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Brandon University

(Encyclopedia)Brandon University, at Brandon, Manitoba, Canada; nondenominational; coeducational; founded 1899 as Brandon College. The school gained university status in 1967. It has faculties of arts, science, mus...

Belcher Islands

(Encyclopedia)Belcher Islands, c.1,110 sq mi (2,870 sq km), in E Hudson Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada, off W Quebec. Flaherty Island is the largest of the tundra-covered group. ...

Vanier

(Encyclopedia)Vanier, formerly Eastview, town (1991 pop. 18,150), SE Ont., Canada, at the confluence of the Rideau and Ottawa rivers. It is an industrial suburb of Ottawa. ...

Sherbrooke, University of

(Encyclopedia)Sherbrooke, University of, at Sherbrooke, Que., Canada; French language; founded 1954. It has faculties of letters and human sciences, science, administration, law, applied science, medicine, educatio...

Little Current

(Encyclopedia)Little Current, town (1991 pop. 1,511), S Ont., Canada, on N Manitoulin island, on North Channel of Lake Huron. A port and a popular yachting resort, it has rail connections with the mainland. ...

White Rock

(Encyclopedia)White Rock, city (1991 pop. 16,314), SE British Columbia, Canada, on Georgia Strait and on the U.S. border. The city is a customs port and resort center with a residential area. ...

Transcona

(Encyclopedia)Transcona trănskōˈnə [key], city, SE Man., Canada. It is a suburb of Winnipeg. ...

North America

(Encyclopedia) CE5 North America, third largest continent (2015 est. pop. 571,949,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. North America includes a...

Saint Francis, Lake

(Encyclopedia)Saint Francis, Lake, an expansion of the St. Lawrence River, SE Ont. and S Que., Canada, SW of Montreal, extending between Cornwall and Valleyfield. It is part of the St. Lawrence Seaway. ...
 

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