World

Today is Canada Day - Canada Celebrates its 142nd Birthday

by Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpoke | July 1, 2009 at 04:15 am

1042 views | 54 Recommendations | 20 comments

Today is Canada Day, the day widely seen as the Birthday of Canada 142 years ago, on July 1st 1867. On that day the Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Canada joined into a Confederation. The Province of Canada was split into Ontario and Quebec.

As time progressed eight more provinces and two territories (now three) were added to what is now known as Canada.

Canada stretches from Newfoundland in East to Vancouver Island in the West, some 3500 miles; and from the U.S. border to Alert Bay in the North, again some 3500 miles.

This is a great day for all Canadians to show their pride in this country of ours.

Here is a list of Events across the Country

Canada in Wikepedia

Alexander Graham Bell was the first to be awarded the the US patent for the Telephone in 1876

Canada Day celebrates country’s 142nd birthday

As Canada gets ready to proudly don red and white, Canada Day activities across the country are geared up to celebrate the history, culture and pride of Canadians from coast to coast.

2 See all footage | View Slideshow

Share: email story | add to any | | facebook | stumbleupon

recommend This comment thread is now closed

A. Tran

at 04:42 on July 1st, 2009

Happy Birthday Neighbor

Cheers

Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpoke

at 04:46 on July 1st, 2009

Thank you Neighbor:)

sivakaran

at 05:40 on July 1st, 2009

Happy Canada Day!!

Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpoke

at 05:42 on July 1st, 2009

Thank you Siva:)

Uwe Paschen

at 05:48 on July 1st, 2009

A very young Nation still and yet with a very diverse and rich History.

Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpoke

at 05:57 on July 1st, 2009

Canada can be proud of its many accomplishments. The UN Declaration of Human Rights, The Canadian Charter of Rights, Multicultralism, our involvement in almost every UN Peacekeeping Mission, Canadarm:), our involvement in the Space Program.

A lot still needs to be done, but I think Canada is on the right side of history.

Uwe Paschen

at 06:30 on July 1st, 2009

I agree ACP. It can be proud in deed.

Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpoke

at 07:21 on July 1st, 2009

Thank you Paschen. We must all appreciate what we have.

sivakaran

at 08:02 on July 1st, 2009

Some cool and sometimes silly facts about our wonderful Home and Native Land:

Canada is the second largest country in the world, with 9,971,000 square kilometres of land.

The baseball glove was invented in Canada in 1883!!!!!

With only three people per square kilometer, Canada has the fourth lowest population density in the world.

The 'inventor' of Basketball was Canadian.

Canada has the ninth biggest economy of the world

According to the United Nations Human Development Index, Canada has the highest quality of life in the world.

Many Canadians believe that Santa Claus is from Canada.

Canada is the world's eighth biggest trader.

Of all of the world's producers of natural gas, copper, zinc, nickel, aluminum, and gold, Canada is in the top five.

Canada is the home of many great inventions, including: the electric light bulb, the electric range, the electron microscope, standard time, the television, the telephone, and the zipper.

Canada is the fifth largest energy producer.

Pamela Anderson is Canadian, she was born on Canada Day, interestingly on Canada's 100th birthday (July 1, 1967).