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  2. York, Upper Canada - Wikipedia

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    York was a town and the second capital of the colony of Upper Canada.It is the predecessor to the old city of Toronto (1834–1998).It was established in 1793 by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe as a "temporary" location for the capital of Upper Canada, while he made plans to build a capital near today's London, Ontario.

  3. History of Toronto - Wikipedia

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    The fraternal organization, originally made up of Irish Protestant immigrants, became a dominant force in Toronto during the late 19th century. The Orange Order, based among the Protestant Irish, became a dominant force in Toronto society, so much so that 1920s Toronto was called the "Belfast of Canada". [47] The Orange opposed everything Catholic.

  4. Timeline of Toronto history - Wikipedia

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    King's College (now University of Toronto) is established. [9] 1829: June 3: The York General Hospital is opened as the first public hospital in York. 1830: The York Mechanics' Institute is established. 1832: The first post office of Scarborough is opened in Scarborough Village. 1834: March 6: The City of Toronto is incorporated, replacing the ...

  5. York, Ontario - Wikipedia

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    In 1967, it absorbed the town of Weston, and became the Borough of York, later known as the City of York. (The map shows this area in red). (The map shows this area in red). York was dissolved on 1 January 1998 and its functions amalgamated into the new City of Toronto.

  6. Amalgamation of Toronto - Wikipedia

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    Parkdale had grown to 5651 residents by the time of annexation. The town of East Toronto was incorporated on land previously belonging to York Township. [1] West Toronto Junction became a town on March 23, annexing the communities of Carleton and Davenport. [6] 1890: The town of North Toronto was incorporated on land previously belonging to ...

  7. Name of Toronto - Wikipedia

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    Signage for Fort York in Toronto. York is a historic name of the city used from 1793 to 1834. In 1786, Lord Dorchester arrived in Quebec City as Governor-in-Chief of British North America. His mission was to solve the problems of the newly landed Loyalists.

  8. University of Toronto - Wikipedia

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    The university's former affiliated schools at the Ontario Agricultural College and Glendon Hall became fully independent of the University of Toronto and became part of University of Guelph in 1964 and York University in 1965, respectively. Beginning in the 1980s, reductions in government funding prompted more rigorous fundraising efforts.

  9. York University - Wikipedia

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    York University (French: Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, [ 3 ] and it has approximately 53,500 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, and over 375,000 alumni worldwide. [ 3 ]