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Torne River The Torne River (Finnish: Tornionjoki, Swedish: Torne älv, Torneälven, Northern Sami: Duortneseatnu, Meankieli: Tornionväyla), is a river in northern Sweden and Finland. Approximately a half of the river's length is a part of the border between these two countries.
Tornedron Tornedron (often misspelled as Tornatron, Tornitron and others) was the successor to Unicron, created by Unicron's creator Primacron. Unlike Unicron, Tornedron was an energy-based lifeform, controlled by Primacron's remote control.
Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa The Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, also known as Taça de Prata, was a Brazilian national football competition contested between 1967 and 1970, before the creation of Campeonato Brasileiro (Brazilian National Championship) in 1971.
Torneko Torneko Taloon, also known as simply Taloon to American gamers, is a fictional character first appearing in Dragon Warrior IV, the fourth installment of the Dragon Quest video game series. His story takes place in the third chapter, and he returns in the final chapter.
Torneo de Copa Honduras From 1992 to 1994, the Cup tournament was played as a separate tournament from the league (played from June to August). Since 1995, the winner of the first stage of the league tournament was declared Cup champion.
Torneo di Viareggio The Torneo di Viareggio (English: Viareggio Tournament) is one of the most important youth football tournament in the world. It is held each year in Viareggio, Tuscany, starting from the Monday next to first Carnival Sunday to the Monday next the third Carnival Sunday.
Torneos de Verano (Argentina) Torneos de Verano (Spanish for "Summer Tournaments") are a series of short friendly football (soccer) pre-season tournaments held during the southern summer in Argentina every year, usually in February and March. They serve as preparation for the teams for the season coming; however, as the years went by the competivity in the tournaments arose and they are considered as important competitions.
Torneos y Competencias Torneos y Competencias (TyC) is an Argentine sports communications firm created by Paraguayan businessman Carlos Ávila. It is an important force in the world of Argentine sports, with interests in publications and radio and TV broadcasting.
Tornerò "Tornerò" (meaning I Will Return in Italian) is a song performed by the Romanian artist Mihai Trăistariu and composed by Eduard Cârcotă. It was chosen as the entry that represented Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, Greece.
Torness nuclear power station Torness nuclear power station is a nuclear power station located 5 miles (8 km) south east of Dunbar in East Lothian, Scotland. It is a local landmark, highly visible from the main A1 road and East Coast Mainline.
Tornikios T'ornike () also known as Tornikios or Thornikios (died in 985) was a retired Georgian general and monk who came to be better known as a founder of the formerly Georgian Orthodox Iviron Monastery on Mt Athos in the modern-day northeastern Greece.
Tornved municipality Tornved municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in West Zealand County on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 105 km², and has a total population of 9,135 (2005).
Toro (cartoon character) Toro (井上トロ), also known as the Sony Cat, is a fictional character created by Sony Computer Entertainment. It first appears in July 1999 as the main character in the video game Doko Demo Issyo (also written as Doko Demo Issho, meaning "Together everywhere") on the miniature game console called PocketStation, produced by the same company.
Toro (Taiwanese singer) Toro Kuo Wei Yun (; born 2 October 1981) is a Taiwanese singer and member of the boyband Typhoon and an ex-member of dance group Energy (Boyband). He is named Toro because 'Wei Yun' the hanyu pinyin of his chinese name sounds like 'Wei Yu'(Tuna) which is Toro in Japanese.
Toro Kingdom Toro is one of the four traditional kingdoms located within the borders of Uganda. It was founded in 1830 when Omukama Kaboyo Olimi I, the eldest son of Omukama Nyamutukura Kyebambe III, rebelled and established his own independent kingdom.
Toro Mata "Toro Mata" ("The Bull Kills" in Spanish) is one of the most famous folk songs in Peru, which has been recorded and developed by many different musical artists throughout its history. Toro Mata is a type of Peruvian music initially developed by black slaves in Cañete and Chincha.
Toro Submarino The Toro Submarino (Submarine Bull) was a Peruvian submarine developed during the War of the Pacific, but though completely operational, never saw action before the end of the war, when it was scuttled to prevent its capture by the victors.
Toroidal coordinates Toroidal coordinates are a three-dimensional orthogonal coordinate system that results from rotating the two-dimensional bipolar coordinate system about the axis that separates its two foci. Thus, the two foci F_{1} and F_{2} in bipolar coordinates become a ring of radius a in the xy plane of the toroidal coordinate system; the z-axis is the axis of rotation.
Toroidal engine The Toroidal engine design is a form of internal combustion engine that features pistons that rotate within a toroidal space. To date, no toroidal engine designs have entered production, but the designs are typically simple and have few moving parts, and toroidal engines have a high theoretical efficiency, making them attractive to inventors.
Toromiro Toromiro (Sophora toromiro) is a species of tree formerly common in the forests of Easter Island. The Toromiro fell victim to the deforestation that eliminated the island's forests by the 18th century, and it later became extinct in the wild.
Toromont Toromont Industries is an Industrial Machinery & Equipment Distribution company based in Concord, Ontario. The company operates through two business segments: The Equipment Group and the Compression Group.
Torontál Torontál (Hungarian: Torontál, Serbian: Torontal or Торонтал) is the name of administrative county (comitatus) of the historic Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in northern Serbia (eastern Vojvodina, except the small part near Belgrade, which is part of Central Serbia), western Romania and southern Hungary.
Toronto (band) Toronto was a Canadian rock band from the late seventies and early eighties who have been compared to Heart and Pat Benatar. They were formed in the late 1970s in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, when singer Annie "Holly" Woods met guitarist Brian Allen.
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) or Office de protection de la nature de Toronto et de la région is one of 36 conservation authorities in Ontario, Canada consisting of 377 hectares (33,055 acres) of land. It is responsible for conservation areas in and around Toronto.
Toronto Aerodrome Toronto Aerodrome, one of the historical airfields of Canada, operated from 1931 to 1939, and was located at current Downsview subway station. Toronto Aerodrome was one of the several small airfields, which were established in Toronto area during the 1920s and 1930s.
Toronto After Dark Film Festival Launching October 20-24, 2006 at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto, Canada, Toronto After Dark Film Festival is a planned annual showcase of international sci-fi, horror and fantasy cinema. The program will feature a diverse selection of feature-length premieres from Asia, Europe, and North America.
Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship (TACF) is a Christian church and religious organization in Etobicoke, part of the city of Toronto, Canada. It is a member of the Partners in Harvest group of churches and is directly affiliated with Catch the Fire Ministries.
Toronto Alternative Comedy Scene The Toronto Alternative Comedy Scene is the name given to a current group of performers and established shows taking place in Toronto, Canada, entirely outside the commercial comedy establishments like The Second City and Yuk Yuk's. It is noted for its own particular style, heavily influenced by the North American style of "performance oriented" comedy, generally distilled in large characters, and goofy performances.
Toronto buses and trolley buses Bus service in Toronto, Canada, started in 1921, but it was not until the creation of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) in 1954 that buses become a part of public transit in the city. There were a few independent bus operators continued to provide inter-urban bus services:
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers was a member of the Ontario Rugby Football Union, a league that preceded the Canadian Football League. They won the Grey Cup in 1927, 1930, and 1940 and were finalists several other times.
Toronto Blessing The Toronto Blessing is a term coined by the British press to describe the revival and resulting phenomena that began in January of 1994 at Toronto Airport Vineyard Christian Fellowship, now known as Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship (TACF), a neocharismatic evangelical Christian church located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Participants in the conferences and meetings sponsored by TACF have reported healings, incidents of personal transformation and a greater awareness of God's love.
Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays are a Major League Baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, notable for being the only team from outside the United States to win the World Series. They are in the Eastern Division of the American League.
Toronto Board of Trade The Toronto Board of Trade is Toronto's chamber of commerce, the largest local chamber of commerce in Canada, representing more than 10,000 business and individual members with about 500,000 employees across Canada and annual revenues of more than $200 billion (Canadian dollars).
Toronto Bus Terminal The Toronto Bus Terminal, located at 610 Bay Street (just north of Dundas Street), is a terminal in downtown Toronto for inter-city bus lines. It is one block west of Dundas subway station, and connected to it underground via the PATH network.
Toronto Buttonville Airport Fire Services Toronto Buttonville Airport Fire Services was respsonible for fire fighting at the airport. Fire and rescue services are now provided by Markham Fire and Emergency Services (Station 9-2 at 10 Riviera Drive) and York Region EMS.
Toronto Carrying-Place Trail The Toronto Carrying-Place Trail, also known as the Humber Portage and the Toronto Passage, was a major portage route in Ontario, Canada, linking the Lake Ontario with Lake Simcoe and the northern Great Lakes. The name comes from the Mohawk term toron-ten, meaning "the place where the trees grow over the water", an important landmark on Lake Simcoe through which the trail passed.
Toronto Centre Toronto Centre, Rosedale and Toronto Centre–Rosedale make up a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1925 and since 1935. Toronto Centre, covering the same area, is a provincial electoral district that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.
Toronto Centre for the Arts The Toronto Centre for the Arts, previously known as the "Ford Centre for Performing Arts", opened in 1993 as the "North York Centre for the Performing Arts" and is designed by Canadian architect Eberhart Zeidler for musicals, theatre productions, and other performing arts. It houses three theatres:
Toronto Civic Railways Toronto Civic Railways (TCR) was an agency created and owned by the City of Toronto, Canada, to run streetcars in areas that the private operator Toronto Railway Company refused to serve. When the Toronto Railway Company's franchise expired in 1921, its services were combined with those of the Toronto Civic Railways, and assumed by the new Toronto Transportation Commission.
Toronto Classic Movie Festival The Toronto Classic Movie Festival or ClassicFest is an annual event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada which features nostalgia movies from the 1950s and earlier, especially B-movies and Film Noir classics. The first festival was held in 2004 at the Regent Theatre in Toronto.
Toronto Community Housing Corporation Metro Toronto Housing Association, or MTHA, was created in the late 1940s and early 1950s to deal with housing for the poor and to eliminate the development of slums in the City of Toronto and adjacent suburbs. In 2002 it merged with other public housing providers to form the Toronto Community Housing Corporation.
Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry The Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry was a judicial inquiry into allegations of conflict of interest, bribery and misappropriation of funds around computer leasing contracts entered into by Toronto, Ontario's municipal government in 1998 and 1999. It was held concurrently with the Toronto External Contracts Inquiry.
Toronto Congress Centre The Toronto Congress Centre is currently the third largest convention centre in Canada. It is located in Etobicoke, Ontario at 650 Dixon Road, near the Toronto Pearson International Airport and International Centre.
Toronto Croatia Toronto Croatia (Croatian National Sports Club Toronto Croatia) are a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1956. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, the highest professional soccer league in Canada, and play in the International Division.
Toronto Donut Ride The Donut Ride is an informal Toronto road cycling tour run every Saturday and Sunday as well as public holidays. Typical summer numbers range from 100 to 125 riders forming a large pack, and weather permitting the ride continues year-round and often sees a dozen riders even in mid-winter.
Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival The Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival is a jazz event in Toronto and takes place in June and July. Unlike the Toronto Beaches Jazz Festival, most of the events are indoors and located throughout the downtown core.
Toronto Dragons The Toronto Dragons are an International Fight League team based in Toronto Canada, led by MMA Veteran and former UFC Welterweight Champion Carlos Newton. The Dragons were established in the middle of the 2006 season.
Toronto Eaton Centre The Toronto Eaton Centre is a large shopping mall and office complex in downtown Toronto, Ontario Canada, named after the now-defunct Eaton's department store chain. In terms of the number of visitors, the shopping mall is Toronto's top tourist attraction.
Toronto Economic Development and Culture Division The Toronto Economic Development and Culture Division is responsible for the economic wellbeing of Toronto and to promote cultural events and venues in Toronto. It was formerly a part of Toronto Parks and Recreation and was created in April 2005.
Toronto Electric Commissioners v. Snider Toronto Electric Commissioners v. Snider, [1925] AC 396 is a famous Canadian constitutional decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council where the Council struck down the federal Industrial Disputes Investigation Act, precursor to the Canada Labour Code.
Toronto Environmental Alliance The Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA) was founded in Toronto in 1988. TEA focuses its efforts on five major subjects: smog and climate change, public transit, toxics and urban pesticides, waste reduction, and clean water.
Toronto Environmental Coalition The Toronto Environmental Coalition describes itself as "a grassroots organization" made up of 12 professional lawn care companies". They are currently (May 2004) campaigning against the City of Toronto bylaw which would restrict pesticide use.
Toronto Fringe Festival The Toronto Fringe Festival is an annual theatre festival, featuring uncensored plays by unknown or well-known artists, taking place in the theatres of Toronto. Several productions originally mounted at the Fringe have later been remounted for larger audiences, including the Tony Award-winning musical The Drowsy Chaperone.
Toronto GAA The Toronto Gaelic Athletic Association is a Gaelic Athletic Association board , founded in 1947, which organizes the sport of Gaelic football in Canada in the Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal areas. It currently oversees eight Men's and six Ladies' teams.
Toronto Huskies The Toronto Huskies were a team in the Basketball Association of America (a forerunner of the National Basketball Association) during the 1946-1947 season, based in Toronto, Canada. The team compiled a 22-38 win-loss record in its only season before formally disbanding in the summer of 1947.
Toronto Chinese Baptist Church The Toronto Chinese Baptist Church is a Baptist church serving the Chinese-Canadian community of Toronto, Canada. It was originally built as Beverley Street Baptist Church in 1886 by William McMaster and is a designated historic buildingIt overlooks The Grange that is today attached to the Art Gallery of Ontario].
Toronto Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology The Toronto Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology (TIPT) is a Toronto, Ontario-based registered private career college licensed by the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. TIPT was founded in 1992, and offers diplomas related to the pharmaceutical production industry.
Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival The Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival (TIDBRF), is an annual is an annual dragon boat regatta, first held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1988. It is the largest regular event of its kind held outside of Asia.
Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), held in Toronto, Canada, is widely considered to be one of the top film festivals in the world. It is the premiere film festival in North America from which the Oscars race begins.
Toronto Islands The Toronto Islands are a chain of small islands providing a shallow natural harbour for the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The islands are a popular recreational destination, and are home to a small residential community and an airport.
Toronto Knob Hill Farms Toronto Knob Hill Farms were an ice hockey team who played one season in the fledgling Metro Junior A League in 1962-63. Formerly the Unionville Seaforths, the team moved to downtown Toronto for the Metro League's second year and became associated with grocery retailer Knob Hill Farms.
Toronto Lynx Toronto Lynx are a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1997. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and play in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference against teams from Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Fort Wayne, Grand Rapids and South Bend.
Toronto municipal election, 1974 The 1974 Toronto municipal election was held on December 2, 1974 in Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Mayors, controllers, city councillors and school board trustees were elected in the municipalities of Toronto, York, East York, North York, Etobicoke and Scarborough.
Toronto municipal election, 1976 The Toronto municipal election of 1976 was held on December 6, 1976 in Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Mayors, city councillors and school board trustees were elected in the municipalities of Toronto, York, East York, North York, Etobicoke and Scarborough.
Toronto municipal election, 1978 The Toronto municipal election of 1978 was the first seriously contested mayoralty race in Toronto, Canada, since David Crombie took office in 1972. Crombie left municipal politics earlier in 1978 to seek and win a seat in the Canadian House of Commons as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Rosedale electoral district.
Toronto municipal election, 1980 The 1980 Toronto municipal election was held on November 10, 1980 in Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Mayors, controllers, city councillors and school board trustees were elected in the municipalities of Toronto, York, East York, North York, Etobicoke and Scarborough.
Toronto municipal election, 1982 The 1982 Toronto municipal election was held on November 9, 1982 in Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Mayors, controllers, city councillors and school board trustees were elected in the municipalities of Toronto, York, East York, North York, Etobicoke and Scarborough.
Toronto municipal election, 1985 The 1985 Toronto municipal election was held to elect members of municipal councils, school boards, and hydro commissions in the six municipalities that made up Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The election was held in November 1985.
Toronto municipal election, 1988 The 1988 Toronto municipal election was held to elect members of municipal councils, school boards, and hydro commissions in the six municipalities that made up Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The election was held in November 1988.
Toronto municipal election, 1991 The 1991 Toronto municipal election was held on November 12, 1991 to elect councillors in Metropolitan Toronto, Canada, and mayors, councillors and school trustees in Toronto, York, East York, North York, Scarborough and Etobicoke.
Toronto municipal election, 1994 The 1994 Toronto municipal election was held in November 1994 to elect councillors in Metropolitan Toronto, Canada, and mayors, councillors and school trustees in Toronto, York, East York, North York, Scarborough and Etobicoke.
Toronto municipal election, 1997 The 1997 Toronto municipal election was the first election held for offices in the amalgamated "megacity" of Toronto, Canada. The elections were administered by the old City of Toronto and its five suburbs within Metropolitan Toronto, but the winning candidates took office on January 1, 1998, the day of the amalgamation.
Toronto municipal election, 2000 The Toronto municipal election of 2000, dubbed "Toronto Vote 2000" (and, by eye Weekly, "the one about the furniture salesman, the drag queen and the worm composter"was the municipal and school board election held in the City of Toronto], [[Ontario, Canada in 2000.
Toronto municipal election, 2006 The 2006 Toronto municipal election took place on 13 November 2006 to elect a mayor and 44 city councillors in Toronto, Ontario. In addition, school trustees were elected to the Toronto District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest and Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud.
Toronto Maple Leafs (baseball) The Toronto Maple Leafs Baseball Club is an Intercounty Baseball League team with Christie Pits as its (free admission) home ballpark at the corners of Bloor and Christie streets. They are also known as the Intercounty Maple Leafs or the Intercounty Leafs to distinguish themselves from the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team.
Toronto Maple Leafs (minor league baseball) The Toronto Maple Leafs were a high-level minor league baseball club located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that played from 1896 to 1967. After the introduction of farm systems in the 1930s, the Maple Leafs were affiliated with major league teams such as the Philadelphia Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, St.
Toronto Marathon The Toronto Marathon, held annually in October, is a race from Mel Lastman Square, in the north end of Toronto, to Queen's Park. The race, which was initially called the Canadian International Marathon, was first held in 1995.
Toronto Marlboros The Toronto Marlborough Athletic Club, commonly known as the Toronto Marlboros, was founded in 1903. It operated a junior hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association and Ontario Hockey League from 1904 to 1989.
Toronto Metros-Croatia The Toronto Metros-Croatia were formed in 1975 when the Toronto Metros of the North American Soccer League were merged with Toronto Croatia of the National Soccer League. The team competed in the NASL between 1975 and 1978 and was able to become champion of the NASL by winning the 1976 Soccer Bowl.
Toronto Nationals The Toronto Nationals are a pair of defunct Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey teams from Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League and the Metro Junior B Hockey League.
Toronto Normal School In 1846, the United Province of Canada passed its School Act, which called for a normal school (equivalent to a modern teacher's college) to be built. On November 1, 1847, the first Provincial Normal School opened in the former Government House of Upper Canada.
Toronto Northern Lights The Toronto Northern Lights is a Toronto, Ontario-based men's chorus of about 50 singers drawn from the Ontario District of the Barbershop Harmony Society. The chorus has earned silver medals at the last five International Convention chorus competitions (2001-2005).
Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division The Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division is a division of the Toronto city government responsible for city owned parks, forests and recreation centres. It was created in 2005 when the former Department of Parks and Recreation was split into the Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division and the Toronto Economic Development and Culture Division.
Toronto Police Pipe Band The Toronto Police Pipe Band is a grade one pipe band based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The band was originally formed for local parades & events, but was later used for recruiting drives in the 1st and 2nd World Wars.
Toronto Police Service Rover Crew The 22 Division Toronto Police Service Rover Crew is a joint program between the Toronto Police Service], [[Humber College and Scouts Canada. It was founded by Kevin Ward and his fellow Police Foundation students at the Humber Lakeshore Campus.
Toronto Port Authority Toronto Port Authority (TPA) is a Port Authority responsible for all activities in the Port of Toronto, including the Toronto City Centre Airport. The TPA replaced the Toronto Harbour Commission, which had similar duties.
Toronto Public Space Committee The Toronto Public Space Committee (TPSC) is a volunteer-run, non-profit organization located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that defends the city’s public space from corporate and private forces, including cars and outdoor advertising. The TPSC argues that public property, such as sidewalks, bike paths, parks, and squares, should be the independent and cultural “counterbalance” to the profit-driven private sector.
Toronto Purchase The Toronto Purchase was an agreement between the British crown and the Mississaugas of New Credit in 1787. The Mississaugas of New Credit exchanged for 250,808 acres (101,528 hectares) of land in Toronto for 149 barrels of goods and a small amount of cash.
Toronto Railway Company The Toronto Railway Company was the first operator of horseless streetcars in Toronto. The franchise was granted in 1891 and help modernize transit operations after years of sub-standard service from the Toronto Street Railways.
Toronto Region -- Statistics Canada Research Data Centre (Toronto RDC) The Toronto Region - Statistics Canada Research Data Centre (Toronto RDC) is a research facility set up for the express purpose of enabling social science, health and policy researchers to analyze Statistics Canada's master data sets without having to travel to Statistics Canada's main Ottawa location or perform remote submissions of statistical code.
Toronto Rent Bank The mission of the Toronto Rent Bank Project is to prevent homelessness and stabilize life situations for low-income working households in Toronto who are on the verge of being evicted. Like food banks serving a population who are in crisis and struggling to meet their most basic needs, the project endeavours through systemic advocacy and change to ensure that tenants at risk of eviction are protected and supported through various means.
Toronto seo company Toronto SEO Company, Inc. offers search engine optimization, PPC, web analytics, web design, email and branding services to companies that want to improve the ranking of their websites in the organic search engine result pages (SERPS).
Toronto subway and RT The Toronto subway and RT is the main rapid transit (RT) railway system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). Since the original line following Yonge Street opened in 1954, the network has expanded to become Canada's longest rapid transit rail network, encompassing four lines and 69 stations on 68.
Toronto Santa Claus Parade One of the best known Santa Claus parades is the Toronto Santa Claus Parade, held annually near the middle of November in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. More than a half million people come out each year to see the parade.
Toronto Secular Alliance The Toronto Secular Alliance (TSA) is a citywide secularist organization which began as a student organization based at the University of Toronto. Its purpose is to “promote secularism and related topics”, such as freethought and skepticism, through educational events, social events, and activism.
Toronto Sheraton Centre The Toronto Sheraton Centre is slim 43 floor (135 metres) International-Style hotel on Queen Street and faces Toronto City Hall. It was one of two Sheraton hotels in Toronto, the other being at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
Toronto Shooting Stars The Toronto Shooting Stars were an indoor soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario that competed in the defunct NPSL. The team began play in the 1996-1997 season, with home games taking place at Maple Leaf Gardens.
Toronto Street Railways After the end of Williams Omnibus Bus Line services in 1861, the city of Toronto issued a transit franchise (Resolution 14, By-law 353) for a street railways. The winner was Alexander Easton's Toronto Street Railways continued to operate omnibuses until 1873, when the TSR converted to horse-drawn streetcars.
Toronto Suburban Railway Company The Toronto Suburban Railway Company was one of many inter-urban or radial railways with streetcar-like service in the Toronto area. It was acquired by the Canadian Northern Railway in 1911 and sold the Toronto based routes to Toronto Transportation Commission in 1923.
Toronto Sun The Toronto Sun is an English language daily newspaper published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is published as a tabloid and is known for its daily "Sunshine Girl" feature and for its populist conservative editorial stance.
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