- the Canadian motto A Mari Usque ad Mare, means "From sea to sea."?
- our capital city, Ottawa, was originally named Bytown after Colonel John
By, who headquartered there while building the Rideau Canal to connect the
Ottawa River with Lake Ontario?
- a black bear cub from Canada named Winnipeg ( “Winnie,” for
short) was one of the most popular attractions at the London Zoo after it
was donated to the zoo in 1915. Winnie became a favorite of Christopher Robin
Milne and inspired the stories written by his father, A.A. Milne, about Winnie-the-Pooh?
The border between Canada and the United States is officially known as the International Boundary. At 5,525 miles, including 1,538 miles between Canada and Alaska, it is the world's longest border between two nations.
At 3,855,103 square miles, Canada is the second largest country in the world, behind Russia.
The Mounted Police were formed in 1873, with nine officers.
The capital city, Ottawa, was originally named Bytown after Colonel John By, who headquartered there while building the Rideau Canal to connect the Ottawa River with Lake Ontario.
Canada has the longest coastline of any country in the world at 151,600 miles.
Canadians have made many important inventions, including Kerosene, the electron microscope, the electronic organ, insulin, the IMAX film system, the snowmobile, and the electric cooking range.
Many famous authors have come from Canada, including Lucy Maud Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables), Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid's Tale), and Alice Munro (Lives of Girls and Women).
A black bear cub from Canada named Winnipeg (or “Winnie,” for short) was one of the most popular attractions at the London Zoo after it was donated to the zoo in 1915. Winnie became a favorite of Christopher Robin Milne and inspired the stories written by his father, A.A. Milne, about Winnie-the-Pooh.
