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Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.

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How did King’s College become connected with the University of Toronto?
How did United Empire Loyalists contribute to settlement in southern Ontario?
How did World War I affect manufacturing employment in Toronto?
How did railways built in the 1850s support Toronto’s growth?
How did the Canadian Pacific Railway help Toronto’s manufacturing and retail businesses?
How did the National Policy of 1879 encourage manufacturing in Toronto?
How did the Toronto Passage connect the Humber River to Georgian Bay?
How did the Treaty of Paris of 1763 change control of the Toronto region?
How did the Welland Canal strengthen Toronto’s trade connections?
How did the first telegraph link between Toronto and New York affect trade and communication?
How did the glacial Lake Iroquois shape Toronto’s landscape?
How does Lake Ontario affect Toronto’s continental climate?
How much precipitation and snowfall does Toronto receive in an average year?
How was Metropolitan Toronto created in 1953?
What agreement led to the British purchase of land from the Mississauga for the future Ontario capital?
What damage did the Toronto fire of 1849 cause?
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When did York regain the name Toronto?
Where is Toronto located in relation to Lake Ontario and the United States border?
Which First Nations peoples lived in the Toronto region before European settlement?
Which Indigenous people occupied the Toronto area after the Seneca sites were abandoned?
Which Toronto neighborhoods are known for multicultural shops and restaurants?
Which major museums and cultural institutions are located in Toronto?
Which professional sports teams play in Toronto?
Who was Étienne Brûlé and when did he visit the Toronto region?
Why did John Graves Simcoe choose the site of Toronto for the capital of Upper Canada in 1793?
Why did Toronto become Canada’s major financial-services center?
Why did suburban development around Toronto reduce farmland in southern Ontario?
Why did the population of York grow quickly after the Napoleonic Wars?
Why is Casa Loma important in Toronto’s architectural history?
Why was Montreal economically larger than Toronto at the time of Canadian Confederation?
Why was Toronto called “Hog Town”?
What is the climate of Toronto?
What controversy arose in 2026 regarding the Gordie Howe International Bridge?

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Toronto, city, capital of the province of Ontario, southeastern Canada. It is the most populous city in Canada, a multicultural city, and the country’s financial and commercial center. Its location on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario, which forms part of the border between Canada and the United States, and its access to Atlantic shipping via the St. Lawrence Seaway and to major U.S. industrial centers via the Great Lakes have enabled Toronto to become...

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