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People in Churchill, Manitoba,
leave their cars unlocked for people
escaping these.
Polar bears. It’s one of several
local strategies designed to mitigate
attacks.
This type of evidence is not
admissible in many Canadian courts.
Apologies, which aren’t
allowed as admissions of fault
since they’re given so often.
This is the most-consumed fruit
in Canada.
The banana. Apples follow close behind.
This Canadian city was named
after a berry.
Saskatoon. It comes from the
Cree word “mis-sask-quah-toomina.”
Letters addressed to the postal
code H0H 0H0 are delivered here.
To the “North Pole.” Volunteers
reply to some 1.6 million
letters each year.
This former prime minister
believed in ghosts and séances.
William Lyon Mackenzie King.
Some people say the grounds of
Kingsmere, his country estate in
Gatineau, are still haunted.
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Alberta is the world’s largest
inhabited region to be completely
free of these pests.
Rats. The province embarked
on an aggressive pest-control program
in 1942 and monitors the
provincial borders to this day.
One of the
world’s oldest Viking
settlements can be
found in this province.
Newfoundland. The village,
known as L’Anse aux Meadows,
dates back more than 1,000 years
and is now a tourist attraction.
The border between Canada and
the U.S. holds this distinction.
World’s longest—and longest
demilitarized—border, at almost
9,000 kilometres.
These crops have been planted
in Nova Scotia since the 1600s.
Wine grapes. It’s the oldest
wine region in Canada.
Until the late 18th century, this
fish was used as currency in Newfoundland
and Labrador.
Cod. Fishermen traded it for
food, clothing and supplies.
This actor, who became famous
playing a Scot on TV, was actually
Canadian.
James Doohan, a.k.a. Lieutenant
Commander Scotty on Star
Trek. He was born in Vancouver.
Maritime speech patterns bear
a strong resemblance to those common
in this part of Europe.
Scandinavia. It’s a rare pattern
known as “ingressive pulmonic
speech.”
This cooking staple, derived
from the rapeseed plant, was created
in Canada.
Canola oil, which was first
produced in 1974 and takes its
name from “Canada” and “oil.”
“Pile-of-Bones” was the original
name for this Canadian provincial
capital.
Regina, Saskatchewan. Pileof-
Bones was its anglicized Cree moniker, named for buffalo remains.
In 1955, Quaker Oats gave this
away in its cereal boxes.
Real estate in the Yukon—
each box included a deed for a
one-square-inch plot of land.
This eccentric Toronto financier
launched a contest in 1926 promising
a cash prize to the woman who could
have the most babies in a 10-year span.
Charles Vance Millar. Four
women—who had nine children
each—split the prize, each
getting $125,000.
This chemical engineer from
Pontypool, Ontario, invented alkaline
batteries.
Lewis Frederick Urry, who
developed the world’s first
long-lasting batteries in 1955.
Residents of Prince Edward Island
are known by this starchy nickname.
Spud Islanders, which derives
from P.E.I.’s bumper potato crops.
This Central Canadian city is considered
the Slurpee capital of the world.
Winnipeg. An average of
188,000 frosty beverages are sold
there each month—by far the
most per capita in the world.