Canning, Nova Scotia (population ~1000) is a village in northeastern Kings County located at the crossroads of Highway 221 and Highway 358. Though much diminished in importance in recent years, Canning was once a major shipbuilding centre and shipping and rail hub for farmers in Kings County. Originally the area was settled by Acadians who were expelled during the Acadian Expulsion, though it was later resettled, in particular by English and Dutch settlers. Much of the farmland surrounding Canning is still protected by dykes built by these early settlers. Kings County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Acadians are the original French settlers of parts of the northeastern region of North America comprising what is now the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. ... The Great Upheaval (le Grand Dérangement), also known as the Great Expulsion or the Acadian Expulsion, is the eviction of the Acadian population from Nova Scotia between 1755 and 1763, ordered by governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council. ... English may refer to: The nation of England. ... Dyke (normal International spelling) or Dike (normal American spelling) can mean several things: A dyke / dike is a long wall built to keep out the sea or enclose land. ...

Canning has a prominent statue of Sir Robert Borden, a native son and the eighth Prime Minister of Canada in the centre of the village. Not to be confused with Frederick Borden, Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence from 1896-1911. ... The Prime Minister of Canada, the head of the Canadian government, is usually the leader of the political party with the most seats in the Canadian House of Commons. ...

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