Global News published this video item, entitled “Cross Canada Spotlight: Malindi Elmore returns to Olympics as Kyle Shewfelt shares story in new book” – below is their description.
Every week the cross-Canada spotlight takes a look at a handful of the most interesting and entertaining stories produced across the Global News Network.
This week includes: Okanagan athlete returns to Olympic games after nearly two decades, Olympic gold medalist Kyle Shewfelt shares his story in a new book, Emily Carr student working to broaden on-screen indigenous representation, long-term care residents in Ontario can finally resume some close contact with loved ones, and marking the 10-year anniversary of Calgary’s first living donor.
Canada is a country in the northern part of North America. It extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres (3.85 million square miles), making it the world’s second-largest country by total area.
Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching 8,891 kilometres (5,525 mi), is the world’s longest bi-national land border. Canada’s capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.
Various Indigenous peoples inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years before European colonization. The Canada Act 1982, which severed the vestiges of legal dependence on the British Parliament. Canada is a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy in the Westminster tradition, with a monarch and a prime minister who serves as the chair of the Cabinet and head of government.
As a highly developed country, Canada has the seventeenth-highest nominal per-capita income globally as well as the thirteenth-highest ranking in the Human Development Index. Its advanced economy is the tenth-largest in the world, relying chiefly upon its abundant natural resources and well-developed international trade networks.
Ontario is a province in east-central Canada that borders the U.S. and the Great Lakes. It’s home to Ottawa, Canada’s capital, known for Parliament Hill’s Victorian architecture and the National Gallery, featuring Canadian and indigenous art. Toronto, Ontario’s capital, is home to the 553m-high CN Tower, with expansive views from its revolving restaurant.