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  2. Telephone numbers in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Telephone number representation. Canadian (and other North American Numbering Plan) telephone numbers are usually written as NPA-NXX-XXXX. For example, 250 555 0199, a fictional number, could be written as (250) 555-0199, 250-555-0199, 250-5550199, or 250/555-0199. The Government of Canada's Translation Bureau recommends using hyphens between ...

  3. History of Ontario - Wikipedia

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    The history of Ontario covers the period from the arrival of Paleo-Indians thousands of years ago to the present day. The lands that make up present-day Ontario, the most populous province of Canada as of the early 21st century have been inhabited for millennia by groups of Aboriginal people, with French and British exploration and colonization commencing in the 17th century.

  4. European Canadians - Wikipedia

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    European Canadians. European Canadians, or Euro-Canadians, are Canadians who were either born in or can trace their ancestry to the continent of Europe. [2] [3] They form the largest panethnic group within Canada. In the 2021 Canadian census, 19,062,115 Canadians self-identified as having origins from European countries, forming approximately ...

  5. Pickering, Ontario - Wikipedia

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    Pickering (2021 population 99,186) is a city located in Southern Ontario, Canada, immediately east of Toronto in Durham Region.. Beginning in the 1770s, the area was settled by primarily British colonists.

  6. Ontario - Wikipedia

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    Ontario ( / ɒnˈtɛərioʊ / ⓘ on-TAIR-ee-oh; French: [ɔ̃taʁjo]) is the southernmost province of Canada. [9] [note 1] Located in Central Canada, [10] Ontario is the country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it is home to 38.5 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total area ...

  7. Canada - Wikipedia

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    Canada. /  45.400°N 75.667°W  / 45.400; -75.667. Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's second-largest country by total area, with the world's longest coastline.

  8. Telecommunications in Canada - Wikipedia

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    The All Red Line cable for the British Empire.Canada as an interconnection-point. c.a. 1903. The history of telegraphy in Canada dates back to the Province of Canada.While the first telegraph company was the Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara Electro-Magnetic Telegraph Company, founded in 1846, it was the Montreal Telegraph Company, controlled by Hugh Allan and founded a year later, that dominated ...

  9. Demographics of Ontario - Wikipedia

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    Demographics of Ontario. Ontario, one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada, is located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province by a large margin, accounting for nearly 40 percent of all Canadians, and is the second-largest province in total area. Ontario is fourth-largest in total area when the territories of the ...