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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Canada (pronounced /ˈkænədə/) is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's second largest country by total area and shares the world's longest common border with the United States to the south and northwest. The land occupied by Canada was inhabited for millennia by various groups of Aboriginal people. Beginning in the late 15th century, British and French expeditions explored, and later settled along, the Atlantic coast. France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763 after the Seven Years' War. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces and territories and a process of increasing autonomy from the United Kingdom. This widening autonomy was highlighted by the Statute of Westminster of 1931 and culminated in the Canada Act of 1982, which severed the vestiges of legal dependence on the British parliament. A federation comprising ten provinces and three territories, Canada is a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state. It is a bilingual and multicultural country, with both English and French as official languages both at the federal level and in the province of New Brunswick. Technologically advanced and industrialized, Canada has a diversified economy reliant upon its abundant natural resources and upon trade—particularly with the United States, with which Canada has had a long and complex relationship. It is a member of the G8, NATO, OECD, WTO, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Francophonie, the OAS, APEC, and the United Nations. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  smartcanucks.ca smartnewbie Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:15:11 GM Canadian Freebies, Coupons, Deals, Bargains, Flyers, Contests . Canada. .  raptorsforum.com Dr. J. Naismith Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:34:08 GM The Dominicans are looking pretty good right now. Originally Posted by Doug Smith Hey, there's basketball being played at the Air . Canada. Centre.  blogs.abcnews.com ABCNews.com Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:11:25 GM ABC News' Sunlen Miller reports: President Obama defended . Canada's. health care system as one that works for them, not the US and pushed back against critics who attempt to use . Canada's. health care system as a boogeyman to scare those. From Google Blog Search: "Canada"
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 news.google.com Dslreports Last year, Bell Canada started throttling wholesale customer ISPs without telling them, ensuring that these smaller operators couldn't offer an un-throttled ... and more » news.google.com CNNMoney.com US sales fell 14% and sales in Canada declined 19%. The overall drop was worse than May and June. Last month, Grainger posted an 18% earnings drop amid ... Grainger Reports July 2009 Sales Results PR Newswire (press release) all 18 news articles » news.google.com Animation Insider The Playhouse Disney Channel ( Canada ) will be pouring in some added strength to its executive front office in the very near future, taking a cue from the ... Goldsmith Gets Original for Canada's Family, Disney Playhouse Animation Magazine all 2 news articles » From Google News Search: "Canada" From Yahoo Image Search: "Canada" How is the number of days a Canada PR lives in Canada counted? Q. A Canada PR (permanent resident) is required to accumulate at least 2 years (out of every 5 years) of living in Canada in order to maintain the PR status. However I am wondering how they actually count the number of days a PR lived in Canada. When a person drives from the United States to Canada, neither US border officers nor Canada border officers record anything. When a person drives from Canada to the US, nothing is recorded either. If the person keeps traveling between the US and Canada without going to a 3rd country (so nothing is stamped on the passport), how does Canada immigration officers know how many days the person actually lives in Canada? Asked by Stan - Sun Jan 4 10:54:29 2009 - - 2 Answers - 1 Comments A. Simply put, you are incorrect. Your license at minimum is recorded each time you leave and enter the country by car. When presenting ID (passport etc) at the border, it is also recorded. Canada and the US share this information, so the US knows when you return to Canada, and Canada knows when you leave. In the past, there might have been opportunity to leave or enter without a permanent record, but today, each passage is recorded. Answered by quizzard123 - Sun Jan 4 11:00:07 2009 Is Canada the answer to the American open/illegal immigration problem? Q. The Canadian economy seems to be doing well and, from everything I've heard, needs more workers. Canada has great benefits and, from what I've seen, Canadians preach acceptance of "multi-culturalism." Would Canada/Canadians openly accept the large number of illegal immigrants crossing the Mexican border into the US seeking better economic prospects that seemingly the majority of Americans oppose their presence? Would those coming from "South of the border" into the US find Canada a suitable home? Should some sort of pipeline (ie a train or bus system) be built through various points of the US's Southern border into points of Canada to get people there to work? Would this be acceptable to all, to none, to some or is this a ridiculous… [cont.] Asked by porthuronbilliam - Sat Aug 12 13:05:08 2006 - - 6 Answers - 2 Comments A. Canada has a right to control its own immigration laws, just as we do. I'm sure that if they wanted to open their borders, they know how to do that. Answered by DAR - Sat Aug 12 13:12:09 2006 How can Britain convince Canada to help maintain Britain's strong internation presence?
Q. We take on the role of British foreign officials. We are trying to convince Canada to help Britain maintain a strong internation presence. Can someone give me ten key points to how we can convince Canada to continue to help Britain after it had became its own country? international* Asked by littleasiangirl - Sun Sep 30 16:39:53 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. Through the use of 'soft power'... you can find many examples by researching that. Answered by BeachBum - Thu Oct 4 16:20:05 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Canada" This article is for quotes about Canada. By Canadians
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