseph-Adolphe Chapleau .
*August 3 -William T. Pipes becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacingJohn Sparrow David Thompson .
*October 21 - theCanadian Rugby Football Union is founded
*December 30 - TheRoyal Society of Canada is founded
* Daniel Hanington becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing James Fraser.
*John Ware , aTexas cowboy , moves toAlberta . He introduces longhorncattle into Canada and pioneers the development ofrodeo .Births
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January 8 -David Milne , artist
*February 1 -Louis St. Laurent , Prime Minister
*February 2 -Geoffrey O'Hara , musician
*February 11 -John Queen , Manitoba politician
*March 6 -Barbara Hanley , Canada's first femalemayor
*April 18 -Isabel Meighen , wife ofArthur Meighen
*May 26 -Charles Edward Bothwell , politician
*June 9 -Bobby Kerr , sprinter
*October 3 -A. Y. Jackson , artist
*December 18 -Albert James Bradshaw , politician
*December 25 -John Stewart McDiarmid , Manitoba politicianDeaths
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