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On September 28, 2007, the Canadian dollar closed above the U.S. dollar for the first time in 30 years, at US$1.0052. [43] On November 7, 2007, it hit US$1.1024 during trading, a modern-day high [44] after China announced it would diversify its US$1.43 trillion foreign exchange reserve away from the U.S. dollar. By November 30, however, the ...
The Senators shut out the Canadiens, 3–0, with Ottawa goalie Craig Anderson making 28 saves. [1] It marked the first outdoor game hosted by Ottawa, and the second that Ottawa has participated in; they previously faced the Vancouver Canucks in the 2014 Heritage Classic. [2] This was Montreal's fourth time appearing in an outdoor game.
The government fixed the value of the Canadian dollar against the pound sterling ($4.43 buying and $4.47 selling) and also against the US dollar ($1.10 (US$0.9091) buying and $1.11 (US$0.9009) selling). The government also imposed strict currency controls on exchanges with foreign currencies, particularly the United States dollar.
Michael J. Reilly Jr. (born July 13, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fourth round, 98th overall, by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft and has previously played for the Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers.
Montreal Canadiens games are broadcast locally in both the French and English languages. CHMP 98.5 is the Canadiens' French-language radio flagship. [1] As of the 2017–18 season, the team's regional television in both languages, and its English-language radio rights, are held by Bell Media. [2]
The Canadian fifty-cent coin (French: pièce de cinquante cents) is a Canadian coin worth 50 cents.The coin's reverse depicts the coat of arms of Canada.At the opening ceremonies for the Ottawa branch of the Royal Mint, held on January 2, 1908, Governor General Earl Grey struck the Dominion of Canada's first domestically produced coin.
In 2025 newly elected President Donald Trump issued a 25% tariff on Canada, claiming it was to counter illegal immigration and the distribution of fentanyl. Statistics however show most illegal immigration on the US-Canadian border come from the US and fentanyl distribution from Canada is barely 0.2% compared to over 98% coming out of Mexico. [172]
The 2017–18 Montreal Canadiens season was the 109th season for the franchise that was founded on December 4, 1909, and their 101st in the National Hockey League. [2] For the second time in the past three seasons, the Canadiens failed to make the playoffs .