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Introduction Flag of Canada Canada /ˈkænədə/ is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's second largest country by total area. Canada's common border with the United States to the south and northwest is the longest in the world. The land that is now Canada was inhabited for millennia by various groups of Aboriginal peoples. Beginning in the late 15th century, British and French expeditions explored, and later settled, along the Atlantic coast. France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763 after the Seven Years' War. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces and territories and a process of increasing autonomy from the United Kingdom. This widening autonomy was highlighted by the Statute of Westminster of 1931 and culminated in the Canada Act of 1982, which severed the vestiges of legal dependence on the British parliament. Canada is a federation that is governed as a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state. It is a bilingual nation with both English and French as official languages at the federal level. One of the world's highly developed countries, Canada has a diversified economy that is reliant upon its abundant natural resources and upon trade—particularly with the United States, with which Canada has had a long and complex relationship. It is a member of the G7, G-20, NATO, OECD, WTO, Commonwealth, Francophonie, OAS, APEC, and UN. Selected article - The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the Calgary Tigers (1921–27) and Calgary Cowboys (1975–77). The Flames are one of two NHL franchises in Alberta, the other being the Edmonton Oilers. The cities' proximity has led to a famous rivalry, known as the Battle of Alberta. Games between the teams are often heated events. The team was founded in 1972 in Atlanta, Georgia as the Atlanta Flames, and moved to Calgary in 1980. The Flames played their first three seasons in Calgary at the Stampede Corral before moving into their current home arena, the Pengrowth Saddledome (known as the Olympic Saddledome from 1983 to 1996 and the Canadian Airlines Saddledome from 1996 to 2000), in 1983. In 1986, the Flames became the first Calgary team since the Tigers in 1924 to compete for the Stanley Cup. In 1989, the Flames captured the Cup for the first time. The Flames' unexpected run to the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals caused the Red Mile celebrations by fans became nationally famous. More information... Featured article Selected biography - Isaac Brock(October 6, 1769 – October 13, 1812) was a British Army officer and administrator. His actions while stationed in the Canadian colonies earned him a knighthood, accolades, and the epithet: The Hero of Upper Canada. Brock was assigned to Canada in 1802, and became responsible for defending the Canadian borders from the United States during the War of 1812. While many in Canada and Britain believed war could be averted, he began readying the army and militia for what was to come. When war broke out, the populace was prepared; quick victories at Fort Mackinac and Detroit crippled American invasion efforts. During Brock's time in Canada he faced desertions and near mutinies, but his actions earned him membership in the Order of the Bath, and fought in concert with "celebrated" American Indian leader Tecumseh. He died in the Battle of Queenston Heights. Brock was born in St Peter Port on the Channel Island of Guernsey, the eighth son of a middle class family. He earned a reputation during his early education on Guernsey as an assiduous student, as well as an exceptional swimmer and boxer. At age ten, he was sent to school in Southampton but spent one year in Rotterdam learning French. In the news 21 September 2018 – Dunrobin tornado A tornado hits near Dunrobin, Ontario then goes through Ottawa, Canada. 25 people are injured and many houses are destroyed. (The Canadian Press via Toronto Star) 21 September 2018 – Trans Mountain Pipeline Canada Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi orders the National Energy Board to conduct a new review of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project. (The Canadian Press via Edmonton Sun) (Reuters Canada) 10 September 2018 – Death of Marrisa Shen Ibrahim Ali, a 28-year old Syrian refugee living in Canada, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Marrisa Shen. (Fox News) (New York Post) 6 September 2018 – Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion Kinder Morgan hints at a potential offloading of Canada assets following sales of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project to the Canadian government. (Vancouver Sun) (Toronto Star) Selected images - Standard Theatre, 482 Queen Street West, Toronto, 1906 Canadian soldiers and a Mark II tank at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917 Linguistic areas of North American Indigenous peoples at the time of European contact Canada's ice hockey victory at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver A small sampling of Canadian foods. Clockwise from top left: Montreal-style smoked meat, maple syrup, poutine, Nanaimo bar, butter tart, peameal bacon Ottawa Jazz Festival inside Rideau Centre, 2008 Quebec's National Holiday (French: La Fête nationale du Québec) is celebrated annually on June 24, St. John the Baptist Day The Canadian Delegation to the United Nations Conference on International Organization, San Francisco, May 1945 Canadian crew of a Sherman tank, south of Vaucelles, France, during the Battle of Normandy in June 1944 Benjamin West's The Death of General Wolfe (1771) dramatizes James Wolfe's death during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham at Quebec. The Jack Pine by Tom Thomson. Oil on canvas, 1916, in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada The mother beaver on the Canadian parliament's Peace Tower The five flowers on the shield each represent an ethnicity: Tudor rose: English; Fleur de lis: French; thistle: Scottish; shamrock: Irish; and leek: Welsh. Bill Reid's 1980 sculpture Raven and The First Men; the raven is a figure common to many of Canada's indigenous mythologies CBC's English-language master control point, the Canadian Broadcasting Centre, in Toronto Fur traders at work as depicted in 1777 by Claude J. Sauthier At Rideau Hall, Governor General the Viscount Alexander of Tunis (centre) receives the bill finalizing the union of Newfoundland and Canada on March 31, 1949 Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, Québec at the Saint-Denis Theatre. The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa, west of Parliament Hill The maple leaf is the symbol most associated with Canadian identity. Parliament Hill in Canada's capital city, Ottawa An animated map showing the growth and change of Canada's provinces and territories since Confederation in 1867 Köppen climate types of Canada One of the national symbols of Canada, the beaver is depicted on the Canadian five-cent piece and was on the first Canadian postage stamp, c. 1859. The Jack Pine, by Tom Thomson, 1916. Oil on canvas, in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada Approximately 98% of Canadians can speak either or both English and French:   English – 56.9%   English and French – 16.1%   French – 21.3%   Sparsely populated area ( < 0.4 persons per km2) The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Vancouver's Chinatown is the first full-size Chinese or "scholars" garden built outside of China The Senate chamber within the Centre Block on Parliament Hill A Canadian war bond poster that depicts an industrious beaver a national symbol of Canada Monument to Multiculturalism, by Francesco Pirelli in Toronto. Ice Hockey being played at McGill University, in Montreal, 1884. Aboriginal Peoples Television Network headquarters in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Tree-map of Canada's goods exports in 2014 A political cartoon from 1910 on Canada's early European multicultural identity, depicting the French tricolor, the Union Jack, the maple leaf, and fleurs-de-lis. The Indian Chiefs Medal, presented to commemorate the Numbered Treaties of 1871–1921 The Mount Meager massif as seen from the east near Pemberton. Summits left to right are Capricorn Mountain, Mount Meager and Plinth Peak. Soldiers from the Canadian Grenadier Guards in Kandahar Province in Afghanistan, pictured, fought with Dutch soldiers against Afghan insurgents. A scene at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver seconds after Team Canada won gold in men's ice hockey. Population pyramid 2016 The Quebec City–Windsor Corridor is the most densely populated and heavily industrialized region of Canada, spanning 1,200 kilometres (750 miles). Prime Minister Trudeau and U.S. President Trump meet in Washington, February 2017 20x20px The Canadarm robotic manipulator in action on Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-116 mission in 2006 A 1904 postcard showing the Grand Opera House and Majestic Theatre, Adelaide Street, in the current Toronto Theatre District. Symbols of Canada - The Queen's Personal Canadian Flag, sometimes called the Royal Standard of Canada, is the personal standard, or official flag, of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada. The flag was adopted by the Queen in 1962... More information... Did you know... - ...that Canada's first female columnist wrote under the pseudonym Faith Fenton so she could retain her day job as a teacher? ...that Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (the national library of Québec) began to share a facility with the public library of the city of Montreal in 2005? ... that five detached human feet have been discovered on British Columbia beaches since August 2007, with no confirmed explanation? ...that Édouard Richard, a two-term member of the House of Commons of Canada and Acadian historian, practiced law with future Canadian Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier? ...that Quebec-born singer Alys Robi had a lobotomy in 1952 following a mental breakdown?

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