The term "Kanuck" is first recorded in 1835 as an Americanism, originally referring to Dutch Canadians (which included German Canadians) or French Canadians. By the 1850s, the spelling with a "C" became predominant. Today "Canuck" is used as an affectionate term for any Canadian.
Canada is home to almost 318 billion trees which occupy around 40% of the region. Spruce trees, which are distinguishable by their needle-like leaves, are the country's most abundant trees.
Today in 1957, the 23rd Canadian Parliament was opened by Queen Elizabeth II instead of her representative, the Governor General. This was the only time Queen Elizabeth II opened Parliament in Canada.
On this day in 1987, Canada defeated Soviet Union to win Canada Cup. Team Canada defeated the Soviet Union 6-5 in the third and deciding game of the Canada Cup hockey tournament final in Hamilton. Wayne Gretzky set up Mario Lemieux for the winning goal — one of the most memorable in hockey history.
Anne of Green Gables is Canada’s best-selling book. Over 50 million copies of Anne of Green Gables have been sold.
Ontario is home to over 160 wineries. The Niagara region is known worldwide for its incredible wines.
Canada's first provinces were Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.
The country with the most lakes in the world is Canada, consisting of 879,800 lakes. Canada has more lakes than the other countries combined! Canada contains about 62% of the world's 1.42 million lakes.
Horseshoe Falls is the largest of the three waterfalls that collectively form Niagara Falls on the Niagara River along the Canada–United States border. About 90% of the Niagara River flows over Horseshoe Falls. The remaining 10% flows over American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls.
The Financial District in Toronto centres on Bay Street, the equivalent to Wall Street in New York. The city hosts the headquarters of all five of Canada's largest banks, Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Scotiabank, Bank of Montreal and CIBC.
Canada has the most trees per person in the world.
Calgary is known for its Chinooks. This incredible weather phenomenon can actually raise the temperature by 10 degrees in a matter of minutes.
I made it here!
