Author: Darrel Pratt

Toronto. At dawn, a flotilla of 16 American ships under Commodore Isaac Chauncey made its way to the capital of Upper Canada, YORK [Toronto]. The Sacking of York. Published Online March 22, 2011 Last Edited July 13, 2015 What was the capital of Upper Canada? Upper Canada Province of Upper Canada Status British colony Capital […]

Steel is produced at 13 plants in five provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec). The industry is concentrated in Ontario, with six plants operating there. Who is the largest steel producer in Canada? ArcelorMittal Dofasco is a steel company based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Dofasco is a standalone subsidiary of ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest […]

By land area alone, Canada ranks fourth, due to having the world’s largest area of fresh water lakes. Stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the east, along the Arctic Ocean to the north, and to the Pacific Ocean in the west, the country encompasses 9,984,670 km2 (3,855,100 sq mi) of territory. What is the rank […]

The Canadian Shield is one of the world’s richest areas in terms of mineral ores. It is filled with substantial deposits of nickel, gold, silver, and copper. Throughout the Shield there are many mining towns extracting these minerals. The largest, and one of the best known, is Sudbury, Ontario. What region in Canada has the […]

Border Crossing: The Rainbow Bridge between Niagara Falls New York USA and Niagara Falls Ontario Canada is open 24 hours a day 7 days a week every day of the year. Typically there are no delays yet you can check current border crossing times beforehand. Can we go Canada to USA by road? First entry […]

Because a whole lot of the original settlers came from Britain— not just England. Is there a place called England in Canada? Canada, England: A settlement within the village of Wellow in Hampshire, the region includes the church of St. Margaret of Antioch, where Florence Nightingale is buried. 2. Canada, Kansas: Founded in 1883, the […]

Minnesota, is in the north central United States. Near the geographic center of North America, it is bordered on the north by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario, on the west by North Dakota and South Dakota, on the south by Iowa, and on the east by Wisconsin and Lake Superior. Are Minnesotans considered […]

Earlier this year, the Senate committee on finance confirmed the Tire Dealers Association of Canada’s findings that “country pricing” by tire manufacturers forces consumers across Canada to pay anywhere from 30 to 50 per cent more for the same tires selling in the U.S. Are tires more expensive in Canada? Tires aren’t the only items […]

Ottawa. The Carlingwood store in Ottawa, at 135,000 retail square feet and the largest Canadian Tire store in Canada, opened September 15. Where is the second biggest Canadian Tire in Canada? Kane said the Carlingwood Canadian Tire has a six-car-canopy Customer Pick Up area at the rear of the store where customers can pick up […]

The acquisition was completed on 30 June 2006. After the sale, Cedar Fair began to drop the name “Paramount” from all of the former Paramount properties it acquired, as a result, the park has reverted to its original name of Canada’s Wonderland in January 2007. What happened Canada’s Wonderland? Canada’s Wonderland was evacuated late Sunday […]