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Calgary is a ___MASK46___ in the Canadian province of Alberta . It is situated at the confluence of the Bow River and the Elbow River in the south of the province , in an area of foothills and prairie , about east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies . In the 2011 census , the ___MASK46___ of Calgary had a population of 1 , 096 , 833 and a metropolitan population of 1 , 214 , 839 , making it the largest ___MASK46___ in Alberta , and the third - largest municipality and fifth - largest census metropolitan area ( CMA ) in Canada . ___MASK23___ is the capital ___MASK46___ of Canada . It stands on the south bank of the ___MASK23___ River in the eastern portion of southern Ontario . ___MASK23___ borders Gatineau , Quebec ; the two form the core of the ___MASK23___  Gatineau census metropolitan area ( CMA ) and the National Capital Region ( NCR ). The 2011 census reported a population of 883 , 391 , making it the fourth - largest ___MASK46___ in Canada ; and 1 , 236 , 324 within the CMA , making it the fourth - largest CMA in Canada . The ___MASK46___ of ___MASK23___ reported that the ___MASK46___ had an estimated population of 960 , 754 as of December 2015 . A capital ___MASK46___ ( or simply capital ) is the municipality exercising primary status in a country , state , province , or other region , usually as its seat of government . A capital is typically a ___MASK46___ that physically encompasses the offices and meeting places of its respective government ; the status as capital is often designated by its law or constitution . In some jurisdictions , including several countries , the different branches of government are located in different settlements . In some cases , a distinction is made between the official ( constitutional ) capital and the seat of government , which is in another place . Canada ' s geography is divided into administrative divisions known as provinces and territories that are responsible for delivery of sub - national governance . When Canada was formed in 1867 , three provinces of British North America  New Brunswick , ___MASK77___ and the Province of Canada ( which , on the formation of Canada , was divided into Ontario and Quebec )  were united to form a federated colony , which eventually became a sovereign nation in the next century . Over its history , Canada ' s international borders have changed several times , and the country has grown from the original four provinces to the current ten provinces and three territories . The ten provinces are Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba , New Brunswick , Newfoundland and Labrador , ___MASK77___ , Ontario , Prince Edward Island , Quebec , and Saskatchewan . Several of the provinces were former British colonies , Quebec was originally a French colony , while others were added as Canada grew . The three territories are Northwest Territories , Nunavut , and Yukon , which govern the rest of the area of the former British North America . Together , the provinces and territories make up the world ' s second - largest country by area . Canada ( French : ) is a country in the northern half of North America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering , making it the world ' s second - largest country by total area and the fourth - largest country by land area . Canada ' s border with the United States is the world ' s longest land border . The majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate , but southerly areas are warm in summer . Canada is sparsely populated , the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains . About four - fifths of the country ' s population of 36 million people is urbanized and live near the southern border . Its capital is ___MASK23___ , its largest ___MASK46___ is ___MASK69___ ; other major urban areas include Montreal , Vancouver , Calgary , Edmonton , Quebec City , Winnipeg and ___MASK65___ . ___MASK21___ is the capital and largest ___MASK46___ of the province of Manitoba in Canada . It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America , at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers . ___MASK48___ , officially the ___MASK46___ of ___MASK48___ , is a coastal seaport ___MASK46___ on the mainland of British Columbia , Canada , and the most populous ___MASK46___ in the province . The ___MASK23___ River ( Algonquin : " Kitchissippi "), is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec . For most of its length , it defines the border between these two provinces . It is a major tributary of the St . Lawrence River . The Rocky Mountains , commonly known as the Rockies , are a major mountain range in western North America . The Rocky Mountains stretch more than from the northernmost part of ___MASK33___ , in western Canada , to New Mexico , in the southwestern United States . Within the North American Cordillera , the Rockies are somewhat distinct from the Pacific Coast Ranges and the Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada which all lie further to the west . The ___MASK23___ Sun is a daily tabloid newspaper in ___MASK23___ , Ontario , Canada . It is published by Sun Media . It was first published in the early 1980s as the ___MASK23___ Sunday Herald , until it was acquired by ( then ) ___MASK69___ Sun Publishing Corporation in 1988 . In April 2015 , Sun Media papers were acquired by Postmedia . The first Sunday edition of the newly named ___MASK23___ Sun was published on September 4 , 1988 and the first daily edition appeared on November 7 , 1988 . As with its sister papers , it has a `` Sunshine Girl '' feature , although in the past it also contained a `` Sunshine Boy '' feature . Its editorials are conservative - leaning , and it makes use of editorialized headlines . It is popular especially among commuters because its daily version ( Monday - Friday ) is 50 cents . It is also distributed in outlying areas for one dollar , both on weekdays and weekends . Past editors include Peter Worthington and Mark Bonokoski . The current editor - in - chief is former ___MASK23___ Citizen city editor Keith Bonnell . ___MASK69___ is the most populous city in Canada , the provincial capital of Ontario , and the centre of the Greater ___MASK69___ Area , the most populous metropolitan area in Canada . Growing in population , the 2011 census recorded a population of 2 , 615 , 060 . As of 2015 , the population is now estimated at 2 , 826 , 498 , making ___MASK69___ the fourth - largest city in North America based on the population within its city limits . ___MASK69___ trails only Mexico City , New York City , and Los Angeles by this measure , while it is the fifth - largest ( behind also Chicago ) if ranked by the size of its metropolitan area . An established global city , ___MASK69___ is an international centre of business , finance , arts , and culture , and widely recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world . Sun Media Corporation was the owner of several tabloid and broadsheet newspapers in Canada and the 49 percent owner of the now defunct Sun News Network . It was a subsidiary of ___MASK41___ Media . Gatineau , officially " Ville de Gatineau ", is a ___MASK46___ in western Quebec , Canada . It is the fourth largest ___MASK46___ in the province after Montreal , Quebec ___MASK46___ , and Laval . It is located on the northern bank of the Ottawa River , immediately across from Ottawa , together with which it forms Canada ' s National Capital Region . As of 2011 Gatineau had a population of 265 , 349 , and a metropolitan population of 314 , 501 . The Ottawa  Gatineau census metropolitan area had a population of 1 , 236 , 324 . Quebec ___MASK46___ ( pronounced or ) officially Québec ) is the capital ___MASK46___ of the Canadian province of Quebec . In 2015 the ___MASK46___ had a population estimate of 545 , 485 , and the metropolitan area had a population of 806 , 400 , making it Canada ' s seventh - largest metropolitan area and Quebec ' s second - largest ___MASK46___ after Montreal , which is about to the southwest . ___MASK41___ Media Inc . is a Canadian media company . ___MASK41___ Inc . owns the controlling interest with 81 . 1 % while CDP Capital d  Amérique Investissements Inc . ( a subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec , the provincial pension fund ) great the remaining 18 . 9 %. ___MASK8___ officially Montréal in both Canadian English and French , is the most populous ___MASK55___ in Quebec and the 2nd - most populous in Canada . Originally called " Ville - Marie ", or " ___MASK46___ of Mary ," it is named after Mount Royal , the triple - peaked hill in the heart of the ___MASK46___ . The ___MASK46___ is on the Island of ___MASK8___ , which took its name from the same source as the ___MASK46___ , and a few much smaller peripheral islands , the largest of which is Île Bizard . It has a distinct four - season continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold snowy winters . ___MASK3___ is the capital ___MASK46___ of the Canadian province of Alberta . ___MASK3___ is on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the ___MASK3___ Capital Region , which is surrounded by Alberta ' s central region . ___MASK49___ , one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada , is located in east - central Canada . It is Canada ' s most populous province by a large margin , accounting for nearly 40 percent of all Canadians , and is the second - largest province in total area . ___MASK49___ is fourth - largest in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included . It is home to the nation ' s capital ___MASK46___ , Ottawa , and the nation ' s most populous ___MASK46___ , ___MASK69___ . Southern ___MASK49___ is a primary region of the province of ___MASK49___ , Canada , the other primary region being Northern ___MASK49___ . It is the most densely populated and southernmost region in Canada . Situated south of Algonquin Park , it covers between 14 and 15 % of the province , depending on the inclusion of the Parry Sound and Muskoka districts . The region is home to one - third of Canada ' s population . FOREST ( short for " Freedom Organisation for the Right to Enjoy Smoking Tobacco ") is a ___MASK31___ political pressure group which campaigns against tobacco control activity . The ___MASK46___ of Ottawa is the corporate entity of municipal government in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada . The corporation is responsible for provision of services to the public as well as enforcement of municipal by - laws . It is overseen by the ___MASK46___ Manager , and responsible to the Mayor of Ottawa ( Jim Watson ) and ___MASK46___ Council .