February is Heart Month is a time to come together to raise funds and awareness for the University Of Ottawa Heart Institute. This February, you can support one of Canada’s most distinguished heart ...

He said each month is based on the journey of the moon around the planet Earth, so rather than 12 months, there are 13 in a year. He said along with reflecting what's happening, the calendar is ...

Shortest month of the year – How February came to have 28 days The modern calendar has Roman Catholic roots. As the sun does not adhere exactly to the earthly calendar, leap days are necessary.

When the country finally did adopt the Gregorian calendar in full in 1753, 11 days had to be excised from the month of February, with the result that the calendar skipped directly from Feb. 17 to ...