Canada comes from the Iroquois word, kanata, meaning "village".
Possible names for Canada included New Britain, Laurentia, Cabotia and Ursalia. Floyd never made the list.
"O Canada" was proclaimed the national anthem on July 1st, 1980, one hundred years after it was first sung. Here is a very stirring rendition.
The last spike on the Canadian Pacific Railroad was driven in by Lord Strathcona (Donald Smith) on November 7th, 1885 at Craigellachie, British Columbia.
Louis Riel was technically not a Canadian citizen when he was hanged for treason.
Canada has no true deserts, though it does have places with desert-like features. The sandy expanse south of Lake Athabasca is an example.
The license plate for the Northwest Territories is in the shape of a polar bear (as you can see).
Things you didn't know until now.....
(information obtained from The Great Canadian Trivia Book, by Mark Kearney and Randy Ray)
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