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Parts of Canada were settled by France, and parts by England and Scotland. The French usually had permission from the native peoples to live in their country. In 1605, Port Royal was built in Acadia (today called Nova Scotia) by the French, led by Samuel de Champlain, and in 1608 he started settling Quebec. British took control of the French areas after a battle on the Plains of Abraham near Quebec City in 1759.
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Prior to the arrival of Europeans in Canada, the area was inhabited by various peoples who came from Asia via the Bering Strait more than 10,000 years ago. The Vikings landed in Canada c.A.D. 1000. Their arrival is described in Icelandic sagas and confirmed by archaeological discoveries in Newfoundland. John Cabot, sailing under English auspices, touched the east coast in 1497. In 1534, the Frenchman Jacques Cartier planted a cross on the Gaspé Peninsula.
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The name Canada comes from a St. Lawrence Iroquoian word kanata, meaning "village" or "settlement." In 1535, inhabitants of the present-day Quebec City region used the word to direct explorer Jacques Cartier toward the village of Stadacona.[6] Cartier used the word 'Canada' to refer to not only that village, but the entire area subject to Donnacona, Chief at Stadacona. By 1545, European books and maps began referring to this region as Canada.[7]
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"Having just launched meemo to the US market, we are very excited to be able to bring meemo to Canada where there are over 18 million wireless subscribers." said William Car, president and CEO of OceanLake. "meemo is well positioned to deliver the full richness of email to all of these consumers, while being as easy to use as text messaging."
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Most other DHA omega-3 products approved at significant levels for food use in Canada are derived from fish oil. Martek's life'sDHA(TM) is unique in the market because it is derived from a sustainable and vegetarian source. Made from microalgae under tightly controlled manufacturing conditions, life'sDHA(TM) is free of oceanic contaminants that may be present in certain fish or fish oils. Microalgae are the only vegetarian source of DHA omega-3, the key omega-3 for brain and eye development and function.
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There have been several variations of the Red Ensign - the flag Canada used until 1965 when the maple-leaf flag was adopted. Here are two versions: the one on the left dates back to 1868 and the one on the right was the last Red Ensign used.**
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