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Wood Buffalo National Park, spanning the Alberta–Northwest Territories border, is the largest national park in Canada. It protects the world’s largest herds of wood bison and vital whooping crane habitat, in the traditional territory of the Dene, Cree and Métis.
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Nahanni National Park Reserve in the Northwest Territories covers 30,000 square kilometres and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. At Náįlįcho (Virginia Falls), the South Nahanni River drops twice the height of Niagara Falls.
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In Fundy National Park, New Brunswick, the difference between high and low tide can be as much as 12 metres. At the head of the Bay of Fundy, the tide can rise 16 metres.
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Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope, a cross-Canada run to raise money for cancer research, by dipping his artificial leg in the Atlantic Ocean on 12 April 1980. After 143 days and 5,373 kilometres, he was forced to stop outside Thunder Bay, Ontario, on 1 September 1980 because cancer had appeared in his lungs.
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Canada adopted its first federal Official Languages Act in 1969. It declared English and French to be the two official languages of the Parliament and government of Canada.
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Frederick Banting and John Macleod shared the 1923 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine “for the discovery of insulin.” Banting, born in Alliston, Ontario, was affiliated with the University of Toronto at the time of the award.
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The Battle of Vimy Ridge began on Easter Monday, 9 April 1917. It was the first time all four divisions of the Canadian Corps fought together as one formation.
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On 18 October 1929, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ruled that women were “persons” under section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867, and therefore eligible for appointment to the Senate. The appeal followed a 1928 Supreme Court of Canada decision and a campaign by five Alberta women: Emily Murphy, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Louise McKinney, Nellie McClung and Irene Parlby.
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Mount Logan, at 5,959 metres, is Canada’s highest peak. It stands in Yukon’s Kluane National Park and Reserve, which contains seventeen of the country’s 20 tallest mountains.
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Canada is the world’s second-largest country by total area, at 9,984,670 km². Statistics Canada reports that its coastline, including offshore islands, is the world’s longest at 243,042 km.
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CBC/Radio-Canada is a Crown corporation established by Parliament in 1936 as Canada’s national public broadcaster. Its current mandate is set out in the Broadcasting Act of 1991.
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Canada’s one-dollar coin was introduced in 1987 as a cost-saving measure to replace the one-dollar bill. It was soon nicknamed the “loonie” after the loon on its reverse, designed by wildlife artist Robert-Ralph Carmichael.
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Equalization is the Government of Canada’s transfer program for addressing fiscal disparities among provinces. It began in 1957, its payments are unconditional, and section 36(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982 commits Parliament and the Government of Canada to the principle of making equalization payments.
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Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 · Credit & context
The Maple Leaf Tartan was designed in 1964 and became an official symbol of Canada in 2011. Its colours evoke the changing colours of maple leaves through the seasons.
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The Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage site spans Alberta and British Columbia. It brings together seven parks known for mountain landscapes, including Banff, Jasper, Kootenay and Yoho national parks.
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From the early 19th century until the American Civil War, settlements along the Detroit and Niagara rivers were important terminals of the Underground Railroad, a network of Black and white abolitionists helping African Americans find freedom. By 1861, some 30,000 freedom-seekers lived in what is now Ontario.
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Section 92(8) of the Constitution Act, 1867 assigns municipal institutions in a province to provincial legislative authority. Municipal governments therefore operate within legal frameworks established by their provinces.
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The Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) entered into force on 1 July 2020. It replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
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The National Film Board of Canada was created in 1939. This federal cultural agency produces and distributes original audiovisual works that reflect Canadian experiences and perspectives.
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Canada’s coat of arms was adopted by proclamation of King George V in 1921. Canada’s motto, A Mari Usque Ad Mare, translates as “From Sea to Sea.”
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Michif is a distinct language associated with the Métis people and their history. Its development draws on French and Cree, but it is a language in its own right, not simply incorrect French or Cree.
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The Supreme Court of Canada is the country’s final court of appeal. Its work includes cases involving common law, civil law and constitutional questions, as well as advisory opinions on questions referred to it.
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The Canadian Pacific Railway’s ceremonial last spike was driven at Craigellachie, British Columbia, on 7 November 1885. Chinese workers made important contributions to the railway’s construction but are absent from the famous last-spike photograph.
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The Governor General’s Literary Awards recognize English- and French-language books in seven categories. Administered by the Canada Council for the Arts, they include awards for translation between the two languages.
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