Events
- April 27 - Sir Mackenzie Bowell resigns as Prime Minister due to cabinet infighting. He is replaced by Sir Charles Tupper.
- May 1 - Sir Charles Tupper becomes prime minister, replacing Sir Mackenzie Bowell
- May 11 - Edmund Flynn becomes Premier of Quebec, replacing Sir Louis-Olivier Taillon
- May 26 - A bridge collapse in Victoria, British Columbia kills 55 people
- June 23 - Federal election: Wilfrid Laurier's Liberals win a majority, defeating Sir Charles Tupper's Conservatives. One of the key issues in the campaign has been the Manitoba Schools Question
- July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes prime minister, replacing Sir Charles Tupper
- July 20 - George H. Murray becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing William Fielding
- July 25 - Arthur S. Hardy becomes premier of Ontario, replacing Sir Oliver Mowat
- July - James Mitchell becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Andrew Blair
- August 17 - Gold is discovered in the Yukon, prompting the Klondike gold rush
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