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* Canadians side with the British on the pronunciation of shone, often lever, and several other words ; been is pronounced by many speakers as rather than ; as in Southern England, either and neither are more commonly and, respectively.
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He reassured the pro-British Canadians that Parliament would surely decide that Canada would be at Britain's side if Great Britain was drawn into a major war.
On the secular side, Canadians jocularly claim jolly fat Santa Claus due to the location of his North Pole home.
It included British parachute units attacking German artillery batteries on the headlands on either side of the Canadians who would carry out a frontal assault from the sea.
The Mackenzie – Papineau Battalion or Mac-Paps were a battalion of Canadians who fought as part of the XV International Brigade on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War.
One of the few Canadians to attain recognition for their service in Spain is Dr. Norman Bethune, who greatly developed the use of mobile army medical units for the Republican side.
For Canadians, MAD was appealing in this light, as Canada was unlikely to emerge from any nuclear exchange unscathed given it's position between the two countries, as any missiles shot down before reaching either side would likely fall on Canadian soil.
In Canada, the Monaco 500 was a separate series that used the side trim of the Polara 500 sold in the U. S. Canadians could also buy a Monaco convertible ; U. S. Dodge full-size convertible shoppers had only the lower-end Polara and Polara 500 to choose from.
Many Canadians felt republican democracy was a better system of government than the British Monarchy and fought on the side of the invading Americans.
In Vancouver, hardworking Vietnamese Canadians managed to open a variety of stores and restaurants throughout Vancouver, especially on the east side of the city around Kingsway and Fraser.
* Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians ( Decca Records catalog number 28031, with the flip side " At Last, At Last ").
* Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians ( vocal: Kenny Gardner ; recorded January 27, 1942, released by Decca Records as catalog number 4177A, with the flip side “ Frankie and Johnny ”
Five straight games without a win in July, and eight in total, sent the Fury to the bottom of the Northeast Division table, and only a 4-0 final day win over bottom side Rhode Island Stingrays kept the Canadians from finishing last in the division.
The Canadians played their final warm-up game on August 30, beating a representative Queensland Reds side ( the current Super 15 champions ) 33 – 14.
On the debit side, a strong bid from Vancouver was rejected, much to the anger of many Canadians and the protest of their Prime Minister Lester Pearson.
Canadians and with
For referring specifically to a U. S. national and things, the words used are estadunidense ( also spelled estado-unidense ) ( United States person ), from Estados Unidos da América, and ianque ( Yankee ), but the term most often used is norte-americano, even though it could, as with its Spanish equivalent, in theory apply to Canadians, Mexicans, etc., as well.
As with other developed nations, the Canadian economy is dominated by the service industry, which employs about three quarters of Canadians.
In recent decades Canadians have become less willing to accept the environmental destruction associated with exploiting natural resources.
Canada's centennial in 1967 is often seen as an important milestone in the history of Canadian patriotism, and in Canada's maturing as a distinct, independent country, after which Dominion Day became more popular with average Canadians.
He said he was displeased with the federal government's decision to allow United States missile testing in Canada and had wanted to " graphically illustrate to Canadians " how wrong he believed the government to be.
Japanese Canadians fuse the ' old ' sound with instruments such as saxophone.
The raid on Dieppe was widely considered a disaster, with casualties ( including those wounded or taken prisoner ) numbering in the thousands, the great majority of them Canadians.
However, Germany, along with some other larger European countries ( with the exception of the UK and the Netherlands ), have been criticised by the British and Canadians for not sharing the burden of the more intensive combat operations in southern Afghanistan.
Canadians have a somewhat limited access to firearms, but are still able to purchase them with relative ease.
On these trips, he sought to engage with Canadians through various ceremonies and events ; he was keenly interested in his role as Chief Scout of Canada, and, in preparation for his kicking of the opening ball in the 1946 Grey Cup final, practised frequently on the grounds of the royal and viceroyal residence, Rideau Hall.
The 2006 census by Statcan, Canada's Official Statistical office revealed that the Irish were the 4th largest ethnic group with 4, 354, 155 Canadians with full or partial Irish descent or 14 % of the nation's total population.
From 1795 Canadians from Brandon House were trading with the Mandans and in 1796 John Evans ( explorer ) reached the Mandans from the Mississippi.
Canadians are generally tolerant of both British and US spellings, with British spellings being favoured in more formal settings and in Canadian print media.
French Canadians reacted with outrage, journalist Henri Bourassa denouncing the " Prussians of Ontario ".
When asked if Québécois are a nation, only 53 per cent of Canadians agreed, 47 per cent disagreed, with 33 per cent strongly disagreeing ; 78 per cent of French-speaking Canadians agreed that Québécois are a nation, next to 38 per cent of English-speakers.
" The Canadians had trouble with the big ice.
French Canadians voted against conscription, with over 70 % opposed, but an overwhelming majority – over 80 % – of English Canadians supported it.
Moreover, the practice of alternating between anglophone and francophone Canadians was instituted with the appointment of Georges Vanier, a francophone who succeeded the anglophone Massey.
One way in which this is carried out is travelling the country and meeting with Canadians from all regions and ethnic groups in Canada, continuing the tradition begun in 1869 by Governor General the Lord Lisgar.
By this point the sport's more serious organization was drawing internationally with notable Canadians such as John Eaves which went on to win world titles, Francois Brosseau and Michel Daigle who both went on to train many other successful Canadian freestyle skiers.
Canadians and British
The battle had begun when a force of between 2, 000 and 3, 000 Boers had surrounded a force of 500 Australians, Rhodesians, Canadians and British soldiers at a supply dump at Brakfontein Drift.
The holiday was initially not dominant in the national calendar ; up to the early 20th century, Canadians thought themselves to be primarily British, being thus less interested in celebrating distinctly Canadian forms of patriotism.
While the United States uses the Anglo-French spelling defense ( noun ), Canadians use the British spellings defence and offence.
* In other cases, Canadians and Americans differ from British spelling, such as in the case of nouns like curb and tire, which in British English are spelled kerb and tyre.
The 2nd SS was not engaged in Normandy until July, and then at Caen against the British and Canadians, one hundred miles east.
Prior to this, Canadians were considered British subjects living in Canada.
* December 25 – WWII: The British and Canadians are defeated by the Japanese at Hong Kong.
British and European historians use the term the Seven Years ' War, as do many Canadians.
French Canadians may use the term " War of Conquest " ( Guerre de la Conquête ), since it is the war in which New France was conquered by the British and became part of the British Empire.
Along the way it was joined by local companies of Loyalists, some Canadians and about 100 Indians, and a company of British sharpshooters.
Because of its strongly British perspective it became unpopular amongst French Canadians, and this prevented it from ever becoming an official anthem, even though it was seriously considered for that role and was even used as a de facto anthem in many instances.
Muir was attempting to express that under the Union Flag the British and French were united as Canadians.
Under the terms of the peace treaty, Canadians who did not choose to leave became British subjects.
With unrest growing in the colonies to the south, which would one day grow into the American Revolution, the British were worried that the French-speaking Canadians might also support the growing rebellion.
At that time, French-speaking Canadians formed the vast majority of the settler population of the province of Quebec ( more than 99 %) and British immigration was not going well.
To secure the allegiance of the approximately 90, 000 French-speaking Canadians to the British crown, first Governor James Murray and later Governor Guy Carleton promoted the need for change.
There was also a need to compromise between the conflicting demands of the French-speaking Canadians subjects and those of newly arrived British subjects.
With the exception of Ontario, British Columbia and New Brunswick, Canadians must be 18 to change their names and have lived in the province they are changing it in for at least 3 months to a year, depending on province.
( In New Brunswick and British Columbia, Canadians must be 19 to change their names, in Ontario 16.
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