1878 in Canada
Events from the year 1878 in Canada. Historical documents. J.A. Macdonald's speech about the dismissal of Quebec's government by its lieutenant-governor Hudson's Bay Company policy change causes Indigenous people to starve in the Sept-Îles, Que. area Editorial foresees great immigration as Winnipeg inaugurates regular train service Arrivals in Manitoba find the good land is "taken" and freight and other costs are exorbitant First apples and pears arrive in Battleford, causing homesickness