Spring is upon us, so here are anthropomorphic dogs enjoying outdoor activities from the regions of Canada (east to west & back again).

1. Newfoundland and Labrador
Nothing like watching the icebergs float by in Iceberg Alley! Spring is upon us, so here are anthropomorphic dogs enjoying outdoor activities from the regions of Canada (east to west & back again).

2. Prince Edward Island
Perfect weather for some reading on the red beaches of Canada's island province.

One year ago today, my Twitter thread of the Prime Ministers as 80s metal rock stars went viral and changed my life.

So, in honour of that anniversary, here is a bonus AI thread for March to enjoy!
Every Canadian PM as a 1980s wrestler!

23. Justin Trudeau (2015 - Present) Every Canadian Prime Minister as a 1980s wrestler!

22. Stephen Harper (2006 - 2015)

Easter is one week away, so here is an Easter Bunny from every province in Canada.

Enjoy!

1. British Columbia 2. Alberta

A Cupid for the major cities in Canada!

Since we are only a few days away from Valentine's Day, here is a fun thread to enjoy as the weekend arrives :)

1. Victoria, BC A Cupid for the major cities in Canada!

Since we are only a few days away from Valentine's Day, here is a fun thread to enjoy as the weekend arrives :)

2. Vancouver, BC

Canada's Natural Wonders as Superheroes

1. Lake Superior

The largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area & third largest by volume. It holds 10% of world's surface freshwater. Canada's Natural Wonders as Superheroes

2. Athabasca Sand Dunes
Located in Northwest Saskatchewan, the dunes run along Lake Athabasca. The dunes are 400 metres to 1.5 kilometres long & rise 30 metres high.

Happy Holidays everyone!

Here is a Santa Claus from every province, from west to east and through the territories.

1. British Columbia A Santa Claus from every province, from west to east and through the territories.

2. Alberta

Canadian political leaders, past and present, wearing ugly Christmas sweaters as children. Generated by AI.

1. Doug Ford

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The St. Lawrence Seaway is a triumph of engineering. Running for 600 kilometres, it allows ships from the Atlantic Ocean to reach all five Great Lakes.

It came at a cost though.
Several communities were submerged to build the Seaway.
This is their story.

🧵1/14 With the construction of the Moses-Saunders Power Dam in August 1954. In the months leading up to the inundation, entire communities had to move.
Families, who had lived in a location for decades, left their homes for a new place.
On July 1, 1958, the flooding began.

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Happy Friday everyone!

Let's celebrate @ParksCanada with generated images of the park animals, enjoying those parks.

This idea came from @MaOnTheAir, host of the podcast Let's Take This Outside.

Banff (@BanffNP):
Founded: 1885
This was Canada's 1st National Park

🧵1/22 Thaidene Nëné (@ThaideneNene):
Founded: 2019

Located in the NWT, this 14,305 sq-km park, the name of this park translates into "Land of the Ancestors"
The park includes part of Great Slave Lake, the deepest freshwater lake in North America.

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Did you know the role Canada played in the creation of the first atomic bomb?

Let's begin our story with George Laurence, a Canadian nuclear physicist. His goal was to develop a uranium-graphite reactor using uranium from the Northwest Territories.

🧵1/6 His experiments began in 1940, and lasted until 1942. He didn't succeed but the first human-made nuclear chain-reaction was nearly achieved in Canada.
In 1943, at the Quebec Conference, the USA & Britain decided to merge their nuclear weapons research into one effort.

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I am sharing the pre-colonial history of the Indigenous people of each province, west to east.

Today I am looking at the Tagish people of the Yukon!

The traditional territory of the Tagish is around the lakes formed by the Yukon River headwaters.

🧵1/6 Tagish society is matrilineal, following a female line of descent. Within the society there are six clans, two of the six are part of the Wolf and four come from the Crow.
The Tagish were traditionally boreal forest hunters and fishers, and practiced intertribal trade.

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Happy Friday, hope everyone has a great weekend.

I asked AI to generate the average Canadian NHL team fan. These are the results in no particular order. Hope they bring a smile.

1. Toronto Maple Leafs
Founded: 1917 (Toronto Arenas), became Maple Leafs in 1927
Stanley Cups: 13 2. Montreal Canadiens
Founded: 1909 (NHA)
Stanley Cups: 24

How each provincial\territorial capital in Canada received its name, a 🧵

Victoria, British Columbia:

The Indigenous name of the area was Camosack, meaning "rush of water".
The city began as an HBC fort in 1843 named Fort Albert but was renamed Fort Victoria soon after.

🧵1/13 Edmonton, Alberta:

Called Amiskwaciy meaning Beaver Hills by the Cree.
Started as a HBC fort in 1795, the name comes from Edmonton, Middlesex, England. The name was chosen to honour the Lake family, who were prominent in the HBC. The family came from that part of England

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I am sharing the pre-colonial history of the Indigenous people of each province, west to east.

Today I am looking at the Ktunaxa people of southeastern British Columbia!

Ktunaxa territory is 70,000 sq-km, covering most of southeastern B.C. and Montana & Idaho.

🧵1/10 It is believed that the Ktunaxa once occupied part of the Canadian Prairies and were pushed west by either famine or the Blackfoot people.
According to some oral histories of the Ktunaxa, their ancestors came from the Great Lakes region long ago.

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They were part of growing up in Canada in the 1990s.
We can instantly recognize the theme to their segments, and they inspired Canadians to get out and get active.

This is the story of BodyBreak with Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod!

🧵1/7 Hal Johnson was raised in North York, ON and excelled at sports. He represented Canada as a first baseman at the World Baseball Championship.
He was hired as a sports reporter by TSN but the offer was taken back because the network didn't want two Black reporters.

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I am sharing the pre-colonial history of the Indigenous people of each province, west to east.

Today I am looking at the Dane-zaa people of the Peace River region of B.C. and Alberta!

Their territory encompasses most of the length of the Peace River.

🧵1/8 Called the Beaver people by early explorers, the Dane-zaa name for themselves means "real people"
Traditionally, the Dane-zaa lived in nomadic hunting groups of 20 to 30 people, hunting large game for food
Before firearms, hunting was done in groups that surrounded animals

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The floral emblem for every province and territory in Canada, a thread!

British Columbia: Pacific Dogwood

Growing to six to 18 metres in height, the flowers of the Pacific Dogwood bloom into white blossoms in April and May. It was adopted as the floral emblem in 1956.

🧵1/13 Alberta: Wild Rose

Also known as the prickly rose, it became the official floral emblem of Alberta in 1930 after the editor of the Edmonton Journal suggested a floral emblem be selected.

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I am sharing the pre-colonial history of the Indigenous people of each province, west to east.

Today I am looking at the Dakelh people of the central interior of British Columbia.

They are also known as the Carrier, which comes from Aghele, the Sekani name for the Dakelh

🧵1/8 The Dakelh call themselves Dakelh-ne, which means "travel upon water" or "people who travel by boat early in the early."
The territory of the Dakelh is 76,000 sq-km, from the Rockies in the east, to the Omineca Mountains in the north, to the Pacific in the west.

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My AI thread yesterday was pretty white male centric. I wanted to fix that as it wasn't my intention.
Here are Indigenous, Black Canadian & women from our history doing selfie photos.

It isn't exact, but hope you enjoy it.

1. John Ware on a cattle drive into Alberta.

🧵1/14 2. Lady Agnes Macdonald

The wife of Sir John A. Macdonald from 1867-1891, she once rode on the cow catcher of a locomotive so she could get a better view of the mountains of British Columbia.

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Happy Friday everyone.
I had AI generate selfies from important moments in Canadian history.
I use AI to raise interest in Canadian history by presenting it in a fun way.

1. Vikings arriving in Newfoundland in 1000 CE.

🧵1/13 2. Anthony Henday seeing bison for the very first time. He was the first known European to explore the western territory of Canada, which he did from 1750 to 1762. He is believed to be the first European to see the Rocky Mountains as well.

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I am looking at the pre-colonial history of the Indigenous people of each province, west to east.

Today I am looking at the Secwepemc people of central British Columbia!

Known in English as the Shuswap People, their territory is 145,000 square kilometres in size.

🧵1/6 The Secwepemc people depended on hunting, trading and fishing. Secwepemc villages were on the shores of lakes.
They inhabited their territory for upwards of 12,500 years.
Their territory extended from the Rockies to the Fraser River & Williams Lake to Armstrong.

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