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Formation: 1870. The origin of name: Likely comes from either the Cree Indian manitowapow or the Ojibway Indian Manitou bou (both of which mean “the narrows of the Great Spirit”). The words referred to Lake Manitoba, which narrows to less than 5/8 of a mile (1 kilometer) at its center. The waves hitting the loose …
Formation: 1871. The name signified the British territorial domain over its Crown colony. Columbia Lake, the Columbia River, and the province were named in honor of Christopher Columbus. TIME: 5 AM MST = noon GMT; 4 AM PST = noon GMT. British Columbia is located on the western coast of Canada. It’s bordered by the …
Formation: 1905. Named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. Time: 5 AM MST = noon GMT. Alberta is the fourth-largest province in Canada. It shares a border with British Columbia and Saskatchewan in the east and the North American Great Plains to the south. Its western area has a hilly, rocky …
Formation: 1867. The origin of the name: From an Algonquin Indian word meaning “narrow passage” or “strait,” referring to the narrowing of the St. Lawrence River at what is currently Québec City. 8 AM AST = noon GMT; 7 AM EST = noon GMT. Québec is a province in Canada that is just north of …
Formation: 1873. The origin of the name: Prince Edward Island was initially called Abegweit (“lying down flat, or “cradled by the waves”) by the Micmac Indians. Europeans called it the Island of Saint John in 1763; in 1799, the Island was renamed Prince Edward Island in honor of Prince Edward of England. TIME: 8 AM …
Formation: 1867. The origin of the name: Derived from the Iroquois Indian word Kanadario, meaning “sparkling water” or “beautiful lake.” 7 AM EST = noon GMT; 6 AM CST = noon GMT. Ontario is Canada’s most populous province and home to the country’s capital, Ottawa. Ontario is also Canada’s economic engine, with a diverse economy …
Formation: 1867. Nova Scotia is a Canadian province with two central coastal regions: the northern and southern maritime regions. The province’s capital city is Halifax, and it also has Lamentin, Dartmouth, Bedford, and Antigonish as some of its other major cities. Nova Scotia is one of Canada’s smallest provinces, but it is still very diverse …
Formation: 1949. The origin of the name: Italian seafarer Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot) landed on the island portion of the province on 24 June 1497, on the feast of St. John the Baptist. Cabot called the newfound land “St. John’s Isle” in honor of the saint, but the contraction of “a newfound land” was quickly …
Formation: 1867. The origin of the name: Named by King George III of England in honor of his German lands, the Duchy of Brunswick-Lunenberg. TIME: 8 AM AST = noon GMT. New Brunswick is the second smallest province in Canada. It has around 750,000 people and an area of just over 50,000 square kilometers. New …
Hamilton is a city that’s in the extremity of Lake Ontario. It has specialty steel production and provides 60% of Canada’s total steel production. Despite its industry-loving, it also has some beautiful attractions like Dundurn Castle, which was built for the McNab family, one of the most influential families in Ontario; it still contains period …