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Ottawa, Canada: So Much to Discover
Find out all about living in and visiting Ottawa. A quick fact list and frequently asked questions makes learning about Ottawa easy. Great site to experience the capital city of Canada.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Canada
On this site, find information about Canada's history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Lobster Plug Story in West Pubnico
What in the world is a lobster plug? Explore the exhibits of the village of West Pubnico, Nova Scotia to learn about "the lobster plug capital of the world." Archival photographs, documents, and local stories are included.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Steveston Recollections, the History of a Village
Steveston,B.C., a rich farming and fishing community at the mouth of the Fraser River, is profiled. Follow the history of the town known as the 'salmon capital of the world.'
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Bytown Museum: Canada's Capital
Here, the Bytown Museum looks at the founding history and the growth of Canada's Capital.
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Canadian Heritage: Visiting the Capital
Resource designed to give complete preparation for a field trip to Ottawa and Parliament.
University of California
Polar Bear Capital of the World
Churchill, Canada is known for its polar bear population before the bay freezes. Find out all about this incredible visitation every year. Read polar bear facts, lore, rules of bear safety, and wildlife management applied to polar bears.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Subsistence of Early Outport Newfoundlanders
The people of Elliston on the east coast of Newfoundland have lived an isolated life. This exhibit examines how they successfully maintained a self sufficient life by living off the land and relying on each other.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Exploring Borderlands: Samuel De Champlain
This passage highlights passionate French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, in his conquest for new lands in present day Canada and his establishment of France's North American capital of Quebec. Click the "Samuel de Champlain Activities"...
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Virtual Heritage Winnipeg
The Exchange District of Winnipeg has been declared a National Historic Site of Canada. Take a virtual tour inside many of the district's buildings. Search through more than 3000 historic images and explore the history of many of...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Eastern Canada, 1916
A map from 1916 of the eastern part of Canada showing Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and the southern portion of Quebec. The map shows the capital of Ottawa, provincial capitals, major cities, towns, and...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Eastern Canada and Newfoundland, 1883
A map from 1883 of the eastern part of Canada showing the political boundaries at the time, the capital and provincial capitals, major cities and towns, railways, mountains, lakes, rivers, coastal features, and islands. The territories...
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Etc: Maps Etc: The Maritime Provinces of Canada, 1920
A map from 1920 of the Maritime Provinces of Canada, including New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. The map shows the county divisions and capitals, the provincial capitals of Fredericton (New Brunswick), Halifax (Nova...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Dominion of Canada, Newfoundland, and Greenland, 1916
A map from 1916 of the Dominion of Canada, Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador were not part of the Canadian Confederation until 1949), Greenland, and Iceland. This map uses color-contouring to show general land elevations from sea...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Dominion of Canada, 1906
A map from 1906 of the Dominion of Canada showing the boundaries of the provinces and territories, provincial capitals and major cities, lakes, rivers, coastal features, and islands of the region. An inset map shows the entire North...
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Etc: Maps Etc: The Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland, 1921
A map from 1921 of the Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador did not become a province of Canada until 1949). The map shows the province capitals and boundaries at the time, major cities and towns, existing and...
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Etc: Maps Etc: The Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland, 1902
A map from 1902 of the Dominion of Canada, showing provinces, province capitals and major cities, railroads, canals, mountain systems, lakes, rivers, and coastal features. Symbols on the map indicate the head of navigable rivers (anchor...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Western Canada, 1916
A map from 1916 of western Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba) from the Pacific coastline east to the Ontario border, and from approximately latitude 60 degrees North to the International boundary with the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Dominion of Canada, 1919
A map from 1919 of the Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador were not part of the Canadian Confederation until 1949), showing the provinces at the time, provincial capitals, major cities, towns, and settlements,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Dominion of Canada, 1882
A map from 1882 of the southern part of the Dominion of Canada at the time, showing the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Athabaska, Saskatchewan, Assinboia, Manitoba, Keewatin, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Dominion of Canada, 1901
A map from 1901 of the Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador were not part of the Canadian Confederation until 1949), showing the provinces at the time, provincial capitals, major cities, towns, and settlements,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Dominion of Canada, 1899
A map from 1899 of the Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador were not part of the Canadian Confederation until 1949), showing the provinces at the time, provincial capitals, major cities, towns, and settlements,...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Maritime Provinces of Canada, 1914
A map from 1914 of the Maritime Provinces of Canada, including New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. The map shows the county divisions, provincial capitals of Fredericton (New Brunswick), Halifax (Nova Scotia), and...
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Etc: Maps Etc: The Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland, 1909
A map from 1909 of the Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland showing the provinces at the time, provincial capitals, major cities, towns, and settlements, railways, mountain systems, lakes, rivers, coastal features, and islands of the region.