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Quebec Canada

Quebec Canada - 1 of the 13 provinces & territories of Canada. It is the largest province by area & the 2nd -largest by population.its most populous city, Montreal, & the provincial capital, Quebec City.

Quebec province shares land borders with Ontario to the west, Newfoundland & Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast, & a coastal border with Nunavut; in the south it borders the USA states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, & New York in the United States.

Popular food

Poutine - cheese curds , gravey, potato wedges ,French fries

, Bacon Served as a garbage plate.

Crêpes

Smoked meat sandwich - slices of beef which have been salted, spiced & smoked. It is usually served in a sandwich made with rye bread spread with yellow or spiced mustard
often served with French fries, cole slaw and a dill pickle.

Tire sur la neige - a taffy that is formed by pouring hot maple sap directly onto fresh snow

Tourtière - traditional meat pie filled with minced pork, veal, salmon or beef & potatoes.

Couscous - granules of durum wheat semolina topped with a spice-infused stew of meat and vegetables

Tassot - goat or beef meat that has been marinated with onions, orange, lemon juice before being fried.

French onion soup

Sports

Montreal Orioles - baseball

Montreal Canadiens - hockey

Montreal Alouettes - Canadian football

Québec Capitales - baseball

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Quebec Canada

Quebec's official language is French

Between 1534 & 1763, Quebec was called Canada and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, Quebec became a British colony:

The economy of Quebec is mainly supported by its large service sector & varied industrial sector. For exports, it leans on the key industries of aeronautics, hydroelectricity, mining, pharmaceuticals, aluminum, wood, paper. Quebec is well known for producing maple syrup, for its comedy, & for making hockey 1 of the most popular sports in Canada. It is also renowned for its culture; the province produces literature, music, films, TV shows, festivals, folklore, & more.

Québec comes from an Algonquin word meaning 'narrow passage' or 'strait

St Lawrence river
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Ontario Canada

ontario canada - 1 of the 13 provinces & territories of Canada. Located in Central & Eastern Canada,

it's Canada's most populous province.

Ontario is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, & the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is Ontario's provincial capital.

Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay & James Bay to the north, & Quebec to the east & northeast, & to the south by the U.S. states of (from west to east) Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, & New York.

Sports

Toronto Raptors - basketball

Toronto blue Jay's - hockey
Ottawa senators - hockey
Ottawa titans - baseball
Ottawa blackjacks - basket ball
Toronto Argonauts - football
Toronto maple leafs - hockey

Popular food

Beer

Maple Syrup
Wild blueberries

Poutine

German style sausage

Beaver tails

Pasta

Shawarma
Jerk Chicken & Pickerel fish
Maple bacon donuts

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Ontario Canada

Ontario is a Huron (Wyandot) word meaning "great lake",

possibly skanadario, which means "beautiful water" or "sparkling water" in the Iroquoian languages

St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the 6th largest urban area in the province of Ontario.

It wouldn't be Ontario canada with out

Tim Horton's May 17, 1964; 59 years ago
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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British Columbia Canada

British Columbia Canada - westcoast province of Canada, located between the Pacific Ocean & the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, inland deserts & grassy plains, it borders the province of Alberta to the east, the territories of Yukon & the Northwest Territories to the north,

The USA states of Washington, Idaho & Montana to the South & Alaska to the northwest

The capital of British Columbia is Victoria & its largest city is Vancouver .

British Columbia is considered part of the Pacific Northwest & the Cascadia bioregion, along with the American states of Alaska, Idaho, (western) Montana, Oregon, Washington, & (northern) California .

Animals found here are Bears both grizzly & black , deer, elk, moose, caribou, big-horn sheep, mountaingoats, beavers, muskrats, coyotes, wolves, wolverines, badgers , cougars, eagles, herons, Canada geese, swans, hawks, owls, ravens, harlequin ducks, & many other sorts of small birds (robins, jays, grosbeaks, chickadees )

British Columbia is known for it's seafood , Skiing
And as stated before it's Canada's West coast .

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British Columbia Canada or BC for short -

The 1st known human inhabitants of the area settled in British Columbia at least 10,000 years ago. Such groups include the Coast Salish, Tsilhqotʼin, and Haida peoples, among many others.

British Columbia is bordered to the west by the Pacific Ocean & the American state of Alaska, to the north by Yukon & the Northwest Territories, to the east by the province of Alberta, & to the south by the American states of Washington, Idaho, & Montana. The southern border of British Columbia was established by the 1846 Oregon Treaty.

Canada has provinces instead of States like the USA ,Mexico
& Australia.
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Northwest Territories Canada

Northwest Territories Canada - a federal territory of Canada
is bordered by the territories of Nunavut to the east & Yukon to the west, & by the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, & Saskatchewan to the south; it also touches Manitoba to the southeast at a quadripoint that includes Nunavut & Saskatchewan. It's Capital
(& largest city) is Yellowknife canada .

Popular food here

Traditional foods such as bannock, freshly caught fish, bison, musk Ox are widely eaten in Northwest Territories restaurants & homes.

There is also a northwest territory in Australia

Not to be confused with the Canadian counter part

As canada has providnces while Australia has states .

The Northwest Territories is the only jurisdiction in North America to issue a non rectangular standard license plate. Instead, the territory issues a polar bear shaped license plate.

Over 90% of the polar bears in Canada occur in 2 of Canada's northernmost territories: Nunavut & the Northwest Territories.

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Northwest Territories Canada

The Northwest Territories, a portion of the old North-Western Territory, entered the Canadian Confederation on July 15, 1870. Since then, the territory has been divided four times to create new provinces and territories or enlarge existing ones. Its current borders date from April 1, 1999.
There has been racial tension based on a history of violent conflict between the Dene and the Inuit people

See The Bloody Falls massacre ,Canada on 17 July 1771.
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Newfoundland & Labrador Canada

Newfoundland & Labrador Canada - the most eastern province of Canada , in the Atlantic region. The province consists the island of NFL & the mainland region of Labrador .

Labrador borders Quebec , The isle of NFL (& its smaller islands) is home to around 94% of the province's population, with more than half residing in the Avalon Peninsula.

St. John's, the capital & largest city of NFL & Labrador.

Popular food

Scrunchions - dish from the Canada , fried, bite-sized pieces of pork fat & salt pork rinds. The dish is usually served with fish & brewis – another NFL dish made with cod & hard tack (a type of bread) potatoes & salt fish.

Figgy duff - Canadian pudding made with flour, molasses, raisins, breadcrumbs, brown sugar, & butter. The mixture is stuffed in a cotton bag or cloth, then steamed or boiled in water, serve with whipped cream or fruit custards.

Jiggs dinner - meat dish that is usually made on Sundays . salt beef, figgy duff, pease pudding, & various vegetables . butter, pickled beets, cranberry sauce on the side.

Touton - small pancake made by frying bread dough in pork fat, butter, or both. It is a staple of NFL
cuisine that is served for breakfast, either with fruit jam or molasses. Due to their bread-like texture, it can also be topped with savory ingredients, or split & used as a sandwich .

Moose meat is a big part of the NFL & Labrador diet. It’s lean, can be cooked in so many different ways. Sausages & Burgers are often found on restaurant menus .

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Newfoundland & Labrador Canada -
Until 1949, the Dominion of NFL was a separate dominion in the British Empire.

(Labrador is the main land
Newfoundland & saint John's are islands).

Newfoundland "the most Irish place outside Ireland.

Viking stuff too
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New Brunswick Canada

New Brunswick Canada - 1 of the 13 provinces & territories of Canada, It is the only province with both English & French as its official languages.
New Brunswick's variety of French is called Acadian French

New Brunswick is bordered by Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, the U.S. state of Maine to the west.

New Brunswick's largest cities are Moncton & Saint John, while its capital is Fredericton.

There is also a New Brunswick city in New Jersey

But obviously there are 2 different New Brunswick .

Sports

University Ringette,rugby , ice hockey , football .

There are 34 radio stations licensed in New Brunswick, broadcasting in English or French

Popular food

Poutine râpée - boiled dumpling made from both grated & mashed potato with seasoned pork

Chicken Fricot / chicken soup

Fried Clams

Coquille Saint-Jacques

Pets de sœur / cinnamon roll

Cipâte / meat pie casserole

Ployes / buckwheat pancake with molasses

Seafood

MOOSEHEAD Breweries &
LAGER are based in Saint John, New Brunswick

Unrelated there is a sardine fish company called BRUNSWICK®.

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New Brunswick was first inhabited by First Nations like the Mi’kmaq and Maliseet
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Nova Scotia Canada

Nova Scotia Canada - 1 of the 13 provinces & territories of Canada , it's capital is Halifax.

It is the country's 2nd most densely populated province & 2nd-smallest province by area, both after Prince Edward Island.

Cape Breton island on the Atlantic coast of North America & part of the province of Nova Scotia Canada.

The Nova Scotia peninsula is connected to the rest of North America by the Isthmus of Chignecto, on which the province's land border with New Brunswick is located. The province borders the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine to the west & the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east, & is separated from Prince Edward Island , the island of Newfoundland by the Northumberland & Cabot straits, respectively.

Popular food

Sea food

Meat loaf

Blueberry grunt / dumplings

Soups & stews
Doner kebab / Halifax donair

Sports

Hockey

Golf

Basket ball

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Nova Scotia canada

Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland."

Nova Scotia
is a peninsula & is connected to the province of New Brunswick & the mainland of Canada

First Language: Mi'kmawi'simk

Recognised Regional Languages:

English ,French, Scottish Gaelic

The land that comprises what is now Nova Scotia was inhabited by the Miꞌkmaq people at the time of European exploration.

Also part of the province, is Sable Island, a small island notorious for being the site of offshore shipwrecks.
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