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11 hours ago · The province's name was chosen by Queen Victoria, when the Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866), i.e., "the Mainland", became a British colony in 1858. [27] It refers to the Columbia District, the British name for the territory drained by the Columbia River, in southeastern British Columbia, which was the namesake of the pre-Oregon Treaty Columbia Department of the Hudson's Bay Company.
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11 hours ago · Indigenous peoples in Canada (French: Peuples autochtones au Canada, also known as Aboriginals) [2] are the Indigenous peoples of portions of land in North America, within what is now the boundaries of Canada. They comprise the First Nations, [3] Inuit, [4] and Métis, [5] representing roughly 5.0% of the total Canadian population.
11 hours ago · Canadian lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) rights are some of the most extensive in the world. [ 5 ][ 6 ][ 7 ] Same-sex sexual activity, in private between consenting adults, was decriminalized in Canada on June 27, 1969, when the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1968–69 (also known as Bill C-150) was brought into force upon royal ...
11 hours ago · Alberta is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta borders British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S. state of Montana to the south. It is one of the only two landlocked provinces ...
11 hours ago · Classical music takes pride of place among the shows presented at Place des Arts, thanks to the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, the Orchestre Métropolitain, Les Violons du Roy, and several other orchestras giving memorable performances in the Maison symphonique. In addition to the regular seasons, events like the Classical Spree, Les Mélodînes, the Festival de Lanaudière, Cine-concerts ...