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A non-profit Canadian organization dedicated to enhancing awareness of Canadian history. Un organisme canadien à but non lucratif voué à promouvoir l'histoire.

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La baleine grise se nourrit sur les invertébrés qui habitent les fonds marins. Elle les capture en aspirant à pleine gueule l’eau et la vase, qu’elle chasse par pression de sa langue à travers ses fanons, lesquels retiennent ses proies. thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/fr/article/bal…

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Grey whales are unusual in that they feed mainly on invertebrates that live on or above the seafloor. They take in mouthfuls of water and mud or sand, then use their tongue to push the water and mud out through their baleen plates, which retain the prey. thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/gre…

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Pendant la guerre civile espagnole, Jean Watts a travaillé comme correspondante de guerre ainsi que comme conductrice d’ambulance et mécanicienne pour les Brigades internationales. Elle a été la seule femme à se joindre au bataillon Mackenzie-Papineau. thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/fr/article/jea…

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During the Spanish Civil War, Jean Watts worked as a war correspondent as well as an ambulance driver and mechanic for the International Brigades. She was the only woman to join the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion. thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/jea…

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Le film de science-fiction dystopique «Les voleurs de la nuit» de la cinéaste Danis Goulet, sorti en 2022, a été la première coproduction autochtone entre le Canada et la Nouvelle-Zélande. Il était en nomination pour 11 prix Écrans canadiens. thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/fr/article/dan…

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Filmmaker Danis Goulet's 2022 dytopian science fiction film "Night Raiders" was the first Indigenous co-production between Canada and New Zealand. It was nominated for 11 Canadian Screen Awards and selected to open the imagineNATIVE film festival. thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/dan…

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We are relieved to hear the three B.C. miners who were trapped underground are safe! Being trapped in a mine is an experience they share with classic Heritage Minute subject Maurice Ruddick, though a lot has changed in mining and in the world since 1958: youtu.be/wAtGhoglG28?si…

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« Si les femmes pouvaient comprendre les sensations fortes que procure la prospection, elles seraient nombreuses à s’adonner à cette activité… » Kathleen Rice est considérée comme l’une des premières prospectrices du Canada. thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/fr/article/kat…

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“If women could understand the thrills of prospecting there would be lots of them doing it… No woman need hesitate about entering the mining field because she is a woman...” Kathleen Rice is considered one of Canada’s first female prospectors. thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/kat…

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On this day in 1936, the Vimy Ridge monument was unveiled by King Edward VIII. Watch the #HeritageMinute on Vimy Ridge to learn more about this momentous battle:youtu.be/rH0Gx3OFFyk?si…

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En ce jour en 1936, le monument de la crête de Vimy a été dévoilé par le roi Édouard VIII. Regardez la #MinuteDuPatrimoine à propos de la crête de Vimy pour en apprendre plus sur cette bataille historique.youtu.be/6yL8UcjymJ8?si…