| Brock University Brock_University
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| Slavery in Canada Slavery in Canada was practiced prior to European contact by a minority of aboriginal nations, who routinely captured slaves from neighbouring tribes. The conditions under which such slaves lived, however, were much more humane than the conditions endured by African peoples forcibly brought as chattel by Europeans to the Americas. Slavery_in_Canada
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| War bond War bonds are debt securities issued by a government for the purpose of financing military operations during times of war. War bonds generate capital for the government and make civilians feel involved in their national militaries. Exhortations to buy war bonds are often accompanied with appeals to patriotism and conscience. Government issued war bonds tend to have a yield which is below market value and are often made available in a wide range of denominations to make them affordable to all citizens. War_bond
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| Regent Park Talk:Regent_Park
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| Yonge and Eglinton Yonge and Eglinton, also known as Yonge-Eglinton or Uptown, is a neighbourhood in Midtown-Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which was once a part of the old Town of North Toronto. In recent years, its centralized location has spawned development, including a number of big-box retailers and tall, high density residential towers. Yonge_and_Eglinton
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| Fanshawe College Fanshawe College is a large community college in London, Ontario, Canada. It also has campuses in Simcoe, St. Thomas, Woodstock, Tillsonburg, and Strathroy. There are about 15 000 full-time students and 40 000 part-time students. Fanshawe College has over 100,000 alumni. The university press, The Interrobang, is a member of CUP. Fanshawe_College
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| Brussels sprout This article is about the plant. For the pencil game, see Sprouts (game).The Brussels (or brussels) sprout (Brassica oleracea Gemmifera Group) of the Brassicaceae family, is a Cultivar group of wild cabbage cultivated for its small (typically or diameter) leafy green buds, which resemble miniature cabbages. Brussels_sprout
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| Conestoga College Conestoga_College
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| List of titles and honours of Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II has received numerous decorations and honorary appointments both during and before her time as monarch of each of the Commonwealth realms. Each is listed below; where two dates are shown, the first indicated the date of receiving the award or title, and the second indicates the date of its loss or renunciation. List_of_titles_and_honours_of_Queen_Elizabeth_II
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| Harmonized Sales Tax Canada, the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) combines the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Provincial Sales Tax (PST) into a single sales tax.The first attempt at creating a harmonized sales tax was in Saskatchewan shortly after the GST was introduced in 1991. The Progressive Conservative government under Premier Grant Devine harmonized its existing PST with the GST - ostensibly to make tax collection easier for merchants. The harmonization proved to be immensely unpopular. Harmonized_Sales_Tax
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| Toronto Santa Claus Parade The Toronto Santa Claus Parade, is a Santa Claus parade held annually near the middle of November in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. More than a half million people attend the parade every year. Toronto_Santa_Claus_Parade
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| Commonwealth Day Commonwealth Day is the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations held on the second Monday in March, and marked by a multi-faith service in Westminster Abbey, normally attended by Queen Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth, with the Commonwealth Secretary-General and Commonwealth High Commissioners in London. Commonwealth_Day
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| Home birth A Home birth is a birth that is planned to occur at home. It is contrasted to birth that occur in a hospital or a birth centre. Home_birth
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| Fire marshal For the same job role in the UK, see Fire Safety Inspector. Fire_marshal
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| Metropolitan Toronto The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto was the senior level of municipal government in the Toronto, Ontario, Canada area from 1954 to 1997. It was a precursor to the later concept of a regional municipality, being formed of smaller municipalities but having more responsibilities than a county or district. It was commonly referred to as "Metro" or "Metro Toronto" to avoid confusion with the former City of Toronto, which was one of its constituent municipalities. Metropolitan_Toronto
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| Census divisions of Ontario Canadian province of Ontario, there are three different types of census divisions:regional municipalities or counties) and districts. They differ primarily in the services that they provide to their residents. The varying structures of municipal and regional governments in Ontario can sometimes be confusing, as they result from a variety of approaches to local government, implemented at different times by different provincial governments in specific areas to serve specific needs. Census_divisions_of_Ontario
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| Institute for Christian Studies The Institute for Christian Studies Toronto, Canada is one of several unrelated institutions bearing that name. ICS Toronto is an independent graduate school of inter-disciplinary philosophy. At ICS, Junior Members (students) and Senior members (faculty) take part in shared learning through participatory seminars, mentoring, and an inter-disciplinary approach to study. Institute_for_Christian_Studies
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| Siphon siphon (also spelled syphon) is a continuous tube that allows liquid to drain from a reservoir through an intermediate point that is higher, or lower, than the reservoir, the flow being driven only by the difference in hydrostatic pressure without any need for pumping. It is necessary that the final end of the tube be lower than the liquid surface in the reservoir. Siphon
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| Positive airway pressure Positive airway pressure (PAP) is a method of respiratory ventilation used primarily in the treatment of sleep apnea, for which it was first developed. PAP ventilation is also commonly used for critically ill patients in hospital with respiratory failure, and in newborn infants (neonates). Positive_airway_pressure
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| Black Canadians Black Canadians, Caribbean Canadians and African Canadians are designations used for people of Black African descent who reside in Canada. The terms are used by and of Canadian citizens who trace their ancestry back to people who were indigenous to Sub-Saharan Africa. Black_Canadians
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| Oak Ridges Moraine Oak Ridges Moraine is an ecologically important geological landform in the Mixedwood Plains of south central Ontario, Canada. The moraine covers a geographic area of 1,900Caledon and Rice Lake, near Peterborough. One of the most significant landforms in southern Ontario, the moraine gets its name from the rolling hills and river valleys extending 160Niagara Escarpment east to Rice Lake. Oak_Ridges_Moraine
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| Software engineering professionalism Software_engineering_professionalism
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| Egerton Ryerson Adolphus Egerton Ryerson (24 March 1803 19 February 1882) was a minister, educator, politician, and public education advocate in early Ontario, Canada.He was born in Charlotteville, Norfolk County in the then-colony of Upper Canada. He joined the Methodist Episcopal Church at 18, and was forced to leave the home by his Anglican father. Egerton_Ryerson
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| Bre-X Bre-X Minerals Ltd., a member of the Bre-X group of companies, was a junior Canadian mining company, based in Calgary, that was once reported to be sitting on an enormous gold deposit at Busang, Indonesia (on Borneo). Bre-X bought the Busang site in March 1993 and in October 1995 announced significant amounts of gold had been discovered, sending its stock price soaring. Bre-X
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| Jim Watson This article is about the politician; for other people with this name, see Jim Watson (disambiguation)James Alexander Watson is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a former Ottawa city councillor (1991-1997) and mayor (1997-2000), and currently represents the riding of Ottawa West—Nepean in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and is a Minister in the Cabinet of Premier Dalton McGuinty. Jim_Watson
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| Leslie Frost Leslie Miscampbell Frost, PC, CC, QC (September 20 1895 May 4 1973) was a politician in Ontario, Canada, who served as Premier from May 4, 1949 to November 8, 1961. Due to his lengthy tenure, he gained the nickname "Old Man Ontario". Leslie_Frost
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| Trillium grandiflorum Trillium_grandiflorum
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| Ontario Talk:Ontario
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| Driving under the influence Driving under the influence of alcohol (driving while intoxicated, drunk driving, drinking and driving, drink-driving) or other drugs, is the act of operating a vehicle (including bicycle, boat, airplane or horse) after consuming alcohol or other drugs. It is a criminal offense in most countries. Driving_under_the_influence
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| Guy Paul Morin Guy Paul Morin is a Canadian who was wrongly convicted of the October 1984 rape of his nine-year-old next-door neighbour, Christine Jessop of Queensville, Ontario. DNA testing led to a subsequent overturning of this verdict. Guy_Paul_Morin
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| Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge The International Bridge, or, more properly, the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge, spans the St. Marys River between the United States and Canada connecting the twin cities of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. It serves as the northern terminus of Interstate 75. Sault_Ste._Marie_International_Bridge
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| Canada Revenue Agency Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) (formerly Revenue Canada under the Federal Identity Program) is a federal agency that administers tax laws for the Government of Canada and for most provinces and territories, international trade legislation, and various social and economic benefit and incentive programs delivered through the tax system. It also oversees the registration of charities in Canada, and tax credit programmes such as the Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Credit Program. Canada_Revenue_Agency
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| LGBT adoption LGBT adoption is the adoption of children by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. LGBT_adoption
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| Timeline of Ontario history Ontario came into being as a province of Canada in 1867. This article also covers the history of the territory Ontario now occupies.For a complete list of the premiers of Ontario, see List of Ontario premiers. Timeline_of_Ontario_history
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| Harmonia axyridis Harmonia axyridis is a large coccinellid beetle originally native to eastern Asia, but which has been introduced to North America and Europe to control aphids and scale insects. It is now common, well known and spreading in those regions.It is commonly known as Asian lady beetle in North America, and Harlequin ladybird in the United Kingdom (the latter name because it occurs in numerous color forms). Harmonia_axyridis
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| Canadore College Canadore College is a college located in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1967 as a campus of Sudbury's Cambrian College, and became an independent institution in 1972. Canadore has a full-time enrolment of 3500 students and is well known for its popular summer arts program, "Artsperience". There are three main campuses, the Aviation Campus, Commerce Court and the Education Centre, as well as a satellite campus in Parry Sound. The Education Centre is situated on a wooded escarpment. Canadore_College
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| St. Jerome's University St._Jerome's_University
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| Southern Ontario Southern Ontario is the portion of the Canadian province of Ontario lying south of the French River and Algonquin Park. It is the southernmost region of Canada.Southern Ontario contrasts very greatly from Northern Ontario. The region has a much larger population, different climate, and much different culture than its Northern counterpart. Southern_Ontario
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| Ojibwe language Ojibwe (or Ojibwa, Ojibway, Chippewa) is an indigenous language of the Algonquian linguistic family. Ojibwe is characterized by a series of dialects that have local names and frequently local writing systems. There is no single dialect that is considered the most prestigious or most prominent, and no standard writing system that covers all dialects. The relative autonomy of the regional dialects of Ojibwe is associated with an absence of linguistic or political unity among Ojibwe-speaking groups. Ojibwe_language
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| Academic term academic term is a division of an academic year, the time during which a school, college or university holds classes. These divisions may be called 'terms', 'semesters', 'quarters', or 'trimesters', depending on the institution and the country.In most northern hemisphere countries an academic year begins with the start of autumn and ends the following summer. Academic_term
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| Kinesiology Kinesiology, also known as human kinetics, is the science of human movement. It focuses on how the body functions and moves. A kinesiological approach applies scientific based medical principles towards the analysis, preservation and enhancement of human movement in all settings and populations. Kinesiology
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| Freedom of thought Freedom of thought (also called freedom of conscience and freedom of ideas) is the freedom of an individual to hold or consider a fact, viewpoint, or thought, independent of others' viewpoints. It is closely related to, yet distinct from, the concept of freedom of expression. Freedom_of_thought
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| Basement basement is one or more floors of a building that are either completely or partially below the ground floor. Slab-on-grade buildings do not have basements. Basements are typically used as a utility space for a building where such items as the furnace, water heater, car park, and air-conditioning system are located; so also are amenities such as the electrical distribution system, and cable television distribution point. Basement
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| Small claims court Small claims courts are courts of limited jurisdiction that hear civil cases between private litigants. Courts authorized to try small claims may also have other judicial functions, and the name by which such a court is known varies by jurisdictioncounty court or magistrate's court. Small claims courts can be found in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Israel, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, Hong Kong and the United States. Small_claims_court
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| Sharon Temple Sharon_Temple
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| Ontarians with Disabilities Act The Ontarians with Disabilities Act is the short title of the Ontario Government's Bill 125 - "An Act to improve the identification, removal and prevention of barriers faced by persons with disabilities and to make related amendments to other Acts". The Act received Royal Assent on 14 December 2001 and came into force on February 7 2002.The Bill's original purpose had been to achieve a barrier-free Ontario for persons with disabilities -- a right of full participation. Ontarians_with_Disabilities_Act
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| Toronto subway and RT The Toronto subway and RT system is a rapid transit railway network in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). Since the original line following Yonge Street opened in 1954 with 12 stations, the network has expanded to become Canada's largest rapid transit rail network, encompassing four lines and 69 stations on of track. Toronto_subway_and_RT
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| Thorah Island Thorah Island is located in the southeast portion of Lake Simcoe, approximately four kilometres from Beaverton, Ontario, Canada. The island is approximately 1,450 acres (6 km²) in size and the land is divided mainly between wooded and wooded-swamp terrain. Thorah_Island
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| Lanark County, Ontario Lanark_County,_Ontario
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| Negative option billing Negative option billing is a business practice in which goods or services are provided automatically, and the customer must either pay for the service or specifically decline it in advance of billing.This is, for example, the model on which mail order book clubs are structured. Negative_option_billing
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