Beaconsfield
City on the island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Its name recalls the English politician Benjamin Disraeli. In the 1910s it was still only a semi-rural community of summer cottages.
Photo: P199 (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Second in the world by area, Canada also has the longest coastline on the planet by far. Confederation in 1867 began with four provinces. Six time zones cross the country. English and French are both official languages. The maple leaf flag has flown only since 1965.
A few cards of the album
The start of their anecdote. The album's other cards are for you to discover in the game.
Canadian National Road Cycling Championships
National road cycling championship in Canada
In 2003 the national champion did not win the race: he finished third, 3 min 34 s behind the winner.
Photo: YellowMonkey/Blnguyen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine
Mother-and-child hospital in Montreal
In 1900 in Montreal one child in four died before their first birthday. No major Western city did worse.
Photo: Jeangagnon (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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