Province Populations and Info
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Newfoundland and Labrador
"The Rock" |
St. John's | 533.7 (2001 census) | Pitcher plant | Atlantic puffin | quaerite prime regnum dei (Seek ye first the kingdom of God) |
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Nova Scotia
"Canada's Atlantic Playground" |
Halifax | 942.6 (2001 census) | Trailing arbutus ("mayflower") | Kingfisher | munit haec et altera vincit (One defends and the other conquers) |
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New Brunswick
"Picture Province" |
Fredericton | 757.0 (2001 census) | Purple violet | black-capped chickadee | spem reduxit (Hope was restored) |
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Prince Edward Island
"Home of Confederation" |
Charlottetown | 138.5 (2001 census) | Lady slipper | Blue jay | parva sub ingenti (The small under the protection of the great) |
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Quebec
"La Belle Province" |
Quebec City | 7,410.5 (2001 census) | Madonna lily | Snowy owl | je me souviens (I remember) |
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Ontario
"Canada's Heartland" |
Toronto | 11,874.4 (2001 census) | White trillium ("white lily") | Common loon (under consideration) | ut inceptit fideles sic permanent (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) |
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Manitoba
"Keystone Province" |
Winnipeg | 1,150.0 (2001 census) | Pasqueflower | Grey owl | ??? |
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Saskatchewan
"Canada's breadbasket " |
Regina | 1,015.7 (2001 census) | Western red lily ("prairie lily") | Sharp-tailed grouse | ??? |
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Alberta
"Wild Rose Province" |
Edmonton | 3,064.2 (2001 census) | Wild rose | Great horned owl | fortis et liber (strong and free) |
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British Columbia
"Pacific Playground" |
Victoria | 4,095.9 (2001 census) | Pacific dogwood | Steller's Jay | splendor sine occasu (Splendor without diminishment) |
| Yukon Territories | Whitehorse | 29.8 (2001 census) | Fireweed (member of primrose family) | Raven | ??? |
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Northwest Territories
"The beautiful land" |
Yellowknife | 40.8 (2001 census) | Mountain avens | Grayfalcon | ??? |
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Nunavut
"Our Land" (the Inuit homeland) |
Iqaluit (formerly Frobisher Bay) | 28.1 (2001 Census) | Purple Saxifrage | Rock Ptarmigan | nunavut sanginivut "Nunavut, our strength." |
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