Category: Canada

Beverley McLachlin. Beverley McLachlin, (born September 7, 1943, Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada), Canadian jurist who was the 17th chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada (2000–17) and the first woman to hold the post. She had joined the court in 1989. Who was the first female chief justice? Sandra Day O’Connor (born March 26, […]

Elsie Knott. Elsie Knott was the first woman in Canada to serve as chief of a First Nation. She was first elected in 1954, three years after the Indian Act was amended to give Indigenous women the right to vote in band elections and hold positions on band councils. Who was the first female chief […]

What impact did the war have on Canada?The result was that despite short-term disillusionment, the war had a great equalizing effect on many aspects of Canadian society, as women got the right to vote, workers demanded better rights and wages and Canadians railed against graft and corruption.

About the War During the Second World War, Canadians defended the east and the west coasts and fought in a series of long and difficult campaigns — on land, at sea and in the air — to defeat the German, Italian and Japanese forces. More than 1.1 million Canadian men and women served in the […]

Since 1949, Canada has maintained a permanent representation at NATO Headquarters in Europe, following NATO as its headquarters moved from the United Kingdom to France, and from France to Belgium. During the Cold War, Canada also stationed troops at military bases across Europe, primarily in France and West Germany. Where is NATO in Canada? In […]

Those who have the age of twenty years, born not earlier than 1883, and are married or a widower with a child or children. Those born in the years 1876 to 1882 inclusive, and are unmarried or a widower with no child. Those born in the years 1876 to 1882 inclusive, and are married or […]

Canada’s Brad Gushue wrapped up round-robin play with a 5-2 loss to Great Britain’s Bruce Mouat on Thursday morning in Beijing. Who won Canada vs Great Britain? Great BritainDefending world champions Great Britain defeated defending Olympic champions Canada in the second round of mixed doubles curling at the 2022 Games. Who Won the War of […]

Due to the expanded interpretation of the term ‘weapon’ in the Criminal Code, anything which is designed to cause injury, incapacitate or intimidate can be considered a weapon. Using bear spray on humans is prohibited and can lead to criminal charges. Can you use bear spray on a person? Can you use bear spray on […]

The Battle of Britain was the first time Canada had deployed its own identifiable national air assets (No. 1 Squadron) to a combat mission. 2,353 pilots from Great Britain and 574 from overseas participated. 544 lost their lives, including 23 Canadians. What was the impact of the Battle of Britain? Britain’s victory in the Battle […]

St. Lawrence valley. With the addition of Canada to the British Empire, Britain gained control of a strip of territory along the St. Lawrence River with a population of at least 70,000 francophone Roman Catholics, which was expanded and renamed as the Province of Quebec under the Quebec Act. Why was Canada important to the […]