642 résultats pour "canada"

• British Columbia - Geography.

  hemlock, Douglas fir, Sitka spruce, and various cedars, grows rapidly in the mild, wet climate and produces the largest trees in Canada. In the dry lowlands of thesouthern and central interior, ponderosa and lodgepole pines, aspen, and bunchgrass are characteristic. Spruce dominates the Prince George region. Prairie grasses andstands of aspen are found in the northeastern corner of the province. At elevations higher than about 1,800 m (about 6,000 ft), an alpine vegetation of shrubs, mosses,and...

• British Columbia - Canadian History.

  hemlock, Douglas fir, Sitka spruce, and various cedars, grows rapidly in the mild, wet climate and produces the largest trees in Canada. In the dry lowlands of thesouthern and central interior, ponderosa and lodgepole pines, aspen, and bunchgrass are characteristic. Spruce dominates the Prince George region. Prairie grasses andstands of aspen are found in the northeastern corner of the province. At elevations higher than about 1,800 m (about 6,000 ft), an alpine vegetation of shrubs, mosses,and...

• Native Americans of North America.

  addition to smallpox and measles, explorers and colonists brought a host of other diseases: bubonic plague, cholera, typhoid fever, scarlet fever, pleurisy, mumps,diphtheria, pneumonia, whooping cough, malaria, yellow fever, and various sexually transmitted infections. Despite the undisputed devastation wreaked on Indian populations after European contact, native populations showed enormous regional variability in their response todisease exposure. Some peoples survived and, in some cases, even...

• Native Americans of North America - Canadian History.

  addition to smallpox and measles, explorers and colonists brought a host of other diseases: bubonic plague, cholera, typhoid fever, scarlet fever, pleurisy, mumps,diphtheria, pneumonia, whooping cough, malaria, yellow fever, and various sexually transmitted infections. Despite the undisputed devastation wreaked on Indian populations after European contact, native populations showed enormous regional variability in their response todisease exposure. Some peoples survived and, in some cases, even...

• Arctic - Geography.

  The Arctic is not a frozen desert devoid of life on land or sea, even during the cold, dark winter months. Spring brings a phenomenal resurgence of plant and animal life.Low temperatures are not always the critical element—moisture, the type of soil, and available solar energy are also extremely important. Some animals adapt well toArctic conditions; for instance, a number of species of mammals and birds carry additional insulation, such as fat, in cold months. Arctic summers with extended dayli...

• Assisted Suicide.

  regardless of the fairness of the procedures used (substantive due process). In the Glucksberg case, the Court indicated that the liberty interest protected by the 14th Amendment does not encompass the right to determine the timing and manner of one’s own death. The Court’s decision means that each state may determine whetheror not to prohibit or permit (and otherwise regulate) assisted suicide. In 2006 the Court upheld Oregon’s law permitting physician-assisted suicide. In a 6-to-3 decision,...

• Detroit - geography.

  of German and Irish immigrants. In the first half of the 20th century, the percentage of foreign-born residents declined, even though many immigrants arrived fromeastern Europe. During World War II (1939-1945), both whites and blacks were attracted from the South to work in the city’s defense industries. In 1950 foreign-bornand black residents each made up about 16 percent of the total population. In the five decades after 1950, the city lost almost half of its population, as many white resident...

• La façade atlantique de l'Amérique du Nord

  marchandises arrivent par an sur cette façade). Ce système portuaire repose sur de puissants pôles portuaires qui sont situés surtout sur le littoral étasunien. Ces portsassurent un trafic international, qui s'est développé en ce qui concerne les échanges entre les trois pays de l'ALENA. Ce système portuaire est connecté au reste de lafaçade par des réseaux de transports variés. b. Des autres moyens de transportsLes autres moyens de transports raliant le littoral à l'arrière pays sont :_ les gra...

• bibliothèque (institution).

  3. 1 Bibliothèques de l'Antiquité Les bibliothèques les plus anciennes furent celles des Sumériens, renfermant des tablettes d'argile sur lesquelles étaient gravés en écriture cunéiforme des textes de loi et des traités commerciaux. Les bibliothèques sumériennes furent détruites par des tremblements de terre et des incendies, mais un grand nombre de tablettes d'argile ont survécu et se retrouvent aujourd'hui dans les musées. La première bibliothèque égyptienne, contenant environ 20 000 parchemi...

• Exposé: RELATION CANADA – ANGLETTERRE

  II)RELATION CANADA – ANGLETTERRE a.Relation bilatérale Le Canada et le Royaume-Uni continuent d'exercer une influence profonde, considérable et positive l'un sur l'autre. b. Relations politiques Le Canada et le Royaume-Uni ont un souverain, Sa Majesté le roi Charles III, en commun, et ont un des plus vieux systèmes de démocratie parlementaire au monde. Les liens qu’entretiennent les deux pays s’inscrivent dans une longue tradition de partenariat stratégique. En effet, le Canad...

• Géographie LE QUEBEC

  Le Québec vagues de froid ou les venues d'air tropical sur Montréal. Ce relief favorise le développement d'échanges méridiens de masses d'air et entraîne un climat dit «laurentien», regroupant les climats de l'Ontario et du Québec, soit une zone de près de 1000 km de long sur une largeur maximale, en Ontario, de 300 km. Les nuances observées sur cette étendue font de ce climat un mélange d'as­ pect océanique et continental -fait à peu pr...

• Windsor (Ontario) - Geography.

  In the second half of the 20th century, Windsor experienced periods of boom and bust. After Ford closed its main assembly plant in the city in 1954, the city sunk intoeconomic depression. This period ended with the Canada-United States Automotive Products Agreement (Autopact) of 1965, which removed Canadian import tariffs onautomotive products as long as automakers produced as many cars in Canada as they sold in Canada. This agreement led to new industrial investment in the Windsorarea. A sharp...

• 1534 Prise de possession du Canada.

• Montréal - geography.

  requires children of immigrants to be educated in French. As a result, French-language schools became increasingly multiethnic. With four universities, Montréal is one of the leading centers of higher education in Canada. There are two English-language institutions: McGill University (1821) andConcordia University (1974). Their French-language counterparts are the Université de Montréal (1876) and the University of Québec at Montréal (1969). Both private andstate universities are funded by the p...

• Sir Charles Tupper.

  campaign, Macdonald asked him to become minister of finance. He was then sent to Washington, D.C., as leader of the Canadian delegation to settle a fisheries disputewith the United States. A treaty was worked out and signed, but the U.S. Senate refused to ratify it. Tupper had already become a Knight Commander of St. Michaeland St. George in 1879, and he received the Knight Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George in 1886. For his services in Washington he was given the hereditary titleof baron...

• Sir Charles Tupper - Canadian History.

  campaign, Macdonald asked him to become minister of finance. He was then sent to Washington, D.C., as leader of the Canadian delegation to settle a fisheries disputewith the United States. A treaty was worked out and signed, but the U.S. Senate refused to ratify it. Tupper had already become a Knight Commander of St. Michaeland St. George in 1879, and he received the Knight Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George in 1886. For his services in Washington he was given the hereditary titleof baron...

• Jean Chrétien.

  In 1969, when Chrétien introduced policy proposals based on this principle, indigenous peoples reacted with such hostility that he ultimately had to withdraw theproposals. Despite this and other clashes with indigenous leaders, Chrétien continued to work at improving the government relations with them. By the time he left theDepartment of Indian and Northern Affairs in 1974, he had earned their respect and appreciation for his efforts. Following the 1974 election, Trudeau appointed Chrétien pres...

• Jean Chrétien - Canadian History.

  In 1969, when Chrétien introduced policy proposals based on this principle, indigenous peoples reacted with such hostility that he ultimately had to withdraw theproposals. Despite this and other clashes with indigenous leaders, Chrétien continued to work at improving the government relations with them. By the time he left theDepartment of Indian and Northern Affairs in 1974, he had earned their respect and appreciation for his efforts. Following the 1974 election, Trudeau appointed Chrétien pres...

• Winnipeg - Geography.

  about to become a territory of the Dominion of Canada, the Métis seized Upper Fort Garry because Canadian expansion was a threat to their own territorial claims andto their unique way of life. This began the Red River Rebellion, which ended with Canada’s 1870 agreement to make Manitoba a self-governing province. Winnipeg wasmade the provincial capital. The young city came into its own after 1885, when the Canadian Pacific Railway was extended to the Pacific Coast, but it did not really boom unti...

• Toronto - geography.

  The Hockey Hall of Fame is in downtown Toronto. VI ECONOMY Toronto’s economy has changed over the past several decades, with financial and business services becoming the largest sector. Included in this sector are banks, stockmarkets, insurance, advertising, marketing, accounting firms, and law firms. Toronto ranks third on the continent, behind New York City and Chicago, Illinois, in the numberof major corporations that have their head offices there. Toronto is the leading printing and publish...

• Canada de 1940 à 1949 : Histoire

• Summer Olympics Medal Standings.

  Great Britain GBR 56 51 38 145 United States of America USA 23 12 12 47 Sweden SWE 8 6 11 25 France FRA 5 5 9 19 Germany GER 3 5 6 14 Hungary HUN 3 4 2 9 Canada CAN 3 3 10 16 Norway NOR 2 3 3 8 Italy ITA 2 2 0 4 Belgium BEL 1 5 2 8 Australasia ANZ 1 2 2 5 Russia RU1 1 2 0 3 Finland FIN 1 1 3 5 South Africa RSA 1 1 0 2 Greece GRE 0 3 0 3 Denmark DEN 0 2 3 5 Bohemia BOH 0 0 2 2 Netherlands NED 0 0 2 2 Austria AUT 0 0 1 1 Source: International Olympic Committee (IOC).. Stockholm, 1912Part...

• Québec - Geography.

  facilities. Tributaries south of the St. Lawrence include the Richelieu, the Saint-François, and the Chaudière rivers, which are only a few hundred kilometers long. TheRimouski and Matane rivers, also south of the St. Lawrence, are popular areas for recreation and salmon fishing. In the Canadian Shield, the longest rivers are theRupert, Eastmain, Grande Baleine, and La Grand-Rivière, which is the site of a huge hydroelectric complex. C Coastlines Québec has two systems of saltwater coastline. O...

• Québec - Canadian History.

  facilities. Tributaries south of the St. Lawrence include the Richelieu, the Saint-François, and the Chaudière rivers, which are only a few hundred kilometers long. TheRimouski and Matane rivers, also south of the St. Lawrence, are popular areas for recreation and salmon fishing. In the Canadian Shield, the longest rivers are theRupert, Eastmain, Grande Baleine, and La Grand-Rivière, which is the site of a huge hydroelectric complex. C Coastlines Québec has two systems of saltwater coastline. O...

• Summer Olympics Medal Standings.

  Great Britain GBR 56 51 38 145 United States of America USA 23 12 12 47 Sweden SWE 8 6 11 25 France FRA 5 5 9 19 Germany GER 3 5 6 14 Hungary HUN 3 4 2 9 Canada CAN 3 3 10 16 Norway NOR 2 3 3 8 Italy ITA 2 2 0 4 Belgium BEL 1 5 2 8 Australasia ANZ 1 2 2 5 Russia RU1 1 2 0 3 Finland FIN 1 1 3 5 South Africa RSA 1 1 0 2 Greece GRE 0 3 0 3 Denmark DEN 0 2 3 5 Bohemia BOH 0 0 2 2 Netherlands NED 0 0 2 2 Austria AUT 0 0 1 1 Source: International Olympic Committee (IOC).. Stockholm, 1912.Par...

• Canadian Parliament.

  government’s legislative program. Members of Commons can also present a motion in response to the Budget Speech, which reviews the government’s economicrecord, taxation, and expenditure plans, and to Supply Motions, which concern budgets for individual departments. If a majority of MPs support a no-confidence motion,the government must resign. Also, if Parliament rejects a significant government proposal, the government is expected to resign and request the governor-general to call an election....

• Voyage de J.

  Tel est précisément le cas pour le célèbre navigateur breton qui le premier alla planter le drapeau de la France aux lieux où s'élèvent maintenant Québec &Montréal: sur ses trois voyages au Canada, nous sommes redevables à un collecteur italien (Ramusio) de nous avoir transmis le récit du premier dans une version que nous tenons volontiers pour fidèle, comme nous devons à un collecteur anglais (Hakluyt) d'avoir sauvé les fragments mutilés du troisième dans une traduction que nous voulons bien su...

• Légaliser la peine de mort au Canada ?

• Canada de 1950 à 1959 : Histoire

• Nova Scotia - Geography.

  summer. Nova Scotia receives an average of more than 1,140 mm (45 in) of rain annually, with the Atlantic shore receiving 1,400 mm (55 in) or more. Most of the provincereceives about 1,900 mm (about 70 in) of snow, and considerable winter precipitation comes in the form of rain or ice storms. The average temperature in January, thecoldest month, is generally about -4°C (about 25°F) near the coast and somewhat colder toward the interior. The average temperature in July, the hottest month, isabout...

• Nova Scotia - Canadian History.

  summer. Nova Scotia receives an average of more than 1,140 mm (45 in) of rain annually, with the Atlantic shore receiving 1,400 mm (55 in) or more. Most of the provincereceives about 1,900 mm (about 70 in) of snow, and considerable winter precipitation comes in the form of rain or ice storms. The average temperature in January, thecoldest month, is generally about -4°C (about 25°F) near the coast and somewhat colder toward the interior. The average temperature in July, the hottest month, isabout...

• Canada. Rupert. Lacs et forêts.

• Canada. Alberta. Le lac Louise.

• Canada. Labrador. Coureurs de bois.

• John Diefenbaker.

  only Conservative elected from Saskatchewan, which had gone solidly to the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), a coalition party dedicated to social andwelfare reforms. In 1952 the Liberals in Saskatchewan abolished Diefenbaker's Lake Centre seat altogether by merging it with the neighboring legislative district of Moose Jaw, where theCCF had a vast majority. In 1953 Diefenbaker decided to run for election in Prince Albert. Again he was the only Conservative returned to Parliament fromSa...

• John Diefenbaker - Canadian History.

  only Conservative elected from Saskatchewan, which had gone solidly to the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), a coalition party dedicated to social andwelfare reforms. In 1952 the Liberals in Saskatchewan abolished Diefenbaker's Lake Centre seat altogether by merging it with the neighboring legislative district of Moose Jaw, where theCCF had a vast majority. In 1953 Diefenbaker decided to run for election in Prince Albert. Again he was the only Conservative returned to Parliament fromSa...

• Canada de 1930 à 1939 : Histoire

• New Brunswick - Geography.

  Grand Lake, the largest lake in New Brunswick, is in the lowlands, east of Fredericton. Most other lakes are located in the northern and southwestern parts of NewBrunswick. D Climate New Brunswick has a continental climate that is moderated by maritime influences in the coastal areas. As a result, coastal regions are slightly warmer in the winter andslightly cooler in the summer than are interior regions. Annual temperature variations are large, with the January mean usually at least 25 to 28°C...

• New Brunswick - Canadian History.

  Grand Lake, the largest lake in New Brunswick, is in the lowlands, east of Fredericton. Most other lakes are located in the northern and southwestern parts of NewBrunswick. D Climate New Brunswick has a continental climate that is moderated by maritime influences in the coastal areas. As a result, coastal regions are slightly warmer in the winter andslightly cooler in the summer than are interior regions. Annual temperature variations are large, with the January mean usually at least 25 to 28°C...

• Canada de 1990 à 1994 : Histoire

  régionalistes, qui témoigne de la montée des dissensions entre Canadiens anglais et français. Le Reform Party, la formation ultraconservatrice dirigée par Preston Manning et opposée à toute concession envers le Québec, rencontre un large écho dans les provinces de l'Ouest, alors que Je Bloc québécois, créé en 1990 par l'ancien conservateur Lucien Bouchard, remporte 54 des 75 sièges PAYS DU MONDE 1990-1994 du Québec au Parlement fédéral. Résolument so...

• En un an, il a dû subir 27transfusions sanguines et 60 séances de caisson hyperbare pour oxygéner son sang.

  Je fais bouger mes mains pour activer ma circulationsanguine . Anique Poitras , le Roman de Sara , Québec Amérique La peste septicémique survient lorsque l’infection se propage directement danslacirculation sanguine . L'Encyclopédie de L'Agora On utilise aussi des sangsues adultes – de 7 centimètres de long – pour stimulerlacirculation sanguine . CyberSciences La testostérone, seule hormone testiculaire mâle de l’adulte, est sécrétéelocalement et dans la circulation sanguine . Wikipédia...

• ASSERMENTÉ, -ÉE, participe passé, adjectif et substantif masculin.

  ? 4.... quelques jours apr?s, le pape Pie VI lan?a son excommunication contre les pr?tres et les ?v?ques asserment?s. Cela ne leur fit ni chaud ni froid. ?MILE ERCKMANN ET ALEXANDRE CHATRIAN, DITS ERCKMANN-CHATRIAN, Histoire d'un paysan, tome 1 1870, page 395. b) Rare, vieux. [En parlant des ?lus ayant pr?t? le serment politique] : ? 5. Apr?s le renversement de l'Empire, un des premiers actes du gouvernement de la D?fense nationale fut d'abolir le serment politique (d?cret du 5 septembre 187...

• Yukon Territory - Geography.

  Tourism is the second most important private sector industry in the Yukon. Visitors come to fish, hunt, enjoy the rugged scenery, and see the historic buildings andcreeks associated with the gold rush. Some marten, lynx, muskrat, wolverine, and other fur-bearing animals are still trapped, but the Yukon plays a minor role in Canadian fur production. The Yukon’s manufacturing industries consist almost exclusively of some mineral refining, printing, and sawmilling. Several hydroelectric plants gene...

• Yukon Territory - Canadian History.

  Tourism is the second most important private sector industry in the Yukon. Visitors come to fish, hunt, enjoy the rugged scenery, and see the historic buildings andcreeks associated with the gold rush. Some marten, lynx, muskrat, wolverine, and other fur-bearing animals are still trapped, but the Yukon plays a minor role in Canadian fur production. The Yukon’s manufacturing industries consist almost exclusively of some mineral refining, printing, and sawmilling. Several hydroelectric plants gene...

• Voyage de J.

  Comme ledict peuple de jour en jour nous apportoient du poisson &de ce quilz avoyent a noz navires, &comme par l'advertissement de Taignoagny &Dom Agaya ledict peuple se retira de venir &comme il y eut aucun discort entre nous &eulx. Et despuis de jour en aultre venoit ledict peuple a noz navires & apportoient force anguilles &aultres poissons pour avoir de nostre marchandise, de quoy leur estoit baille cousteaulx, allaisnes, patenostres &aultres menues choses dont se contentoient fort; mais nou...

• Lac glaciaire du mont Logan (Yukon, Canada).

• Définition & usage: ARRANGEUR, -EUSE, substantif.

  HENRI BUSSER, Trait? pratique d'instrumentation, 1933, page 255. B.? Personne dont l'habilet? vient ? bout des difficult?s. Synonymes?: entremetteur, conciliateur?: ? 5. Un personnage bizarre, ? la fois ami de La Fontaine et des jans?nistes, fut le plus grand entremetteur et arrangeur en toute cette affaire?: c'?tait le fameux comte de Brienne (...). CHARLES-AUGUSTIN SAINTE-BEUVE, Port-Royal, tome 4, 1859, page 415. ? Arrangeur de mariages. Habile ? faire se conclure des mariages?: ?...

• Folk Art I INTRODUCTION Carved Native American Figure This figure of a Native American trapper was carved from a single pine log (about 1850-1890).

  that young Native American women were taught to weave by Ursuline nuns. The overall spirit of French-Canadian folk art is colorful, happy, and, at the same time,devout. B Anglo-Canadian Folk Art The English tradition in the Maritime provinces is strong in the decoration of utilitarian objects, in graining, marbling, and incising, and in ship carvings (both figureheadsand stern-board decorations). The emigration to Canada of many New Englanders during and after the American Revolution led to int...

• Définition & usage: ARPENT1, substantif masculin.

  compos? de 100 perches carr?es de 22 pieds de c?t? et contenant 48,400 pieds carr?s?? (BOUILLET 1859) ou ??51,0720 ares?? (Dictionnaire de l'Acad?mie Fran?aise, Compl?ments, 1842); ??l'arpent commun de la France de 42,2208 ares?? (Ibidem); ??l'arpent de Paris de 34,1887 ares?? (Ibidem et BALZAC, Correspondance, 1838, page 419); ??arpent de Gen?ve de 51,6610 ares?? (Dictionnaire de l'Acad?mie Fran?aise, Compl?ments, 1842); ??arpent m?trique ou hectare?? (BOUILLET 1859). b) Un arpent de terre labo...

• LE CANADA DE 1944 A 1978 (histoire)

  surtaxe sur les importations en provenance du Canada, ce qui a considérablement augmenté le chômage. C'est pourquoi ce pays souhaite diversifier ses échanges, se tourner vers l'Eu­ rope et établir des liens contractuels avec la C.E .E .; vis-à-vis de l'O.T.A.N. le Canada prend également ses distances et entend réduire graduellement ses effectifs en Europe, opéra­ tion terminée en 1972 . La visite de M. Trudeau à Washington, en 1971, et celle de...