And so the new Flag, joining and rising above the milestones of our history, today takes for the first time its proud place as the emblem of Canada, “The Maple Leaf Our Emblem Dear.” May the land over which this new Flag flies remain united in freedom and justice; a land of decent God-fearing [...]
AskMen.com listed the top 10 Canadian icons “that have been branded as our global symbols and that define our Canadian identity.” In ascending order, they picked: maple syrup, Canada goose, beaver, Tim Horton’s, the loon, totem poles, Mounties, the CBC, the maple leaf and their number #1 icon is hockey.
In our own circles, we have been asking [...]
We present some of our favourite quotes on Canada and Canucks - so you might spice up your toasts on Canada Day! Cheers!
A Canadian is someone who knows how to make love in a canoe. — Pierre Burton
We Canadians live in a blind spot about our identity. We have very strong feelings about [...]
Here is a compilation of some interesting facts about Canada Day, our country’s national celebration.
A proclamation signed by the Governor General on June 20, 1868, asked all Canadians to join in the celebration of the anniversary of the uniting of Upper and Lower Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia as the dominion of [...]
1. Giant beavers roamed Eurasia and North America in the Pleistocene era, rubbing shoulders with mastodons and mammoths. They were 10 feet in length, including tail just smaller than a MINI Cooper and weighed up to 800 pounds.
2. The modern beaver is the second-largest rodent in the world (the capybara of South America is [...]
Have you wondered where the name ‘Canada’ comes from? It’s the Huron-Iroquois word ‘kanata’ which means ’settlement’ or ‘village.’
Jacques Cartier first heard it in reference to Quebec City, but soon it was used to describe the whole region. Upper Canada Parliamentarian Thomas D’Arcy McGee argued the adoption of Canada as the name for the [...]