642 résultats pour "canada"

• Aviron : palmarès JO.

  1904 États-Unis (Atlanta BoatClub) : John Mulcahy,William Varley États-Unis (RavenswoodBoat Club) : JamesMcLoughlin, John Hoben États-Unis (IndependentRowing Club) : JosephRavanack, John Wells 1920 États-Unis : John Kelly,Paul Costello Italie : Erminio Dones,Pietro Annoni France : Alfred Plé, GastonGiran 1924 États-Unis : John Kelly,Paul Costello France : Marc Detton,Jean-Pierre Stock Suisse : Rudolf Bosshard,Heini Thoma 1928 États-Unis : Paul Costello,Charles McIlvaine Canada : Joseph Wright,...

• Montréal - geography.

  Place Jacques-Cartier, MontréalPlace Jacques-Cartier is named for the French explorer who was one of the first Europeans to venture into Canada in the 16thcentury. It is a popular spot in the city of Montréal, Québec’s largest city.R.E. Murowchick/Photo Researchers, Inc. French influence lasted for a time after the British conquest of 1760, as shown by some late 18th-century houses. British influence came to prevail, however, and most ofOld Montréal is in fact a Victorian Style city, probably th...

• Sir John Thompson.

  over when the Jesuits were suppressed by the British in the 18th century. This action enraged Protestants in Ontario, who objected to public funds being given to areligious organization. In 1889 they tried to have the Jesuits' Estates Act disallowed. Thompson, however, refused to declare the act unconstitutional, and all but 13members of Parliament went along with his decision. F Abbott Government In the 1891 election, the Liberals campaigned mainly on the issue of free trade with the United St...

• Sir John Thompson - Canadian History.

  over when the Jesuits were suppressed by the British in the 18th century. This action enraged Protestants in Ontario, who objected to public funds being given to areligious organization. In 1889 they tried to have the Jesuits' Estates Act disallowed. Thompson, however, refused to declare the act unconstitutional, and all but 13members of Parliament went along with his decision. F Abbott Government In the 1891 election, the Liberals campaigned mainly on the issue of free trade with the United St...

• Conscription au Canada (seconde guerre mondiale).

• Rivalités coloniales.- Formation des Etats-Unis

  France (aujourd'hui tle Maurice) et Bourbrtn (La Réunion). PROBLÈMES ~CONOMIQUES ET POLITIQUES. -­ C'est surtout la circulation des produits tro­ picaux qui explique l'importance respec­ tive des colonies, le sucre étant le produit colonial essentiel. Trois catégories de colo­ nies tropicales pouvaient alors, par suite des conditions de culture de la canne, être distinguées. Il faut, d'abord, une main­ d'œuvre noire servile, d'où la trai...

• Christmas.

  The new custom of Christmas gift giving allowed the marketplace to exert an unprecedented influence on holiday celebrations. Commercial innovations such asdepartment stores and mass advertising further expanded the custom of exchanging Christmas gifts. Seasonal retail sales helped fuel the economy, causing merchantsand advertisers to become some of the season’s most ardent promoters. Many holiday celebrants regretted these changes, however, and began voicing the nowcommon lament that Christmas h...

• Ice Hockey World Championship.

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• Voyage de J.

  De dains ilz disent que se sont moutons les appellent Asquenondo Ung liepvre Sourhamda Ung chien Agayo Des ouyayes Sadeguenda Le chemin Adde Ilz appellent la graine de concombres ou mellons Casconda Qand ilz veullent dire demain Ilz dient Achide Le ciel Qenhia La terre Damga Le soleil Ysnay La lune Assomaha Les estoilles Siguehoham Le vent Cahoha La mer Agogasy Les vagues de la mer Coda Une ysle Cohena Une montaigne Ogacha La glace Honnesca La neige Cani...

• Article de presse: René Lévesque, un dirigeant passionné et rassurant

  1oa Lévesque (René) 1 Premier ministre du Québec, leader du Parti québecola, René Lévesque Incarne depuis la victoire de son parti aux élections provinciales du 15 novembre 1976 les aspi­ rations du Québec à l'Indépendance, sa volonté de préserver son identité nationale, sa langue et sa culture, et aussi les revendications soc~ales d'une partie des Canadiens francophones. Fort d'une réputation d'Intégrité et du soutien massif des Intellect...

• Usage et définition du mot: AQUEDUC, substantif masculin.

  ? la distribution de l'eau; eau distribu?e par aqueduc. " (Soci?t? du Parler fran?ais au Canada, 1930; attest? aussi dans le Dictionnaire g?n?ral de la langue fran?aise au Canada (LOUIS-ALEXANDRE B?LISLE) 1957 et Dictionnaire correctif du fran?ais au canada (Gaston Dulong), 1968). B.? Emplois sp?ciaux. [G?n?ralement en relation avec le sens de conduit non a?rien] 1. DROIT. ? DROIT ROMAIN. Droit d'aqueduc. " Le droit qu'avait le propri?taire d'un h?ritage, de faire passer l'eau par l'h?...

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• Alexander Mackenzie.

  depression continued, manufacturers and farmers began to think a protective tariff might bring relief. The finance minister seemed ready to agree, but during a visit toScotland in the summer of 1875, Mackenzie declared that the principles of free trade were “the principles of civilization.” When he returned to Canada, there was nomention of a higher tariff in the budget of 1876. Personal characteristics also influenced Mackenzie's failure. As minister of public works he spent up to 14 hours a da...

• Alexander Mackenzie - Canadian History.

  depression continued, manufacturers and farmers began to think a protective tariff might bring relief. The finance minister seemed ready to agree, but during a visit toScotland in the summer of 1875, Mackenzie declared that the principles of free trade were “the principles of civilization.” When he returned to Canada, there was nomention of a higher tariff in the budget of 1876. Personal characteristics also influenced Mackenzie's failure. As minister of public works he spent up to 14 hours a da...

• Alexander Mackenzie - Canadian History.

  depression continued, manufacturers and farmers began to think a protective tariff might bring relief. The finance minister seemed ready to agree, but during a visit toScotland in the summer of 1875, Mackenzie declared that the principles of free trade were “the principles of civilization.” When he returned to Canada, there was nomention of a higher tariff in the budget of 1876. Personal characteristics also influenced Mackenzie's failure. As minister of public works he spent up to 14 hours a da...

• Regina - Geography.

  in 1883, was incorporated as a city in 1903, and was made the capital of Saskatchewan when the province was created in 1905. The headquarters of the police forcewere moved in 1920 to Ottawa, the nation’s capital, but the force’s training facility remained in Regina. Regina has been associated with a number of important historical events. In 1885 Louis Riel, leader of the Northwest Rebellion, was tried for treason and executedthere. In 1933 Canada’s newly formed socialist party, the Co-operative...

• Victoria (city, British Columbia) - Geography.

  routes, and good agricultural land. These advantages were publicized by Sir James Douglas, the chief factor (administrative head) of the company’s Pacific Coastoperations, who founded the fort. They were in turn recognized by the British Colonial Office, which made Victoria the capital of the colony of Vancouver’s Island (the oldname for Vancouver Island) in 1849. The community’s growing commercial importance during the Fraser River and Cariboo gold rushes of the 1850s led to itsincorporation in...

• Métis - Canadian History.

  authority in the Northwest Rebellion. As in 1869, they were worried about title to their river lots, which were unsurveyed and were therefore omitted from the surveyadopted by the Department of the Interior. The Métis demanded a distribution of land and scrip, as had occurred in Manitoba after 1870. The Métis action at Batoche encouraged several bands of indigenous nations (Cree, Assiniboine, and Sioux) to take up arms. Threatened with a general rising across theNorthwest Territories, the Canadi...

• canadien, art - beaux-arts.

  Kane (Paul), Flottille Cinglant vers le lac Winnipeg, ces bateaux de la Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson convoient des fourrures, au long de la rivière Saskatchewan.Paul Kane, Flottille, 1850. Royal Ontario Museum,Toronto (Canada).Dept. of Ethnology, Royal Ontario Museum Après la conquête de 1759, les topographes de l’armée britannique réalisent les premières peintures de paysage. Georges Heriot et James Cockburn comptent parmi les plus intéressants de ces peintres-soldats. Kane (Paul), Campement O...

• Ice Hockey World Championship The first Ice Hockey World Championship was held in 1920.

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• L Amérique du Nord et centrale

  • Les États-Unis partagent quatre dés Grands Lacs avec le Canada (Supérieur, Huron, Érié et Ontario : 98 900 km' aux États-Unis), le lac Michigan (58 300 km') se trouvant totalement en territoire américain. LE CLIMAT • La superficie du territoire explique la diversité des climats. • l:ouest est dominé par des climats steppiques et désertiques, avec des températures très élevées en été (plus de 40 °C) et une pluviosité rare. • Le climat tempér...

• Paul Martin.

  VI CONFLICT WITH THE PRIME MINISTER Martin’s success could not have been achieved without the support he received from Jean Chrétien. Yet relations between the two men continued to deteriorate. In partthis was because of their continuing disagreement about how best to deal with the separatist challenge in Québec. In the 1993 election, a majority of Québec seats hadgone to the Bloc Québécois, and in 1994 the provincial separatist party, the Parti Québécois, won election on a platform promising...

• Paul Martin - Canadian History.

  VI CONFLICT WITH THE PRIME MINISTER Martin’s success could not have been achieved without the support he received from Jean Chrétien. Yet relations between the two men continued to deteriorate. In partthis was because of their continuing disagreement about how best to deal with the separatist challenge in Québec. In the 1993 election, a majority of Québec seats hadgone to the Bloc Québécois, and in 1994 the provincial separatist party, the Parti Québécois, won election on a platform promising...

• St. John's (city, Newfoundland and Labrador) - Geography. I INTRODUCTION St. John's (city,

  coast of Newfoundland and Labrador have brought some hope of potential economic upturn for the port. St. John’s has an international airport, which connects the city to mainland Canada and points outside the country. The city is also the eastern terminus of the Trans-Canada Highway. Although traffic through the city’s harbor has diminished considerably, the port of St. John’s continues to serve as an important Canadian Coast Guarddepot and port of call for container ships. Passenger service on t...

• Criminal Punishment.

  In the United States and Canada, younger offenders may be sentenced to highly regimented, military-style correctional programs known as boot camps. Generally,offenders volunteer to participate in boot camp programs to avoid other types of incarceration. At boot camps, officials subject offenders to strict discipline and physicaltraining. They also provide educational or vocational programs. Boot camps serve as an alternative to traditional, long-term incarceration and attempt to train offenderst...

• Indépendantisme au Canada

  Indépendantisme 99 dats indépendantistes se présentent pour la première fols et contribuent à la défaite du Parti libéral. 4 René Lévesque, ex-membre du Parti libéral, forme en 1987 le Mouvement Souveraineté-Association (MSA), qui prOne l'Indépendance et une association avec le reste du Canada, sur une base plus équitable. Au début de 1968, le MSA tente de fusionner avec le RIN, mals Il n'y parv!ent pas et condamne la manifestation viole...

• Labrador (Canada)

  Labrador 101 mler ministre de la province, Joseph Smallwood, veut utiliser le potentiel hydro-électrique (celui du fleuve Hamilton est estimé à neuf millions de mégawatts). Il devra attendre des années avant le début des travaux de la centrale de Churchill Falls, qui sera la cinquième du monde avec une puissance de 5 225 mégawatts. 5 Après 1950, d'énormes gisements de mineral de ter sont mis en exploitation au centre du Labrador, sur la fron...

• Les Religions en Canada

  Religions 149 rapprocher de I'Ëgllse anglicane et des Disciples du Christ. Certaines sectes · chrétiennes vivent dans des communes agricoles où elles maintiennent un sens rigou­ reux de la fol et de la vie familiale. 4 La communauté. juive, bien que moins Importante, est le second groupe religieux le plus Influent après celui des chrétiens. Elle demeure un phénomène esaentlelle­ ment urbain : n Ofo des adeptes de la fol judaTque se concentr...

• Native American Architecture.

  B Relationship to the Universe and Nature A more profound difference between European American and Native American perceptions lay in how human beings saw themselves in relationship to the universe andin what they believed their responsibilities were to the natural world and to each other. Most European Americans saw themselves as separate from creation andadversaries of nature, ever struggling to conquer and subdue nature and force it to yield to their will. Native Americans saw themselves as...

• La presse au Canada

  Presse 141 québecols, est le cofondateur du cc Devoir .. , journal Influent de Montréal. 4 Depuis le début des années 60, la presse s'est mono­ polisée •. Alors qu'en 1966, 63 éditeurs publient 110 quo­ tidiens, aujourd'hui ces derniers appartiennent pour les deux tiers à des groupes d'édition. Il existe trois chatnes Importantes de journaux : Southam Press Ltd (13 quoti­ diens), Thomson Newspapers Ltd (34 quotidiens) et FP Publications Ltd (...

• 1970 – 1979 : Canada

  René Lévesque, chef du parti québécois, ministre du gouvernement provincial, favorable à la souveraineté politique du Québec, et provoque de sérieuses tensions avec le gouvernement fédéral de Pierre Elliott Trudeau qui souhaite maintenir l'unité du pays . · se prononce pour la > de la province du Québec pour le réf érendum de 1980. © Photo News En août 1977 , l' Assemblée nationale du Québec adopte la Charte du français (loi 101) qui impose la...

• United States History - U.

  and improved upon the designs of Arab sailing ships and learned to mount cannons on those ships. In the 15th century they began exploring the west coast ofAfrica—bypassing Arab merchants to trade directly for African gold and slaves. They also colonized the Madeira Islands, the Azores, and the Cape Verde Islands andturned them into the first European slave plantations. The European explorers were all looking for an ocean route to Asia. Christopher Columbus sailed for the monarchs of Spain in 149...

• United States History - U.

  and improved upon the designs of Arab sailing ships and learned to mount cannons on those ships. In the 15th century they began exploring the west coast ofAfrica—bypassing Arab merchants to trade directly for African gold and slaves. They also colonized the Madeira Islands, the Azores, and the Cape Verde Islands andturned them into the first European slave plantations. The European explorers were all looking for an ocean route to Asia. Christopher Columbus sailed for the monarchs of Spain in 149...

• Quiet Revolution - Canadian History.

  in social policy, that the federal government currently administered. Since the provincial government would be administering these programs, it argued that it wouldrequire a much larger share of the taxes paid by Québec residents. During the period of the Quiet Revolution, especially after Lester Pearson became prime minister in 1963, the federal government met some of the Québec demands.The federal government allowed Québec to take over its programs of youth allowances and university loans, and...

• Règne animal: LES LOUTRES

  Les loutres ! La loutre à cou tacheté est répandue A dans toute l'Afrique subsaharienne. Elle vit habituellement en petits groupes ou en couple. de mâ choires. Ces dernières comportent des dents puissantes leur permettant d'écraser les os des pois­ sons ainsi que les coquilles des crustacés. La plus habile est la loutre de mer, l'un des rares mammi­ fères à utiliser des outils. Lorsqu'elle plonge à la recherche d'ormeaux, elle se sert d'une pierre pour l...

• Minnesota - geography.

  C Climate Minnesota’s climate is classified as humid continental because normally there is a sufficient amount of precipitation to provide at least some surplus for runoff, andbecause Minnesota’s temperature conditions are largely controlled by its location in the interior of the large landmass of North America. The result is extreme seasonaltemperature variations. The average January temperature is about -18°C (about 0°F) in the northwest and about -10°C (about 14°F) in the south, but thetherm...

• Minnesota - USA History.

  C Climate Minnesota’s climate is classified as humid continental because normally there is a sufficient amount of precipitation to provide at least some surplus for runoff, andbecause Minnesota’s temperature conditions are largely controlled by its location in the interior of the large landmass of North America. The result is extreme seasonaltemperature variations. The average January temperature is about -18°C (about 0°F) in the northwest and about -10°C (about 14°F) in the south, but thetherm...

• Fur Trade in North America - Canadian History.

  Injured by the competition from the North West Company, the Hudson’s Bay Company changed its methods in the late 18th century and began extending its operationsinland. After a period of intense and often violent conflict, the two companies merged in 1821 under the charter of the Hudson’s Bay Company. The trade monopoly andpower to govern that had been originally given to Hudson’s Bay in 1670 were extended to all British-held territory west of Rupert’s Land. The company dominated mostof present-d...

• Regina - geography.

  other welfare agencies, especially in the inner city where indigenous residents are concentrated. Rates of drug and alcohol addiction and violent crime are high. Theseproblems are serious everywhere in western Canada, but the situation has also worsened as a result of government cutbacks: The federal government, which hasjurisdiction over Canada’s indigenous population, no longer gives aid to those who have left their reserves to live in cities. VI HISTORY Southern Saskatchewan was once populat...

• Construction navale au Canada (histoire de la seconde guerre mondiale).

• Arctic Ocean - Geography.

  formal claim. Russia maintains that the Lomonosov Ridge, a seabed feature that extends from Siberia to Greenland, is part of its continental shelf. With the warming of the Arctic Ocean and the melting of sea ice, the competition for seabed rights has grown more acute as nations contemplate the ability to explorefor and exploit seabed resources, especially oil and natural gas deposits. In 2007 Russia claimed sovereignty over the North Pole, and Canada claimed sovereignty overthe Northwest Passage...

• Kyoto, protocole de (faune & Flore).

  l’application de sanctions contre tout pays ne respectant pas ses engagements de réduction, en contrepartie de la possibilité d’acheter des permis d’émission à des paysmoins pollueurs. Par ailleurs, elle ouvre la voix au processus de ratification par les pays industrialisés. 4.5 L’entrée en vigueur du protocole Le 31 mai 2002, les Quinze de l’Union européenne ratifient le protocole de Kyoto. Si les pays signataires sont à partir de ce moment plus de 55 — seuil nécessaire àl’application du trait...

• Jacques Cartier et le Canada Le pionnier de la France d'outre-mer.

• Commentaire de l'avis consultatif du 22 juillet 2010 relatif à la conformité au droit international de la déclaration unilatérale d'indépendance relative au Kosovo du 17 février 2008 : Droit

  Cour que la résolution du Conseil de sécurité entre bien dans le droit international applicable à la déclaration d'indépendance. Il incombait ensuite à la Cour de déterminer si la déclaration n'avait pas été prise en violation du droit des Nations Unies. Elle a constaté que la résolution n'établissaitqu'un statut intérimaire et ne contenait pas de dispositions par rapport au statut final du Kosovo. Elle a également observé que le Conseil de sécurité était resté muetsur ce statut final et n'avait...

• Halifax (Nova Scotia) - geography.

  Every year the city hosts a series of cultural events. Particularly well known are the Scotia Festival of Music, Shakespeare by the Sea, the Atlantic Jazz Festival, the HalifaxInternational Busker Festival, and the Atlantic Winter Fair. IV ECONOMY Halifax’s workforce is concentrated in public administration, commerce, and personal services. Despite recent cutbacks, the government remains the single largestemployer. A large percentage of workers in Halifax are employed at the two military bases...

• Voyage de J.

  Table of Contents Voyage de J. Cartier au Canada ........................................................................................................................1 Jacques Cartier.........................................................................................................................................1 BREVE ET SUCCINCTE INTRODUCTION HISTORIQUE...............................................................1 AU ROY Treschretien ...........................................

• Rocheuses (montagnes).

  partie centrale, comme en Idaho et au Montana, mais elle n'a qu'une importance locale : il faut préciser que bon nombre d'espaces boisés sont difficiles d'accès ou sont protégés dans le cadre de la législation sur les parcs nationaux. Les ressources du sous-sol des Rocheuses sont nombreuses, mais très médiocrement exploitées, en raison de l'éloignement des grandes régions industrielles. L'extraction de minerais de métaux non ferreux fait vivre un certain nombre de petites villes : Leadville...

• Le Commonwealth: De l'Empire britannique au Commonwealth moderne

  LES 53 ÉTATS MEMBRES Entre parenthèses figurent les dates d'adhésion. E~: Royaume-Uni (1931), Chypre (1961) , Malte (1964) Afrique: Afrique du Sud (1931, exclusion de 1961 à 1994), Botswana (1966), Cameroun (1995), Gambie (1965), Ghana (1957), Kenya (1963), Lesotho (1966), Malawi (1964), Maurice (1968), Mozambique (1995), Namibie (1990), Nigeria (1960, suspension de 1995 à 1999), Ouganda (1962), Seychelles (1976), Sierra Leone (1961), Swazilan...

• Wayne Gretzky.

  and 1991. He was captain of the national team for the 1996 World Cup and made his first Olympic Games appearance as a member of Canada’s ice hockey team duringthe 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. In 1999, just a few months after his retirement from the NHL, Gretzky was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. The board of directors of the Hall of Fame waived thenormal three-year waiting period as a way of honoring Gretzky for all his contributions to the sport of hockey. Gretzky remained active...

• Wayne Gretzky I INTRODUCTION Wayne Gretzky, born in 1961, Canadian professional ice hockey player, nicknamed The Great One, who is the National Hockey League (NHL) career leader in goals, assists, and points (goals and assists combined).

  and 1991. He was captain of the national team for the 1996 World Cup and made his first Olympic Games appearance as a member of Canada’s ice hockey team duringthe 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. In 1999, just a few months after his retirement from the NHL, Gretzky was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. The board of directors of the Hall of Fame waived thenormal three-year waiting period as a way of honoring Gretzky for all his contributions to the sport of hockey. Gretzky remained active...