canada

Canada is a country that is directly north of the United States. Along with Mexico, these three countries make up what is known as North America, one of the world's seven continents.

Canada's history dates back to the late 15th Century when expeditions out of Britain and France explored the east coast of the country. However, Canada did not become its own country, its own federation, until July 1867, consisting of ten provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan.

As of a 2006 country census, Canada had a reported census of over 30,000,000 people, an increase of over 5% from the previous count in 2001.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “canada”

• in Finance
  Hi-Tech Printers Producing Fake Canadian Currency
  Local officials previously considered Canadian currency as impossible to counterfeit.
  by mdumon / on May 26, 2013
• in Finance
  Nexen Sale To CNOOC Gains Canadian Government Backing
  China's takeover, of Calgary gas producer Nexen, has been approved by the Canadian government.
  by betandbingo / on Dec 9, 2012
• in Travel
  Grand Manan: One of Canada's Top Ten Islands
  Grand Manan island, off the coast of New Brunswick, Canada, is one of Canada's top ten.
  by kaleeltvp / on Oct 9, 2012

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