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Eastern Canada

The most industrialized and heavily populated

parts of Canada are in its eastern half. Ottawa, the capital,

is located here, along with other important cities, such as

Toronto, Montreal, and Québec. Some of the earliest settlers

were French, and many people speak French as their first

language. The Great Lakes—the largest system of lakes in

the world—and the St Lawrence Seaway link the interior

to the coast. The most easterly parts of Canada, the Atlantic

Provinces, have rugged coastlines and dramatic scenery.

However, soils are thin, so commercial agriculture is limited

to a few areas. Fishing used to be the main activity, but fish

stocks have been so depleted that few people

are now employed in the industry, despite recent

environmental efforts to rebuild the stocks.

A growing oil and gas industry and new

high-tech businesses are attracting

younger workers, although many

people still migrate to the bustling

cities further inland.

TORONTO

Toronto is Canada’s most

important economic center.

Located on Lake Ontario, close

to the US border, it is not only

an industrial and commercial

center but is also home to a

wide diversity of ethnic and

cultural groups. The Canadian

National (CN) Tower, which

dominates the Toronto skyline,

is one of the world’s tallest

towers at 1,815 ft (553.33 m),

and locals and tourists can

get an impressive view of

the city and Lake Ontario

from the top.

ICE HOCKEY

Sports and leisure are important to

Canadians. A popular sport is ice hockey,

which thousands of people enthusiastically

play or watch. Teams of skaters use long,

curved sticks to try to get a hard rubber

disc, called a puck, into the opposing team’s

goal. Both the men’s and women’s national

ice hockey teams won gold medals at the

Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.

MAPLE SYRUP

The colorful maple trees of Québec and

Ontario are tapped for maple syrup, a

major export, and a popular topping on

pancakes. The maple leaf is the national

symbol of Canada and is featured on

the nation’s flag.

Maple sap

collected from cuts

in the tree trunk

CN Tower

Canadians have a high

life expectancy—the

average person lives

to be 82 years old.

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Kirkland Lake

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Kapuskasing

Kenora

Chibougamau

Sept-Îles

Peawanuk

Attawapiskat

Moosonee

Cochrane

Wawa

Kuujjuaq

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Schefferville

Yarmouth

Liverpool

Channel-Port aux Basques

Gander

Grand Falls

St.Anthony

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Fort Albany

Fort Severn

Fort Frances

Marathon

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Dryden

Armstrong

Longlac Hearst

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Pembroke

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Makkovik

Cartwright

Hopedale

Gagnon

Sarnia

Peterborough

Saint John Dartmouth

Hull

Gatineau

Moncton

North Bay

Sault Ste.Marie Trois-Rivières

Charlesbourg

Chicoutimi

Jonquière

Niagara Falls

Charlottetown

Windsor

London

St. Catharines

Kitchener

Brampton Oshawa

Halifax

Laval

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Sudbury

Kingston

Sherbrooke

Toronto

Montréal

Québec

Hamilton

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