Hockey in Canada

I.) North American Hockey
II.) International Hockey


Hockey is by far the most popular sport in Canada. The National Hockey League (commonly known as the NHL) is well known to the average Canadian. The National Hockey League contains 30 teams, 7 of which are Canadian with the reminder being American. Although a team is American it is very common for more than a third of a team to have Canadians players.

The teams are split between two conferences: The Eastern Conference and the Western Conference.

The map below shows all National Hockey League teams.

II.) Hockey Internationally

Canada consistently performs well in Olympic Hockey usually facing counties such as Russia, America, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Germany and the Czech Republic. 

Largest Lakes in Canada

Canada contains more fresh water lakes than any other country.

Canada's largest lakes are:

1.) Lake Superior
2.) Lake Huron
3.) Great Bear Lake
4.) Great Slave Lake
5.) Lake Erie
6.) Lake Winnipeg
7.) Lake Ontario
8.) Lake Athabasca
9.) Reindeer Lake
10.) Nettilling Lake

Major Cities in the Northern Territories

Although towns exist in the Northern Territories most non-nomadic people in the region live in Whitehorse, in the Yukon Territory, Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories and Iqaluit in Nunavut.

The largest of these cities is Whitehorse which had a population of 23,276 in 2011. Despite being the territorial capital of Nunavut, the Municipality of Iqaluit has a population of less than ten thousand.

Major Cities in Western Canada

Like in other parts of Canada all major cities are in the southern half of the Provinces. Edmonton is Canada's northern most major city (excluding the northern territories.) The British Colombian cities of Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey and Abbotsford make south-western British Columbia the most densely populated area outside of the Greater Toronto Area.

Major Cities of Atlantic Canada

Major Cities of Quebec

Most Quebecors live near the St. Lawrence River and on Quebec's side of Ottawa which is called "Gatineau" in French.

About 50% of Quebec's residents live in the following major cities:

1.) Montreal
2.) Quebec City (sometimes known as Quebec.)
3.) Gatineau (Eastern Ottawa)
4.) Sherbrooke
5.) Trois-Rivieres
6.) Chicoutimi
7.) Saint Jean Sur Richelieu
8.) Chateauguay
9.) Drummondville
10.) Saint Jerome

History of Canada

1608: Quebec City is founded

1642: Montreal is founded

1793: Toronto is founded 

1812: American declares war on Britain; the war of 1812 begins. 

1814: The war of 1812 ends. 

1867: Canada becomes a country

1914: Canada enters World War One

1939: Canada enters World War Two


1990: Canada joins the Persian Gulf War

1998: Canada joins the Kosovo War 

2001: Canada joins the Afghanistan war effort against the Taliban

2011: Canada goes to war with Libya to overthrow Gaddafi 

2014: Canada declares war on ISIS 

2016: Canada stops bombing ISIS