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1966 – Department of Transportation established, Pub. L. 89–670, 80 Stat. 931; 1970 – Urban Mass Transportation Act, Pub. L. 91–453, 84 Stat. 962; 1970 – Rail Passenger Service Act PL 91-518; 1970 – Airport and Airway Development Act PL 91-258; 1973 – Federal Aid Highway Act PL 93-87; 1973 – Amtrak Improvement Act PL 93-146
The international border between Canada and the United States is the longest in the world by total length. [a] The boundary (including boundaries in the Great Lakes, Atlantic, and Pacific coasts) is 8,891 km (5,525 mi) long.
As the population of the world increases, cities grow in size and population – according to the United Nations, 55% of the world's population live in cities, and by 2050 this number is expected to rise to 68%. [58] Public transportation policy must evolve to meet the changing priorities of the urban world. [59]
The American-based Fenian Brotherhood launched several raids into Canada in 1866 and 1870–71. Strained relations with America continued, however, due to a series of small-scale armed incursions called the " Fenian raids " conducted by Irish-American Civil War veterans across the border from 1866 to 1871 in an attempt to trade Canada for Irish ...
Canada's largest air carrier and its flag carrier is Air Canada, which had 34 million customers in 2006 and, as of April 2010, operates 363 aircraft (including Air Canada Jazz). [17] CHC Helicopter , the largest commercial helicopter operator in the world, is second with 142 aircraft [ 17 ] and WestJet , a low-cost carrier formed in 1996, is ...
A map of the Strategic Highway Network, one component of the NHS Map of average freight truck traffic on the NHS in 2015. According to the Federal Highway Administration, the 160,000-mile (260,000 km) National Highway System includes roads important to the United States' economy, defense, and mobility, from one or more of the following road networks (specific routes may be part of more than ...
In 1958 Canada established (with the United States) the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). [208] There were voices on both left and right that warned against being too close to the United States. Few Canadians listened before 1957. Instead, there was wide consensus on foreign and defence policies from 1948 to 1957.
The Province of Canada, which was split at the Ottawa River into the provinces of Ontario to the west, and Quebec to the east [b] New Brunswick [c] Nova Scotia [d] The capital was established at Ottawa. Canada inherited territorial disputes with the United States over Machias Seal Island and North Rock, which remain disputed up to the present ...