Canadian Regions & Territories

Cockburn Island is a 'ghost' island in Ontario, which despite the apparent signs of life (there's a small town and marina) has an official population of zero. The 1996 census listed a population of just two, but both people had…

Here's a neat trick - this is a satellite photo of the great lakes, the largest fresh water lakes in the world etc, etc. Now if you click to the great lakes and them zoom in step-by-step you'll arrive here:…

Here in Medicine Hat, Canada, you couldn't possibly miss the Saamis Teepee. Designed for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and moved here in 1991, it stands over 65 metres high - making Medicine Hat the proud owner of the…

Quick, somebody fetch Neo, as it would appear that The Matrix is leaking into Canada. Thanks to nousagi and Mark.

Here is a great shot of a long train up in the wilds of Canada near to Saskatoon. My guestimation puts it at about 400 metres long. I can't really tell what it is carrying as the trucks look to…

This wreck out in the Hudson Bay is the MV Ithica. She was in the process of hauling a cargo of nickel ore from Rankin Inlet to Montreal in 1961 when a storm grounded her on those tidal flats. Apparently…