Ontario, a province in Canada has a apology act– “apologies do not constitute an admission of fault.”
There has been a very real problem in Northern Canada for decades…
There has been a very real problem in Northern Canada for decades. Native hitchhikers, mostly women, tend to go missing without explanation along a 800km stretch of road known as the Highway of Tears. Many think it is caused predominantly by 1-2 unknown serial killers.
Canada sterilized indigenous school girls till…
Canada sterilized indigenous school girls till the mid 1990s.
Hans Island is a disputed territory between Canada and Denmark…
Hans Island is a disputed territory between Canada and Denmark. When the Danish visit, they leave a bottle of Schnapps for the Canadians. When the Canadians visit, they leave a bottle of Canadian Club for the Danish.
The Canadian $100 banknote featured an Asian woman on the back using…
The Canadian $100 banknote featured an Asian woman on the back using a microscope. People complained that it was stereotyping Asians as being good at technology. She was replaced with a Caucasian woman, and then more people complained that Caucasians were being favored.
A Canadian Non-Profit organization began teaching Vancouver-area alcoholics how…
A Canadian Non-Profit organization began teaching Vancouver-area alcoholics how to brew their own beer and make wine in an effort to keep them from drinking alternate sources of alcohol, like rubbing alcohol, mouthwash, and hand sanitizer.
26.5 million Canadians tuned into the gold medal final in men….
26.5 million Canadians tuned into the gold medal final in men’s hockey during the 2010 Winter Olympics. That’s 80% of the entire country’s population. There was one flight that got delayed cause the passengers didn’t want to board the plane cause the game was still ongoing.
A baby born to Ugandan mother during a flight from Amsterdam…
A baby born to Ugandan mother during a flight from Amsterdam to Boston became Canadian after being born in their airspace.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Canada declared war on Japan…
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Canada declared war on Japan before the United States did.
Over 90% of the population of Canada lives…
Over 90% of the population of Canada lives within 100 miles of the U.S. border.