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    Pigeon

    The pigeon (Columbidae) is a large family (303 species) of birds, many of which are called doves, distributed throughout temperate and tropical areas worldwide.

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    Pika

    Pika is a common name for the smallest members of the order Lagomorpha, which also includes rabbits and hares.

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    Pike

    Pike is the common name for the group of 5 species of predaceous freshwater fish with elongated snouts, sharp teeth, cylindrical bodies and forked tails, belonging to family Esocidae, order Esociformes, class Actinopterygii.

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    Pine

    Most are either "soft" pines with 5 needles per shoot or "hard" pines with 2-3 per shoot. The most familiar soft pines are western white pine (P. monticola) of BC, and eastern white pine (P. strobus), east of Manitoba. Others include limber pine (P. flexilis) and whitebark pine (P.

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    Pingo

     A pingo is an ice-cored hill typically conical in shape, growing and persisting only in PERMAFROST. The word "pingo" is of Inuit origin and was first used in the English-language literature by the botanist Alf E.

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    Pink Triangle Press

    In 1975, the informal collective that had founded Canada’s leading gay liberation newspaper, the Body Politic, in 1971 incorporated as Pink Triangle Press (PTP). Now one of the oldest producers of queer media content in the world, Pink Triangle Press is responsible for Xtra Magazine, the travel guide Pink Ticket Travel, multiple dating services and the 2021 documentary Small Town Pride.

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    Pinky Schooner

    A Pinky Schooner was an ancient type of vessel adapted to a primitive sloop or schooner rig in the British North American colonies and widely used in the Maritime provinces until the early 1900s. Often less than 14 m long, they were cheap to build and ideally suited for fishing.

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    Pioneer Life

    As each new area of Canada was opened to European settlement, pioneers faced the difficult task of building homes and communities from the ground up. Pioneer life revolved around providing the basic necessities of existence in a northern wilderness — food, shelter, fuel and clothing. Pioneering life was integral to family life and provided social stability for the settlement of a larger population across the country.

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    Pipeline Debate, 1956

    The Pipeline Debate, 8 May-6 June 1956, was one of the most famous confrontations in Canadian parliamentary history.

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    Pipit

    Pipit is the common name for some birds of the family Motacillidae, which also includes wagtails. 

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    Piracy in Canada

    Piracy is traditionally defined as the seizure and robbery of craft at sea or in the air. Though piracy had only a small role in Canada’s history, it has been the subject of legendary tales over the years. Pirates traversed the Atlantic coast of the country during the 17th and 18th centuries, plundering and causing mayhem wherever they went. Stories about pirates like Peter Easton and Bartholomew Roberts remain a part of local histories. While maritime piracy is no longer a significant threat in Canada, it remains so in parts of Asia, Africa, South America and Central America. The Canadian Armed Forces have assisted in anti-piracy missions in various parts of the world. In the modern age, piracy has taken on new forms, such as virtual crime and digital theft. Online piracy poses threats to the Canadian people, industries and economy.

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    Pit House

    A pit house is a type of dwelling historically used by various Indigenous peoples living in the Plateau region of Canada. Partially built into the ground, pit houses provided warmth and shelter during the winter season. While pit houses no longer serve as common dwellings, they retain cultural significance for many Indigenous peoples. Archeological remains and replicas of pit houses can be found in various parts of Canada. (See also Architectural History of Indigenous Peoples in Canada.)

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    Pitcher Plant

    Pitcher plant is the common name for certain perennial herbs adapted to wet, marshy and boggy habitats low in nutrients. They have rosettes of leaves that are modified into tubular, trumpet-like structures filled with liquid that function as insect traps. The plants generally bear a single, large nodding flower. Canada is home to only one species, the purple pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea).

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    Place Names

    Canada has about 350,000 official place names. These include names of populated places, water bodies (e.g. lakes) and geographical features (e.g. mountains).

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    The 1885 Montreal Smallpox Epidemic

    The following article is an editorial written by The Canadian Encyclopedia staff. Editorials are not usually updated. In 1885, smallpox gripped the city of Montreal.

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