Events from the year 1885 in Canada.

Incumbents

Crown

Federal government

Provincial governments

Lieutenant governors

Premiers

Territorial governments

Lieutenant governors

Events

Full date unknown

Births

January to June

July to December

Deaths

Historical documents

Account of battle at Duck Lake Account of battle at Cut Knife Hill Two settler women travel with Chief Big Bear's Cree band after Frog Lake Massacre Accounts of battle at Batoche Opposition Leader Edward Blake's speeches on fighting in Northwest Convicted of treason, Chief Big Bear pleads for relief of his people Louis Riel's statement at his trial Report of psychiatric physician who visited Louis Riel in prison Newspaper report of Louis Riel's execution Air clears when women vote in Ontario municipal election J.A. Macdonald says "while the crosses of the Aryan races are successful[, they] will not wholesomely amalgamate with the Africans or the Asiatics" "A disgrace to humanity" - Citing emancipation of Blacks and Catholics, senator objects to restrictions on Chinese immigrants Montrealers' resistance to vaccination during smallpox outbreak turns to rioting Illustration: vaccinating passengers against smallpox on train to U.S.A. Photo: Sitting Bull, while on visit to Montreal with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show