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Toronto Blessing
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Toronto
Toronto , city (1998 est pop. 2,400,000), provincial capital, S Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario. Toronto is the largest city in Canada and since the 1970s has been one of the fastest-changing cities in North America, experiencing an enormous growth in foreign-born residents. In 1998, the cities of... Read more |
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Norman Jewison
Jewison, Norman 1926-PERSONALFull name, Norman Frederick Jewison; born July 21, 1926, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; son of Percy Joseph (manager of a general store and post office) and Dorothy Irene (maiden name, Weaver) Jewison; married Margaret Ann "Dixie" Dixon (a model), July 11, 1953 (died... Read more |
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Barrie
Barrie city (1991 pop. 62,728), S Ont., Canada, on the west shore of Lake Simcoe. It is a commuter city in the Toronto metropolitan region. Among the city's diverse manufactures are clothing, spirits, electronics, and leather goods. A large military base is nearby.... Read more |
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Michael Ondaatje
Michael Ondaatje (Philip Michael Ondaatje) , 1943-, Canadian writer, b. Colombo, Sri Lanka (then Ceylon). Emigrating (1962) to Canada, he attended the Univ. of Toronto (B.A., 1965) and Queen's Univ., Ontario (M.A., 1967). Since 1971 he has been an English professor at Glendon College, York Univ.,... Read more |
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Dave Winfield
Dave Winfield 1951– Professional baseball player Childhood in St. Paul Drafted in Three Sports Yanked About by the Boss Rebounding in California and Toronto Sources Dave Winfield has been a top-performing professional baseball player for two decades. His turbulent career has included... Read more |
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The Bank of Nova Scotia
The Bank of Nova Scotia Scotia Plaza 44 King Street West Toronto, Ontario M5H 1H1 Canada Telephone: (416) 866-6161 Fax: (416) 866-3750 Web site: http://www.scotiabank.com Public Company Incorporated: 1832 Employees: 43,869 Total Assets: C$282.16 billion (US$200.48 billion)... Read more |
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Our Lady Peace
Our Lady Peace Alternative band Debut Bearer of Good News Clumsy’s Sales Hardly Ungainly Change of Venue Required Adaptation Selected discography Sources Toronto based quartet Our Lady Peace has established itself as one of Canada Read more |
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Charles Edward Coughlin
Charles Edward Coughlin , 1891-1979, Roman Catholic priest in the United States, b. Ontario, Canada, grad. Univ. of Toronto, 1916. After study at St. Michael's College, Toronto, he was ordained (1916) and became (1926) pastor of the Shrine of the Little Flower at Royal Oak, Mich. In the 1930s he... Read more |
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The Toronto-Dominion Bank
The Toronto-Dominion Bank Post Office Box 1King Street West and Bay StreetToronto, Ontario M5K 1A2CanadaTelephone: (416) 982-8222Fax: (416) 982-5671Web site: http://www.td.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1955Employees: 51,000Total Assets: $300.7 billion (2002)Stock Exchanges: Toronto London... Read more |
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Richard Gasquet overcomes good friend Michael Llodra to win opener in Toronto
Richard Gasquet opened his...Frenchman Michael Llodra 6-2, 4...Monday. Gasquet, the 10th...beating his friend Llodra in their...second of Gasquet's seven...wasn't a good match. ... |