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📰 Current Events & Trending Topics
Headlines (December 27, 2025)
  • Dec 27: CUSMA 2026 Strategy: PM Mark Carney holds a "working weekend" at Harrington Lake with Mark Wiseman to finalize Canada's opening position for the upcoming North American trade review.
  • Dec 26: Boxing Day Retail Shift: Early data shows a 15% drop in in-store foot traffic as Canadians shift toward "Circular Economy" online marketplaces for holiday deals.
  • Dec 25: Winter Storm "Ember": Record snowfall in the Maritimes grounds hundreds of flights; power is being restored to 50,000 homes in Nova Scotia.

🔥 Trending Discussions
  • The Wiseman-Carney Alliance – Public and investor confidence in the "Bay Street to Sussex Drive" team as they prepare for Washington negotiations.
  • Critical Minerals Timeline – High search volume for the Ring of Fire Mining Guide following the recent streamlining of environmental reviews.
📜 On This Day - Dec 27
  • 1944 – The first Canadian conscripts (Zombie soldiers) arrive overseas during WWII.
  • 1918 – The Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force arrives in Vladivostok to intervene in the Russian Civil War.


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📜 Foundational Topics & Culture
📊 Canada at a Glance
Capital City: Ottawa
National Motto: A mari usque ad mare (From sea to sea)
Government: Federal Parliamentary Democracy under a constitutional monarchy
Primary Export: Crude Petroleum (Largest by value)
Land Area: ~9,984,670 sq km (2nd largest in the world)
Population (2024 est.): ~41.3 million


📊 Canada Economic Focus: Trade & Tariffs
  • Tariff Impact: U.S. tariff hikes have pressured manufacturing, but most exemptions remain.
  • The Per-Capita Shift: Per-capita GDP is on track to increase for the first time in three years.
  • Inflation: November held at 2.2%, though grocery prices (4.7%) remain high.
🗺️ Geography & National Parks

📜 Facts & History

  • Did You Know: The Canada–U.S. border is the longest unpatrolled border in the world (~8,890 km).
  • Did You Know: The national currency, the Canadian Dollar, is known as the "Loonie."
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