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Métis leader Cuthbert Grant and his men clash with Hudson's Bay Company governor Robert Semple and 21 of his men near the Red River Settlement. Semple and 20 of his men are killed in the confrontation known as the Battle of Seven Oaks.
The Canadian Expeditionary Force begins its mobilization following growing tensions in Europe ahead of the outbreak of World War I, with volunteers flooding recruitment offices.
RCAF No. 1 Fighter Squadron returns to Canada after distinguished service in the Battle of Britain, becoming the first Canadian fighter unit to achieve aerial victories in World War II.