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song: "Alberta", gemstone: ammolite: British Columbia [3] Steller's jay: Spirit bear: Pacific salmon: Pacific dogwood: Western redcedar: Jade: Splendor sine occasu (splendour without diminishment) Provincial fossil: Elasmosaur: Manitoba [4] Great grey owl: Plains bison: Walleye: Prairie crocus: White spruce – Gloriosus et liber (glorious and ...
The single was the most successful single in Canada in 1967, selling a then unprecedented 270,000 copies. [3] It was No. 1 for 2 weeks on the RPM Top 100 Singles in Canada, in April 1967. [4] In 1971, Gimby donated all royalties to the Boy Scouts of Canada, but the song only earned one cent per airplay, which is one of the lowest rates in the ...
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 (which upon Confederation was divided into Ontario and Quebec)—united to form a federation, becoming a fully ...
The song commemorates Franklin's lost expedition by sea through the Canadian Arctic and finds parallels in the narrator's travel by land through the Canadian Prairies. The song appears on an album of the same name released by Rogers in 1981, and is considered one of the classic songs in Canadian music history. [31]
Patriotic music in Canada dates back over 200 years. The earliest work of patriotic music in Canada, "The Bold Canadian", was written in 1812. [426] "The Maple Leaf Forever", written in 1866, was a popular patriotic song throughout English Canada and, for many years, served as an unofficial national anthem. [427] "
The provinces and territories are sometimes grouped into regions, listed here from west to east by province, followed by the three territories.Seats in the Senate are equally divided among four regions: the West, Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes, with special status for Newfoundland and Labrador as well as for the three territories of Northern Canada ('the North').
It was adopted as the official provincial song in preparation for the province's centennial celebrations in 2005. [ 1 ] The song was selected following a competition mandated by the Alberta Official Song Act , introduced in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta by Calgary Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Wayne Cao in May 2001 and passed ...
The National Flag of Canada An enlargeable map of Canada, showing its ten provinces and three territories. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Canada : Canada ( / ˈ k æ n ə d ə / ) is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories .