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In 1968, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers held its first auction with gross proceeds in excess of CA$1 million, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [4]: 39 Edmonton was also the site of the company's first permanent auction site (on company-owned land), which was established in 1976. Until then, Ritchie Bros. had been conducting its auctions on leased land.
Canada is a country in the northern part of North America. Canada is the world's eighth-largest economy as of 2022 [update] , with a nominal GDP of approximately US$2.2 trillion. [ 1 ] It is a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Group of Seven (G7), and is one of the world's top ten trading ...
Power Corporation of Canada: Montreal 40.0 1.0 326.7 11.4 Finance 17 427 Magna International: Aurora 40.8 2.3 25.9 18.3 Automotive parts 18 501 National Bank of Canada: Montreal 8.4 1.7 200.5 15.9 Banking 19 566 Rogers Communications: Toronto 11.6 1.6 23.4 26.6 Telecommunication 20 623 Teck Resources: Vancouver: 9.7 2.4 29.0 14.1 Mining 21 625 ...
This is a list of airlines of Canada which have one or more of the following: an air operator's certificate issued by Transport Canada, an ICAO airline designator, Canadian domestic designator, call sign, or aircraft registered with Transport Canada. Please see lists of airlines by provinces or territories for sorted lists.
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) maintains specialised aircraft to transport Canada's monarch and/or other members of the royal family (at which time the aircraft is designated as the Royal Flight), the governor general, prime minister, other senior members of the Government of Canada, and other dignitaries.
The circumstance of the CPR's last spike ceremony led several spikes to assume the honour of being the "last spike". [5] In contrast to the ceremonial gold or silver final spikes often used to mark the completion of other major railways, the CPR's "last spike" was a conventional iron spike identical to the many others used in the construction of the line.
Canada accepted the convention on 23 July 1976. [3] There are 22 World Heritage Sites in Canada, with a further 10 on the tentative list. [3] The first two sites in Canada added to the list were L'Anse aux Meadows and Nahanni National Park Reserve, both at the Second Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Washington, D.C., in 1978. [4]
This is a list of the symbols of the provinces and territories of Canada. Each province and territory has a unique set of official symbols. [1] Provinces and territories