3. The maple leaf is Canada’s national symbol. The iconic symbol of Canada, the maple leaf, is featured on the country’s flag. Maple trees are abundant in Canada, especially in the eastern part of the country. Canadians even celebrate National Maple Syrup Day on 17th December! Can you...
Flag Day Facts Flag Day in the United States falls on June 14th each year. On June 14th, 1777 the Second Continental Congress adopted the United States flag. It wasn't until 1916 that Flag Day was officially declared, by Woodrow Wilson who was the United States president at the time. In...
Canada is among the ten most sparsely populated countries in the world. More than half of the population live in the Canadian provinces Ontario and Quebec. About 90% of the people in Canada live within 160 km/ 100 miles of the US-Canada border. Close to the border there are also the ma...
There is also a lot of other surprising facts about Canada which you may not know, so here's a list of some of our favourite Canadian facts.
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Flag Day, in the United States, a day honoring the national flag, observed on June 14. The holiday commemorates the date in 1777 when the United States approved the design for its first national flag. Learn more about the history of Flag Day in this arti
President Woodrow Wilson, in a ceremony recognizing the first national observance of Flag Day, was asked about his thoughts on Ross. He replied, “Would that it were true!” Turns out Betsy Ross is the biggest lie your kindergarten teacher ever told you (except that Bubbles the class gerbil...
Martinique, an island in the Caribbean, Saint Martin, St Barthélemy and St Pierre et Miquelon, which are also in the Atlantic Ocean Mayotte, an island in the Indian Ocean in Africa andLa Réunion, another Indian Ocean island in Africa - click here to read more aboutReunion ...
The Government of Canada uses very specificbrandingon all their official signs and logos. The officiallogoof Canada, known as theCanada Wordmark, is the word “Canada” with a small Canadian flag over the “a” (seen above). Any text on official Canadian signage is written in theHelveticafo...