1873
RCMP Founded as North-West Mounted Police
Parliament passes legislation establishing the North-West Mounted Police (later renamed Royal Canadian Mounted Police) to maintain law and order in the newly acquired western territories.
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Parliament passes legislation establishing the North-West Mounted Police (later renamed Royal Canadian Mounted Police) to maintain law and order in the newly acquired western territories.
Canadian forces continue their preparations for the Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest battles of World War I, in which the Canadians will play a prominent role in the fighting around Courcelette.