Canada A-Z By: Krishna Saxena October 16, 2013

A is for Alberta. Alberta is a province and its capital is Edmonton. Calgary, Alberta hosted the Winter Olympics in 1988. The Calgary Stampede is a cowboy festival that takes place in Alberta. Alberta is east of British Colombia, west of Saskatchewan and, south of Northwest Territories and Yukon.

B is for British Columbia. British Columbia is a province. Vancouver, British Columbia hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics. British Columbia is west of Alberta, east of the Pacific Ocean, and south of Yukon. The raven and the first man statue is in Vancouver is in British Columbia.

C is for Coast Mountains. Coast Mountains are a mountain range that goes through British Columbia and Yukon. The 2010 Olympics were held on Cypress Mountain a mountain in the Coast Mountain range. The Coast Mountains are 990 miles long.

D is for dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are commonly found in the Alberta Badlands. They are displayed at the Royal Tyrrell Museum. There are more than 130,000 dinosaur fossils in the Royal Tyrrell Museum. The museum is most famous for its Tyrannosaurus Rex and Albertosaurus.

E is for Edmonton. Edmonton is the capital of Alberta. Edmonton also has the largest mall in Canada. The West Edmonton Mall is the tenth largest mall in the world. The West Edmonton Mall covers 350,000 meters squared.

F is for French. French is an official language of Canada (the other official language is English). In 1535 French explorer Jacques Cartier sails to Montreal, Quebec. Many people in Quebec speak French where Jacques Cartier sailed and declared France.

G is for Gold Rush. In 1896 gold was discovered at Dawson City, Yukon. The largest gold nugget from the Yukon River Gold Rush found weighed 72 ounces. Around 100,000 prospectors came to Yukon in search of gold.

H is for Halifax. Halifax is the capital of Nova Scotia. Halifax is home to the Citadel a fortress that protected Canadians from French. Halifax is also home to the Canadian Navy fleet. In 2011 there were 390,000 Canadians in Halifax.

I is for Inuit. Inuit is a Native Canadian tribe. They live in Nunavut. There are 29,474 Intuits in Nunavut.

J is for Jasper. Jasper is a small town and is famous for its tramway that goes up to a mountain peak. The end of the tramway goes up to Mount Whistler at 7,496 feet of the ground.

K is for Klondike. Klondike was a steam ship that was from Whitehorse, Yukon. It was an important freight ship for Yukon. The S.S. Klondike delivered freight from Whitehorse to Dawson City Yukon.

L is for Loonie. Loonies are the Canadian 1 dollar coin. The Loonie is gold colored. The Loonie replaced the Canadian dollar bill in 1987.

M is for Manitoba. Manitoba is a province in Canada. The capital of Manitoba is Winnipeg. Winnipeg, Manitoba has Canadas only Arctic Sea port.

N is for Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls is on the border of the U.S. and Canada. There are three parts of Niagara Falls: Horseshoe Falls, American Falls, and Bridal Veils Falls. The Canadian side of the falls is called Horseshoe Falls.

O is for Ontario. Ontario is a province in Canada. Ontarios capital is Toronto Ontario is west of Quebec and east of Manitoba. Ottawa Canadas capital is in Ontario.

P is for Prince Edward Island. Prince Edward Land is the smallest province in area land wise. Prince Edward Island is a province of the coast of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Quebec. In Prince Edward Island you can see Green Gables L.M. Montgomerys inspiration for Anne of Green Gables.

Q is for Quebec. Quebecs capital is Quebec City. Quebec is Canadas largest province in area land wise. Montreal, Quebec hosted the 1976 Olympics.

R is for Regina. Regina is the capital of Saskatchewan. Regina is Saskatchewans second largest city. Regina is a commercial and cultural center in southern Saskatchewan.

S is for Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan is a province in Canada. Saskatchewans capital is Regina. Saskatchewan is part of the Great Canadian Prairies.

T is for Toronto. Toronto is the capital of Ontario. The CN Tower the third tallest tower in the world. The Hockey Hall of Fame and the Royal Ontario Museum are in Toronto.

U is for underground Montral. In winter Montral is so cold that people have built an underground city bellow Montral. There are malls hotels, and museums underground. There are access points from 60 residential and commercial buildings from a 1.4 square mile range.

V is Victoria. Victoria is the capital of British Columbia. Victoria was the queen when Canada was ruled by England. Victoria is also the capital of British Columbia. In 2011 there were 80,032 people in Victoria, British Columbia.

W is for Winnipeg. Winnipeg is the capital of Manitoba. Winnipeg originates from the native word Lake Winnipeg. There are 730, 018 Canadians in Winnipeg in 2011.

X is for camp x. Camp x was a WW II military camp in Canada. Camp X is located in Whitby, Ontario. Today Camp X is called Intrepid Park.

Y is for Yukon. Yukon is a province in Canada. Yukon is west of Northwest Territories and north of British Columbia. Yukon has huge mountains and icebergs.

Z is for Zamboni. Zamboni was an inventor, hockey player and, figure skater. He is in the hockey and figure hall of fame. Zamboni invented the Zamboni ice machine.