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    Pituamkek National Park Reserve

    Pituamkek National Park Reserve, located in northwestern Prince Edward Island, houses captivating landscapes like coastal sand dunes and old-growth forests. With its unique geography, this park has PEI’s only igneous rock incursion — a volcanic formation over 240 million years old. This land holds rich historical and cultural significance for the Mi'kmaq of Epekwitk (PEI), and the park was established in partnership with the Government of Canada, the Government of Prince Edward Island, and the Mi’kmaq governments of Lennox Island and Abegweit First Nations (see First Nations on Prince Edward Island). On 4 July 2024, Pituamkek National Park Reserve became the 48th national park in Canada.

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    Music at Place des Arts

    One of Canada's largest multidisciplinary arts complexes, Montreal's Place des Arts (PDA) grew from three halls in the 1960s to four in the 1970s and five in the 1990s. With the integration of the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (1992), the PDA become a major North American integrated centre for both the visual and performing arts. In 2011, a sixth hall the Mason symphonique, opened its doors. The complex also houses rehearsal halls, boutiques, underground parking, theatre storage facilities, restaurants, and office space.

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    Place Royale

      By bringing a bust of the king to Québec in 1686, Champigny was acquiescing to the request Louis XIV made of his intendants the previous year to create "places royales" in his honour in the various provinces of his kingdom.

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    Placentia

    Placentia, NL, incorporated as a town in 1945, population 3643 (2011c), 3898 (2006c). The Town of Placentia is located on PLACENTIA BAY on the west coast of the AVALON PENINSULA. 

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    Placentia Bay

    Placentia Bay, from the French plaisance (meaning a "pleasant place"), is a large, deep bay formed by Newfoundland's Burin Peninsula to the west, and the southwestern Avalon Peninsula to the east.

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    Plain-Language Summaries

    This collection gathers together plain-language summaries of some of The Canadian Encyclopedia's curriculum connected articles.

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    Plateau Hall/Auditorium le Plateau

    Plateau Hall/Auditorium le Plateau. Montreal concert auditorium built in the early 1930s by the Catholic School Commission.of Montreal. Adjoining the school of the same name, it is situated on Calixa-Lavallée St, in the centre of Lafontaine Park.

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    Plessisville

    Plessisville is named after Joseph-Octave Plessis, the eleventh bishop of Québec City. Plessisville was the first municipality developed in the Bois-Francs area. It had a rich, fertile soil ideal for agricultural development.

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    Point Amour Lighthouse

    In 1858 the Point Amour Lighthouse was built to help sailors through the dangerous waters of the Strait of Belle Isle between Labrador and Newfoundland. 

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    Point Pelee National Park

    Point Pelee National Park (established 1918) is a protected area at the tip of Point Pelee, a long peninsula extending into the western end of Lake Erie, south of Leamington, Ontario. Middle Island — Canada’s southernmost piece of land located southwest of Point Pelee — was added to the park in 2000. At 15 km2, Point Pelee National Park is Canada’s second smallest national park. It’s also the southernmost tip of Canada’s mainland, located further south than northern California.

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    Pointe-au-Père

    In 1663, the Jesuit priest Henri Nouvel landed on the south bank of the St Lawrence River and conducted the first mass. In 1696 this territory was the seigneurie de Lessard, granted to Pierre Lessard and Barbe Fortin, his wife.

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    Pointe-Claire

    Pointe-Claire was first set up as a village municipality under the name of Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire in 1854. Its name was shortened when it was incorporated.

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    Pointe-du-Buisson Archaeological Sites

    Pointe-du-Buisson is a small point of land (21 ha) extending into the waters of Lake St Louis (a widening of the St-Lawrence River) at the convergence of the Ottawa River.

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    Politics in British Columbia

    The province of British Columbia has a majority New Democratic Party government, formed on 24 October 2020. The premier of the province is David Eby and the lieutenant-governor is Janet Austin. Its first premier, John Foster McCreight, was elected in 1871, after the province joined Confederation. Prior to Confederation, BC was a British colony, administered by a governor and a legislative assembly.

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    Politics in Newfoundland and Labrador

    The province of Newfoundland and Labrador currently has a majority Progressive Conservative government. It was elected on 14 October 2025 under Premier Tony Wakeham. The province’s first premier, Joey Smallwood, was elected in 1949 — the year Newfoundland and Labrador joined Confederation. Prior to Confederation, Newfoundland was first a British colony. From 1907 to 1949, it was a dominion of the British Empire. It has been governed in various ways throughout its history, beginning with naval law in the 1600s.

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