Selected historical notes: "Victorian Canada" Era
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1878:
•	Montréal Bicycle Club formed
•	Toronto Industrial Exhibition Association erects permanent buildings for annual fair
•	Marquis of Lorne becomes governor general
•	Universities of Montréal and Western Ontario established
•	Edison granted Canadian patent on gramophone

1883:
•	Amalgamation of Grand Trunk and Great Western Railways
•	Valuable nickel-copper deposits discovered near Sudbury
•	Canada adopts Sandford Fleming’s system of standard time
•	Farmers Union meets in Winnipeg, drafts bill of rights
•	First Montréal Winter Carnival
•	Robert Harris commissioned to paint The Fathers of Confederation
•	Toronto Trades Assembly begins organization of Trades and Labour Congress

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from the Prime Ministers of Canada CD-ROM
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