The Hudson Bay has over 25,000 beluga whales!
Manito Ahbee is the largest Pow Wow gathering in Canada and the second largest in North America.
A black bear cub from Canada named Winnipeg (or Winnie for short) was one of the most popular attractions at the London Zoo after it was donated to the zoo in 1915. It was also the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh.
The word “Manitoba” means where the spirit lives (in languages of the Aboriginal people who first lived in the region). It could also have been derived from “manitou bou” which is Cree for strait of the Great Spirit.
The province’s tagline, “Where Canada’s heart beats” is a smart play on the fact that Manitoba is located at the heart of Canada. It is bordered by Saskatchewan to the west, Ontario to the east, Nunavut Territory to the North, and the US states of North Dakota and Minnesota to the south.
It is called a keystone province because of its shape and position in the center of Canada.
Winnipeg has the sunniest winter season in Canada with 358 hours of sunshine.
Manitoba’s highest point (Baldy Mountain at 831 meters) is located in Duck Mountain Provincial Park.
The International Peace Garden is devoted to world peace along the world’s longest unfortified border and lies on the U.S. and Canada border as a symbol of friendship.
Université de Saint-Boniface is the very first educational institution in Western Canada (dating back to 1818) and helped to found the University of Manitoba in 1877.
The Royal Canadian Mint produces all of Canada’s circulation coins and currency for 60 governments around the globe.
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