Category: Canada

Approximately 5,000 mostly small earthquakes are recorded in Canada each year. In the past 100 years, at least nine earthquakes in or near Canada have registered a magnitude greater than 7. Are earthquakes likely in Canada? Each year, seismologists with the Geological Survey of Canada record and locate more than 1000 earthquakes in western Canada. […]

In support of the implementation of the Paris Agreement, Canada fully delivered on its 2015 pledge of C$2.65 billion in climate finance over the past five years to support ambitious action on climate change in developing countries. Has Canada met Paris Agreement goals? The CAT rates Canada’s climate target, policies and finance as ‘Highly Insufficient’. […]

Beef and Cattle 2010 2019 Cattle Exports (head) 1,064,513 723,324 Cattle Slaughter + Live Cattle Exports 4,469,353 4,027,203 % of total beef and cattle production exported 4 54.7% 52.2% % beef exported 5 40.5% 41.2% How much beef comes from Canada? In 2021, exports of beef amounted to approximately 614,810 metric tons in Canada, an […]

1976. Canada’s last hangings were carried out in December 1962, although the de jure abolition of the death penalty did not come until 1976. However, every attempt to eliminate capital punishment has met with fierce opposition. Who got rid of the death penalty in Canada? Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, John Diefenbaker and NDP leader […]

There are several types of avalanches and landslides in Canada – rock avalanches, snow avalanches, rockslides and subsidence, among others. Most of our avalanches take place in the mountains of British Columbia, the Yukon and Alberta. They occur when a mass of snow or rock breaks loose and slides down a steep slope. Where do […]

Safe US and Canadian cities include Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Montreal. All of these cities are lower in humidity than most US cities, have no natural disasters like tornadoes, and offer plenty of unique shopping options. Which cities have fewest natural disasters? Here are the five safest cities in the U.S. least prone to natural […]

Early flags Both before and after Confederation in 1867, Canada used the United Kingdom’s Royal Union Flag, commonly known as the Union Jack. The Royal Union Flag was used across British North America and in Canada even after Confederation (1867) until 1965. When was Canada’s first flag made? The flag made its first official appearance […]

poll has found. In the online survey of a representative national sample, 51% of Canadians are in favour of reinstating the death penalty for murder in Canada, while 37% are opposed and 12% are undecided. Why should the death penalty be reinstated? First, they argue that reintroducing the death penalty would deter criminals from committing […]

The hurricane season usually lasts from early June to late November. The most severe hurricane to make landfall in Canada in the past 12 months was »Fiona«. It reached a wind speed of up to 157 km/h on September 24, 2022 at 3:00 am local time near Port Hawkesbury and was 93 kilometers in diameter […]

The continual shifting of large segments of the earth’s crust, called tectonic plates, causes more than 97% of the world’s earthquakes. Eastern Canada is located in a stable continental region within the North American Plate and, as a consequence, has a relatively low rate of earthquake activity. Does Canada get earthquakes? The Pacific Coast is […]