![A "modern" sign next to the signpost forest](http://photos.travelblog.net/371071/983627/s/9428601-a-quot-modern-quot-sign-next-to-the-signpost-forest-0.jpg "A "modern" sign next to the signpost forest")
A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou...more history