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    Cuckoo

    The cuckoo (Cuculidae) is a family of birds with about 130 species, including common cuckoos, anis, couas, coucals and roadrunners, distributed almost worldwide.

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    Cucumber

    Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is an herbaceous annual vegetable of the Cucurbitaceae family. Only three wild plants belonging to this family occur in Canada.

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    Cultivated Berries

    The most important berry fruits produced in Canada are strawberries (Fragaria x ananassa), red raspberries (Rubus idaeus), highbush and lowbush blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum and V. angustifolium, respectively) and cranberries (V. macrocarpon). Blackberries (various Rubus species), blackcurrants (Ribes nigrum) and redcurrants (R. rubrum) and gooseberries (Ribes grossulariia or R. uva-crispa) are of less importance but are increasing in popularity.

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    Cultivated Flowers

    Flowers are cultivated by both commercial growers and hobbyists. In Canada, most commercial production is carried out under glass or plastic, with rare exceptions.

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    Cultivated Rose

    Roses have been cultivated from very early times, but little is known of their origin. The hybrid tea rose, the most popular of modern garden roses, was introduced worldwide in 1867. 

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    Cuttlefish

    Cuttlefish are decapod ("ten-footed") molluscs of the class Cephalopoda. Cuttlefish comprise over 100 species in the genera Sepia and Spirula. They are characterized by porous, calcareous, internal shells, best known as cuttlebones, which are given to caged birds as a source of lime salts. The pores are gas-filled to adjust the animal's buoyancy, and even dead shells float. Cuttlefish have oval bodies up to 60 cm long and look rather like flattened squid. Thousands of nervously controlled chromatophores (pigment-bearing cells) give them capabilities for camouflage and pattern formation, e.g., mating males display a revolving zebra-stripe pattern unequalled in nature.

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    Cypress

    Cypress is the common name for evergreen conifers of genus Cupressus of the cypress family (Cupressaceae). At least 12 species are recognized worldwide occurring in warm, northern temperate regions.

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    Cypress Hills Eocene to Miocene Fossils

    The CYPRESS HILLS and Swift Current Plateaux of southwestern Saskatchewan preserve Eocene, Oligocene, and Miocene FOSSILS 42 million to 16 million years old, in the Cypress Hills Formation. Faunas of at least 14 different ages are represented there.

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    Dairy Farming

    About 60% of the milk produced is processed into butter, cheese and skim milk powder; the remainder is consumed in liquid form.

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    Dam

    A dam is a structure built across a waterway to control or stop the flow of water. This is called impounding the flow of water. Dams can be built by animals, such as beavers, or constructed by humans. In some cases, they are even formed by natural geological forces.

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    Damselfly

    Damselfly, thin-bodied, carnivorous insect with 2 pairs of long, membranous, narrow-based wings. 

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    Daylight Saving Time in Canada

    In Canada, daylight saving time is the practice of turning clocks ahead one hour on the second Sunday in March and back one hour on the first Sunday in November. Canada has six standard time zones that may be abbreviated as PST (pacific standard time), MST (mountain standard time), etc. However, during the daylight saving period between March and November, they may be abbreviated as PDT, MDT, etc. The boundaries of the standard time zones are not necessarily the same as those of the corresponding daylight saving time zones. Boundaries shift because some municipalities choose not to participate in daylight saving time. Saskatchewan follows Central Standard Time year-round, and as of 2020, Yukon follows PDT, also known as Yukon Standard Time, year-round. As of summer 2026, British Columbia will also remain in PDT year-round, now simply called Pacific time.

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    Deer in Canada

    Deer (Cervidae) is a family of antlered, hoofed ruminants of the order Artiodactyla containing about 40 species worldwide. Five species are present in Canada: white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), caribou (Rangifer tarandus), moose (Alces alces) and elk (also known as wapiti, Cervus canadensis). Deer are relatively large-brained and adaptable. The white-tailed deer is the provincial mammal of Saskatchewan.

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    Deer Mouse

    The deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) is a typical mouse with a moderately long tail, large ears, prominent eyes and a pointed nose well supplied with tactile hairs. Upper parts are grey or brown, depending on age and subspecies; underside, white. Even the tail is two-toned.

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    Department of Agriculture

    Agriculture, Department of Originally the Bureau of Agriculture of the pre-Confederation Province of Canada, and now called the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the department was established by an Act of Parliament in 1868 to concentrate on the urgent need of the time to control livestock diseases and prevent their entry into Canada. The department is responsible for federal policies relating to agriculture and food, including grading and inspection, seed certification, regulations on pesticides and...

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