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	Canada in the Making - Glossary
		Canada's most famous charter company is Hudson's Bay Company, which in 1670 was given a monopoly on the fur trade in the vast area making up the watershed of the Hudson's Bay.
		The Conservative Party of Canada is rooted in the Tory party and Parti Bleu of the province of Canada before 1867.
		Canada's third oldest ethnic group after the English and French, Germans form the backbone of Canada's Mennonite and Hutterite communities.
	www.canadiana.org /citm/glossaire/glossaire1_e.html (12220 words)

	Canada - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Canada in World War II Despite Mackenzie King's previous vacillation over giving aid to Britain in time of crisis and his insistence on parliamentary approval, there was little doubt of Canada's resolve in 1939 to join the Allies.
		Canada was experiencing an economic boom: industry was expanding rapidly, aided by a rising immigration rate, and the whole face of the country was changing.
		Canada's self-confidence was exemplified in the opening of the St Lawrence Seaway in 1959.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Canada (4111 words)

	Country Guide to Canada - An Introduction
		Canada's terrain incorporates a number of mountain ranges: the Torngats, Appalachians and Laurentians in the east; the Rocky, Coastal and Mackenzie ranges in the west; and Mount St. Elias and the Pelly Mountains in the north.
		Canada is a constitutional monarchy and a federal state with a democratic parliament.
		The Parliament of Canada, in Ottawa, consists of the House of Commons, whose members are elected, and the Senate, whose members are appointed.
	soscanada2000.com /AnIntroduction.html (1452 words)

	World History
		Canada is so vast that it takes 3 days and 3 nights to travel by train from Toronto to Vancouver - a distance of 4,467 km.
		Canada boasts one of the world's tallest dams, the Mica in British Columbia, which was built in 1973.
		Canada were the Olympic ice hockey champions in 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1948, and 1952.
	www.softlab.ntua.gr /~sivann/pub/quick-world-history/01canada.html (3001 words)

	1885 in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		See also: 1884 in Canada, other events of 1885, 1886 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
		Banff National Park, the first national park in Canada is established
		Canada outlaws the potlatch ceremony among Northwest Coast tribes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1885_in_Canada (208 words)

	Calendar - Canada - 1885
		Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa April 1885
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	www.timeanddate.com /calendar/index.html?year=1885&country=27 (245 words)

	CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Battle of Cut Knife, fought on May 2, 1885, occurred when a small force of Cree and Assiniboine warriors were attacked by a flying column of mounted police, militia, and Canadian army regulars.
		In the spring of 1885, the Métis living in Saskatchewan formed a provisional government under Louis Riel, taking control of the area around Batoche.
		On the night of March 30, 1885, townspeople began to abandon the town and seek shelter in the North-West Mounted Police Fort Battleford.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=Battle_of_Cut_Knife (1593 words)

	An Abbreviated History of Canada
		Hanged for treason in 1885, later generations of Canadians view Riel as a hero and not as a traitor.
		1885: Canada is united from the east coast (Newfoundland) to the west coast (British Columbia) by the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
		O Canada is proclaimed as the national anthem.
	www.scoutscan.com /resources/canhistory.html (1293 words)

	Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On 6 August 1914, a squadron of volunteers from the RNWMP was formed to serve with the Canadian Light Horse in France.
		In the early years of policing in northern Canada, and well into the 1950s, local aboriginal people were hired by the RCMP as special constables and were employed as guides and to source and care for sled dog teams.
		Queen Elizabeth II, as Queen of Canada, is the Honorary Commissioner of the RCMP.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police (3814 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : 1885 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		1885 is a common year starting on Thursday.
		Canada - Rail transport - Science - South Africa - Sport
		Prime Minister John A. Macdonald considered the project to be vital to Canada.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /1885 (1156 words)

	Genealogy Buff - census research tools
		Cardwell District, Ontario, Canada 1901 Census: Bolton & Hintonburg
		MacDonald District, Manitoba, Canada, 1901 Census: Rosedale subdistric
		Selkirk district, Manitoba, Canada, 1901 Census: Rockwood subdistrict
	www.genealogybuff.com /census.htm (1775 words)

	Chinese Canadians plan to pursue redress after lawsuit rejected
		Canadian plaintiffs of Chinese origin will pursue redress for Canada's discriminatory policies dating back to an 1885 head tax on Chinese immigrants despite a court decision throwing out their class-action lawsuit, lawyers said in Toronto Wednesday.
		The Head Tax law imposed a 50-dollar fee on Chinese immigrants beginning in 1885 after their services were no longer required to build the Canadian Pacific Railroad.
		The tax increased to 100 dollars in 1900 and 500 dollars in 1903, when it was replaced by the 1923 Exclusion Act, which restricted Chinese immigration until it was abolished in 1947.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /en/doc/2001-07/12/content_69857.htm (563 words)

	Canada: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — FactMonster.com
		Canada is a federation of ten provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan) and three territories (Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut).
		At that time the population of Canada was almost entirely French, but in the next few decades, thousands of British colonists emigrated to Canada from the British Isles and from the American colonies.
		Canada sent 2,000 soldiers to help fight the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, but its relations with the U.S. were strained when it refused to join Washington's coalition supporting the war in Iraq.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107386.html (2104 words)

	Canada Golf Feature: Vancouver Golf
		And you southerners might also be surprised that this part of Canada has a relatively temperate climate and in a few areas you are able to play golf year-around.
		Canada's top courses are equal or better to many in the USA.
		Canada is served by daily Air Canada direct flights from all major cities in the US, Europe and Asia.
	www.golfcanada.com /golf-features/british-columbia/vancouver-golf.htm (1600 words)

	CanadaSoccer.com \| Official Site of the Canadian Soccer Association
		Canada will be spending another year watching the FIFA World Cup after a failed qualifying campaign in 2004/2005 relegated the Canucks to spectators.
		Canada advanced from the first round with a 2-0 win over Haiti and, despite a 2-0 loss to Ecuador, moved on after a lottery between the three teams.
		In the semi-final round, Canada lost its opening game to T and T by a score of 2-0 in Edmonton and despite a win against Panama on October 9; the Canadians were eliminated when they dropped a 4-0 decision to Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain on September 3.
	www.canadasoccer.com /eng/nationals/m_wc/index.asp (1708 words)

	1885 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		1885 is a common year starting on Thursday (click on link for calendar)
		November 14 - 28 - Serbo-Bulgarian War: Serbia declares war against Bulgaria but is defeated in Battle of on November 17 - 19.
		Wednesday September 2 1885 - In the third film of Back to the Future Marty McFly arrives on this date to stop Buford 'Mad Dog' Tannen from killing Doc Brown.
	www.freeglossary.com /1885 (1259 words)

	Metomen Township, 1885 Census
		The 1885 Wisconsin State Census for the Town of Metomen was conducted and completed by Charles Herrmann, Metomen Town Clerk, on June 20, 1885.
		Thirty-seven percent of the 1870 population (696) were born in the state, while the percentage in 1885 was nearly 64% (865).
		Dutch-born residents in 1885 equalled those born in the British Isles (36 versus 37 respectively), more than doubling those born in Canada (17) and tripling those born in Scandinavia (12).
	www.wlhn.org /fond_du_lac/towns/metomen/census/1885/1885_metomen.htm (265 words)

	History of Chinese immigration to Canada - Famous Chinese Americans - Chinese
		After the 1885 legislation failed to deter Chinese immigration to Canada, the Government of Canada passed another law in 1900 to increase the tax to $100, and in 1904 it was increased (land fees) to 500 Canadian dollars (equivalent to $8000 CDN in 2003).
		Chinese in Canada lived in mainly a "bachelor's society" since many Chinese families would not pay the expensive head tax to send their daughters to Canada.
		After Canada entered World War II on September 10, 1939, Chinese communities greatly contributed to Canada's war effort, mainly in an attempt to persuade Canada to intervene against Japan in the Sino-Japanese War, which had started in 1937.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/History_of_Chinese_immigration_to_Canada (1687 words)

	Harper's head tax apology rights Canada's racist past (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In 1885, when the Canadian Pacific Railway was complete, the Canadian government imposed a special tax of $50 a person on Chinese immigrants to Canada.
		In 1885, that was a sizable sum, especially for impoverished Chinese farmers and fishermen who were looking for a better life in Canada.
		With the railway, and the nation, complete, Canada was keen to shut the door on Asian immigrants once and for all.
	www.canada.com /edmontonjournal/news/cityplus/story.html?id=33ac2cd7-f625-42e4-ad38-a7697923cb97&k=54965 (569 words)

	Timeline 1885-1886
		1885 Jan 26, In Sudan General "Chinese" Gordon (Charles George Gordon, 51), British gov-gen of Sudan, was killed on the palace steps in the garrison at Khartoum by the forces of Muhammad Ahmed, El Mahdi.
		1885 Mar 28, The Salvation Army was officially organized in the U.S. 1885 Mar 30, Texas was the last Confederate state readmitted to the Union.
		1885 Mar 31, Madame Blavatsky was hoisted in an invalid chair onto a steamer in the Madras harbor of India and departed for London.
	timelines.ws /1885_1886.HTML (6653 words)

	ABC News: Canada Apologizes for Chinese 'Head Tax'
		The head tax was imposed on Chinese immigrants to Canada from 1885 to 1923 and was a considerable hardship at the time.
		More than a century ago, Canada forced tens of thousands of Chinese who helped build the nation's railroad to pay a "head tax" if they wished to remain in the country and then taxed them again to bring in their families.
		The head tax, which started in 1885 at $50 and grew to $500 by 1903 then two years' wages for Chinese laborers was collected from some 81,000 Chinese immigrants.
	abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=2109054&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 (507 words)

	This Day in History 1885: Canada's transcontinental railway completed
		At a remote spot called Craigellachie in the mountains of British Columbia, the last spike is driven into Canada's first transcontinental railway.
		Despite the logistical difficulties posed by areas such as the muskeg (bogs) region of northwestern Ontario and the high rugged mountains of British Columbia, the railway was completed six years ahead of schedule.
		The transcontinental railway was instrumental in populating the vast western lands of Canada, providing supplies and commerce to new settlers.
	www.history.com /tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=5503 (265 words)

	C&MA in Canada - History
		1885 ~ In Canada, John Salmon, a young Scottish immigrant, left his Toronto pastorate to launch an independent ministry to the “least, last and lost.” When Salmon met his U.S.counterpart in life and ministry, an instant, life-long friendship and association developed.
		In Canada, saddle-bag preachers visiting the homesteads of the West, and evangelists conducting campaigns in the East, harvested many souls.
		Canada’s missionary count surged ahead from 112 to 204 after autonomy.
	cmalliance.ca /historyp87.php (698 words)

	CANOE -- CNEWS - Canada: Oldest surviving Chinese head tax payer dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		He immigrated to Canada in 1912, landing in what was then known as Fort William, Ont., and is now known as Thunder Bay.
		Unfortunately, because of the Chinese Exclusion Act which prohibited Chinese immigrants from bringing their families back to Canada, his wife and son were unable to return with him.
		But perhaps the biggest thrill of his retirement years was being part of the process when the Canadian government formalized its apology to head tax payers, their surviving families and the Chinese community on June 22, 2006.
	cnews.canoe.ca /CNEWS/Canada/2007/03/18/3781642-cp.html (883 words)

	Civilization.ca - CMC - Exhibitions
		The second covers Western and Northern Canada from 1885 to the present.
		For the period between 1760 and 1885, visitors are conducted through British military quarters, a shipyard and a main street in late nineteenth-century Ontario.
		The second section of the Canada Hall showcases the West and the North in historical settings that span the years 1885 to 2000.
	www.civilization.ca /cmc/ex01e.asp?ExID=221 (203 words)

	National Air Photo Library - Aerial Photography in Canada
		Aerial photography caught on early and quickly in Canada mainly because of the pioneering efforts and foresight of Captain E.G.D. Deville, Surveyor General of Canada, from 1885 until his death in 1924.
		The federal government initiates the bulk of aerial photography in Canada; the Interdepartmental Committee on Air Surveys (ICAS) supervises and determines, through a bidding process, which contractor will do the photography and sets forth the specifications to be followed.
		Over the years, aerial photographic surveys have been made on a regular basis for mapping, charting of the sea coasts, building of highways, town planning and any ground activity where a measure of size or change must be made.
	airphotos.nrcan.gc.ca /hist_e.php (643 words)

	(1/12/98) Canada Apologizes for Century of Native Assimilation Policy
		In a ceremony in Canada's Parliament building on Jan. 6, Native leaders and government ministers pledged to work together to try to heal the damage done to Native people and their culture.
		During the colonial period, the 650 aboriginal nations in Canada were driven to reservations, usually in isolated, unproductive regions of the country.
		You are a source of hope and inspiration to our present and future generations," Fontaine said to former residential school pupils at the ceremony in an opulent room of the Canadian legislative building.
	www.monitor.net /monitor/9801a/canadasorry.html (773 words)

	Eugene G. Ursual, Military Antiquarian Inc
		Canada General Service medal 1866-70 one clasp Fenian Raid 1866 impressed "Pte T. Lawless, St. Remi I. Co." Official correction to "I. Co".
		Thomas Lawless is confirmed on the roll of this nine man unit.
		North West Canada medal 1885 no bar "Corpl Andrew Hanna, D Coy, Midland Batt"
	www.medalsofwar.com /camp.html (335 words)

	Welcome to Saskatchewan, Canada
		Saskatchewan is the middle province of Canada's three prairie provinces.
		In the 1870s, the Government of Canada formed the Northwest Territories to administer the vast territory between British Columbia and Manitoba.
		Finally, in 1885, the Metis, led by Louis Riel, staged the North-West Rebellion and declared a provisional government.
	www.hometowncanada.com /sk (1274 words)

	La Canada real estate-La Canada City Info-search MLS for La Canada Flintridge homes
		A separate school district was formed in 1885, when there were enough pupils enrolled in the school district.
		In 1963 the La Canada Unified School district was formed, and plans for high school construction began.
		People living here say that La Canada maintains a small town atmosphere, even though it is located less than 15 miles from downtown Los Angeles in a beautiful valley at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.
	www.lacanadarealestate.com /PageManager/Default.aspx/PageID=173130 (738 words)

	Red River and Northwest Rebellions in Canada, 1870 & 1885
		Northwest Rebellion, 1885, by University of Saskatchewan Library.
		Northwest Rebellion in Canada 1885, by Ralph Zuljan (OnWar.Com)
		Riel, Dumont and the 1885 Northwest Rebellion, by B. Brown.
	www.regiments.org /wars/19thcent/85ca-nw.htm (531 words)

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