Author: Muriel Schmidt

Peanuts are one of those crops that we don’t get a chance to see much in Canada. That is because most peanut varieties require 3000 heat units to grow and mature and there are very few regions in Canada that get those kind of heat units. Are any peanuts grown in Canada? Peanuts are grown […]

The First World War was fought from 1914 to 1918. More than 650,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders served in this war, then called The Great War. More than 66,000 of our service members gave their lives and more than 172,000 were wounded. Did Canada have a strong military in ww1? Contribution in the Air As events […]

Borrowing from Canadians Canadians’ willingness to loan money to their own government by buying war bonds exceeded all expectations. No bond issue in Canadian history had raised more than $5 million, but Ottawa’s first “victory bond” drive brought in $100 million, twice the initial estimate. How did the government pay for the war ww1? To […]

Walnuts, acorns, hazelnuts, pecans, hickory and gingko nuts are all produced on long-lived trees (100 yrs or more) that are adaptable to a wide range of Canadian climate/soil conditions. Which nuts grow in Ontario? Nut trees that grow in Ontario, including heartnuts, walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, and butternuts. Are cashews grown in Canada? The cashew producing […]

The good news about fruits and veggies in Canada is that we have access to a wide range of fresh produce year round. Does Canada produce vegetables? Areas and Yields The potato is the most widely cultivated vegetable in Canada. Excluding potatoes, Ontario ranks first in vegetable production, both in yield and area; Québec comes […]

Korean War It was the first major conflict of the Cold War. It led the NATO states — many of them fighting in Korea under the banner of the United Nations — to build up their military forces. For Canada, this resulted in a huge increase in the defence budget and, eventually, the return of […]

Canada and Korean War As a member of the United Nations, Canada declared its support of South Korea following its sudden invasion by the Communist State of North Korea on June 25th, 1950. Canadian Naval Ships had arrived in the Korean Theatre of Operations on 30 July 1950. How did Canada help Korea? As part […]

1950. The Canadian Forces were involved in the 1950–1953 Korean War and its aftermath. 26,000 Canadians participated on the side of the United Nations, and Canada sent eight destroyers. When did Canada send troops to the Korean War? Canadian soldiers enter the line The Canadian Army Special Force was established in August 1950 for service […]

Canada’s intelligence services repeatedly assessed that Iraq did not have an active WMD program. While Canada had previously participated in military action against Iraq in the Gulf War of 1991, it refused to declare war against Iraq without United Nations Security Council approval. Did Canada help in the Iraq war? Canada commanded the NATO training […]

10 June–Canada declared war on Italy. 22 June–France surrendered to Germany in the railway car in the Compiegne Forest where Germany had surrendered in 1918. 4 August–Italy invaded British Somaliland. Mussolini’s forces are defeated by May 1941. Did Canada invade Italy in ww2? In Canada’s first sustained land operation of the war, Canadian troops helped […]