Today, in 1909, the United States and Canada signed the Boundary Waters Treaty, one of our two countries' most important bilateral treaties.
Since then, the International Joint Commission has worked to ensure cooperation on our shared natural resources for the last 115 years!
A bear on Mars?🐻
Likely formed from the impact crater of a space object on Mars, this peculiar hill reminds us of a bear. How cute!
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona.
Canada shines at the annual Chicago Innovation Awards! Congratulations @CanCGChicago on winning the Collaboration Award – the first foreign government office to receive this honor. 🇨🇦🇺🇸🎉 Learn more: https://t.co/BDZqIXv25Q
#DYK that you can see the Northern Lights (almost) anywhere in Canada during all four seasons? The very best place to see aurora borealis in Canada is the Northwest Territories, where they're visible nearly 240 nights a year! ✨
Northern lights are formed when electrons and protons collide with gasses in Earth’s upper atmosphere. Those collisions produce tiny flashes that fill the sky with colourful light.
Have you ever seen them in person?
📸 NASA
Did you know that the ISS celebrates New Year’s 16 times? 🎉
The ISS travels at a speed of 8 km per second, orbiting Earth about every 90 minutes. That means that in 2023, the ISS orbited Earth more than 5,000 times!
📸 NASA
Celebrating energy and environment milestones in 2023! Read more about how Canada and the U.S. continued to work together towards a more sustainable future: https://t.co/WI5KJlR7AI 🇨🇦🌎🇺🇸
As long as #Santa is still on his magical journey, we are still tracking here at the call center.
🫡Call 1-877-Hi-NORAD and ask where Santa is!!
Thank you volunteers for helping make this possible.
#NORADTracksSanta#NTS23
🇺🇸#WeHaveTheWatch🇨🇦
Happy birthday to the first Canadian to operate Canadarm2 in space and the second Canadian to perform a spacewalk, Dr. Steve MacLean! 🎂
Learn more about Steve: https://t.co/DGwOZ0UP4L
Photos: CSA, NASA
At sunset today, we mark the first night of Hanukkah, symbolizing hope and the power of light over darkness. Warmest wishes to all celebrating. Chag Hanukkah Sameach!
All things merry and bright at the Embassy! Thanks to Speaker @GregFergus and @gwenfox5dc for lighting our spectacular #NovaScotia tree, and to the magical voices of student artists from the @JohnsHopkins Peabody Conservatory. Warmest wishes to all for a joyful holiday season!
Happy birthday to Canada’s first woman in space, Dr. Roberta Bondar! Astronaut, neurologist, physician, science researcher, photographer, author, public speaker – is there anything she can’t do? 🎂
Learn more about Roberta: https://t.co/gFb8hGlCLE
Photos: CSA, NASA, @RbondarFdn
Calling all 🇨🇦🇺🇸 experts! Join @Politico’s Ottawa Playbook Trivia night and test your knowledge.
Featuring special guest quizmaster Ambassador Kirsten Hillman
🗓️December 4, 7pm at Astro Beer Hall
https://t.co/j3PViB6iGD