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| Alkali In chemistry, an alkali (from Arabic:Al-Qaly القلي, القالي ) is a basic, ionic salt of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal element. Alkalis are best known for being bases that dissolve in water. Bases are compounds with a pH greater than 7. The adjective alkaline is commonly used in English as a synonym for base, especially for soluble bases. Alkali | |
| British Columbia British Columbia () (BC) (, C.-B.) is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ("Splendour without Diminishment"). In 1871, it became the sixth province of Canada.The capital of British Columbia is Victoria, the 15th largest metropolitan region in Canada. The largest city is Vancouver, the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada and the second-largest in the Pacific Northwest. British_Columbia | |
| Boeing 747 Boeing_747 | |
| Columbia River The Columbia River (known as Wimahl or Big River to the Chinook-speaking natives who lived on its lowermost reaches) is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It is named after the Columbia Rediviva, the first ship from the western world known to have traveled up the river. It stretches from British Columbia through Washington state, forming much of the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific Ocean. The river is long, and its drainage basin is . Columbia_River | |
| Columbia River Talk:Columbia_River | |
| Contempt of court Contempt of court is a court order which, in the context of a court trial or hearing, deems an individual as having been disrespectful of the court, its process, and its invested powers. Often stated simply as "in contempt" or a person "held in contempt", it is the highest remedy of a judge to impose sanctions on an individual for acts which excessively or in a wanton manner disrupt the normal process of a court hearing. Contempt_of_court | |
| Doctor (title) Doctor (gen.:doctoris) means teacher in Latin. The word is originally an agentive noun of the verb docēre ('to teach'). It has been used continuously as an honored academic title for over a millennium in Europe, where it dates back to the rise of the university. Doctor_(title) | |
| George Vancouver Captain George Vancouver RN (June 22, 1757 May 10, 1798) was an officer in the Royal Navy, best known for his exploration of the North-West Coast of North America, including the shores of the modern day Alaska, British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. He also explored the southwest coast of Australia.The cities of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and Vancouver, Washington, USA are named after him. George_Vancouver | |
| Homeschooling Homeschooling or homeschool (also called home education or home learning) is the education of children at home, typically by parents but sometimes by tutors, rather than in a formal setting of public or private school. Although prior to the introduction of compulsory school attendance laws, most childhood education occurred within the family or community, homeschooling in the modern sense is an alternative in developed countries to formal education. Homeschooling | |
| John Diefenbaker John_Diefenbaker | |
| Jimi Hendrix James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is widely considered to be the greatest guitarist in the history of rock music by other musicians and commentators in the industry, and one of the most important and influential musicians of his era across a range of genres. Jimi_Hendrix | |
| Lower Mainland Lower Mainland is a name commonly applied to the region surrounding Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In 2007, 2,524,113 people live in the region; sixteen of the province's thirty most populous municipalities are located there.While the term Lower Mainland has been recorded from the earliest period of non-native settlement in British Columbia, it has never been officially defined in legal terms. Lower_Mainland | |
| Mummy A Mummy is a corpse whose skin and organs have been preserved by either intentional or incidental exposure to chemicals, extreme coldness, very high humidity, or lack of air when bodies are submerged in bogs. Presently, the oldest discovered (naturally) mummified human corpse was a decapitated head dated as 6,000 years old and was found in 1936. Mummy | |
| Obsidian Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass formed as an extrusive igneous rock. It is produced when felsic lava extruded from a volcano cools without crystal growth. Obsidian is commonly found within the margins of rhyolitic lava flows known as obsidian flows, where the chemical composition (high silica content) induces a high viscosity and polymerization degree of the lava. Obsidian | |
| University of Victoria The University of Victoria (UVic) is the second oldest degree granting university in British Columbia. This medium-sized university is located in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (northeast of Victoria) with an enrollment figure of approximately 19,500 students, as of 2007. University_of_Victoria | |
| Victoria, British Columbia Victoria,_British_Columbia | |
| Vancouver Vancouver () is a coastal city and major seaport located in the Lower Mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest city in both British Columbia and Western Canada.Vancouver is bounded by the Strait of Georgia, Burrard Inlet, the Fraser River, the city of Burnaby, and the University Endowment Lands. Vancouver | |
| Nigger Nigger is a noun in the English language, most notable as a pejorative term and common ethnic slur for black people, and also as an informal slang term, among other contexts. The word originated as a term used in a neutral context to refer to black people, as a variation of the Spanish/Portuguese noun negro, a descendant of the Latin adjective niger, meaning "black". Nigger | |
| Landslide landslide (or landslip) is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rock falls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows, which can occur in offshore, coastal and onshore environments. Although the action of gravity is the primary driving force for a landslide to occur, there are other contributing factors affecting the original slope stability. Landslide | |
| Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (Margaret Rose; 21 August 1930 Queen Elizabeth II.Margaret spent much of her early life in the company of her elder sister and parents, The Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI) and Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later the Queen Mother). Princess_Margaret,_Countess_of_Snowdon | |
| Jack London Jack London (January 12, 1876 The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The Sea Wolf along with many other popular books. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first Americans to make a lucrative career exclusively from writing. Jack_London | |
| Strait of Juan de Fuca Strait of Juan de Fuca (also called Juan de Fuca Strait) is a large body of water about long forming the principal outlet for the Georgia Strait and Puget Sound, connecting both to the Pacific Ocean. It provides part of the international boundary between the United States and Canada. Strait_of_Juan_de_Fuca | |
| Coast Douglas-fir The Coast Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii), a variety of Douglas-fir, is an evergreen conifer native to the coastal regions of western North America, from west-central British Columbia, Canada southward to central California, United States. Coast_Douglas-fir | |
| History of Canada Inhabited for millennia by First Nations (aboriginals), Canada has evolved from a group of French and British colonies into a bilingual, multicultural federation. France sent the first large group of settlers in the 17th century, but ceded its territories in present-day Canada to Great Britain in 1763. History_of_Canada | |
| Vancouver Island Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada, one of several North American regions named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific coast of North America between 1791 and 1794.The island is in length and in width at its widest point. It is the largest island on the western side of North America at and the world's 43rd largest island, Canada's 11th largest island and Vancouver_Island | |
| Road train A road train or roadtrain is a trucking concept used in remote areas of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, the United States and Western Canada to move bulky loads efficiently. The term "road train" is most often used in Australia. In the U.S. and Canada the terms "triples," "Turnpike doubles" and "Rocky Mountain doubles" are commonly used for longer combination vehicles (LCVs). Road_train | |
| Monarchy of Canada The monarchy of Canada, also referred to as The Crown in Right of Canada, Her Majesty in Right of Canada, or The Queen in Right of Canada, is the constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of Canada,Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, and thus the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government.Royal Assent and the royal sign-manual are still required to enact laws, letters patent, and Orders-in-Council, the authority for these acts stems from the Canadian populace,conventional stipulations of Monarchy_of_Canada | |
| Holocaust denial Holocaust denial is the claim that the genocide of Jews during World War II—usually referred to as the Holocaust—did not occur at all, or in the manner or to the extent historically recognized.Key elements of this claim are the rejection of any of the followingNazi government had a policy of deliberately targeting Jews and people of Jewish ancestry for extermination as a people; that more than five million Jews Holocaust_denial | |
| List of premiers of British Columbia The Premier of British Columbia is the First Minister for the Canadian province of British Columbia. The province was a British crown colony governed by the Governors of British Columbia before joining Canadian Confederation in 1871. Since then, it has had a unicameral Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which the Premier is the leader of the party that controls the most seats in the Legislative Assembly. List_of_premiers_of_British_Columbia | |
| Square kilometre Square kilometre (U.S. spellingsquare kilometer), symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of surface area, the square metre, one of the SI derived units. 2 is equal to 1,000,000 m2 100 ha (hectare) 0.386102 square miles 247.105381 acres Conversely 1 m2 = 0.000 001 (10−6) km2 1 hectare = 0.01 (10−2) km2 1 square mile = 1 acre = , or 40472 Note2" means (km)2, square kilometre or kilometre squared, and not k(m2), kilo–square metre. For example, 32 is equal to = 3,000,0002, not 3,0002. Square_kilometre | |
| Osteopathy Osteopathy is an approach to healthcare that emphasizes the role of the musculoskeletal system in health and disease. It is practised in the United Kingdom, the rest of the European Union, Israel, Canada, and Australia. Osteopathy is not to be confused with the historically related but now distinct field, osteopathic medicine in the United States.In most countries, osteopathy is a form of complementary medicine, emphasizing a holistic approach and the skilled use of a range of manual and physical treatment interventions in the prevention and treatment of disease. Osteopathy | |
| List of cities in Canada incorporated cities of Canada in alphabetical order categorized by province. More thorough lists of communities are available for each province.A map showing the provincial capitals and provinces of Canada List_of_cities_in_Canada | |
| Cascade Range The Cascade Range is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades. Cascade_Range | |
| Cougar Cougar | |
| Speed limit A road speed limit is the maximum speed allowed by law for road vehicles. Speed limits are commonly set and enforced by the legislative bodies of nations or provincial governments, such as countries within the world. Speed_limit | |
| Carbon tax A carbon tax is an environmental tax on emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. It is an example of a pollution tax.Carbon atoms are present in every fossil fuel (coal, petroleum, and natural gas) and are released as CO2 when they are burnt. Carbon_tax | |
| John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir John_Buchan,_1st_Baron_Tweedsmuir | |
| Bellingham, Washington Talk:Bellingham,_Washington | |
| Wetland This article contains general information pertaining to all wetlands. For more details, see the specific wetland types, such as bog, marsh, and swamp. For Charlotte Roche's novel see Feuchtgebiete.A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with moisture either permanently or seasonally. Such areas may also be covered partially or completely by shallow pools of water. Wetlands include swamps, marshes, and bogs, among others. The water found in wetlands can be saltwater, freshwater, or brackish. Wetland | |
| Kimberlite Kimberlite is a type of potassic volcanic rock best known for sometimes containing diamonds. It is named after the town of Kimberley in South Africa, where the discovery of an diamond in 1871 spawned a diamond rush, eventually creating the Big Hole. Kimberlite | |
| Wolverine Talk:Wolverine | |
| SkyTrain (Vancouver) The SkyTrain is a two-line urban mass transit system in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It uses Bombardier's Advanced Rapid Transit technology, with fully automated trains running principally on elevated tracks (hence the name). There have been no derailments or collisions in its history. It uses the same linear induction motor-driven trains as the Scarborough RT line in Toronto, the Kelana Jaya Line in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Detroit's People Mover, and the AirTrain JFK in New York City. SkyTrain_(Vancouver) | |
| Good Samaritan law Good Samaritan laws in the United States are laws or acts protecting from liability those who choose to aid others who are injured or ill. They are intended to reduce bystanders' hesitation to assist, for fear of being sued or prosecuted for unintentional injury or wrongful death. Good_Samaritan_law | |
| Sarah McLachlan Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC (born ) is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. She is known for the emotional sound of her ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range. As of 2006, she has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. Her best-selling album to date is Surfacing, for which she won two Grammy Awards (out of three nominations) and eight Juno Awards. In addition to her personal artistic efforts, she founded the Lilith Fair tour, which showcased female musicians in the late 1990s. Sarah_McLachlan | |
| David Suzuki David Takayoshi Suzuki, CC, Order of British Columbia (born March 24, 1936), is a Canadian science broadcaster and environmental activist. Since the mid-1970s, Suzuki has been known for his TV and radio series and books about nature and the environment. He is best known as host of the popular and long-running CBC Television science magazine, The Nature of Things, seen in syndication in over forty nations. He is also well known for criticizing governments for their lack of action to protect the environment. David_Suzuki | |
| Royal Navy Talk:Royal_Navy | |
| Gordon Campbell (Canadian politician) Gordon Muir Campbell, MLA (born January 12, 1948, in Vancouver, British Columbia), is a Canadian politician and former real estate developer and teacher. As the leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party, which holds a majority in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, he is the 34th Premier of British Columbia, and on May 12, 2009, was re-elected for a third term as Premier of that province. Gordon_Campbell_(Canadian_politician) | |
| Gordon Campbell (Canadian politician) Talk:Gordon_Campbell_(Canadian_politician) | |
| Lake Winnipeg Lake Winnipeg is a very large () lake in central North America, in the province of Manitoba, Canada, about north of the city of Winnipeg. It is the largest lake within the borders of southern Canada, and it is part of the most undeveloped and pristine large watershed of southern Canada.It is the fifth-largest freshwater lake in Canada, but it is relatively shallow (mean depth of excluding a narrow deep channel between the northern and southern basins. Lake_Winnipeg | |
| Cascade Range Talk:Cascade_Range |
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