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Kootenai, indigenous group of North America
(Encyclopedia) KootenaiKootenaik&oomacr;tˈənāˌ [key], group of Native North Americans who in the 18th cent. occupied the so-called Kootenai country (i.e., N Montana, N Idaho, and SE British…Ignatieff, Michael Grant
(Encyclopedia) Ignatieff, Michael GrantIgnatieff, Michael Grantĭgnătˈēəf [key], 1947–, Canadian politician, writer, and academic, b. Toronto, B.A. Univ. of Toronto (1969), Ph.D. Harvard (1976), M.A.…Lowry, Malcolm
(Encyclopedia) Lowry, Malcolm (Clarence Malcolm Lowry)Lowry, Malcolmlouˈrē [key], 1909–57, English novelist, b. New Brighton, Wirral. Lowry is widely recognized as an important writer who effectively…Yukon, river, Canada and the United States
(Encyclopedia) YukonYukony&oomacr;ˈkŏn [key], river, c.2,000 mi (3,220 km) long, rising in Atlin Lake, NW British Columbia, Canada, and receiving numerous headwater streams; one of the longest…Cory Monteith
Cory Monteith was the hunky star of the TV show Glee who died suddenly at age 31 in July of 2013. Cory Monteith was raised in Victoria, British Columbia and dropped out of school in the ninth grade…Triassic period
(Encyclopedia) Triassic periodTriassic periodtrīăsˈĭk [key], first period of the Mesozoic era of geologic time (see Geologic Timescale, tablegeologic timescale, table) from 205 to 250 million years…Vancouver, Canada
Vancouver, Canada Read previews of the events, biographies of famous athletes, Olympic trivia, and more Memorable Moments Franz Klammer The man who gave himself "…August 2003 Disasters
Aug. 1, Mozdok, Russia: Chechen separatists are blamed for an explosion at a military hospital in Mozdok which killed 35 and injured dozens.Aug. 5, Jakarta, Indonesia: A car bomb blasted the…Canadian Football 88th Grey Cup Championship
Division Semifinals (Nov. 12) East: Winnipeg 22 at Hamilton 20 West: B.C. 34 at Edmonton 32 Division Finals (Nov. 19) East: at Montreal 35 Winnipeg 24 West: B.C. 37 at…Haida
(Encyclopedia) HaidaHaidahīˈdə [key], Native North Americans living primarily on the Queen Charlotte Islands, off British Columbia, and on the southern end of the Prince of Wales Island, off Alaska.…Trending
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