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So you want to know about Canucks, eh?
In 1967 Canada received its new official Maple Leaf Flag
It is recognized all the world over. The stylized Maple leaf has eleven points - most people assume these to represent the ten provinces and the North territories [Now there are three territories] Canada has ten provinces - Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan, and three territories - Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon. Canada is the home of many great inventions, including: basketball, baseball glove [1883], the electric light bulb, the electric range, the electron microscope, standard time, the television, the telephone, and the zipper. Canada has the ninth biggest economy of the world Canada is the second largest country in the world, with 9,971,000 square kilometres of land. Temperatures have been known to get as cold as -60 degrees Celsius in Canada. Igloos are homes made out of snow and ice. Some Inuit families in Northern Canada have igloos for homes. With only three people per square kilometer, Canada has the fourth lowest population density in the world. Canada's National Anthem is "O Canada" - it is sung in both official languages, English and French. To listen to its tune click here.
Official Lyrics of O Canada!
The Coat of Arms of Canada has the motto A MARE USQUE AD MARE [From Sea to Sea]
Crest:
The crest is a crowned gold lion holding a maple leaf. This is used by the Governor-General of Canada , representing the Queen of Canada. At the top is St. Edward's Crown, the style of royal crown preferred by Her Majesty. According to the United Nations Human Development Index, Canada has the highest quality of life in the world. Contrary to popular opinion, Canada does not own the North Pole. In fact, the North Pole is not owned by any country. Some firmly believe that Santa Claus is from Canada. Canada is the world's eighth biggest trader. Of all of the world's producers of natural gas, copper, zinc, nickel, aluminum, and gold, Canada is in the top five. Canada is the fifth largest energy producer. Canada has the world's highest tertiary education enrolment. The population of Canada is approximately 33 million. To celebrate the fact that the Sugar Maple is the national tree, there a maple leaf on the Canadian flag. Canada was born in 1867. The biggest city in Canada is Toronto. The world's smallest jail is believed to be in Rodney, Ontario, Canada. It is only 24.3 square meters (about 270 square feet). The longest river in Canada is the Mackenzie River, located in the Northwest Territories. It empties into the Hudson Bay. Canada's first Prime Minister was John Alexander MacDonald. The native Canadians were the first people to live in Canada.
 Quebec's capital city is Quebec City. "Quebec" came from the Algonquin word "kepék" meaning "the place where the river narrows." Quebec is nicknamed "La Belle Province" because of the diverse landscape and architecture. Quebec's motto - "Je me souviens" which is French for "I remember". Quebec's symbols - flower - the Blue Flag, tree - Yellow Birch, bird - Snowy Owl. Quebec has a population of 7,750.5 million (2008) Quebec's largest city is Montreal (metropolitan area of 3.6 million in 2006 census). Quebec's ethnic groups include French, Irish, Italian, English, Aboriginal, Scottish and German. Quebec's main spoken languages: French 80%, English 7.8%, Italian 1.7%, Spanish 1.5%, Arabic 1.5%, (2006 census) Quebec is home to over 108,430 aboriginal people: Mohawk, Wendat(Huron), Cree, Algonquin, Innu (Montagnais), Micmac, Attikameks, Inuit and Métis (2006 census) Nearly 80% of Québecois live near the shores of the Saint Lawrence River. Explorer Jacques Cartier arrived in 1534 and claimed the land for France. Samuel de Champlain set up a colony called New France in 1608. British and French fought the Seven Years' War. The war ended when Quebec City was captured by the British (1759). The area was divided into Upper Canada (English speaking) and Lower Canada (mainly French speaking) in 1791. The Act of Union in 1840 united Upper and Lower Canada and established the Province of Canada. In 1867 the Province of Canada was divided into Ontario and Quebec. Quebec became one of the four original provinces of the Dominion of Canada, along with Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in 1867. Quebec has more fresh water than any other province. There are more than one million lakes and waterways. One of the largest hydroelectric plants in the world is near James Bay. Quebec produces more than a third of Canada's pulp and paper products. ( paper, newsprint, boxes, tissue and cardboard) Quebec is Canada's main producer of maple syrup. Quebec's dairy industry is the largest in Canada. Bonaventure Island bird sanctuary (largest colony of gannets in the world). Quebec City, the only walled city north of Mexico, has many historic buildings. The fortification walls in Quebec City were first built in 1695 and reconstructed in 1720 to protect the French from British invasion. Old Quebec City is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Old Montreal has cobblestone streets and historic 17th and 18th century architecture. Religious shrines (Saint Joseph's Oratory in Montreal and Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré Basilica) attract millions of pilgrims from many countries. The Quebec Citadel is a large fortification built in the 19th century to protect the city.
 PEI is one of the Atlantic provinces on the east coast of Canada. It is the smallest province. Charlottetown is the "birthplace of Canada" where leaders met in 1864 to discuss the formation of our country. The Northumberland Strait separates PEI from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The island lies in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The capital city of PEI is Charlottetown. The Island was named "Prince Edward" in honour of the father of Queen Victoria in 1799. PEI is called "the Garden Province" because half of the land is cultivated. The symbols for PEI: flower - Lady's Slipper; tree - Northern Red Oak; bird - Blue Jay; motto : "the small under the protection of the great" PEI is the home of 138,600 people.(2007 estimate). Over 75 percent are of Scottish, Irish and English descent. About 15 % are of French origin. Charlottetown is the largest city in PEI with about 32, 174 people in 2006. Summerside is the only other city. There are seven incorporated towns. The first people to live on PEI were the Mi'kmaq (Micmac). They moved from place to place living in dwellings called wigwams. In the winter they hunted and in the summer they fished. Jacques Cartier, a French explorer, discovered PEI in 1534. In 1603 Champlain, another French explorer, came to the island. In 1719 a French colony was formed. In 1745 the English took over the island. The French farmers were expelled. The land was divided into large lots and given to British citizens. Loyalists from the U.S. came in the 1780s. PEI became the seventh Canadian province in 1873. PEI is about 224 km long and from 6 to 64 km wide. Almost all of the soil is made up of red-coloured sandstone. Prince Edward Island National Park has a large beach with reddish sand, sand dunes, salt marshes and red sandstone cliffs. About thirty percent of Canada's potatoes are grown in PEI. Other crops include fruits and vegetables (apples, strawberries, blueberries, carrots, onions, tomatoes) and cereal crops. Fishing is the third largest industry. The second largest industry is tourism. Fishermen catch herring, tuna, cod and mackerel. Lobsters are caught in traps. Clams, scallops, mussels and oysters are farmed in underwater hatcheries. Oysters are harvested for Canada and the world. Irish moss (a seaweed) is harvested by pulling a special rake along the rocks or on the sea floor. It is used to thicken ice cream, cheese and toothpaste. The Confederation Bridge joins New Brunswick and PEI. The bridge was opened in 1997 and is almost 13 km long. It takes 12 minutes to cross the bridge. There are two airports on PEI. Tourists come from around the world to visit Green Gables House. It is a museum about L.M. Montgomery, author of the Anne of Green Gables books. The Robert Harris Collection at the Confederation Centre of the Arts (in Charlottetown) consists of some 5,000 works of art.
 Wayne Gretzky is from Brantford, Ontario. Canada got its name from an Iroquois word, "Kanata", meaning "village." Comedian Great, Jim Carrey was bold enough to send a resume to the Carol Burnett show when he was just 10 years old. The CN Tower is 553.33 meters tall, or the length of 5 1/2 football fields. Alexander Graham Bell owned homes in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, and Brantford, Ontario. It is believed that it was while he was living in Brantford, Ontario that he first formulated the idea for the telephone. Gladys Smith aka Mary Pickford was a Toronto born Canadian got the nickname of "America's Sweetheart" from a publicist when she promoted U.S. War Bond sales. Canadian Actor Comedian Jim Carrey wrote himself a cheque for 20 million dollars and carried it around in his pocket until he earned that amount in one film "cable Guy". Lorne Greene - Lorne had initially been a chemical engineering student at Queen's University in Kingston Ontario. He went on to become "the voice of Canada" for the CBC. While he was there he invented a stopwatch that ran backwards to aid radio announcers in gauging the time available. Representig the Queen in Canada are 14 persons - One Governor General, One Lieutenant Governor in each of the ten Provinces and one Commissioner in each of the three Territories, Canada is the only foreign country permitted to have an embassy on Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC. The Canadian Government honoured the USA in a similar manner by letting the U.S. build their embassy across from the Parliament buildings in Ottawa. The office has since moved to Sussex Drive. Canadian Marc Garneau was the first foreigner to fly into space with the American space program. Mr Big or a Flake are chocolate bars. Kananaskis, is a Cree word meaning "meeting of the waters". Canada had its own Florence Nightingale. Actually starting her career in nursing, she began to appreciate the restorative abilities of creams and eventually became a cosmetic icon. She was born as Florence Nightingale Graham in Woodbridge Ontario, is known to the world now as Elizabeth Arden hung her first red door in New York City. Superman was created by Canadian Joe Shuster and American Jerry Siegal. The character was created while Shuster was visiting Siegal in Cleveland Ohio in 1934. The Rideau Canal in Ottawa is the World's Longest Skating Rink! Residents are known to lace on their skates and use it as a mode of transportation to and from work during the winter months. The first Molson Brewery was located in Montreal Quebec. Kurt Browning a Canadian figure skater performed the first 'quad' during competition. In 1984 Canada had three Prime Ministers - 1)Pierre Elliot Trudeau - 2)John Turner - 3)Brian Mulroney. Canadian real estate terms for bathrooms "full" or "half". A full can include a shower and/or a bathtub. A half refers to a bathroom with just a toilet and sink. In Canada, bathrooms are referred to as a 2 piece = a sink and toilet, 3 piece = a sink, toilet, shower, 4 piece = a sink, toilet, shower, and bathtub. "ABM" refers to "Automated Banking Machine" [In the USA it is referred to as an "ATM" or "Automatic Teller Machine". Anglophone refers to a Canadian who's native or first language is English. Francophone refers to a Canadian who's native or first language is French. Most Canadians ask for a Bathroom or a washroom instead of using the word restroom - even in public. In Canada, Chesterfield is another name for sofa or couch. Candy bars are called chocolate bars in Canada. Duo-Tang is a paper notebook, similar to a double pocket portfolio but it has 3 metal prongs in the center. Each prong has 2 pieces of metal that fit through the 3 ring paper holes. Spread the prongs apart or bend them down to hold the paper in place. In the USA an entree refers to the main portion of the meal. In Canada, because of the French influence, an entrée refers to the beginning of a meal or the appetizer. Whole milk is called homo milk in Canada....short for homogenized. It is sold in cartons by the litre or in three-litre bags. Hydro is the Canadian term for Electricity [short for Hydro-Electric]. "Knapsack" is another name for a backpack. Molson Muscle is a term for a beer belly - or a large tummy blamed on excessive beer drinking. In Canada flags are flown at Half-Mast when someone dies - compare to half-staff in the USA A 13 oz bottle of alcohol is known as a Mickey. Poutine is actually a French Canadian dish that involves french fries, cheese curd and lots of gravy. "Runners" is another name for "sneakers". Serviette is a table napkin. If you request a napkin in Canada, you'll be understood. In Britain you may get a sanitary towel or nappy (diaper) instead!. There is a law in Canada that specifies all lotteries must be operated by the Canadian Government. Companies that offer promotional contests have to work around this law by making the winner answer a "skill testing question" before the prize can be awarded. It is usually a math question. Every Canadian child has purchased Smarties while waiting in line. Smarties are basically like M&M's, but twice as big. Canada is a huge country. It is approximately 9,984,670 sq. km / 3,855,103 sq mi. From side to side there are six time zones, as it is over 8,850 km / 5,500 miles wide, from Atlantic to Pacific coasts. Canada is almost 30% larger than Australia. Canada is more than 3 times the size of India. Canada is more than 18 times the size of France. Canada is almost 20 times the size of Spain. Canada is almost 28 times the size of Germany. Canada is more than 33 times the size of Italy. Canada is almost 37 times the size of New Zealand. Canada is almost 41 times the size of the UK . Canada is more than 142 times the size of Ireland Canada is more than 21840 times the size of Malta!!! The Longest Street in the World is Yonge Street in the Greater Toronto Area in the Province of Ontario. Yonge Street starts at Lake Ontario, and runs north through central and northern Ontario to the Ontario – Minnesota border, a distance of over 1178 miles / 1896 kilometres. The Guinness Book of World Records recognized this claim as late as 1998. The Trans-Canada Highway between Victoria, BC and St. John's, NF is the world's longest national highway with a length of 7,821 km / 4,860 miles. Canada has the world's longest coastline: 202,080 km / 125,566 miles. The Thousand Island Railway, which ran in Gananoque Ontario, is North America ’s shortest railway in history, just 5.43 km / 3.32 miles. CP Rail’s 9 mile / 14.5 km long Mount Macdonald Tunnel, in the Rogers Pass area of British Columbia, is the longest tunnel on the continent. Wasaga Beach on Georgian Bay is the world’s longest beach, 8.6 miles / 14 km. Wasaga Beach is located about 2 hours northwest of Toronto, Ontario. Banff National Park, located in the Province of Alberta, is the oldest national park in Canada, established in 1885.
 Saskatchewan is east of Alberta; British Columbia is west. The Northwest Territories are north of Alberta -The state of Montana is south. Alberta was named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. Edmonton (capital city of Alberta) and Calgary are the largest cities. About 1 million people live in Edmonton. Alberta's flower is the Wild Rose, Alberta's tree is rhe Lodgepole Pine,Alberta's bird is the Great Horned Owl, Alberta's mammal is the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Alberta's motto is "strong and free". Alberta is home to over 3.5 million people.(April, 2007) The first people settled in the Alberta area about 8000 years ago. In the woodland areas the Woodland Cree and Chipewyan tribes hunted moose, caribou and deer, fished and gathered plants and berries. They used bark canoes to travel up and down the streams. Alberta became a province on September 1, 1905. Alberta is the main producer of coal, oil and natural gas in Canada. A 9 m. high Ukranian Easter egg is displayed at Vegreville, east of Edmonton. Inside Toronto’s Rogers Centre (formerly known as the SkyDome) you will find the largest Sony big screen, measuring 33 ft. x 110 ft. (10.0 m x 33.6 m). The only walled city north of Mexico is Québec City; it was also the first city in North America to be placed on UNESCO's World Heritage Sites list.
Newfoundland was the only place in North America directly attacked by German forces during WWII.  The province consists of two sections, the island of Newfoundland and the mainland portion of Labrador. Thousands of small islands are also included. Province's Motto is Quaerite prime regnum dei (Seek ye first the kingdom of God). Newfoundland (island section): 111,390 sq. km - Labrador (mainland section) - 294,330 sq. km - Total Area is 405,720 sq. km. Newfoundland is the most easterly Canadian province, the island is situated at the mouth of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The province lies between the 46th and 61st parallels; most of the island lies below the 50th parallel. Population: Labrador: 26,890, Newfoundland: 479,385, Total: 506,275 (2007) English is the Language mainly spoken in Newfoundland (2006) Newfoundland entered Confederation with Canada on March 31, 1949. Newfoundland's Capital City is St. John's. Labrador is larger and is bordered by Quebec. The North Atlantic Ocean is to the east. The island of Newfoundland is surrounded by the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Atlantic Ocean. Nrefoundland's symbols: flower - Pitcher Plant; tree - Black Spruce; bird - Atlantic Puffin. Newfoundland experiences more fog than any of the other Atlantic Provinces. Vikings (Norsemen) were the first to visit Newfoundland and Labrador. Five hundred years later (in 1497) the explorer John Cabot arrived. He claimed the "new found isle" for the King of England. Torngat Mountains in Labrador are the most spectacular mountains east of the Rockies. Main exports are oil, fish products, newsprint, iron ore and electricity. Signal Hill, NL is a high cliff where Italian inventor Marconi received the first wireless signal (1901) from across the Atlantic Ocean. The Titanic, a large passenger ship, sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg south of Newfoundland. A transatlantic telegraph cable was laid on the bottom of the ocean from Ireland to Heart's Content, Newfoundland in 1866. Canada has the tallest tower in the world. Completed in 1975, the CN Tower in Toronto stands 553m (1815' 5") tall. CN Tower’s glass paneled elevator floors are the highest in the world. The world famous robotic manipulator affectionately known as the “Canadarm”, used aboard the space shuttle and its bigger brother the “Canadarm 2”, an integral part of the International Space Station, were designed and manufactured at Spar Aerospace, based in Brampton Ontario, just northwest of Toronto. The 1964 animated TV movie “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” was filmed in Japan, but the entire soundtrack was recorded in a studio in Toronto, Ontario. Most of the singing and speaking cast in "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" were Canadian. Billie Mae Richards ("Rudolph") and Paul Soles ("Hermey") are neighbours in an Ontario retirement community. Actor Leslie Nielsen (Police Squad, Spy Hard, Naked Gun, Mr. Magoo) is Canadian. Actor Leslie Nielsen’s brother Erik, was the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, from 1984 to 1986. Actor William Shatner, known as "Captain Jame T. Kirk" of Star Trek fame, is from Montreal, Quebec, Canada Guy (Gaetano) Lombardo (1902- 1977) leader of the big-band era “The Royal Canadians" and known for his yearly rendition of “Auld Lang Syne” which is still played on new years at Times Square in New York City, was born in London, Ontario, Canada Canada holds the record for the most gold medals ever won at the Winter Olympics. (2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics - 14 gold medals) Wayne Gretsky holds just about every significant scoring record of the National Hockey League and is consistently ranked as the greatest ice hockey player of all time. The 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada, were marred by boycotts and drug allegations. In the end, 26 African countries boycotted the Games. The Mysterious Moon Men of Canada (1989): written/directed by Colin Brunton. A filmmaker searches for two Canadians who flew to the moon in 1959, but because they were Canadian, were too modest to tell anybody about it. The West Edmonton Mall, in Alberta, Canada is the largest shopping centre in the world with 800 shops and restaurants and also has a dolphin show and the world's largest indoor lake with four working submarines. Loonie or loony is the colloquial name for Canada's dollar coin, which came out in 1987. The plural is loonies. The National Anthem is O Canada, and is sung in the two official Languages, English and French.
 Manitoba is located in the centre of Canada with Ontario to the east and Saskatchewan to the west. Nunavut and Hudson Bay are north and the United States is south. "Manitoba" may come from the Cree words "manitou bou" meaning "strait of the Great Spirit". The name may also come from the Assiniboine words "mini" and "tobow" meaning "Lake of the Prairie". About 60 percent of the people of Manitoba live in the capital city of Winnipeg and its suburbs. Manitoba's second largest city is Brandon. Manitoba's flower is the Prairie Crocus , its tree is the White Spruce, its bird is the Great Gray Owl, its motto is "Glorious and Free" Manitoba is the home of over a million people.(1.2 million October 2008) Winnipeg is Manitoba's largest city. About 653,000 people live there (2007) Manitoba is home to many Métis and native peoples. - The native people include Assiniboine and Saulteaux; Northern, Woodland, and Swampy Cree; Chipewyan; and Inuit. Ethnic backgrounds include British, German, Ukrainian, French, native people, Dutch, and Poles. Winnipeg is the coldest major city in Canada. The first people to live in Manitoba were the Assiniboine, Cree, Saulteaux, Chipewyan, Ojibwa. They followed herds of bison and caribou. Early explorers arrived through Hudson Bay in northern Manitoba. Hudson's Bay Company (created in 1670) set up fur trading posts along the rivers. The early settlers were the British and French. The first British settlement was Red River. Louis Riel (1844-1885) was an influential Métis leader. Manitoba became Canada's fifth province in 1870. Manitoba is known as the land of 100,000 lakes. Lake Winnipeg [the third largest lake in Canada], Lake Winnipegosis and Lake Manitoba are three large lakes. Manitoba lies in the area of Canada known as the Canadian Shield. Minerals and metals are found in the Canadian Shield. (nickel, gold, copper, zinc, cobalt, gypsum) Manitoba is a world leader in the production of nickel. Thirty-seven percent of Manitoba is covered with forest. Manitoba sells hydroelectric power to other provinces and to the US. There are different types of farming in southern Manitoba: One-third of the farmland is used for growing wheat. Mills make wheat into flour. The wheat is sold to other countries. Farmers also grow canola, sunflowers, oats, rye, flax, buckwheat and field peas. These crops are made into cereal and oil products. Dairy farms produce milk, cheese, yogurt and cream. There are also livestock farms. The Royal Canadian Mint is in Winnipeg. Churchill in northern Manitoba is "the polar bear capital of the world". Polar bears make their dens near the town. Wapusk National Park (Wapusk is a Cree word meaning "white bear") located in Northern Manitoba protects one of the world's largest known polar bear denning areas Nellie McClung (1873-1951) from Manitoba, fought for the rights of women Louis Riel (1844–85) - Founding Father of Manitoba and leader of the Métis rebellions of 1870 and 1885 Manitoba basks in more than 2,300 hours of bright sunshine each year. Winnipeg has held the "Slurpee Capital of the World" title for six years in a row, gulping 400,000 of the semi-frozen soft drinks per month. The Golden Boy, gilded in 24 carat gold, towers 77 m (255 ft) atop the Manitoba Legislative Building. Sculpted and cast in France, the statute spent the First World War in the hold of a ship, crisscrossing the Atlantic Ocean after the ship was commandeered for troop transport. The Manitoba Legislative Building is a stunning example of Beaux-Arts Classic architecture completed in 1920 out of unique Tyndall limestone quarried in Garson, Manitoba. The name Manitoba is believed to come from the words "manitowapow" (Cree) or "manito bau" (Ojibway), which mean "straight of the spirit" and refer to an island in Lake Manitoba Narrows where a "manitou" or "great spirit" beat his drums. The beaver is the world's largest rodent and its luxurious pelt fuelled the 19th century fur trade, leading to the exploration and eventual settlement of Manitoba by Europeans. At one point in geological history, Manitoba was an alpine province with huge mountain ranges. Lakes Winnipeg and Manitoba are all that is left of glacial Lake Agassiz that once covered most of the province. Churchill, Manitoba, is known as the "Polar Bear Capital of the World" for being the most accessible place to view polar bears in the wild. There are more than 120 public and private golf courses in Manitoba, with some of the most scenic found in Hecla, the Whiteshell and Riding Mountain National Park. Comedian Bob Hope played his first game of golf in Winnipeg. Winnipeg was the first city in Canada to establish a United Way charity. Winnipeg was the first city in the world to develop the 911 emergency phone number. Souris, Manitoba, is famous for its 177 m (582 ft) free-suspension footbridge over the Souris River - more than 40 metres longer and reportedly bouncier than the West Coast's famous Capilano Swinging Bridge. With its century-old banks and warehouse buildings, Winnipeg's historic Exchange District boasts the best-preserved, largest collection of terra cotta and cut-stone architecture in North America. Hollywood filmmakers love the area as a location setting for period-piece movies, such as "Jesse James" featuring Brad Pitt. Winnipeg's Union Station was designed by the same architects responsible for New York's Grand Central Station. The Winnipeg Folk Festival, one of North America's largest outdoor folk music festivals, turns Birds Hill Provincial Park into Manitoba's third largest population centre every July. Over 55,000 music lovers from across the continent come together for this four-day celebration. As North America's second largest alternative theatre festival, the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival draws more than 130 performing companies into the historic Exchange District each summer for 12 jam-packed days of edgy and comic performances. Theatre companies come from as far afield as Australia, South Africa, France, Scotland and New York. Manitoba produces more than 25,000 pounds of gold medal, award-winning golden caviar from Whitefish roe and exports it worldwide. The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is Canada's oldest and North America's second oldest dance company. The Winnipeg Art Gallery has the world's largest public collection of contemporary Inuit art, including over 9,000 works from sculpture, prints and textiles to paintings. In addition to producing coins for Canada, Winnipeg's Royal Canadian Mint has minted currency for 60 countries around the globe. Assiniboine Forest in Winnipeg is the largest urban nature park in Canada and home to 80 species of birds. The longest place names in Canada are PEKWACHNAMAYKOSKWASKWAYPINWANIK LAKE in Manitoba (31 letters, not counting "lake") and ILE KUCHISTINIWAMISKAHIKAN in Quebec. |
