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#ICYMI Canada is second (and in very good company) in the list of Overall Best Countries ranked by @usnews! See the full list here: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/overall-full-list?src=usn_tw … kyle.captures/IG pic.twitter.com/M6mobJCRKO

“When someone is struggling, they need their voice heard.” Canadian spokesperson and Olympic athlete @clarahughes urges everyone to join the conversation tomorrow on mental illness #BellLetsTalk claraannehughes/IGpic.twitter.com/WhXM2kka0U

#DYK Montreal’s @parcolympique is home to much more than the 1976 #Olympic Games? Check out the Winter Village, Montreal Tower, the Biodome, Botanical Gardens, Planetarium and Insectarium #TravelTuesday elodielepape/IGpic.twitter.com/psJMFz1KCu

#Shoutout to @Drake & the Toronto @Raptors for launching #WelcomeToronto. Their program will fund the refurbishment of local community basketball courts and support @CanBball for the next generation of basketball players #wethenorthpic.twitter.com/k4TX12qMmK

Last night, another round of #Grammys went out to some of ’s most talented artists. Hats off to the winners: the late Leonard Cohen, @theweeknd, @HanniganBarbara, @charlesmoniz, and @alessiacara – the first Canadian to win the award for Best New Artist! recordingacademy/IGpic.twitter.com/b32hF8ZJfY

Established in 1821, #McGill University in Montréal was named after its founder, James McGill, a Scottish Canadian who made a fortune in the fur trade back in the 1700s vincenzomarsala13/IGpic.twitter.com/9Qe5q3CsAd

#DYK Manitoba's suffrage movement gained momentum when a group of Icelandic women formed a suffrage league in the 1890s? After years of campaigning, women in that province became the first in Canada to be granted the right to vote on 28 January. 1916.pic.twitter.com/FgjqrPe2pe

Looking of delicious way to warm up? Vancouver’s #HotChocolateFest is on until February 14, combining the city's best in chocolate, pastries, baked goods, coffee, gelato and ice cream http://hotchocolatefest.com/  Kaylinho/IGpic.twitter.com/wMk7a6l2i2

#OTD in 1980, under the guise of a film project and with secretly issued passports, six Americans evaded the Iranian hostage crisis. Canadian Ambassador Ken Taylor orchestrated the exit strategy in a diplomatic gesture for the ages.pic.twitter.com/Jb8SbDS0Xq

You will have no problem staying warm at #IgloofestMTL this weekend! Many local and international artists are performing at this electronic music festival in #OldMontreal! mattmo_mo/IGpic.twitter.com/FAJigg0Sgz

Do you enjoy your wine with a view? Canada is home to the world’s highest wine cellar. The collection at the #CNTower 360 restaurant is located at a record 351 metres above #Toronto cntower/IGpic.twitter.com/WiXBTccqPj

MT: @CanadianPM: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day: http://ow.ly/oom230i2alQ  #WeRememberpic.twitter.com/0DaB3af8Fr

Not only does Canada have some of the most stunning lakes in the world, we also have more lakes than the rest of the world combined! #FunFactFriday everchanginghorizon/IGpic.twitter.com/pQz9tzS3iE

#DYK Canada has the largest independent #LGBTQ2 archive in the world? This incredible resource lets you learn about the people, organizations, issues and events that have helped shape this community https://clga.ca/ pic.twitter.com/ZwGSxfBQc1

Join us in wishing the great one a happy birthday! The living hockey legend, @WayneGretzky, is still the top scorer in #NHL history! @GretzkyEstatespic.twitter.com/DydVwPlcH7

The film #Avatar, from Canadian director James Cameron, became the highest box office earning film of all time #OTD in 2010, grossing over $2.7B and surpassing his own 1997 blockbuster, Titanicpic.twitter.com/86MfMBB9g8

“Prudent, cautious self-control, is wisdom's root.” – Scottish poet, Robert Burns #ThursdayThoughts #RobbieBurnsDaypic.twitter.com/WdIv3GoRbh

“A map is more unreal than where you've been or how you feel” – Intuition by @FeistMusic #WednesdayWisdom delphinelfbvre/IGpic.twitter.com/5dHxIsiOZh