- •1. The Official Name of the Country
- •2. The National Symbols
- •3. The Status and Government
- •4. The Provinces and Territories
- •5. The Geography and Location
- •6. The Environment
- •7. The Population
- •8. The Languages: English and French
- •9. The Religions
- •10. The History
- •11. The Currency and Economy
- •12. The Largest Cities of Canada
- •13. The Culture and Science in Canada
- •14. The Mass Media in Canada
- •15. The Sports in Canada
14. The Mass Media in Canada
Canada has a well-developed media sector. The Canadian television broadcasting
industry is either public or private. The country has 130 television stations and about 2000 radio stations.
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Almost all the Canadian cities have many daily newspapers and some community and
neighbourhood weeklies. The bilingual cities, like Montreal and Ottawa, have important papers in both French and English.
The Canadian two national newspapers are The Globe and Mail and the National
Post. Le Devoir is the French-language national newspaper.
15. The Sports in Canada
Canada's official national sports are ice hockey (winter) and lacrosse (summer).
Lacrosse is a Canadian national game of Indian origin. Ice hockey is a national pastime and the most popular sport in the country. Due to this, in the National Hockey League (NHL) there are more Canadian players than from all the other countries combined.
After hockey, the other popular sports include curling (an ice game) and football; the
latter is played professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Golf, baseball, skiing, soccer, volleyball and basketball are popular among young Canadians.
Canada has hosted several international sporting events, including the 1976 Summer
Olympics, the 1988 Winter Olympics, and the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Canada has also been the host country for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and Whistler (the province British Columbia).
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