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 | Ontario is the second largest of Canada’s ten provinces in area and the largest in terms of population. |
 | Ontario can be divided into three major natural regions: the Canadian Shield (also known as the Laurentian Plateau), which cuts a wide swath across the center of the province; the Hudson Bay Lowlands to the north; and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands, which form the southernmost region. |
 | Ontario’s size and its location in the northern interior of North America mean that the province’s climate is marked by strong seasonal variations in temperature. |
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 | Ontario South was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925. |
 | Ontario North was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925. |
 | The Ontario general election of 1999 was held in the late spring of 1999 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of... |