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    Cape St Mary's

    Cape St Mary's, elevation 105 m, on Newfoundland's AVALON PENINSULA, is the steep and spectacular terminus of the land separating ST MARY'S BAY and PLACENTIA BAY near rich fishing grounds. The site of a lighthouse since 1860, the

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    Cape Traverse

    Cape Traverse is a small peninsula along the southwestern shore of PEI on Northumberland Strait.

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    Northern Cardinal

    The Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is a songbird (Passeriformes) named for the bright red plumage of the male. Cardinals are members of the family Cardinalidae, which also includes rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus), scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea) and other large-billed seedeaters. 

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    Cariboo Mountains

    The Cariboo Mountains is the most northern range making up the Columbia Mountains.

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    Cariboo Road

    A contingent of Royal Engineers was brought from Britain to survey the route from Yale, at the head of navigation on the Fraser River, along extremely treacherous terrain to the administrative centre of the Cariboo.

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    Caribou Hunt

    Caribou hunting was and is still an important means of subsistence for many Indigenous people in Canada. Caribou are hunted by groups from the Arctic, Subarctic, Plateau, and the northern part of the Eastern Woodlands. In the past, the animals not only provided these people with meat and grease, but also with hides and sinew for shelters and clothing, and bone and antler for tools and weapons.

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    Carnivora

    Carnivora is an order of flesh-eating mammals, which includes terrestrial and aquatic families.

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    Carrot

    Carrot (Daucus carota), cool-climate plant belonging to the Umbelliferae family and grown as a root crop in Canada. Carrots are biennials, but are grown as annuals.

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    Cascade Mountains

    Cascade Mountains, BC, are the north end of largely volcanic mountain ranges extending to California, 180-260 km east of the Pacific Ocean. There are no active volcanoes in BC like the US Cascades' Mount St Helens and others.

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    Caslake Case

    In the Caslake case (1998), a majority of the Supreme Court of Canada held that a search made for purposes of an inventory, conforming to police policy (RCMP) but without a search warrant or permission, constituted an abusive search.

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    Cassiar District

    The Cassiar District lies in British Columbia's northwest corner; it historically encompasses the Stikine and Dease River watersheds and that of the upper Taku, NASS and Kechika.

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    Cat

    The domestic cat, a species of carnivorous mammal belonging to the family Felidae, order Carnivora, is a small, lithe, intelligent, soft-furred animal. About 4.8 million domestic cats inhabit Canada, averaging 2.4 per cat-owning household (just over one in every two households). 

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    Catfish

    Catfish are small to large, primarily freshwater fishes of the order Siluriformes (about 2,000 species worldwide). In southern Canada, 10 species of the genera Ictalurus, Noturus and Pylodictis of the North American family Ictaluridae (about 45 species in all) are known. 

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    Cave

    A roofed rock cavity of natural origin, accessible from the surface and large enough for human entry. Caves occur in all kinds of rocks and in every geographical region. The scientific study of caves is called speleology; spelunking is the exploration of caves as a hobby. 

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    Cedar

    Cedar, in Canada, refers to evergreen conifers (genus Thuja) of the cypress family (Cupressaceae).

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