Portal:Canada

Wikipedia portals: Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Natural sciences People Philosophy Religion Society Technology Main Indices Projects Introduction CN Tower 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 G8, G-20, NATO, OECD, WTO, Commonwealth, Francophonie, OAS, APEC, and UN. More about...Canada, its history and inhabitants Did you know... - show another ...that Tews Fall, located within the Spencer Gorge / Webster's Falls Conservation Area, is the tallest of 96 waterfalls found in Hamilton, Ontario? Read More … More DYKs... Selected article - show another The District of Chetwynd ( /ˈtʃɛtwɪnd/) is a small town in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. Situated on an ancient floodplain, it is the first town encountered after emerging from the Rockies along Highway 97 and acts as the gateway to the Peace River Country. The town developed during the construction of infrastructure through the Rocky Mountains in the 1950s, and was used as a transshipment point during the construction of hydroelectric dams in the 1960s and 1970s and the new town of Tumbler Ridge in the early-1980s. Home to approximately 2,600 residents, the population has increased little in the last 25 years but is significantly younger than the provincial average.[1] Once known as Little Prairie, the community adopted its current name in honour of provincial politician Ralph L.T. Chetwynd just prior to its incorporation in 1962. The 64 square kilometres (25 sq mi) municipality consists of the town, a community forest, and four exclave properties. Chetwynd has dozens of chainsaw carvings displayed throughout town as public art and is home to the weekly newspaper, the Chetwynd Echo, and a Northern Lights College campus. Nearby, there are four provincial parks, two lakes, and several recreational trails. Highways 29 and 97 intersect in town with Highway 97 connecting it to Prince George and Dawson Creek and Highway 29 to Tumbler Ridge and Hudson's Hope. A rail line branches off in three directions: northward to Fort St. John and east to Dawson Creek and west through the Rockies to Prince George. Its economy is dominated by the primary industries of forestry, fossil fuel extraction, and transportation. More information... Featured article More articles... Selected biography - show another Eric Charles Brewer (born April 17, 1979) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who has served as captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL) since February 2008. He is an NHL All-Star and Olympic gold medalist. He began his career as a distinguished junior ice hockey player, named to the Western Hockey League (WHL) West Second All-Star Team and the Western Conference roster for the 1998 WHL All-Star Game (although he missed the game due to injury). Drafted in the first round, fifth overall by the New York Islanders in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, Brewer has spent parts of his nine-year NHL career with the Islanders, the Edmonton Oilers, and the Blues. He has also suited up for the Prince George Cougars of the WHL and the Lowell Lock Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL). In 1999, Brewer was selected for the Prince George Cougars' all-time team in a Canadian Hockey League promotion. Brewer has represented Canada at eight International Ice Hockey Federation-sanctioned events, winning three Ice Hockey World Championships gold medals and one World Cup of Hockey gold medal. He won his Olympic gold medal during the 2002 Winter Olympics. For this accomplishment, he was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame with his British Columbian teammates in 2003. More information... Featured article More biographies... Canada in pictures - show another The Percé Rock, Percé, Quebec at low tide. Photo du rocher Percé, fr:Percé, Québec prise sur la grève à marée basse. Credit: Claude Boucher More information... More pictures... Symbols of Canada - show another The flag of Yukon, Canada, is a green, white, and blue tricolour with the Coat of Arms of Yukon at the centre above a wreath of fireweed, the territorial flower. An official flag for Yukon was created during the 1960s, the decade in which the National Flag of Canada was chosen as well as several other provincial flags were created... More information... More symbols... Selected quote - show another A Canadian is someone who keeps asking the question, 'What is a Canadian?' More information... More quotes... Selected panorama - show another Panoramic view of skyline, Hamilton, Ontario. More information... More panoramas.. Nominate new content In the news October 21: Canadian actress Barbara Kent dies at age 103 October 18: Ethics complaint by police dismissed by Ontario Press Council July 21: Davie Shipyard sale cleared by Québec court June 11: Bangkok blast injures two tourists June 11: Vivaldi Atlantic 4 break Canada-Europe record May 31: Atlanta Thrashers sold to True North Sports and Entertainment, moving to Winnipeg March 15: Dying Canadian infant moved to U.S. hospital for medical treatment March 13: Researchers identify genetic link to peanut allergies February 13: Canadian rapper Bad News Brown murdered in Montreal February 12: Canada's social insurance assets pass $140 billion in fourth quarter February 10: Air Canada back in the black in 2010 February 10: City of Calgary, Canada removes fluoride from drinking water Wikinews Canada portal... 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