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Canada: How does having two languages, French and English, affect neighbors, communities, government, work...91

Canada: How does having two languages, French and English, affect neighbors, communities, government, work...

I am an English speaking Canadian that has lived in different parts of Canada and worked and travelled in Quebec so I feel somewhat qualified to voice my opinion but there are no simple answers to this...

3 comments    canada quebec linguistics
Top-Ten Places to Visit in Canada90

Top-Ten Places to Visit in Canada

Canada is a great, here is what I believe are the top-ten best places to visit.

433 comments    travel canada top ten
Weird And Wacky Canadian Place Names, Eh84

Weird And Wacky Canadian Place Names, Eh

Every country has its weird names and Canada is no exception. A few of the many strange places to visit the next time you are in the Great White North!

26 comments    travel vacation canada
Origins of the Names 'Alabama' and 'Montgomery' (city) - United States Place Names History 87

Origins of the Names 'Alabama' and 'Montgomery' (city) - United States Place Names History

Place names can tell us a lot about the history of a settlement. Why can the names 'Alabama' and 'Montgomery' teach us?

10 comments    revolutionary war viking choctaw
Pine Needles81

Pine Needles

Historical books tell of pioneers making a tea from pine needles in order to keep their children fed during harsh winter condition in the Rocky Mountains, when food supplies had run low. I have always wondered, did they know that pine needle tea...

43 comments    health advice how
Visiting Pink Lake, in Gatineau Park, Quebec: secrets of the deep preserved and respected84

Visiting Pink Lake, in Gatineau Park, Quebec: secrets of the deep preserved and respected

As if Gatineau Park (French: Parc de la Gatineau ), with its fresh, wide open spaces, and closeness to nature, were not special enough, Pink Lake (Lac Pink ), situated in the Park, is very special, indeed. Meromictic character The distinctive...

2 comments    travel canada quebec
Solar Flares : The Most Likely Cause For The End Of The World In 2012?83

Solar Flares : The Most Likely Cause For The End Of The World In 2012?

Is the world going to end in 2012? If the end of the world is near, what is the most likely cause of the earth's demise? Solar flares are probably the most likely. Read more to discover why!

9 comments    energy 2012 solar
Snow Sculptures - Amazing Photo Gallery82

Snow Sculptures - Amazing Photo Gallery

Have you ever visited some of the Ice and Snow Sculpture Festivals? If you have, then you know that some things are almost unbelievable even if you see them right in front of you. If you haven't, enjoy the picture gallery on this hub and think about the next travel place you'll visit!

15 comments    snow russia festival
Moving to a new country, moving to Canada83

Moving to a new country, moving to Canada

We are born curious. We are bored in routine, we are in constant need of changes, we want some movement, we do not want to stall in the same old boredom of everyday life. We move to a new country - Canada.

2 comments    environment quebec nova scotia
Results of the Seven Years' War for Great Britain82

Results of the Seven Years' War for Great Britain

The Seven Years’ War was in many ways a watershed in imperial history. The war sowed the seeds for both the end of the first empire and the beginning of the second empire. The original colonies in British North America perceived their rights eroding from British attempts at taxation, while the British government began taking greater control of the Indian subcontinent and began its long-term control of what had been New France.

0 comments    stamp act william pitt
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