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  2. List of place names in Canada of Indigenous origin - Wikipedia

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    Red Deer River: Name derived from Cree place name was-ki-sioo (elk). Early Scottish settlers in area thought area's elk were same as the red deer of their home country. [54] Red River: colour of water in river (red from its high iron content). [9] Redearth Creek: soil on its shores used by Natives as body paint. [9]

  3. List of Indian reserves in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Retrieved July 30, 2021. ^ Reserve, settlement or village details for Upper Hay River 212 Reserve at Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved July 30, 2021. ^ Reserve, settlement or village details for Utikoomak Lake 155 Reserve at Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada.

  4. History of cities in Canada - Wikipedia

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    New Southern Ontario cities - the essence of Canada. St. Catharines (1821), London (1826), Hamilton (1846), Oshawa (1850), Kitchener (1854) and Windsor (1854) founded in the mid-nineteenth century would eventually form the core of the most densely populated and heavily industrialized region of Canada.

  5. London, Ontario - Wikipedia

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    London is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. The city had a population of 422,324 according to the 2021 Canadian census. London is at the confluence of the Thames River and North Thames River, approximately 200 km (120 mi) from both Toronto and Detroit; and about 230 km (140 mi) from Buffalo, New York.

  6. List of communities in New Brunswick - Wikipedia

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    Towns. Main article: List of municipalities in New Brunswick § Towns. New Brunswick has 27 towns. Towns of New Brunswick. Name. Municipal type. County [ 1 ] Incorporation date [ 2 ] 2021 Census of Population [ 1 ]

  7. Yellow River - Wikipedia

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    N̂g Hô. The Yellow River[ a ] is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest river system on Earth, with an estimated length of 5,464 km (3,395 mi) and a watershed of 795,000 km 2 (307,000 sq mi). Beginning in the Bayan Har Mountains, the river flows generally eastwards before entering the 1,500 km (930 mi) long Ordos Loop, which ...

  8. Upper Canada - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The Province of Upper Canada (French: province du Haut-Canada) was a part of British Canada established in 1791 by the Kingdom of Great Britain, to govern the central third of the lands in British North America, formerly part of the Province of Quebec since 1763. Upper Canada included all of modern-day Southern Ontario and all those areas ...

  9. History of New Brunswick - Wikipedia

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    Once in Upper Canada, the 104th fought in some of the most significant actions of the war, including the Battle of Lundy's Lane, the Siege of Fort Erie and the raid on Sacket's Harbour. In 1819, the ship Albion left Cardigan for New Brunswick, carrying the first Welsh settlers to Canada; on board were 27 Cardigan families, many of whom were ...