Category: Canada

Responsible Government was finally achieved in 1848 after a decade of struggle. LaFontaine became the first true Prime Minister of the Canadas, with Baldwin his deputy premier in the “Great Ministry.” But Responsible Government was not universally popular, and riots broke out in many places. When did Canada get responsible government? A responsible government first […]

Mapping in Canada in the 1600s began with the work of Samuel de Champlain. He produced the first modern-looking map of Eastern Canada in 1613, and the most comprehensive of his maps in 1632. For much of the 1600s and early 1700s, the French were the primary cartographers of what would become Canada. Who made […]

At the Canadian Geodetic Survey (CGS), we define, maintain, improve and facilitate access to the Canadian Spatial Reference System (CSRS), which establishes the reference for latitude, longitude, height and gravity in Canada. What is the purpose of a geodetic survey? A geodetic survey determines the precise position of permanent points on the earth’s surface, taking […]

It may seem odd, but it’s a fact. There is just one road, one single place connecting all of western Canada, to all of eastern Canada. That place is at Nipigon in northern Ontario. It’s where two highways, 11 and 17, join, cross the bridge over the Nipigon River and separate again on the other […]

The arrangement of equal seats for the two Canadas was called “sectional equality.” It was acceptable to the mostly English-speaking and Protestant population of Canada West. They felt they needed a legislative safeguard against the more populous Canada East. Why was Canada East against representation by population? MacDonald and George Brown (both of Canada West), […]

The Eastern Woodlands includes, among others, the Haudenosaunee, Mi’kmaq, Ojibwe and Wendat (Huron) peoples. The Eastern Woodlands is one of six cultural areas of Indigenous peoples in Canada. What are the 5 Eastern Woodlands tribes? The Southeast Indians were for the most part tightly organized and heavily invested in agriculture. The farms of the most […]

two months. The Rock’s time in the Canadian Football League was short-lived, and he was cut just two months into the season. Instead of continuing to pursue a football career, the Rock turned to wrestling, landing himself at the WWE, which prepared The Rock to be an action movie star. Did The Rock ever play […]

Fairy Stones are unique concretions found around the Harricana River in Quebec – the second longest river in Canada. They have been formed over thousands of years and have been historically used as protective and lucky talismans, often to promote wealth and prosperity. What is fairy stone? What are fairy stones? Fairy Stones are Staurolite […]

The fact that both stone circles are ancient and have mysterious purposes and origins led to Iniskim Umaapi being dubbed “Canada’s Stonehenge” by Gordon R Freeman, professor emeritus at the University of Alberta. Where is Alberta’s Stonehenge? Majorville Cairn and MedicineCanada’s Stonehenge: Astounding Archaeological Discoveries in Canada, England, and Wales is a 2009 self-published book […]

The Laurentide Ice Sheet was a massive sheet of ice that covered millions of square miles, including most of Canada and a large portion of the Northern United States, multiple times during the Quaternary glacial epochs, from 2.58 million years ago to the present. How was the Canada Glacier formed? It is formed by the […]