Canada (i/ˈkænədə/; French: [ka.na.da]) is a country in the northern part of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98million square kilometres (3.85million square miles), making it the world's second-largest country by total area and the fourth-largest country by land area. Canada's border with the United States is the world's longest land border. Canada is sparsely populated, the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains; about four-fifths of the country's population of 35 million people live near the southern border. The majority of Canada has a cold or severely cold winter climate, but southerly areas are warm in summer.
The land now called Canada has been inhabited for millennia by various Aboriginal peoples. Beginning in the 15th century, British and French colonies were established on the Atlantic coast, with the first establishment of a region called "Canada" occurring in 1537. As a consequence of various conflicts, the United Kingdom gained and lost territories within British North America until left, in the late 18th century, with what mostly geographically comprises Canada today. Pursuant to the British North America Act, on July 1, 1867, the colonies of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotiajoined to form the autonomous federal Dominion of Canada. This began an accretion of provinces and territories to the self-governing Dominion to the present ten provinces and three territories forming modern Canada. In 1931, Canada achieved near total independence from the United Kingdom with the Statute of Westminster 1931, and full sovereignty was attained when the Canada Act 1982 removed the last remaining ties of legal dependence on the British parliament.
Provinces of the Anglican Church of Canada are headed by a Metropolitan, elected from among the province's diocesan bishops. This bishop then becomes Archbishop of his or her diocese and Metropolitan of the Province. The current Metropolitan of the Province of Canada is the Most Rev. Percy D. Coffin, Archbishop of Western Newfoundland.
The team formed to participate in the Australian Football International Cup in 2002 (finishing 9th) 2005 (finishing 7th) and 2008 (finishing 6th) as well as exhibition matches against other countries.
If we are to restore credibility to Canada’s finances, a bold new approach is essential ... In Canada, provinces and territories have similarly benefited from independent fiscal reviews.
(AP) — Wisconsin senior LaceyEden scored two of the United States' five first-period goals and the Americans routed Canada 7-2 on Wednesday night in the opener of the Rivalry Series. The last time the two teams met, Canada played spoiler on U.S.
(AP) — Wisconsin senior LaceyEden scored two of the United States' five first-period goals and the Americans routed Canada 7-2 on Wednesday night in the opener of the Rivalry Series. The last time the two teams met, Canada played spoiler on U.S.
— Wisconsin senior LaceyEden scored two of the United States' five first-period goals and the Americans routed Canada 7-2 on Wednesday night in the opener of the Rivalry Series. The last time the two teams met, Canada played spoiler on U.S.
— Wisconsin senior LaceyEden scored two of the United States' five first-period goals and the Americans routed Canada 7-2 on Wednesday night in the opener of the Rivalry Series. The last time the two teams met, Canada played spoiler on U.S.
In June 1974, after the creation of the UN Observing Force in Golan, I was sent to Quneitra, Syria (Israeli-held territory). During my service in Canada and the Middle East, I had the privilege of ...
Securities legislation in the provinces and territories of Canada provides security holders of the offeree issuer with, in addition to any other rights they may have at law, one or more rights of ...
The proposal announced last month includes $24 billion for provinces and territories seeking to recover smoking-related health-care costs and about $6 billion for smokers across Canada and their loved ones.
The proposal announced last month includes $24 billion for provinces and territories seeking to recover smoking-related health-care costs and about $6 billion for smokers across Canada and their loved ones.