Canadian Geo/Hx
Opening in 1977, Familiprix has made it's name as one of Quebec's leading women's health and family planning clinics. Since opening, they have expanded to nearly 400 locations across both Quebec and New Brunswick.
Um, actually... Familiprix is pharmacy.
Whiskey and Whisky are essentially the same, but certain places around the world are fussy on the spelling.
Scottish and Irish distilleries spell it "whisky"
Canadian distilleries and most others around the world spell is as "whiskey"
Japanese distilleries will often also spell it like the Scotts, though, without the E
Um, actually... Canadian whisky has no E, and Irish does have an E.
It is commonly known that the best way to survive a black bear attack is to play dead, as most of the time attacks are due to territorial intrusions or because you surprised them.
Um, actually... these tips are for grizzly bears, you should fight back against a black bear instead of playing dead.
Mustard gas, one of the more lethal tools used in World War 1, is extremely easy to create at home accidentally. Everyone should know that mixing Windex with CLR will produce the same noxious gas.
Um, actually... it's not CLR but bleach instead.
The three Indigenous Nations that are neighbours to London are the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, the Oneida Nation of the Thames, and the northern Saugeen Nation.
Um, Actually... The Saugeen Nation is farther north near Owen Sound, it's actually the Munsee-Delaware Nation.
Whisky comes from the Gaelic word which reads "uisge beathe" - it was later shortened and pronounced 'uski', and then whisky. It means "water of death" as it was often drank at funerals.
Um, actually... it means water of life.
Besides humans, the most deadly animal is the rattlesnake, killing an estimated 500 people per year across North America.
Um, actually... the most dangerous animal is the Hippo
In North American roads, it is common etiquette to merge as early as possible with a lane closure to avoid "skipping the line" and upsetting other drivers who have already been waiting in slower traffic.
Um, actually... you want to drive to the end of the closed lane before merging as it best supports fast flow of traffic.
Jacques Cartier is known for likely naming Canada. In 1535, two Aboriginal youths told JC about the route to "Kanata," their local hunting grounds. The area in question is now Quebec city.
Um, actually... Kanata means village or settlement
In Pokemon, Eevee can evolve into any of the following pokemon depending on the conditions of the evolution, each representing a different element or nature-based power. These include Vaporeon, Jolteon, Volceon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, and Sylveon.
Um, actually... it's flareon, not volceon.
Bourbon is an American whiskey primarily made from malted barley, with some elements of corn and rye, too. It is the quintessential drink of Kentucky.
Um, actually... bourbon is corn dominant
The symptoms of hypothermia are:
Umm actually hypothermia does not occur until the core body temp is below 35C
On January 1st, 2009, the then Federal Finance Minister, Jim Flaherty introduced the Tax Free Savings Account. It has since been praised as one of the best financial vehicles for wealth growth, currently permitting an annual contribution of $6800 for 2022, although only permitting $5500 several years ago.
Um, actually... the current contribution limit is $6000.
The Banff National Park was Canada's first nation park established in 1885 after William Cornelius van Horne began building grand hotels in the Bow River Valley and petitioning the government to protect the lands. Horne was inspired to develop and protect the land by the recent discovery of many gold mines in the beautiful mountainous valleys.
Um, actually... hot springs were discovered in the mountains and Horne used them to attract tourists via rail traffic, thus naming his largest hotel the Banff Springs Hotel.
The "naruto run" was turned into a meme in 2019 when the founder of a movement to occupy and "storm" a research facility outside of Las Vegas suggested that all participants of storming of this landmark do so while "naruto running".
Um, actually... this was the storming of area 51.
Business casual and cocktail hour dress codes are commonly confused with one another as they are usually adjacent in the formality scale - however business casual is more formal than cocktail hour, which is why few people care to specify cocktail hour as the dress code of an event.
Um, actually... Cocktail hour is more formal than business casual, and is often specified because of it.
Louis Riel was a Canadian politician and one of political leaders of the Metis people. He is most known for leading two resistance movements against Canada's first Prime Minister, John A Macdonald. The first in 1869, after which he fled his political seat yet remained a renowned figure, and the second in 1885, after which he was imprisoned. Louis Riel is most notably known for founding the province of Saskatchewan.
Um, actually... L.R. founded Manitoba.