When was alberta a province

Other groups, including the Kootenay and the Crow, made expeditions into the land to hunt bison and go to war. People first lived in the area around BCE. At that time, the area was divided between Rupert's Land and the Northwest Territories — vast lands over which Britain claimed political and economic control. In the s and s, with the fur trade in decline, the British government and leaders in British North America became interested in the agricultural potential of the area, particularly the southern plains east of the Rockies.

In , the Dominion of Canada was created. Worried that an expansionist United States would try to annex the West, the Canadian government in Ottawa decided to solidify its hold on the territory. The province of Manitoba was created out of the area that same year. In , Canada began asserting its presence in what would become Alberta, sending the North West Mounted Police across the Prairies to present-day Lethbridge to establish Fort Macleod.

In , the Mounties also built forts in present-day Calgary and Edmonton. Meanwhile, the Canadian government negotiated land treaties with the First Nations.

The Canadian Pacific Railway reached Calgary in , but European settlement remained slow, with only about 1, non-Aboriginal people living in what is now Alberta. In , however, the flood gates opened as new and fast-maturing varieties of hard spring wheat drew settlers from Canada, the United States and Europe.

By , the population had risen to 73,; by it was , In , Canada changed the way the Northwest Territories were administered, creating an executive council and granting responsible government. Political leaders such as Frederick William Haultain pushed for full provincial status. Haultain and Ross drew up a bill to unify the administrative districts of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Assiniboia and Athabasca into one large western province. After further negotiations, it was decided that the proposed province would be too big to administer, and so it was split into Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Canada adopted the Alberta Act and the Saskatchewan Act on 1 September , and the new provinces — Canada's 8th and 9th — entered Confederation. Edmonton became Alberta's capital. Ottawa kept control of crown lands and natural resources , arguing that unlike earlier provinces, Alberta had never owned the lands.

Alberta politicians fought to change that rule and finally took control of the crown lands and resources in The formation of Alberta : a documentary history A digitized copy of book that documents the history of the province of Alberta. Canadian Pacific Railway Co. From Saskatchewan History Online. From the University of Saskatchewan website. From the collection of Library and Archives Canada. Beginning with British Columbia in and ending with Quebec in , First Nations peoples gradually win the right to vote in provincial elections without losing status or treaty rights.

Drifting sulphur particles from British Columbia and Alberta forest fires caused the sun and moon to look blue or violet throughout areas of North America and Western Europe.

The km oil pipeline from Edmonton to the Great Lakes was completed, linking Canada's gas fields with the markets of central Canada. In Alberta gas finally reached Toronto and imports of Texas gas ended. The first shipment of oil from Alberta arrived in Ontario via pipeline and freighter. The University of Alberta opened a new ha campus on the outskirts of Calgary - later to become the University of Calgary. He was first elected to the legislature in Peter Lougheed's Conservatives ended 36 years of Socred government in Alberta by winning a majority government in a general election.

Ralph Steinhauer was appointed lieutenant-governor of Alberta, the first Indigenous person to hold vice-regal office in Canada.

Peter Lougheed stepped down as premier of Alberta. Don Getty became premier. Twenty-three people died in a head-on collision between a CN freight train and a Via Rail passenger train at Hinton, Alta. In a worsening economic climate, Premier Don Getty of Alberta saw the Conservative majority reduced from 75 of 79 seats to Floods in Medicine Hat, Alta, forced some people from their homes. He believed "a happy chicken is a tasty one. A year-old boy armed with a. Myers High School in Taber, Alberta.

One died and the other was critically injured. The shooting occurred just eight days after the Colorado massacre. Alberta-born professional wrestler Owen Hart fell 15 m to his death during a performance in Kansas City. His wife brought a suit against the wrestling federation for endangering Hart's life in pursuit of TV ratings.

The Alberta government announced that it would compensate people who had been sterilized against their will as part of a policy of sterilizing mentally handicapped children from to An Alberta judge found activist Wiebo Ludwig guilty of a gas-well bombing.

Ludwig claimed that the wells were responsible for deadly pollution in the area. Seen by the government as an act to preserve the health care system, Bill 11 was intended to expand the role of private surgery facilities. China's two other state-controlled oil companies, PetroChina and Sinopec, would also purchase shares in other oil sand companies by Ed Stelmach was officially sworn in as the new premier of Alberta, replacing out-going premier Ralph Klein.

A disgruntled claimant held 8 Workers Compensation Board employees hostage at gunpoint for nearly 10 hours. The event ended peacefully when the hostage-taker surrendered to police. The Honourable Donald S. Ethell was installed as the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. It explores the history of the residential school system, the experience of former students and their families and the impact such institutions had on Indigenous peoples in Canada.

Over the next five years, six more events follow in cities around the country, with a national closing ceremony in Ottawa. Canadian-born film director James Cameron toured the industrial development near Fort McMurray, speaking with First Nations representatives and oil industry officials and ultimately concluding that the issue of environmental stewardship in the area is complex and far-reaching. Torrential rains in both northern and southern Alberta flood the landscape and mire cities and townships.

As many as 75, people are evacuated from Calgary as the Bow and Elbow rivers swell. Waters begin to recede a full two weeks after rains began. In a remarkable electoral upset , the Alberta New Democratic Party won a majority government, ousting the long-reigning Progressive Conservative Party.

The Tories lost support with voters on economic issues in the lead-up to the election and finished in third place on election night. The Wildrose Party became the Official Opposition. Former Alberta premier and professional football player Don Getty died in Edmonton , Alberta , at age Getty played quarterback for the Edmonton Eskimos for 10 seasons, leading the team to Grey Cup championships in his first two seasons, and 19 Disasters Oil Sands.

A raging forest fire , which had begun southwest of Fort McMurray , Alberta , crossed the Athabasca River toward the city, prompting the evacuation of more than 80, residents. The fire eventually covered , hectares, destroyed 2, structures about 10 per cent of Fort McMurray , and forced oil sands producers to temporarily shut down their operations.

It was called the costliest natural disaster in Canadian history. The Edmonton native also co-founded the Council of Canadians and wrote a number of books on Canadian society and politics. He died in Calgary at the age of A man drove a car into a routine police roadblock in downtown Edmonton , Alberta , striking Constable Mike Chernyk at high speed.

The driver then got out of the car and attacked the officer with a knife before fleeing the scene. He was later stopped in a U-Haul van at a police checkpoint but sped away, hitting four pedestrians before he was arrested by pursuing police officers.

In the days after the attack, the victims were all expected to survive. A Daesh flag was found in the car of the suspect, who was identified as year-old Abdulahi Hasan Sharif, a Somali refugee who had been interviewed by the RCMP in for supporting extremist views. See also Terrorism and Canada. Several Canadians were among the more than people injured in the attack, which was described as the largest mass shooting in modern United States history.

From there, oil would have been exported to other countries. The company cited changing market conditions and delays in assessments carried out by the National Energy Board as reasons for its decision. A convoy of almost vehicles that left Red Deer , Alberta, on 14 February arrived in Ottawa , where it held pro- oil and pro- pipeline protests against the Trudeau government.

Search The Canadian Encyclopedia. Remember me. I forgot my password. Why sign up? Create Account. July 24, Government and Politics Henday in the West Anthony Henday reached Fort Paskoyac; he later reached a Blackfoot camp southwest of present-day Red Deer, being likely the first European to set foot in territory that became Alberta.

February 27, Government and Politics Sifton Resigns Interior minister Clifford Sifton resigned from the federal Cabinet in a dispute over guarantees for separate schools in the Act making Alberta and Saskatchewan provinces of Canada. September 01, Government and Politics Alberta and Saskatchewan Become Provinces Alberta and Saskatchewan entered Canada as the 8th and 9th provinces by two federal Acts which received royal assent on 20 July.

May 26, Government and Politics A. February 26, Government and Politics McClung's Petition Suffragist Nellie McClung presented the Alberta legislature with a petition demanding that women be given the right to vote.

June 26, Government and Politics Resources and Environment Drumheller Strike A violent confrontation between police and strikers effectively ended the strike of the miners in Drumheller, Alta. September 14, Government and Politics King Forms Minority In a federal election the Liberals and Conservatives reversed fortunes with the Liberals winning seats and the Conservatives July 28, Government and Politics Conservatives Win Election In a federal election, the Conservatives won a majority with seats to the Liberals' August 30, Government and Politics Conservatives Win Alberta Peter Lougheed's Conservatives ended 36 years of Socred government in Alberta by winning a majority government in a general election.

November 02, Government and Politics Compensation for Sterilization The Alberta government announced that it would compensate people who had been sterilized against their will as part of a policy of sterilizing mentally handicapped children from to September 28, Oil Sands Cameron Tours Alberta Oilsands Canadian-born film director James Cameron toured the industrial development near Fort McMurray, speaking with First Nations representatives and oil industry officials and ultimately concluding that the issue of environmental stewardship in the area is complex and far-reaching.

June 08, Resources and Environment Alberta Flood Begins Torrential rains in both northern and southern Alberta flood the landscape and mire cities and townships.