Thursday 6 July 2017

Cities in Canada with stolen/duplicate names

I am posting few updated or facts about Canada today. As you know Canada is a very big country and has many provinces and cities.

But do you know that "not all places in Canada have unique names, they are stolen or duplicate names from cities/places in other countries".

Below is a list of some of them:

1. London, Ontario

London is a city in Ontario province of Canada. Its name is taken from London city in England.

2. Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver city's name is taken from Vancouver city in Washington, United States.

3. Calgary, Alberta

Calgary's name is taken from Calgary bay in Scotland.

4. Toronto, Ontario

Toronto's name is taken from Toronto town in South Wales.

5. Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina's name is taken from Regina in New Mexico.

6. Ottawa, Ontario

Event Canadian capital's name is not original. It is taken from Ottawa in Illinois in USA.

7. Montreal, Quebec

Montreal's name is also not real, it is taken from Montreal town in Spain.

8. Prince Edward Island

PEI's name is taken from Prince Edward Island, South Africa.

9. New Delhi, Ontario

New Delhi is India's capital city.

10. Lucknow, Ontario

Lucknow is a historical city in Indian province of Uttar Pradesh. Its is also the capital of Uttar Pradesh.

Keep reading for more such facts.

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