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(Encyclopedia) Charlesbourg shärlˈbo͝org [key], city, S Que., Canada. It is a northern suburb of Quebec city. One ...

(Encyclopedia) North-West Frontier Province: see Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. ...

(Encyclopedia)  CE5 Alberta ălbûrˈtə [key], province, 255,285 sq mi (661,188 sq km), including 6,485 sq mi (16,796 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Alberta was originally part...

(Encyclopedia)  CE5 British Columbia, province, 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. The Conservatives ...

(Encyclopedia) Martin, Luther, c.1748–1826, American lawyer and political leader, b. New Brunswick, N.J. He practiced law in Maryland and became the first attorney general of the state, holding office from 1778 to...

(Encyclopedia) Putnam, George Palmer, 1814–72, American publisher, b. Brunswick, Maine; grandnephew of Israel Putnam. A member of the New York City bookselling firm of Wiley and Putnam, he established a branch in ...

(Encyclopedia) Trans-Canada Highway, c.4,800 mi (7,700 km) long, S Canada; dedicated 1962; completed 1970. The world's longest national highway, it traverses North America from St. John's, N.L., to Victoria, British...

(Encyclopedia) Canada jay: see jay.

(Encyclopedia) Canada thistle: see thistle.

(Encyclopedia) Upper Canada: see Ontario.