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Toronto's 'crystal' named one of the world's ugliest buildings...Square; Melbourne, Australia 6. Petrobras Headquarters; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 8. Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, Royal Ontario Museum; Toronto 9. National Library; Pristina, Kosovo 10. Ryugyong Hotel; Pyongyang, North Korea 4... In this article: Beehive, Toronto, Michael Lee-Chin, Royal Ontario Museum, Wedding cake, University of Toronto, and Daniel Libeskind |
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Wired: GeekDad | 15 hours ago
Toronto's Historic Sites Free For Kids This Saturday
Just a quick note to let readers in the Toronto, Ontario area know that the city is offering free admission for kids 12 and under to the city's numerous historic sites. This includes Fort York, Gibson House, Spadina Museum and Colborne Lodge...
In this article: E mail, Wired.com, UN Convention On The Rights Of The Child, Gibson House, Fort York, and Spadina Museum
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Centre Daily Times | 23 hours ago
Recap: Carolina vs. Toronto
...OT, Ruutu and Jussi Jokinen both scored to give the Hurricanes a major advantage in the shootout. Then as Stempniak attempted to keep Toronto alive, he was stopped on a pad save by Legace that gave Carolina the victory. Toronto got a...
In this article: Carolina, Ian White, Lee Stempniak, Manny Legace, Toronto Maple Leafs, Carolina Hurricanes, Alexei Ponikarovsky, and Matt Cullen
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Yahoo! News | 1 day ago
Simon Burke Will Play 'Sound of Music''s Final Four Weeks in Toronto (Playbill)
Simon Burke Will Play 'Sound of Music''s Final Four Weeks in Toronto Kenneth Jones, Playbill.com Kenneth Jones, playbill.com - Thu Nov 19, 5:46 pm ET West End star Simon Burke will replace Burke Moses as Capt. Von Trapp in the final...
In this article: Simon Burke, The Sound of Music, Maria Augusta Trapp, West End, London, Burke Moses, David Ian, and Andrew Lloyd Webber
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thestar.com | 1 day ago
Ranking Toronto's gourmet burger joints
Gourmet burgers are newer than new, but some fail to deliver on the trend's promise Oh Boy Burger was winner in Star survey. Toronto is flipping over gourmet hamburgers. Four high-end burger bars have opened downtown in the last...
In this article: Patty, Patties, Charcuterie, Hamburger, Tin, and E. coli
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thestar.com | 1 day ago
Is G20 more than Toronto can handle?
...during the G7 financial summit. (June 19, 1988) With the federal government musing about relocating next June's Group of 20 summit to Toronto from Muskoka, downtown could be flooded with road closures, protests and security barriers.
In this article: G7 and Jim Flaherty
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Centre Daily Times | 1 day ago
Recap: Utah vs. Toronto
...returned to the Utah lineup and scored 20 points, dished out nine assists and had six rebounds as the Jazz never trailed in beating Toronto for a ninth straight time, 104-91, at EnergySolutions Arena. Williams missed the final two...
In this article: Utah, Jazz, Marco Belinelli, Eric Maynor, Deron Williams, Raptors, Chris Bosh, Carlos Boozer, and Andrei Kirilenko
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National Post | 2 days ago
Banking on Canada, pt 1: Toronto touted as financial hub
...them, because if we take no action we will lose them," said Don Drummond, chief economist at Toronto-Dominion Bank and group co-chairman. Bolstering Toronto's ranking as a financial centre would result in major benefits, including more jobs,...
In this article: Canada, Boston Consulting Group, Montreal, North America, and Risk management
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Toronto (pronounced: /təˈrɒntoʊ/, colloquially IPA: //ˈtrɒnoʊ// or IPA: //təˈrɒnoʊ//) is the most populous city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. With over 2.5 million residents, it is the fifth most populous municipality in North America. Toronto is at the heart of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and is part of a densely populated region in Southern Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe, which is home to 8.1 million residents and has approximately 25% of Canada's population. The census metropolitan area (CMA) had a population of 5,113,149, and the Greater Toronto Area had a population of 5,555,912 in the 2006 Census.
As Canada's economic capital, Toronto is considered a global city and is one of the top financial centres in the world. Toronto's leading economic sectors include finance, business services, telecommunications, aerospace, transportation, media, arts, film, television production, publishing, software production, medical research, education, tourism and sports industries. The Toronto Stock Exchange, the world's seventh largest, is headquartered in the city, along with a majority of Canada's corporations.
- Name:
- City of Toronto
- Also Known As:
- T.O., T-Dot, Hogtown, The Queen City, The Big Smoke, Toronto the Good
- Motto:
- Diversity Our Strength
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1998
- Total Area (km):
- 630
- Metro Area (km):
- 7125
- Urban Area (km):
- 1749
- Elevation (m):
- 76
- Urban Population:
- 4,753,120
- Time Zone:
- EST
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