Canada Fun Fact #7 – The United States Once Tried to Invade Canada! November 5, 2011 by Melanie 1 Comment (Photo by One lucky guy) Some background information In 1812, Britain was at war with France. The United States, which was less than 50 years old, was trading with the French across the Atlantic Ocean. […]
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Canada Fun Fact #5: When William becomes King of England, Kate Middleton will be Queen of Canada!
Canada Fun Fact #5: When William becomes King of England, Kate Middleton will be Queen of Canada! November 28, 2010 by Melanie 1 Comment (Photo by The British Monarchy on Flickr) Many countries around the world have a President as their head of state and a Prime Minister as the head of government. In some […]
Canada Fun Fact #4 – We Remember When Alanis Morissette Was a Teenage Dance-pop Singer Called ‘Alanis’! (video included)
Canada Fun Fact #4 – We Remember When Alanis Morissette Was a Teenage Dance-pop Singer Called ‘Alanis’! (video included) October 10, 2010 by Melanie When Alanis was 11 years old, she was on a Canadian sketch-comedy TV show called “You Can’t Do That on Television.” (You can watch some clips of the show on YouTube!) […]
Canada Fun Fact #2 – Winnie-the-Pooh was named after a Canadian City!
Canada Fun Fact #2 – Winnie-the-Pooh was named after a Canadian City! September 25, 2010 by Melanie 4 Comments Actually, the bear that inspired A.A. Milne to write the Winnie-the-Pooh stories was named after the Canadian city of Winnipeg! Winnie-the-Pooh is a character in two children’s books, Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner, […]