Happy Canada Day! June 29, 2012 by Melanie Leave a Comment Happy 145th Birthday Canada! We celebrate our national day on July 1st! Canadians celebrate this day with parades, picnics, parties, barbecues, concerts, and fireworks! People wear red and white clothes or wear something with a red maple leaf (the symbol in the […]
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Happy Canada Day!
Happy Canada Day! June 29, 2012 by Melanie Leave a Comment Happy 145th Birthday Canada! We celebrate our national day on July 1st! Canadians celebrate this day with parades, picnics, parties, barbecues, concerts, and fireworks! People wear red and white clothes or wear something with a red maple leaf (the symbol in the […]
Happy Victoria Day!
Happy Victoria Day! May 20, 2012 by Melanie Monday, May 21 is a public holiday in Canada and the last day of a 3-day weekend! It’s Victoria Day, and we call the entire weekend the ‘Victoria Day Long Weekend.’ May 24 is Queen Victoria’s birthday. I can hear you asking, ‘who?’ She was the Queen […]
Reading – Happy Mother’s Day!
Reading – Happy Mother’s Day! May 11, 2012 by Melanie 2 Comments Do you celebrate Mother’s Day in your country? When is it? What did you do for your mother on Mother’s Day? -OR- What are you going to do for your mother on Mother’s Day? Throughout history, mothers have been celebrated for giving […]
Remembrance Day in Canada
Remembrance Day in Canada November 9, 2011 by Melanie 2 Comments Lest We Forget. (Beny-Sur-Mer, France) On Friday, November 11th we will observe Remembrance Day across the country. This is a very special day in Canada. We remember and honour our fallen soldiers, the men and women who were killed in war fighting for Canada. […]
Canada Fun Facts!
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. […]
Canada Fun Fact #7 – The United States Once Tried to Invade Canada!
Canada Fun Fact #7 – The United States Once Tried to Invade Canada! November 5, 2011 by Melanie 1 Comment Share Tweet +1 (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 […]
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Canada Fun Fact #6 – Canada Post Helps Santa Claus Answer All His Letters! December 4, 2010 by Melanie 3 Comments Address: Santa Claus North Pole H0H 0H0 Did you ever write a letter to Santa when you were a kid? What did you ask him for? Every year on Christmas […]
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!) […]