I'm a canadian too.... I am from Westen Canada. It's a great place to live, as there are plenty of mountains for ski and board enthusiasts ( like myself), and in the summer, there is great mountain biking and hiking on those ski hills.
To agree with the above posts, temperatures soar to above 30 degrees celsius in the summer (its made it to 40 where i live), and can get down to negative 30 in the winter.

It's also very diverse land. From praries to marshes and forests to tundra. Definately worth visiting