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UBC researchers help push for standard DNA barcodes for plants...fellow Diana Percy on the project, and the international research team included scientists from the universities of Guelph and Toronto, along with scientists from the United Kingdom, the United States, Europe, South and Central... In this article: University of British Columbia, E mail, International Union for Conservation, and Toronto |
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PR Newswire: Multicultural News | November 06, 2009
Toronto Wins 2015 Pan American Games
...and Central America and the Caribbean. "We look forward to welcoming the PASO family and athletes from across the Americas and Caribbean to Toronto in 2015," said Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty. "In fact, we hope they'll stay a few weeks...
In this article: Canada, Ontario, Guadalajara, Mexico, Caribbean, and The Economist
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Wikipedia | October 19, 2009
Yamana Gold
Yamana Gold Yamana Gold Inc. is a Toronto, Canada based producer of gold at various sites in South and Central America. The company began in 1980 as Yamana Resources Inc., changing to its present name in 2003. Yamana added several mining...
In this article: Yamana Gold Inc., Desert Sun, Copper, Central America, and Canada
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Reuters | February 12, 2009
Migrating songbirds get home fast in spring: study
...autumn, they race north in the spring, perhaps to snag the best nesting sites and mates, Bridget Stutchbury of the University of York in Toronto and colleagues reported. "One female martin left the Amazon basin after the night of 12 April...
In this article: Purple Martin, Wood Thrush, University of York, National Geographic Society, Central America, and Brazil
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Wikipedia | August 28, 2009
Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica
Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo is a part of the Toronto-based Four Seasons chain of luxury hotels and resorts. Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica, the only Four Seasons Resort in Central...
In this article: Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica, Golf Digest, Costa Rica, Central America, Travel + Leisure, Arnold Palmer, and Pacific Ocean
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National Geographic News | February 11, 2009
Migratory Songbird Mystery Solved
...America and back. "This is a real breakthrough," said Bridget Stutchbury, a biologist from York University in Toronto and lead author of a paper detailing the results, which appears this week in the journal Science. Her team, she said,...
In this article: Purple Martin, Wood Thrush, National Geographic Society, Pennsylvania, York University, and North America
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Wikipedia | June 19, 2009
Daniel Rosenberg
...than 25 compilations for the ROUGH GUIDE TO WORLD MUSIC SERIES. His most critically acclaimed collections include Rough Guide to the Music of Russia and Rough Guide to the Music of Central America. Rosenberg currently lives in Toronto, Canada.
In this article: Rough Guides, Daniel Rosenberg, Wcbn-fm, Carlinhos Brown, Froots, University of Michigan, Andy Palacio, and NPR
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International Herald Tribune | February 17, 2009
Tracking bird migrations, with tiny backpacks
...that purple martins went to Brazil and wood thrush went to Central America," said Bridget J. M. Stutchbury, a biologist at York University in Toronto, who with colleagues fitted birds from the species with the sensors and mapped their...
In this article: Purple Martin, Wandering Albatross, Climate change, Pennsylvania, Wood Thrush, Dog, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, and York University
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Wikipedia | November 05, 2009
Soccer-specific stadium
The seating capacity for USL Premier Development League fields ranges from 1,000-5,000. The first major SSS in Canada is BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario. The term "football-specific stadium" is sometimes used in countries where the sport is...
In this article: FIFA, Lamar Hunt, Canada, Pizza Hut Park, BMO Field, Columbus Crew Stadium, Toyota Park, North America, and Toronto, Ontario
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Wikipedia | November 05, 2009
2015 Pan American Games
...on 6th November 2009. The three cities bidding to host the Games are Bogota, Colombia; Lima, Peru and Toronto, Ontario (as well as other nearby communities on Lake Ontario known collectively as the Golden Horseshoe.) While there is no...
In this article: PASO, Bogota, Venezuela, Lake Ontario, Samuel Moreno Rojas, Rio de Janeiro, Peru, and United States
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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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