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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.
VisitBritain was created in April 2003 to market Britain to the rest of the world and to promote and develop the visitor economy of England. It was formed out of a merger between the British Tourist Authority and the English Tourism Council , and is a non-departmental public body responsible to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport .
Before 1999 it was known as the English Tourist Board and between 1999 and 2009 as the English Tourism Council. In 2003, it was absorbed into the British Tourist Authority and was relaunched as a separate body again in 2009.
The history of post-confederation Canada began on July 1, 1867, when the British North American colonies of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia were united to form a single Dominion within the British Empire. [1] Upon Confederation, the United Province of Canada was immediately split into the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. [2]
The history of Canada covers the period from the arrival of the Paleo-Indians to North America thousands of years ago to the present day. The lands encompassing present-day Canada have been inhabited for millennia by Indigenous peoples , with distinct trade networks, spiritual beliefs, and styles of social organization.
"Wittington Investments, Limited" was founded by W. Garfield Weston in 1952 and is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [9] The company is the majority shareholder in the North American holding company George Weston Limited, [10] owner of Choice Properties real estate investment trust, controlling shareholder in Loblaw Companies Limited, [11] Canada's largest supermarket retailer and its in ...
In its early history, Canada maintained a link to the United Kingdom by playing cricket. Over time, however, Canada drifted more toward playing American sports, and even favored the indigenous sport of lacrosse as a way to distance itself from British models, particularly as non-Anglo-Saxon immigration to Canada grew by the end of the 19th century.
Black History in Canada was an educational guide for students to gain more knowledge and appreciation of the Black-Canadian experience, drawing from Lawrence Hill's historical fiction, The Book of Negroes. The guide is structured around "themes of journey, slavery, human rights, passage to Canada and contemporary culture."