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    Cougar

    Cougar, puma or mountain lion (Felis concolor, family Felidae), is the most gracile of the New World wild cats.

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    Coyote

    Coyote (Canis latrans, family Canidae), often called prairie wolf or brush wolf, is intermediate in size between the wolf and fox.

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    CP Rail Crew Bus Crash

    On 28 May 1980, 22 workers on a Canadian Pacific Railway steel crew were killed in a bus accident on the Trans-Canada Highway near Webb, Saskatchewan, west of Regina. It was one of the deadliest motor vehicle disasters in Canadian history.

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    Crab

    Crab, common name for 2 groups of decapod ("ten-footed") Crustaceans. The Anomura, including hermit, mole and lithoid crabs, have relatively normal abdomens. 

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    Crab Apple

    Crab apple (genus Malus) is a deciduous tree that differs from the orchard apple in bearing smaller, often acidic or astringent fruits.

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    Cranberry

    ​Cranberries are tart, red berries. In Canada, most commercial production is in British Columbia and Québec.

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    Crane

    The crane (Gruidae) is a family of large, long-necked birds with sturdy bills and long, powerful legs.

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    Crayfish

    Crayfish, moderately sized freshwater Crustacean of order Decapoda, similar in appearance to the American lobster. 

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    Creeper

    The creeper (family Certhiidae) is a small, brown-backed bird with a stiff tail and thin, downcurved bill.

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    Cricket (Insect)

    Over 2000 species of true crickets (superfamily Grylloidea) are known worldwide.

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    Crow

    The crow family (Corvidae) is a large family of birds that includes jackdaws, choughs, jays, magpies and nutcrackers as well as crows and ravens. 

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    Crustacean

    Crustacean, shelled invertebrate with segmented body and limbs at some stage of its life, an exoskeleton and 2 pairs of antennae. The exoskeleton, a protective and supportive framework located outside the body, is periodically molted to allow for growth. 

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    Fisheries in Canada: Lobsters, Crab and Shrimp

    In Canada, all crustacean species with significant economic value are in the order Decapoda. Decapods, which have five pairs of walking legs, include lobsters, crab and shrimp. These species constitute most of the dollar value of Canadian fisheries. In some areas, particularly in the Atlantic provinces, the local economy is almost completely dependent on them.

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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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