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 […]
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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, […]
Canada Fun Fact #1 – The southernmost point of Canada is south of the northern Californian border…and Rome, Italy!
Canada Fun Fact #1 – The southernmost point of Canada is south of the northern Californian border…and Rome, Italy! September 18, 2010 by Melanie Share WhatsApp Tweet +1 It’s true! Everyone thinks of Canada as a northern country, but Canada extends so far north and so far south that we cover more lines of latitude […]
Do All Canadians Speak English and French?
Do All Canadians Speak English and French? January 12, 2010 by Melanie Share4 Tweet1 +1 Shares 5 I get asked this question all the time: Why aren’t you bilingual? I thought ALL Canadians spoke English and French!? [Someone who is ‘bilingual’ can speak and understand two languages.] Canada is officially a bilingual country. Across […]
The Olympic Torch Relay
The Olympic Torch Relay November 24, 2009 by Melanie Leave a Comment The Vancouver Winter Olympic Games don’t begin until Feb. 12, 2010, but we are already getting excited about it! The Olympic torch relay has begun and the torch is traveling around the country right now! The torch relay is a tradition before […]
Halloween!
Halloween! October 27, 2009 by Melanie Share Tweet +1 Trick or Treat! This is one of my favourite times of the year! Everywhere I go right now I’m reminded it’s Halloween! Everything is decorated with witches and ghosts and anything black and orange. TV shows have Halloween-themed episodes and TV Channels are showing non-stop […]
Canadian Thanksgiving!
Canadian Thanksgiving! October 20, 2009 by Melanie 9 Comments Share Tweet +1 Happy Thanksgiving! Every year, on the second Monday in October, Canadians gather to celebrate Thanksgiving Day! We spend time with our family and eat a big dinner together. It’s the end of the harvest and winter is coming! In Canada, Thanksgiving Day […]