Alberta is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west,Saskatchewan to the east,the Northwest Territories (NWT) to the north,and the U.S. state of Montana to the south. It is one of the only two landlocked provinces in Canada. 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,commonly abbreviated as BC,is the westernmost province of Canada,situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography,with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines,sandy beaches,forests,lakes,mountains,inland deserts and grassy plains,and borders the province of Alberta to the east,the territories of Yukon and the Northwest Territories to the north,and the US states of Washington,Idaho and Montana to the south and Alaska to the northwest. With an estimated population of 5.3 million as of 2022,it is Canada's third-most populous province. The capital of British Columbia is Victoria and its largest city is Vancouver. Vancouver is the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada;the 2021 census recorded 2.6 million people in Metro Vancouver.
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It 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. Because it is on the North American Tectonic Plate,Greenland is included as a part of North America geographically.
Nova Scotia is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland."
Ontario is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. Located in Central Canada,it is Canada's most populous province,with 38.3 percent of the country's population,and is the second-largest province by total area. Ontario is Canada's fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city,Ottawa,and the nation's most populous city,Toronto,which is Ontario's provincial capital.
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern portion of the province of Ontario,at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau,Quebec,and forms the core of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area (CMA) and the National Capital Region (NCR). As of 2021,Ottawa had a city population of 1,017,449 and a metropolitan population of 1,488,307,making it the fourth-largest city and fourth-largest metropolitan area in Canada.
Vancouver is a major city in western Canada,located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province,the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city,up from 631,486 in 2016. The Greater Vancouver area had a population of 2.6 million in 2021,making it the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Greater Vancouver,along with the Fraser Valley,comprises the Lower Mainland with a regional population of over 3 million. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada,with over 5,700 people per square kilometre,and fourth highest in North America.
Yukon is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada,with a population of 44,238 as of March 2023. Whitehorse,the territorial capital,is the largest settlement in any of the three territories.
London is a city in southwestern Ontario,Canada,along the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. The city had a population of 422,324 according to the 2021 Canadian census. London is at the confluence of the Thames River,approximately 200 km (120 mi) from both Toronto and Detroit;and about 230 km (140 mi) from Buffalo,New York. The city of London is politically separate from Middlesex County,though it remains the county seat.
Toronto is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021,it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe,an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario,while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. Toronto is an international centre of business,finance,arts,sports and culture,and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world.
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 receives funding from the government. The English- and French-language service units of the corporation are commonly 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.
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers,near the longitudinal centre of North America. As of 2021,Winnipeg had a city population of 749,607 and a metropolitan population of 834,678,making it the sixth-largest city,and eighth-largest metropolitan area in Canada.
Justin Pierre James Trudeau is a Canadian politician serving as the 23rd and current prime minister of Canada since 2015 and leader of the Liberal Party since 2013. Trudeau is the second-youngest prime minister in Canadian history after Joe Clark;he is also the first to be the child of a previous holder of the post,as the eldest son of Pierre Trudeau.
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean,making it the world's second-largest country by total area,with the world's longest coastline. It is characterized by a wide range of both meteorologic and geological regions. The country is sparsely inhabited,with the vast majority residing south of the 55th parallel in urban areas. Canada's capital is Ottawa and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto,Montreal,and Vancouver.
Nunavut is the largest 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 independent 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 second most populous city in Canada and the most populous city in the province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie,or "City of Mary",it is named after Mount Royal,the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal,which obtained its name from the same origin as the city,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.
Quebec is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the largest province by area and the second-largest by population. Much of the population of Quebec lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River,between its most populous city,Montreal,and the provincial capital,Quebec City. The province is the home of the Québécois nation. Located in Central Canada,the province shares land borders with Ontario to the west,Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast,New Brunswick to the southeast,and a coastal border with Nunavut;in the south it borders Maine,New Hampshire,Vermont,and New York in the United States.
The World Curling Championships are the annual world championships for curling,organized by the World Curling Federation and contested by national championship teams. There are men's,women's and mixed doubles championships,as well as men's and women's versions of junior and senior championships. There is also a world championship for wheelchair curling. The men's championship started in 1959,while the women's started in 1979. The mixed doubles championship was started in 2008. Since 2005,the men's and women's championships have been held in different venues,with Canada hosting one of the two championships every year:the men's championship in odd years,and the women's championship in even years. Canada has dominated both the men's and women's championships since their inception,although Switzerland,Sweden,Denmark,Germany,Scotland,the United States,Norway and China have all won at least one championship.
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.
