surrounded Toronto, which were starting to urbanize rapidly after World War II. It was commonly referred to as "Metro Toronto" or "Metro". Passage of...
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firefighters at Christie subway station". Toronto Public Library. Toronto Star. Retrieved December 15, 2022. Bow, James. "THE CHRISTIE STATION FIRE SUBWAY...
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Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the...
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government of Toronto. Founded by Hugh A. Crothers and business partner, John Cameron Egan, who became the first Chairman of the Metro Toronto Zoological...
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De Santis and includes a white outline of Toronto City Hall on a blue field, and a red maple leaf at the base of the towers. An early flag of Toronto...
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The Toronto Carrying-Place Trail, also known as the Humber Portage and the Toronto Passage, was a major portage route in Ontario, Canada, linking Lake...
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Multicultural Toronto English (MTE) is a multi-ethnic dialect of Canadian English used in the Greater Toronto Area, particularly among young non-white...
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Toronto's Korean restaurants and stores. Christie Pits is a city park and baseball park located at Christie Street and Bloor Street West. The Toronto...
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2013-04-05. "Heritage Toronto Mondays: Wickham Lodge, 1916 | UrbanToronto". "Military Hospital | Canadian History Workshop". "Site of the Christie Street Veterans'...
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The amalgamation of Toronto was the creation of the city limits of Toronto, Ontario, Canada after amalgamating, annexing, and merging with surrounding...
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The name of Toronto has a history distinct from that of the city itself. Originally, the term "Tkaronto" referred to a channel of water between Lake Simcoe...
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Gayle Christie (née Ingle; born c. 1940) is a former politician in Toronto, Ontario. She was mayor of the borough of York, Ontario from 1978 to 1982. Christie...
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The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is the public transport agency that operates bus, subway, streetcar, and paratransit services in Toronto, Ontario...
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Old Toronto is the part of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that corresponds to the boundaries of the City of Toronto prior to 1998. It was incorporated as a...
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The Toronto Police Service (TPS) is a municipal police force in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and the primary agency responsible for providing law enforcement...
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Education in Toronto is primarily provided publicly and is overseen by Ontario's Ministry of Education. The city is home to a number of elementary, secondary...
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Downtown Toronto is the main central business district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located entirely within the district of Old Toronto, it is approximately...
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The demographics of Toronto, Ontario, Canada make Toronto one of the most multicultural and multiracial cities in the world. In 2021, 57.0 percent of...
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Below is a list of mayors of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Toronto's first mayor, William Lyon Mackenzie, was appointed in 1834 after his Reform coalition...
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Many of the tallest buildings in Toronto are also the tallest in all of Canada. The tallest structure in Toronto is the CN Tower, which rises 553.3 metres...
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The Toronto Purchase was the sale of lands in the Toronto area from the Mississaugas of New Credit to the British crown. An initial, disputed, agreement...
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The mayor of Toronto is the head of Toronto City Council and chief executive officer of the municipal government. The mayor is elected alongside city council...
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The Toronto Islands are a chain of 15 small islands in Lake Ontario, south of mainland Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Comprising the only group of islands in...
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Wright, Julie Christie, Maggie Q, Ethan Hawke, James Caan, Shu Qi, and Eli Wallach. New York, I Love You premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film...
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The Great Fire of Toronto of 1904 destroyed a large section of Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada on April 19, 1904. It was the second such fire for the...
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Scarborough Bluffs (category Landforms of Toronto)
also known as The Bluffs, is an escarpment in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. There are nine parks along the bluffs, with Bluffers...
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government of Toronto (incorporated as the City of Toronto) is the local government responsible for administering the city of Toronto in the Canadian...
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economy of Toronto is the largest contributor to the Canadian economy, at 20% of the national GDP, and an important economic hub of the world. Toronto is a...
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The Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry was a judicial inquiry into allegations of conflict of interest, bribery and misappropriation of funds around computer...
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Crime in Toronto has been low in comparison to other major cities. In 2024, a ranking of 60 large cities by The Economist ranked Toronto as the 6th safest...
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