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  2. Berlin-to-Kitchener name change - Wikipedia

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    The city of Berlin, Ontario, Canada, changed its name to Kitchener by referendum in May and June 1916. Named in 1833 after the capital of Prussia and later the German Empire, the name Berlin became unsavoury for residents after Britain and Canada's entry into the First World War . In the 19th and 20th centuries, most residents of Berlin and ...

  3. Name change - Wikipedia

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    Name change. Name change certificate issued by Christian X of Denmark in 1917. Name change is the legal act by a person of adopting a new name different from their current name. The procedures and ease of a name change vary between jurisdictions. In general, common law jurisdictions have looser procedures for a name change while civil law ...

  4. List of city name changes - Wikipedia

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    Ebytown → Berlin → Kitchener ( see Berlin to Kitchener name change) Newark → Niagara-on-the-Lake. Bytown → Ottawa. Scott's Plains → Peterborough. Shipman's Corners → St. Catharines. Sainte-Anne-des-Pins → Sudbury → Greater Sudbury. Fort Rouillé → Toronto → York → Toronto. Aqueduct → Merritsville → Welland.

  5. 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 ...

  6. List of cities in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Distribution of Alberta's 19 cities and 12 other communities eligible for city status. To qualify as a city in Alberta, a sufficient population size (10,000 people or more) must be present and a majority of the buildings must be on parcels of land less than 1,850 square metres (19,900 sq ft). [1]

  7. Northwest Territories - Wikipedia

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    Northwest Territories. /  67°N 121°W  / 67; -121. The Northwest Territories (abbreviated NT or NWT; French: Territoires du Nord-Ouest; formerly North-West Territories) is a federal territory of Canada. At a land area of approximately 1,127,711.92 km 2 (435,412.01 sq mi) and a 2021 census population of 41,070, it is the second-largest ...

  8. Kitchener, Ontario - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.kitchener.ca. Kitchener is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario, about 100 km (62 mi) west of Toronto. It is one of three cities that make up the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and is the regional seat. Kitchener was known as Berlin until a 1916 referendum changed its name.

  9. Transgender rights in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Transgender rights in Canada, including procedures for changing legal gender and protections from discrimination, vary among provinces and territories, due to Canada's nature as a federal state. [1] According to the 2021 Canadian census, 59,460 Canadians identify as transgender. [2]