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- Country: Canada
- Capital: Toronto
- Language spoken: English, French
- Currency: Canadian dollar (CAD)
- Country code: 1
- Area codes: 807/705
- Time zone: EST (GMT - 5)
- Airport code: YYZ
- First settled by Europeans in 1615
- Provincial population: 11,410,046 (2001) MSN Encarta: The People of Ontario
- "Ontario" came from a Huron word meaning "great lake"
- Second largest province in Canada next to Quebec
- Area: 415,598 square miles
- Climate: Cool continental
- Official emblems: white trillium (flower), Eastern white pine (tree), common loon (bird), Amethyst (mineral)
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Canada's most populous province, Ontario is located in central Canada between Hudson's Bay to the north and the Great Lakes to the south. To the west is the province of Manitoba, Quebec is to the east and the American states of Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania lie along the southern border. Both Canada's largest city, Toronto, and its capital, Ottawa are found in Ontario, which is home to over twelve million residents.
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Geography
Southern Ontario is heavily populated and provides rich farming grounds and deciduous forest, while the north is comprised mostly of grassy lowlands. Between these two zones lies the mineral-rich, rocky Canadian Shield. The same glaciers that shaped the northern shield also created over 250,000 lakes, which provide over 30% of the world's fresh water. -
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Ontario Questions
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I need to get to London Ontario from Toronto! What kind of transportation is there, and which is cheapest? Which is fastest? 1 AnswerYou can take via rail,bus or car. Via Rail is on strike now. My family drove from Scarborough to London, we used around $20 worth of gas. Mine is a Corolla. S... read more
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What the Danny Williams' case says about Canadian health care
[...] they receive the health care they need to se their kids grow up, later on, Granted, the digital cards now in place in Ontario were meant to curb the hordes of your countrymen that in their sad state attempted to use fraudulent cards for access. But do not [...]qwakqwaktheduck | http://www2.macleans.ca/?attachment_id=102615#IDComment52854717 Original | Permalink (February 10, 2010 06:56 AM) -
Have you ever tried to sell a diamond?
[...] diamond mine.Victor Mine is located in the James Bay Lowlands of Northern Ontario, approximately 90km west of the coastal community of Attawapiskat First Nation. Victor Mine is an open pit mine and Ontario’s first diamond mine.sanswork | http://news.ycombinator.com/ Original | Permalink (February 10, 2010 06:52 AM) -
backyard wedding for under $5000
I live in Canada and in ontario, gay marriage is legal :)killertofuuuuu | http://www.reddit.com/ Original | Permalink (February 10, 2010 05:58 AM) -
Do you find that shipping cost is a large factor in your online purchasing decision?
My $9.99 3-topping 12" pizza from Pizza Pizza (in Ontario) came to $17 and change when tax and delivery charge were added.d07c0m | http://www.reddit.com/ Original | Permalink (February 10, 2010 05:35 AM) -
Men Vs. Women
In Ontario, you can.futancy | http://www.reddit.com/ Original | Permalink (February 10, 2010 04:33 AM)
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What the Danny Williams' case says about Canadian health care
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