- 1906 in Canada
"See also:"
1905 in Canada ,
other events of 1906,1907 in Canada and theTimeline of Canadian history .----
Events
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January 1 : Canada's firstmovie theatre Ouimetoscope opens inMontreal
*February 23 : Tommy Burns becomes the first Canadian to beboxing 's heavyweight champion
*April 30 : TheOttawa Public Library opens
*May 14 :Ontario Hydro created
*May 23 : Regina decreed capital ofSaskatchewan
*August 26 : King Edward VII grants theCoat of Arms of Saskatchewan
* TheRevillon Frères trading post opens atFort Saint John, British Columbia , as competition against theHudson's Bay Company Arts and Literature
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Births
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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 , academicDeaths
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February 2 :Thomas Arkell , politician
*May 19 :Gabriel Dumont , Metis leader
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