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1 day ago · Canada is officially bilingual in English and French, reflecting the country’s history as ground once contested by two of Europe’s great powers. The word Canada is derived from the Huron-Iroquois kanata, meaning a village or settlement.
- Land, Climate, People
Canada - Land, Climate, People: Canada’s total land area...
- Canada
The growth of Anglo-French rivalry; The French and Indian...
- Economy
Canada - Natural Resources, Trade, Manufacturing: The early...
- World War II
Canada - WWII, Allies, Conscription: On September 9, 1939,...
- Settlement Patterns
Canada - Settlement, Regions, Provinces: When Europeans...
- Daily Life and Social Customs
Still, the country unites to celebrate Canada Day (July 1),...
- Soils, Plant, Animal Life
Canada - Soils, Plant, Animal Life: Both landforms and...
- Quebec Separatism
Canada - Quebec Separatism: French Canadian nationalists...
- Relief
Canada - Relief, Geography, Landforms: Canada contains...
- Land, Climate, People
2 days ago · St. Pierre is 19 km (12 mi) from Point May on the Burin Peninsula of Newfoundland and 3,819 km (2,373 mi) from Brest, the nearest city in Metropolitan France. [7] . The tiny Canadian Green Island lies 10 km (6 mi) east of Saint Pierre, roughly halfway to Point May. Etymology. Saint-Pierre is French for Saint Peter, the patron saint of fishermen.
6 days ago · French-Speaking Countries in North America 27. Canada. Population: 38.6 million. French speakers: 11 million (29 % of population) French Canadian dialects are actually closer to the version of the language spoken in France during the 17th and 18th centuries.
2 days ago · In 2011, just over 7.1 million Canadians spoke French most often at home, this was a rise of 4.2%, although the proportion of people in Canada who spoke French "most often" at home fell slightly from 21.7% to 21.5% . Of these, about 6.1 million or 85% resided in Quebec.
4 days ago · Constituting nearly one-sixth of Canada’s total land area, Quebec is the largest of Canada’s 10 provinces in area and is second only to Ontario in population. Its capital, Quebec city, is the oldest city in Canada.
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2 days ago · Montreal ( CA: / ˌmʌntriˈɔːl / ⓘ MUN-tree-AWL; French: Montréal [mɔ̃ʁeal] ⓘ) is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the tenth-largest in North America.
2 days ago · The second most-populous city in Canada and the principal metropolis of Quebec, it occupies about three-fourths of Montreal Island, near the confluence of the Ottawa and St. Lawrence rivers. It is a city with considerable French colonial history.
