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___MASK27___ George Topham , VC ( August 10 , 1917  May 31 , 1974 ) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and ___MASK4___ prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . ___MASK35___ ( with a silent ' ke ') is an administrative district and former municipality within the western part of the city of Toronto , ___MASK64___ , Canada . ___MASK35___ was first settled by Europeans in the 1790s ; the municipality grew into city status in the 20th century . Several independent villages and towns developed within the area of ___MASK35___ , only to be absorbed later into ___MASK35___ during the era of Metro Toronto . ___MASK35___ was dissolved in 1998 , when it was amalgamated with other Metro Toronto municipalities into the City of Toronto . ___MASK35___ is bordered on the south by Lake ___MASK64___ , on the east by the Humber River , on the west by ___MASK35___ Creek , the city of Mississauga , and Toronto Pearson International Airport ( a small portion of the airport extends into ___MASK35___ ), and on the north by Steeles Avenue West . ___MASK49___ ( or ), officially the City ___MASK15___ ___MASK49___ , is the third - ___MASK4___ populous city in the United States , and the fifth - ___MASK4___ populous city in North America . With over 2 . 7 million residents , it is the ___MASK4___ populous city in the state ___MASK15___ Illinois and the Midwestern United States , and the county seat ___MASK15___ ___MASK32___ . The ___MASK49___ metropolitan area , often referred to as Chicagoland , has nearly 10 million people and is the third - largest in the U . S . ___MASK20___ is the sixth ___MASK4___ populous city in Canada . Situated in Southern ___MASK64___ , it lies on the shores of Lake ___MASK64___ . It is located in the Regional Municipality of Peel in the central part of the Greater Toronto Area , to the west of Toronto . The city has a population of 713 , 443 as of the Canada 2011 Census , and is Canada ' s sixth - ___MASK4___ populous municipality . A global city , also called world city or sometimes alpha city or world ___MASK88___ , is a city generally considered to be an important node in the global economic system . The concept comes from geography and urban studies , and the idea that globalization can be understood as largely created , facilitated , and enacted in strategic geographic locales according to a hierarchy of importance to the operation of the global system of finance and trade . Lake ___MASK64___ is one of the five Great Lakes of North America . It is surrounded on the north , west , and southwest by the Canadian province of ___MASK64___ , and on the south and east by the American state of New York , whose water boundaries meet in the middle of the lake . ___MASK64___ , Canada ' s most populous province , was named for the lake . In the Wyandot ( Huron ) language , " ontarío " means  Lake of Shining Waters . Its primary inlet is the Niagara River from Lake Erie . The last in the Great Lakes chain , Lake ___MASK64___ serves as the outlet to the Atlantic Ocean via the St . Lawrence River . ___MASK91___ is the ___MASK4___ populous city in Canada , the provincial capital of ___MASK64___ , and the centre of the Greater ___MASK91___ Area , the ___MASK4___ populous metropolitan area in Canada . Growing in population , the 2011 census recorded a population of 2 , 615 , 060 . As of 2015 , the population is now estimated at 2 , 826 , 498 , making ___MASK91___ the fourth - largest city in North America based on the population within its city limits . ___MASK91___ trails only Mexico City , New York City , and Los Angeles by this measure , while it is the fifth - largest ( behind also Chicago ) if ranked by the size of its metropolitan area . An established global city , ___MASK91___ is an international centre of business , finance , arts , and culture , and widely recognized as one of the ___MASK4___ multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world . The ___MASK48___ ___MASK12___ ( VC ) is the highest award of the United Kingdom honours system . It is awarded for gallantry " in the face of the enemy " to members of the British armed forces . It may be awarded posthumously . It was previously awarded to Commonwealth countries , ___MASK4___ of which have established their own honours systems and no longer recommend British honours . It may be awarded to a person of any military rank in any service and to civilians under military command although no civilian has received the award since 1879 . Since the first awards were presented by Queen ___MASK48___ in 1857 , two thirds of all awards have been personally presented by the British monarch . These investitures are usually held at Buckingham Palace . ___MASK64___ , one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada , is located in east - central Canada . It is Canada ' s most populous province by a large margin , accounting for nearly 40 percent of all Canadians , and is the second - largest province in total area . ___MASK64___ is fourth - largest in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included . It is home to the nation ' s capital city , Ottawa , and the nation ' s most populous city , Toronto . The ___MASK35___ Civic Centre in the Eatonville neighbourhood of Toronto , Canada , once housed the municipal government of the former City of ___MASK35___ . The building was built in 1958 to replace the single storey brick Township of ___MASK35___ Municipal Hall at 4946 Dundas Street ( now Fox and a Fiddle pub ) . A cenotaph was constructed in 1968 in memory of those who gave their lives in World War I ( 1914 - 1918 ) , World War II ( 1939 - 1945 ) , and the Korean War ( 1950 - 1953 ) . Adjacent to the Cenotaph , a provincial plaque commemorating Corporal Frederick George Topham , V . C . , an ___MASK35___ war Hero was erected in 1980 . ___MASK35___ was amalgamated into the City of Toronto in 1999 , and the building no longer serves as a city hall . Located on The West Mall in central ___MASK35___ , the building is used as a meeting place for the ___MASK35___ community council a committee of councillors representing wards in the area that makes recommendations on local matters to the full city council . The building also houses a number of local municipal departments and services . A farmers ' market operates from spring to fall yearly . The civic centre lacks any formal public space ; it is surrounded by other buildings and parking lots with some trees and patches of lawns . The historic ' Applewood ' Shaver House across the street is used for weddings . ___MASK58___ City , officially City of ___MASK58___ (, ; abbreviated as " CDMX "), is the capital and most populous city of the United Mexican States . As an " alpha " global city , ___MASK58___ City is one of the most important financial centers in the Americas . It is located in the Valley of ___MASK58___ (" Valle de ___MASK21___ "), a large valley in the high plateaus at the center of ___MASK58___ , at an altitude of . The city consists of sixteen municipalities ( previously called boroughs ). ___MASK91___ Pearson International Airport , officially Lester B . Pearson International Airport and frequently shortened to ___MASK91___ Pearson , Pearson Airport , or simply Pearson ; is an international airport serving the city of ___MASK91___ , ___MASK64___ , Canada , the Greater ___MASK91___ Area , and the Golden Horseshoe , an urban agglomeration of 8 . 7 million people . The airport is located northwest of Downtown ___MASK91___ , with the bulk of the airport ( including the two main terminals ) located in the adjacent city of Mississauga , and a small portion of the airfield extending into Etobicoke , ___MASK91___ ' s western district . The airport is named in honour of ___MASK91___ - born Lester B . Pearson , Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and 14th Prime Minister of Canada . The Greater ___MASK91___ Area ( GTA ) is the ___MASK4___ populous metropolitan area in Canada . At the 2011 census , it had a population of 6 , 054 , 191 , and the census metropolitan area had a population of 5 , 583 , 064 . The Greater ___MASK91___ Area is defined as the ___MASK29___ of ___MASK91___ , and the four regional municipalities that surround it : ___MASK46___ , Halton , Peel , and York . The regional span of the Greater ___MASK91___ Area is sometimes combined with the city of Hamilton , ___MASK64___ and its surrounding region , to form the Greater ___MASK91___ and Hamilton Area . The Greater ___MASK91___ Area is the northern part of the Golden Horseshoe . The City ___MASK15___ ___MASK63___ , often called ___MASK63___ City or simply ___MASK63___ , is the most populous city in the United States . With an estimated 2015 population ___MASK15___ 8 , 550 , 405 distributed over a land area ___MASK15___ just , ___MASK63___ City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States . Located at the southern tip ___MASK15___ the state ___MASK15___ ___MASK63___ , the city is the center ___MASK15___ the ___MASK63___ metropolitan area , one ___MASK15___ the most populous urban agglomerations in the world . A global power city , ___MASK63___ City exerts a significant impact upon ___MASK99___ , finance , media , art , fashion , research , technology , education , and entertainment , its fast pace defining the term " ___MASK63___ minute ". Home to the headquarters ___MASK15___ the United Nations , ___MASK63___ is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital ___MASK15___ the world . ___MASK55___ ( Spanish for " The Angels "), officially the City of ___MASK55___ and often known by its initials L . A ., is the second - ___MASK4___ populous city in the United States ( after ___MASK63___ City ), the ___MASK4___ populous city in California and the county seat of ___MASK55___ County . Situated in Southern California , ___MASK55___ is known for its mediterranean climate , ethnic diversity , sprawling metropolis , and as a major center of the American entertainment industry . ___MASK55___ lies in a large coastal basin surrounded on three sides by mountains reaching up to and over . ___MASK16___ ( French : ) is a country in the ___MASK71___ half of North America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering , making it the world ' s second - largest country by total area and the fourth - largest country by land area . ___MASK16___ ' s border with the United States is the world ' s longest land border . The majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate , but southerly areas are warm in summer . ___MASK16___ is sparsely populated , the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains . About four - fifths of the country ' s population of 36 million people is urbanized and live near the southern border . Its capital is ___MASK39___ , its largest city is Toronto ; other major urban areas include Montreal , Vancouver , ___MASK34___ , Edmonton , ___MASK9___ City , Winnipeg and Hamilton . ___MASK35___ Creek is a river in the Greater Toronto Area of ___MASK64___ , Canada . It is a tributary of Lake ___MASK64___ and runs from Caledon to southern ___MASK35___ , part of the City of Toronto . The creek is within the jurisdiction of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority .