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Niagara Falls, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (448 words)
	Niagara Falls, Ontario (2001 population 78,815) is a city located on the Niagara River, in the Golden Horseshoe region.
	Niagara Falls station is served by VIA Rail and Amtrak trains connecting it to Toronto and New York City.
	The city is dominated by the Niagara Falls waterfalls on the Niagara River connecting Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.

Niagara, Ontario - definition of Niagara, Ontario in Encyclopedia (212 words)
	Niagara-on-the-Lake (2001 population 13,839) is a town where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario in Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada.
	In 1792 the newly renamed Niagara was named the capital of Upper Canada, but lost that distinction to Toronto as Niagara-on-the-Lake's proximity to the United States presented a danger.
	The present name was adopted around 1880 to distinguish the town from Niagara Falls.

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