Canada

// Welcome To Canada =D ( Bienvenue Au Canada =D ) //



BORDERS: //// A. Hudson Bay from the east. B. Arctic Ocean and Alaska from the north. C.Pacific Ocean from the west. D. The United States from the south. // //SOME CAPITALS: //// A. Edmonton B.Victoria C.Wimmipeg D. Fredricton E.St. Jhons F.Halifax G.Toronto H.Charlottetown I.Quebec City J.Regina and even more. But Its most know capital is Ottawa. // //SOME MAJOR CITIES: //// A.Montreal in Edmonton B. Quebec in Victoria C.Toronto is a city too! // //POPUALTION: //// About 28,741,613. ( It's located in the north ). // Fauna and Flora: //**// Canada has 43 species of reptile, including turtles, lizards and snakes. Only Crocodiles are not found in Canada. But all the other reptiles are found. Canada has 25 species of snake, representing 3 families. Most Canadian snakes are members of the Colubrid family, including several species of pit, fish, mammals, and birds. // The flora of Canada is quite diverse. From the warm, temperate broadleaf forests of southern Ontario to the frigid Arctic plains of the Northern Canada, from the wet temperate rainforests of the west coast to the arid deserts, badlands and tundra plains. Many of the plants seen in Canada are introduced, either intentionally or accidentally. Food : ** Canadians eat all sorts of food. For desert they eat : Bicuits, Cakes, Tarts, Pudding, Chocolate and even more. For a main meal they eat Snails, Soup, Chinese food ( Noodles, Rice, Soup ), And even Italian! They eat Bread ( Butter, Jam, Oil, Vinegar ... ) For starters. They love to eat Corn Cob. //Chocolate Molasses Cookies: // 1 cup dark molasses 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon cider vinegar 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger 2 teaspoons baking soda Holidays: ** Canada has provincial holidays! In Quebec they have St. John the Baptiste on June 24, in Yukon they have Discovery day on the third Moday in August. St. Patrick`s Day falls on the nearest monday to March 17. Their major holidays there are New Year which is January the first, Good Friday on the closest Friday before Easter, Victoria Day happens to fall on the forth monday in May, Canada Day is on July 1, Labor Day is the first monday in September, Thanks Giving lies on the second monday in October, and Christmas is on December 25.
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City life in Canada is fast and exciting. Stores open early in the morning and close late at night. Some restaurants and stores never close they stay open 24 hours. There are open-air cafes and very fine restaurants in those cities with a French back round like Quebec. Family life is important to all Canadians. Because families usually come together for their evening and lunch meals, while they are eating they share the events of the day. Children do their homework after they have eaten. Television is very popular, and Canadians recieve many American Shows. Not all Canadians who live in rural ares are farmers. Many work nearby cities and commute every day to and from their jobs. Life in Canada's frozen northern lands can be very hard. Few people live in these areas, and life there has not changed much over the years. Inuit still hunt, fish and trap wild animals in the Canadian north. Most Canadians spend their vacations in mountains like Morain Lake in Alberta.
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School Days: ** Each province and territory in Canada provides its own public schools, so all the schools are not the same. They start school when they are 6. When they are 12, they go to Junior High School. When they are 14 they go to High School. Some provinces say students need 12 years of education. Others provide 11 or 13 years of schooling. Towns and cities pay some of the education cost. The provinces and territories pay for the rest of the cost. Canada had private and public schools. The private schools charge for their services. There are also some separate church schools. In far north some children live in their schools. They stay there most of the year, because they live far away. They usually teach in English but in some schools they are taught in French. They start in September and end in June. They study their own history, and some of the time they study the same as the students in the United States. Public schools in Canada are free. Most kids there take the buses everyday to get to school.

The Canadian Dollar / Pound.
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//**Government:**// Queen Elizabeth the second, was Canada`s queen too! But Canada is an independent nation, and the queen does not govern it.The governer-general acts as the queen`s personal representative and official head of the Canadian Parliament. The federal government takes care of problems that are common to all of the provinces and territories. Each province or territory had its own government that takes care of the various areas, such as education, property and taxation. Parliament Hill, located in Ottawa Ontario, ( the capital city of Canada ), is divided into two sections, the Senateand the House of Commons. The Canadian people elect the members of The House Of Commons, who pass laws involving the raising or spending of money`and other important matters. Senators and appointed by the governer-general. The Senate can also pass laws, but not on raising or spending money. The leader of the political party that has the largest number of people in the house of Commons becomes the prime minister. The Canadian prime minister runs the government. Canada`s government actively encourages the arts. Parliament Hill:

**//The People:​//** Only half of the Canadians have a British or French ethnic backround. The others include Germans, Italians, Ukrainians, Dutch, Polish, Chinese, South Asian, Jewish, Caribbean, Portuguese, Scandinavias, Inuit and Canadian Indian. More than 55,000 Inuit live in 53 communities in the Northwest Territories, northern Labrador, and northern Quebec. In recent years the population has increased rapidly. In 1999, half of Canada`s Vast Northwest territories became self-governer Inuit territory called Nunavut ( Noo-Na-Voot ). Meaning ``Our Land``. People believe that by 2016 there will be more than 84,000 Inuit living in Canada. More than 593,000 other North American Indians also live in Canada, making up 608 Indians live on land areas called reserves that have been set aside for them. They usually are in quite and isolated areas. Many Canadians live near the country`s southern border with the United States. Just as the United States is divided into states, Canada is divided into 10 provinces and 3 territories. Each province has its own capital and local government. 

Canada`s National Gallery features the work of many Canadian Painters. Numerous Canadian artists such as Tom Thomson, Lucius O`Brien, Emily Carr, and David Milne have captured the beauty and spirit of their country on Canvas. Canada has professional ballet companies and orchestras, as well as many theater and Opera companies. In some ways, Canada`s art and culture reflect its varied popualation. Outstanding Canadian literature has been written in both English and French. In addition, markets for Canadian-Indian art and Inuit soapstone carvings have grown enormously in recent years. A misconseption is that some poeple think that Vincent Van Gogh grew up in Canada and painted one of his master pieces Starry over there. But guess what he grew up in Netherlands and did not paint Starry over there! Here is a picture of it. 
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//Today all kind of music can be found in the Canadian province of Quebec. They have unique variety of Celtic music, excellent jazz musicians, a culture of classical music, and a love of foreign rhythems that can be observed in the summer every sunday on Mount Royal in Montreal. The First Nations and the Inuit of Quebec also have their own type of traditional songs.//
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**Dance:** Some Canadians Dance the Night Swing every saturday nights.  Canada's native tounge is English and French.
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The red leaf in the middle of the flag stands for Canada. It comes from the maple tree, which grows in Canada. The Stripes come from a British flag flown by ships.
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Canadians love all kinds of sports. The great open countryside is good for hiking, skiing, mountain climbing, ice hockey, and fishing. In summer, baseball, tennis, and golf are popular with many americans. Lacrosse is a national sport. It comes from a Native American game and is played throughout Canada. Water sports such as white-water rafting, canoeing, waterskiing, and sailing attract many Canadians. On weekends, Canadians often travel to cottages or camping grounds near lakes and rivers to enjoy water sports. Canada also has many national parks where people can hike, climb mountains, and see the natural beauty of the country.
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Canadians love ice hockey, which is played by Canadians of all ages on both indoor and outdoor ice. Professional ice hockey is very popular in Canada. Many of the best hockey players in the National Hockey League are Canadians. Baseball is also very important to every single Canadian. There are two major league baseball teams in Canada. They are the Montreal Expos and the Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays won the world series in 1992. Canadians also play soccer and their own game of football. = same game.

Niagara Falls: It is one of the most popular vacation for both Canadians and tourists. ( Niagara Falls means Thunder Falls ) Ontario Forests: In Autumn the maple trees there turn many shades of red and yellow. It is a beautiful sight that is famous throughout the world. Beautiful Mount Edith Cavell: It is named after World War 1 nurse. It is 11,033 feet high. The Canadian National Tower ( CN ): It is located in Toronto. It is the world's tallest self-supporting tower. It is 1,821 feet high.
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