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Canada also maintains historic and traditional ties to the United Kingdom and to France, [205] along with both countries' former colonies through its membership in the Commonwealth of Nations and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. [206] Canada is noted for having a positive relationship with the Netherlands, owing, in part, to ...
La Cañada Flintridge, commonly known as just La Cañada (Spanish for 'The Ravine'), is a city in the foothills of the Verdugo Mountains [7] in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located in the Crescenta Valley , in the western edge of the San Gabriel Valley , it is the location of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
Le Canadien (French pronunciation: [lə kanadjɛ̃]) was a French language newspaper published at various times in Lower Canada, then the Province of Canada, and finally the province of Quebec, at various times in the 19th century. It went through three different publication phases, with interruptions in publishing.
Lévis (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is a city in eastern Quebec, Canada, located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City.A ferry links Old Quebec with Old Lévis, and two bridges, the Quebec Bridge and the Pierre-Laporte Bridge, connect western Lévis with Quebec City.
Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution.In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North America—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada (which upon Confederation was divided into Ontario and Quebec)—united to form a federation, becoming a fully ...
La Saint-Jean-Baptiste, or La St-Jean, honours French Canada's patron saint, John the Baptist. On this day, the song " Gens du pays ", by Gilles Vigneault , is often heard. The song À la claire fontaine [ 349 ] was the anthem of the New France , Patriots and French Canadian , then replaced by O Canada , but "Gens du pays" is preferred by many ...
Canada: A People's History is a 17-episode, 32-hour documentary television series on the history of Canada. It first aired on CBC Television from October 2000 to November 2001. [ 1 ] The production was an unusually large project for the national network, especially during budget cutbacks.
Canada was a French colony within the larger territory of New France. It was claimed by France in 1535 during the second voyage of Jacques Cartier , in the name of the French king, Francis I . The colony remained a French territory until 1763, when it became a British colony known as the Province of Quebec .