Canada

﻿ Canada
Canada is the second largest country in the world. It stretches from the Pacific Ocean all the way to the Atlantic. We have a total of 10 provinces, and 3 territories. The population is approximately 33 million people. [|Ottawa], Ontario is the capital city, and also where the parliament buildinds are located. We use a democratic system for government, currently the Prime Minister is Stephen Harper.

Manitoba
Manitoba is one of the ten provinces in Canada. The largest city is [|Winnipeg], and the second largest city is Brandon. 1.2 million people live in Manitoba. Churchill, Manitoba is known as the 'Polar Bear Capital' of the world. It is the best place in the world to view polar bears.

Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital city of Manitoba. One of the main tourist attractions is The Forks. People have been meeting there for thousands of years. It is where the Red River and the Assiniboine River meet. It used to be a gathering place for Manitoba's first people to do their tradingThe weather here is really cold in the Winter (can go to -40 degrees Celsius). The Royal Canadian Mint is located in Winnipeg. It produces Canada's money, and has also made money for 60 other countries around the world.

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[|River East] is a public school in North Kildonan, Winnipeg. It is the home of the Kodiaks. We have many different teams (Football, basketball, volleyball, etc.) as well as different groups/clubs you can join (Student Council, UNESCO, etc.) media type="custom" key="7860537"