Sentence examples for established canada from inspiring English sources

Over the last several years, the caucus has lobbied hard for the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), the Millennium Scholarships Foundation, the Canada Research Chairs program, and the newly established Canada Graduate Scholarships, among other initiatives.

Laurier was the first Francophone prime minister, served in Parliament for 45 years, coined the phrase "sunny ways," and pretty much established Canada as we know it today both geographically and as a more-or-less culturally liberal country.

Calgary and Canmore became the heart of winter sport in Canada as CODA (now known as Winsport Canada) established itself as the nation's leader in developing elite athletes; in 2006, one-quarter of Canada's Olympic athletes were from the Calgary region and three-quarters of its medalists were from or trained in Alberta.

In 1978 the Canadian government established VIA Rail Canada, Inc., as a crown corporation independent of the CN and CP to assume full responsibility for managing all the country's rail-passenger services (except for commuter lines and some small local lines).

The Alpine Club of Canada, established in 1906 by Arthur Oliver Wheeler and Elizabeth Parker, organized climbs and camps in the backcountry.

Forward sortation areas are well-delimited areas signified by the first three characters of the postal code; they are established by the Canada Post Corporation based on the mail distribution zones of postal facilities.

Universities in English-speaking Canada were established after the American Revolution.

In 1841 the united Province of Canada was established under a new and dynamic governor, Charles Poulett Thomson (later Lord Sydenham).

Under pressure from all sides, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien established a royal commission (Canada still being nominally under the British crown) in May to turn the taxpayer-financed health system inside out, expose its shortcomings and recommend what to do about them.

The Canada Cup established a new era in international hockey.

The amount of mail sent to Santa Claus increased every Christmas, up to the point that Canada Post established an official Santa Claus letter-response program in 1983.