Alberta is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta borders British Columbia to the west,Saskatchewan to the east,the Northwest Territories to the north,and the U.S. state of Montana to the south. It is one of the only two landlocked provinces in Canada,with Saskatchewan being the other. The eastern part of the province is occupied by the Great Plains,while the western part borders the Rocky Mountains. The province has a predominantly continental climate but experiences quick temperature changes due to air aridity. Seasonal temperature swings are less pronounced in western Alberta due to occasional Chinook winds.
British Columbia is the westernmost province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains,the province has a diverse geography,with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines,sandy beaches,forests,lakes,mountains,inland deserts and grassy plains. British Columbia borders the province of Alberta to the east;the territories of Yukon and Northwest Territories to the north;the U.S. states of Washington,Idaho and Montana to the south,and Alaska to the northwest. With an estimated population of over 5.6 million as of 2024,it is Canada's third-most populous province. The capital of British Columbia is Victoria,while the province's largest city is Vancouver. Vancouver and its suburbs together make up the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada,with the 2021 census recording 2.6 million people in Metro Vancouver. British Columbia is Canada's third-largest province in terms of total area,after Quebec and Ontario.
Iqaluit is the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is the territory's largest community and its only city. It was known as Frobisher Bay from 1942 to 1987,after the large bay on the coast on which the city is situated. The northernmost city in Canada,its traditional Inuktitut name was restored in 1987.
North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean,to the east by the Atlantic Ocean,to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea,and to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean. The region includes the Bahamas,Bermuda,Canada,the Caribbean,Central America,Clipperton Island,Greenland,Mexico,Saint Pierre and Miquelon,Turks and Caicos Islands,and the United States.
Nova Scotia is a province of Canada,located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime provinces.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation,branded as CBC/Radio-Canada,is the Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a Crown corporation that serves as the national public broadcaster,with its English-language and French-language service units known as CBC and Radio-Canada,respectively.
Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation,three provinces of British North America—New Brunswick,Nova Scotia,and the Province of Canada —united to form a federation,becoming a fully independent country over the next century. Over its history,Canada's international borders have changed several times as it has added territories and provinces,making it the world's second-largest country by area.
The Liberal Party of Canada is a federal political party in Canada. The party espouses the principles of liberalism,and generally sits at the centre to centre-left of the Canadian political spectrum,with their main rival,the Conservative Party,positioned to their right and the New Democratic Party positioned to their left. The party is described as "big tent",practising "brokerage politics",attracting support from a broad spectrum of voters. The Liberal Party is the longest-serving and oldest active federal political party in the country,and has dominated federal politics of Canada for much of its history,holding power for almost 70 years of the 20th century. As a result,it has sometimes been referred to as Canada's "natural governing party".
The Khalistan movement is an independence movement seeking to create a separate homeland for Sikhs by establishing an ethno‐religious sovereign state called Khalistan in the Punjab region. The proposed boundaries of Khalistan vary between different groups;some suggest the entirety of the Sikh-majority Indian state of Punjab,while larger claims include Pakistani Punjab and other parts of North India such as Chandigarh,Haryana,and Himachal Pradesh. Shimla and Lahore have been proposed as the capital of Khalistan.
Céline Marie Claudette Dion is a Canadian singer. Referred to as the "Queen of Power Ballads",she is noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals. Her music has incorporated genres such as pop,rock,R&B,chanson,and classical music. Her recordings have been mainly in English and French,although she has also sung in several other languages including Japanese,Italian,German,Mandarin,Spanish and Neapolitan.
The Conservative Party of Canada,colloquially known as the Tories or simply the Conservatives,is a federal political party in Canada. It was formed in 2003 by the merger of the two main right-leaning parties,the Progressive Conservative Party and the Canadian Alliance,the latter being the successor of the Western Canadian–based Reform Party. The party sits at the centre-right to the right of the Canadian political spectrum,with their federal rival,the centre-left Liberal Party of Canada,positioned to their left. The Conservatives are defined as a "big tent" party,practising "brokerage politics" and welcoming a broad variety of members,including "Red Tories" and "Blue Tories".
Catherine Anne O'Hara is a Canadian actress,comedian,and screenwriter. She is known for her comedy work on Second City Television (1976–1984) and Schitt's Creek (2015–2020) and in films such as After Hours (1985),Beetlejuice (1988),The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993),Home Alone (1990),Home Alone 2:Lost in New York (1992),and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024). Her other film appearances include the mockumentary films written and directed by Christopher Guest:Waiting for Guffman (1996),Best in Show (2000),A Mighty Wind (2003),and For Your Consideration (2006).
Justin Pierre James Trudeau is a Canadian politician who has been serving as the 23rd prime minister of Canada since 2015 and the leader of the Liberal Party since 2013.
Pierre Marcel Poilievre is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the leader of the Official Opposition since 2022. He has been a member of Parliament (MP) since 2004.
Nunavut is the largest,easternmost,and northernmost territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1,1999,via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act,which provided this territory to the Inuit for self-government. The boundaries had been drawn in 1993. The creation of Nunavut resulted in the first major change to Canada's political map in half a century since the province of Newfoundland was admitted in 1949.
Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec,the second-largest in Canada,and the ninth-largest in North America. Founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie,or "City of Mary",it is now named after Mount Royal,the triple-peaked mountain around which the early settlement was built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal and a few,much smaller,peripheral islands,the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is 196 km (122 mi) east of the national capital,Ottawa,and 258 km (160 mi) southwest of the provincial capital,Quebec City.
Canada and India have had bilateral relations since the 19th century. Both are member nations of the Commonwealth of Nations and are part of G20,a group of world's largest economies. In 2023,bilateral trade between the countries was valued at $9.36 billion with the Indian exports to Canada worth $5.56 billion and Canadian exports to India valued at $3.80 billion.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup,marketed as FIFA World Cup 26,will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup,the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament will take place from June 11 to July 19,2026. It will be jointly hosted by 16 cities in three North American countries:Canada,Mexico,and the United States. The tournament will be the first hosted by three nations and the first North American World Cup since 1994.
The 2021 Canadian federal election was held on September 20,2021,to elect members of the House of Commons to the 44th Canadian Parliament. The writs of election were issued by Governor General Mary Simon on August 15,2021,when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau requested the dissolution of parliament for a snap election.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Canada is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019. It is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Most cases over the course of the pandemic have been in Ontario,Quebec,British Columbia and Alberta. Confirmed cases have been reported in all of Canada's provinces and territories.
