You are close but not quite right the name comes from the early settlements and derived from the Iroquois name Kanata. Actually in Ottawa there is a place called Kanata, just that you might be interested,

No!!!

Just wanted to say I'm very sorry that here in Canada it is a custom to say " Pardon me I'm so sorry ".

Sorry OP I really should be more sorry like our Canadian friends. Sorry 'bout that. Really, really sorry. (No Canadians were mocked in my reply.)

Sorry OP I really should be more sorry like our Canadian friends. Sorry 'bout that. Really, really sorry. (No Canadians were mocked in my reply.)

I just want to apologize for not posting in this thread for several days, sorry about that  lol.

We Canadians are open minded and we actually learned about being sorry from the Americans way back in the 60"s, when Brenda Lee, born Brenda Mae Tarpley on Dec. 11, 1944, in Atlanta came up with the song: I'm sorry so sorry in 1960. Canadians have a good memory but some Americans from the USA have a short memory and do not feel sorry for anything or anyone. Thus the iterative Canadian I'm sorry story which has it's origin actually from the USA.

Perhaps eveyone would like to listen to it:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGLR25EJtfE

As it is Christmas season why not listen to Brenda singing:

Rockin' Around the Christmas tree: rockin' around the christmas tree brenda lee

It seems that I've ignored this thread for months and months ! I'm very sorry ! ( yes very very sorry ! ).

Well it seems that nobody has left a post here in this thread for a very long time ( I'm very sorry about that   lol ).

Another week gone by and no new posts, so sorry   lol.

Oh Heavens to Betsy, I'm so very sorry that you are sorry Kaynight.

Nothing since August ? ( Sorry ).

  You said it.

Oh and I'm also sorry if my bringing back this thread has upset anyone   lol.

Well I need to say I'm Sorry ! It is Canada Day today and now 150 years of being a Happy Dominion. So what am I sorry about ? Well we will be using some extra fireworks tonight and anyone living close to the Canadian border might be disturbed ( Sorry   lol ).

I'm sorry that there is some confusion.

No new posts for 3 weeks ! ( Sorry about that  lol ).

A question for Canadians... sorry
Where are best places to play a friendly game in Toronto\Montreal\Quebec city?

I will be there on holidays during the next days and it will be nice to meet some local chess friend.
Any help is welcome.
Ah, sorry for asking...

Scaccodoppio: Some years ago when I used to live in Calgary Alberta I know that they had several Chess Clubs on the go in that city. Probably the best place to get any info would be the main Library branch. It is also possible that bigger cities like Toronto and Montreal might have a Chess Café that you could visit.

I see that a Canadian GM had to leave a tournament because of a dress-code problem. Well possibly he was too polite and instead should have upset a few tables on his way out the door ( where can you find a good stink-bomb when you need one   lol ).