Topics: North America : Canada
Canada is bordered at the 49th parallel by the United States, on the north by the North Pole, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. (9,093,507 square km) The country's motto, A mari usque ad mare (From sea unto sea) was taken from Psalm 72:8, "He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth." Canada is huge, and described in superlative terms; biggest, tallest, deepest, coldest, most beautiful. It has six time zones and about two million lakes, covering nearly 7.6 percent of its landmass. A member of both the British Commonwealth of Nations and la Francophonie; Canada is a constitutional monarchy and a federal state, with a parliamentary/ democratic system of government. It is divided into ten provinces and three territories. The capital city is Ottawa, in the province of Ontario. In 2000, the population was 30.7 million. There are two official languages: English and French. The country ranks sixth in the world in standard of living. Basic health care, with the exception of dental services, is free at the point of delivery. Canada recognizes and values its rich ethnic and racial diversity and passed the Canadian Multiculturalism Act in 1988. Dates of Note in Canadian History:
Alberta
Alberta is one of the western provinces and is positioned between British Columbia and Saskatchewan.
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British Columbia
British Columbia (BC) is Canada's westernmost province. BC is bordered by on the west by the Pacific Ocean; on the north by Alaska, Yukon, and Northwest Territories; on the east by Alberta; and on the south by Washington, Idaho, and Montana.
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Business and Economy
This category includes sites covering the economic activities of Canada; including listings of businesses, companies and industries, or organizations and resources having to do with business.
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Education
This category lists only educational sites with a national focus within Canada. Individual schools, colleges, or Universities should be listed in more specific subcategories.
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Government
This category is generally for Government of Canada sites (with URLs ending with gc.ca). Sites about the government will also be included if they are appropriate.
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Guides and Directories
Includes general interest online guides and directories whose information and focus is broad enough to be of interest to all Canadians.
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Health
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Localities
This category is a navigational aid which provides category links for every locality in Canada.
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Manitoba
Bordered by Ontario, Saskatchewan, Nunavut, Hudson Bay and the United States, most of Manitoba's 650 000 km2 lies between 150 and 300 metres above sea level, except in the Turtle, Riding, Duck and Baldy mountains.Manitoba is known as the land of 100 000 lakes, a legacy of enormous Lake Agassiz, which covered much of the province after the glaciers retreated.
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Newfoundland and Labrador
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News and Media
News and media sites, including magazines, newspapers, radio, and television.
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New Brunswick
When New Brunswick was established in 1784 it was divided into eight counties. As the population grew, the original counties were divided and new counties set up; the final complement is 15.
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Northwest Territories
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Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is that peninsula which hangs off the edge of Eastern Canada. It is attached to New Brunswick by the Chignecto Isthmus and is very close to Prince Edward Island and Maine.
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Nunavut
Nunavut is a new Canadian territory that came into being on April 1, 1999, through the division of the Northwest Territories.Eighty-two per cent of Nunavut's people are Inuit.
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Ontario
Ontario is Canada's second largest province, covering more than one million square kilometers (415,000 square miles).
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Prince Edward Island
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Quebec
Quebec is the largest and second most populous of the Canadian provinces and is the center of French Canadian culture.
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Regions
The Regions category of Canada was created to accommodate web sites, businesses and organizations whose focus was broader than a single province, but less than country-wide.
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Saskatchewan
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Science and Environment
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Society and Culture
Covers human interaction and relations in Canada. Topics in this category deal with people, ethnicity, and disabled as well as sexuality, subcultures and lifestyle choices.
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Transportation
The Canada/Transportation category deals with transportation resources for people traveling to, from, and within Canada.
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Travel and Tourism
This category includes national tourism sites about the country as a whole, and includes sites that describe tourism in Canada in general, national attractions and resources, plus lodging and tourist guides.
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Yukon
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