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Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's second-largest country by total area, with the world's longest coastline. Its border with the United States is the world's longest international land border. The country is characterized by a wide range of both meteorologic and geological regions. It is a sparsely inhabited country of 40 million people, the vast majority residing south of the 55th parallel in urban areas. Canada's capital is Ottawa and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.
Canada is a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy in the Westminster tradition. The country's head of government is the prime minister, who holds office by virtue of their ability to command the confidence of the elected House of Commons and is "called upon" by the governor general, representing the monarch of Canada, the ceremonial head of state. The country is a Commonwealth realm and is officially bilingual (English and French) in the federal jurisdiction. It is very highly ranked in international measurements of government transparency, quality of life, economic competitiveness, innovation, education and gender equality. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration. Canada's long and complex relationship with the United States has had a significant impact on its history, economy, and culture.
A developed country, Canada has a high nominal per capita income globally and its advanced economy ranks among the largest in the world, relying chiefly upon its abundant natural resources and well-developed international trade networks. Canada is recognized as a middle power for its role in international affairs, with a tendency to pursue multilateral and international solutions. Canada's peacekeeping role during the 20th century has had a significant influence on its global image. Canada is part of multiple international organizations and forums. ( Full article...)
The Basement Tapes is the sixteenth
album by the American singer-songwriter
Bob Dylan and his second with
the Band. It was released on June 26, 1975, by
Columbia Records. Two-thirds of the album's 24 tracks feature Dylan on lead vocals backed by the Band, and were recorded in 1967, eight years before the album's release, in the lapse between the release of
Blonde on Blonde and the subsequent recording and release of
John Wesley Harding, during sessions that began at Dylan's house in
Woodstock,
New York, then moved to the basement of
Big Pink. While most of these had appeared on
bootleg albums, The Basement Tapes marked their first official release. The remaining eight songs, all previously unavailable, feature the Band without Dylan and were recorded between 1967 and 1975. (
Full article...)
Mary Greyeyes Reid (November 14, 1920 – March 31, 2011) was a Canadian World War II servicewoman. A
Cree from the
Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in
Saskatchewan, she was the first
First Nations woman to enlist in the
Canadian Armed Forces. After joining the
Canadian Women's Army Corps (CWAC) in 1942, she became the subject of an internationally famous army publicity photograph, and was sent overseas to serve in London, England, where she was introduced to public figures such as
George VI and his daughter
Elizabeth. Greyeyes remained in London until being discharged in 1946, after which she returned to Canada. (
Full article...)
The
Canadian Rockies (
French: Rocheuses canadiennes) or Canadian Rocky Mountains, comprising both the
Alberta Rockies and the
British Columbian Rockies, is the
Canadian segment of the
North American
Rocky Mountains. It is the easternmost part of the
Canadian Cordillera, which is the northern segment of the
North American Cordillera, the expansive system of interconnected mountain ranges between the
Interior Plains and the
Pacific Coast that runs northwest–southeast from
central
Alaska to the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec in
Mexico. (
Full article...)
The
Government of Canada (
French: Gouvernement du Canada) is the body responsible for the
federal administration of
Canada. The term Government of Canada refers specifically to the executive, which includes
ministers of the Crown (together in
the Cabinet) and the
federal civil service (whom the Cabinet direct); it is alternatively known as His Majesty's Government (French: Gouvernement de Sa Majesté) and is
corporately branded as the Government of Canada. There are over 100 departments and agencies, as well as over 300,000 persons employed in the Government of Canada. These institutions carry out the programs and enforce the laws established by the Parliament of Canada. (
Full article...)
The
Memorial Cup is a
junior
ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the
Canadian Hockey League (CHL) champion. Each year the champions from three CHL member leagues—the
Western Hockey League (WHL),
Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and
Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), along with a host team—compete in the
MasterCard Memorial Cup Tournament. The QMJHL's
Quebec Remparts are the defending champions. (
Full article...)
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Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's second-largest country by total area, with the world's longest coastline. Its border with the United States is the world's longest international land border. The country is characterized by a wide range of both meteorologic and geological regions. It is a sparsely inhabited country of 40 million people, the vast majority residing south of the 55th parallel in urban areas. Canada's capital is Ottawa and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.
Canada is a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy in the Westminster tradition. The country's head of government is the prime minister, who holds office by virtue of their ability to command the confidence of the elected House of Commons and is "called upon" by the governor general, representing the monarch of Canada, the ceremonial head of state. The country is a Commonwealth realm and is officially bilingual (English and French) in the federal jurisdiction. It is very highly ranked in international measurements of government transparency, quality of life, economic competitiveness, innovation, education and gender equality. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration. Canada's long and complex relationship with the United States has had a significant impact on its history, economy, and culture.
A developed country, Canada has a high nominal per capita income globally and its advanced economy ranks among the largest in the world, relying chiefly upon its abundant natural resources and well-developed international trade networks. Canada is recognized as a middle power for its role in international affairs, with a tendency to pursue multilateral and international solutions. Canada's peacekeeping role during the 20th century has had a significant influence on its global image. Canada is part of multiple international organizations and forums. ( Full article...)
The Basement Tapes is the sixteenth
album by the American singer-songwriter
Bob Dylan and his second with
the Band. It was released on June 26, 1975, by
Columbia Records. Two-thirds of the album's 24 tracks feature Dylan on lead vocals backed by the Band, and were recorded in 1967, eight years before the album's release, in the lapse between the release of
Blonde on Blonde and the subsequent recording and release of
John Wesley Harding, during sessions that began at Dylan's house in
Woodstock,
New York, then moved to the basement of
Big Pink. While most of these had appeared on
bootleg albums, The Basement Tapes marked their first official release. The remaining eight songs, all previously unavailable, feature the Band without Dylan and were recorded between 1967 and 1975. (
Full article...)
Mary Greyeyes Reid (November 14, 1920 – March 31, 2011) was a Canadian World War II servicewoman. A
Cree from the
Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in
Saskatchewan, she was the first
First Nations woman to enlist in the
Canadian Armed Forces. After joining the
Canadian Women's Army Corps (CWAC) in 1942, she became the subject of an internationally famous army publicity photograph, and was sent overseas to serve in London, England, where she was introduced to public figures such as
George VI and his daughter
Elizabeth. Greyeyes remained in London until being discharged in 1946, after which she returned to Canada. (
Full article...)
The
Canadian Rockies (
French: Rocheuses canadiennes) or Canadian Rocky Mountains, comprising both the
Alberta Rockies and the
British Columbian Rockies, is the
Canadian segment of the
North American
Rocky Mountains. It is the easternmost part of the
Canadian Cordillera, which is the northern segment of the
North American Cordillera, the expansive system of interconnected mountain ranges between the
Interior Plains and the
Pacific Coast that runs northwest–southeast from
central
Alaska to the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec in
Mexico. (
Full article...)
The
Government of Canada (
French: Gouvernement du Canada) is the body responsible for the
federal administration of
Canada. The term Government of Canada refers specifically to the executive, which includes
ministers of the Crown (together in
the Cabinet) and the
federal civil service (whom the Cabinet direct); it is alternatively known as His Majesty's Government (French: Gouvernement de Sa Majesté) and is
corporately branded as the Government of Canada. There are over 100 departments and agencies, as well as over 300,000 persons employed in the Government of Canada. These institutions carry out the programs and enforce the laws established by the Parliament of Canada. (
Full article...)
The
Memorial Cup is a
junior
ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the
Canadian Hockey League (CHL) champion. Each year the champions from three CHL member leagues—the
Western Hockey League (WHL),
Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and
Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), along with a host team—compete in the
MasterCard Memorial Cup Tournament. The QMJHL's
Quebec Remparts are the defending champions. (
Full article...)
The following Wikimedia Foundation sister projects provide more on this subject: