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Find what you need to know about Ontario, Canada.
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Ontario is a province located in east-central
Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total
area. (Nunavut and the Northwest Territories are larger but are not provinces.)
Ontario is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba to the west and Quebec
to the east, and 5 U.S. states (from west to east): Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio,
Pennsylvania (the latter two across Lake Erie) and New York to the south and
east. Most of Ontario's 2,700 km (1,677 mi) long border with the United States
runs along water, in the west the Lake of the Woods and eastward of there either
on lakes or rivers within the Great Lakes drainage system: Superior, St. Marys
River, Huron, St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair (sometimes referred to as the
sixth Great Lake), Erie, Ontario and then runs along the St. Lawrence River from
near Kingston to near Cornwall. For analytical and geographical purposes Ontario
is often broken into two regions, Northern Ontario and Southern Ontario. The
great majority of population and arable land in Ontario is located in the south,
which contrasts with its relatively small land area in comparison to the north.
The capital of Ontario is Toronto, Canada's most populous city and metropolitan
area. Ottawa, the capital of Canada, is located in Ontario as well. The Ontario
Government projected a population of 13,150,000 people residing in the province
of Ontario as of July 2009.
The province takes its name from Lake Ontario, which is thought to be derived
from Ontarí:io, a Huron (Wyandot) word meaning "great lake", or possibly
skanadario which means "beautiful water" in Iroquoian. The province contains
over 250,000 freshwater lakes.
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A-Z Ontario websites :
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BlogTO
A daily weblog about Toronto music, film, arts,
people, places and other happenings. Includes a collection of links to other
blogs, Toronto-area information, and photoblogs.
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Canada Free Press
Canada Free Press is a Canadian website, which
publishes conservative news stories, features, and editorials. It is published
in Toronto.
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (in
French, Banque Canadienne Impériale de Commerce, and commonly CIBC in either
language) is one of Canada's chartered banks, fifth largest by deposits. The
bank is headquartered at Commerce Court in Toronto, Ontario.
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City of Mississauga
Includes information about city council,
municipal services, business, recreation and parks, library, Civic Centre,
departments and affiliates.
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The City of Ottawa
Official City site. Information about services,
council and committee meetings and major project initiatives is provided.
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City of Toronto
Official site of the city of Toronto. Includes
information on attractions, facilities, transportation, events and emergency
services.
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Dine.TO - Toronto Restaurants
Search engine for local restaurants, bars,
cafes, banquet halls, caterers and attractions, and offers wireless searches,
daily specials, coupons, and event schedules.
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Government of Ontario
Main site of the provincial government that
includes links to government sites and agencies, tourism and economic
information.
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Ministry of Transportation
Profiles agency responsible for transportation
and roads. Includes information about operations, publications, legislation, and
links to related sites.
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Ontario College Application Service
The Ontario College Application Service (OCAS)
is a non-profit corporation created by the Colleges of Applied Arts and
Technology and Institutes of Technology and Advanced Learning in the province of
Ontario, Canada.
The Ontario College Application Service provides centralized
application-to-college services in English and French through its applicant
website and a centralized data warehouse of applicant information for colleges,
high schools and government.
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Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
(OLGC), but for corporate branding purposes simply known as "OLG" is a Crown
Corporation of the Government of Ontario, Canada. It is responsible for the
province's lotteries, charity and Aboriginal casinos, commercial casinos, and
slot machines at horse-racing tracks. It was created in April 2000 when the
Ontario Lottery Corporation (OLC) was merged with the Ontario Casino Corporation
(OCC), established in 1994. OLG employs over 8000 individuals throughout
Ontario.
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Ottawa.com
The offical source of information on Ottawa,
Canada.
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Ottawa Sun
The Ottawa Sun is a daily "compact" newspaper
in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is published by Sun Media. It was first published
in the early 1980s as the Ottawa Sunday Herald, until it was acquired by (then)
Toronto Sun Publishing Corporation in 1988.
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The Sports Network
The Sports Network (commonly known as TSN) is a
Canadian English language cable television specialty channel and is Canada's
leading English language sports television channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in
the second group of Canadian specialty cable channels. TSN is owned by CTV
Specialty Television, a joint venture of CTVglobemedia (80%) and ESPN (20%).
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Toronto.com
Toronto.com is Toronto's leading online
entertainment guide. Be in the know about where to go and what to do in the city
of Toronto. Find events, restaurants, attractions, bars and clubs, hotels,
movies and much more.
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Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's
highest-circulation newspaper, though its print edition is distributed almost
entirely within the province of Ontario. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers
Ltd., a division of Star Media Group, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation.
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Toronto Sun
The Toronto Sun is an English language daily
tabloid newspaper published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is known for its
daily "Sunshine Girl" feature and for what it sees as a populist conservative
editorial stance.
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Town of Markham
Includes news releases, Markham Theatre season
brochure, upcoming events, employment opportunities, transit schedules,
community centres and other important sites and information.
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