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Canada. Canada comprises the northern half of North America. To its south it borders the United States, to the east, the Atlantic, to the west the Pacific and Alaska and to the north the Arctic Ocean. Its area is 9,984,670 km², making Canada about 350,000 square kilometers bigger in area than the United States and nearly equal in size to Europe. From Halifax on the Atlantic to Vancouver on the Pacific is 6,000km (3,740 miles) by rail. From Victoria on the Pacific to Dawson on the Yukon River is 2,500km (1,550 miles) by ocean and river steamer and rail. From the head of Canadian navigation on Lake Superior, by the water way of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River, to the tidal seaport of Quebec is 2,250km (1,400 miles), and from Quebec city to the extreme Atlantic coast, at the Straits of Belle Isle, is 1,350km (850 miles). Its most southerly portion is in the latitude of northern Spain and Italy, and the most northerly portion is in the latitude of northern Norway.

Older and Newer Canada. The eastern and older part of Canada occupies chiefly a vast peninsula lying between the water-system of the St. Lawrence on the south and the Hudson Bay on the north. This peninsula is of very irregular shape, and is 3500km (2,200 miles) in length from east to west, with a breadth of from 500 to 2,000 kilometers. The western or newer, and much the larger, portion of Canada is compact in form. It extends from the western end of the Great Lakes and the west shore of Hudson Bay to the Pacific Ocean, a distance of 2,400km (1,500 miles), and from the United States boundary (the 49th parallel of latitude) to the Arctic Ocean, a distance of 2,600km (1,600 miles).

The provinces and territories of Canada may be grouped as maritime, eastern, central, western and northern. Maritime: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. The easterly portion of the province of Quebec on the shores of the Gulf of St. Lawrence may be included as a part of maritime Canada. The eastern provinces are Ontario and Quebec, which lie along the St. Lawrence River and its Great Lakes, and extend along Hudson Bay as shown on accompanying map. The central provinces are Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, which occupy the prairie area lying between the wooded region of eastern Canada and the Rocky Mountains. The western or Pacific province is British Columbia, which lies between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Coast. Northern Canada is the territory lying between the northern limits of the eastern, central and western provinces, already mentioned, and the Arctic Ocean. ^{Adapted from The New Student's Reference Work, 1914.}

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The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin motto, taken from Hebrews 11:16, desiderantes meliorem patriam, meaning "they desire a better country." Created in 1967, the order was established to recognize the lifetime contributions made by Canadians who made a major difference to Canada, as well as the efforts made by non-Canadians who have made the world better by their actions. As of April 2008, 5,479 people have been appointed to the Order of Canada, including musicians, politicians, artists, television and film stars, benefactors, and others. Since 1994 Non-honorary members are the only regular citizens who are empowered to administer the Canadian Oath of Citizenship. The Canadian monarch, presently Elizabeth II, is Sovereign of the order, and the serving Governor General, presently Michaëlle Jean, is its Chancellor and Principal Companion.

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Montreal City Hall Jan 2006 - Hôtel de Ville de Montréal

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Here are some tasks you can do: Wikify: Canadian Intelligence Corps, List of Canadian soldiers executed during World War I, Canadian Portrait Academy, Mid-Canada Line. Merge: Canada West, Upper Canada, Canadian canoe, Western Canada Summer Games, Canadian comics, Canadian comic books Verify: Manitoba, Neoconservatism in Canada, Cleanup: History of the Green Party of Canada, Conservatism in Canada, Banknotes of the Canadian dollar, List of players from Canada in Major League Baseball, List of Corner Gas episodes Expand: Juno Beach, Métis in Alberta, History of Montreal, Flag of Saskatchewan, Libertarian Party of Canada, Hockey Night in Canada, List of Corner Gas episodes Stubs: Antarctic Institute of Canada, Canadian Association of Broadcasters, Bell Canada Cup, EnerGuide, Dime (Canadian coin) NPOV: University of Manitoba, Canada and the Iraq War, Canadian Friends of Burma, Canadian Mineworkers Union, Canadian Tire Financial Services, Canadian gun registry

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Céline Marie Claudette Dion Angélil, OC, OQ, (born March 30, 1968) is a Canadian pop singer and occasional songwriter.^[1] Born to a large, impoverished family in Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion became a young star in Francophone Canada after her manager and future husband, René Angélil, mortgaged his home to finance her first record. She later gained recognition in parts of Europe and Asia after she won both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest.

In 1990, Dion made her English language debut with the Anglophone album Unison, published by Epic Records. During the 1990s, under the guidance of her husband, she achieved worldwide fame and success with several English and French records, and ended the decade as one of the most successful artists in pop music. After releasing over twenty-five albums during the 1980s and 1990s, Dion announced in 1999 that she was taking a break from entertainment in order to start a family and to focus on her husband/manager, who had been diagnosed with throat cancer. She returned to the music scene in 2002 with a more mature, exclusively adult contemporary, sound, but her album sales suffered a decline, and she signed a lucrative four-year contract to perform nightly in a five-star theatrical show at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.

Dion's music has been influenced by various genres, which range from pop and rock to gospel and classical, and while her releases have often been given mixed critical reception, she is renowned for her technically skilled and powerful vocals.^[2][3] In 2004, after accumulating record sales in excess of 175 million, she was presented with the Chopard Diamond Award from the World Music Awards show for becoming the Best-selling Female Pop Artist in the World.^[4][5]

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• ...that General A.D. McRae, the BC Industrialist who organized the election of Canada's 11th Prime Minister, R.B Bennett, made his fortune selling land during the settlement of Saskatchewan? Read More...

• ... that Ontario politician Jan Dukszta, a psychiatrist by training, took time out of his 1981 re-election campaign to treat colleague Tony Lupusella who was suffering a nervous breakdown? Read More...

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Provinces and territories of Canada

Provinces: British Columbia · Alberta · Saskatchewan · Manitoba · Ontario · Quebec · New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Prince Edward Island · Newfoundland and Labrador
Territories: Yukon · Northwest Territories · Nunavut

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Articles: List of articles about Canada.

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Cities: Calgary - Edmonton - Halifax - Montreal - Ottawa - Quebec City - Toronto - Vancouver - Winnipeg - (full list)

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In the news

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• August 27: 73M-year-old fossilized fish found in Canada
• August 26: Canadian military exercise NANOOK 2008 travels through uncharted waters
• August 24: Gladys Powers, last female veteran of World War I dies age 109
• August 23: Calls for bottled water bans grow in Canada
• August 21: Eldest son of Khadr family denied bail; purchased weapons for Afghan militants
• August 16: Sensitive Canadian document found on rainy streets
• August 10: Massive explosion in North Toronto, Ontario
• August 3: Falcon 1 rocket fails during third launch attempt

Further information: Portal:Current events/Canada