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[[Image:Canada-cn-tower.jpg|right|thumb|Toronto's [[CN Tower]]]]
 
[[Image:Canada-cn-tower.jpg|right|thumb|Toronto's [[CN Tower]]]]
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'''Toronto''' is the largest city in [[Canada]] and the capital of the Province of [[Ontario]]. In the 2006 Canadian census, the city's population is 2,503,281 and its census metropolitan area (CMA) has a population of 5,113,149.<ref>[http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=203&SR=1&S=3&O=D&RPP=25&CMA=535 2006 Canadian Census]</ref>  This makes it the 5th largest city in North America, and has a population larger than some Canadian Provinces.  With such a size the city is a leader in Canadian Industry, business and banking, communications, media, education, and health care. Toronto also has a strong tourism industry with numerous recreational and historical attractions, such as the [[CN Tower]], the Casa Loma, the Distillery District, Chinatown, Center Island, Toronto Harbour, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Royal Ontario Museum, the National Children's Museum, the Ontario Portrait Gallery, and many more.
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'''Toronto''' is the largest city in [[Canada]] and the capital of the Province of [[Ontario]]. In the 2006 Canadian census, the city's population is 2,503,281 and its census metropolitan area (CMA) has a population of 5,113,149.<ref>[http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=203&SR=1&S=3&O=D&RPP=25&CMA=535 2006 Canadian Census]</ref>  This makes it the fifth largest city in North America, and has a population larger than some Canadian provinces.  With such a size the city is a leader in Canadian industry, business and banking, communications, media, education, and health care. Toronto also has a strong tourism industry with numerous recreational and historical attractions, such as the [[CN Tower]], the Casa Loma, the Distillery District, Chinatown, Center Island, Toronto Harbour, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Royal Ontario Museum, the National Children's Museum, the Ontario Portrait Gallery, and many more.
    
Toronto was known as York until 1831. The current mayor is Rob Ford.
 
Toronto was known as York until 1831. The current mayor is Rob Ford.
 
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==Toronto Sports Franchises ==
 
==Toronto Sports Franchises ==
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Toronto [[Maple Leafs]] ([[NHL]] [[Hockey]])
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*[[Toronto Maple Leafs]] ([[NHL]] [[Hockey]])
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*[[Toronto Marlies]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]] Hockey)
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Toronto [[Argonauts]] ([[CFL]] [[Football]])
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*[[Toronto Argonauts]] ([[CFL]] [[Football]])
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*[[Toronto Blue Jays]] ([[Major_League_Baseball|MLB]] [[Baseball]])
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[[Toronto Blue Jays]] ([[Major_League_Baseball|MLB]] [[Baseball]])
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*[[Toronto Raptors]] ([[NBA]] [[Basketball]])
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*[[Toronto F.C.]] ([[Major_League_Soccer|MLS]] [[Soccer]])
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[[Toronto Raptors]] ([[NBA]] [[Basketball]])
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[[Toronto F.C.]] ([[Major_League_Soccer|MLS]] [[Soccer]])
      
==References==
 
==References==
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