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Orillia

American  
[aw-ril-yuh, oh-ril-] / ɔˈrɪl jə, oʊˈrɪl- /

noun

  1. a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada.


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In 2002, shortly before taking the stage in his hometown of Orillia, Ontario, Mr. Lightfoot collapsed and was near death during a six-week coma because of an aneurysm in his abdominal aorta.

From Washington Post May 1, 2023

His mother noticed Gordon humming himself to sleep as a child, and both parents encouraged his innate musical talent, expressed early on when he joined the choir of the United Church in Orillia.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2023

However, a Canadian evangelical leader — the Rev. Paul Carter, lead pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Orillia, Ontario — says such fears are likely overblown.

From Washington Times Jan. 11, 2022

Hydro One most recently acquired the business assets of Peterborough Distribution Inc and Orillia Power Distribution Corp for a total value of C$104 million.

From Reuters Oct. 5, 2021

The Port Hope, Beaverton and Lindsay, renamed the Midland, was pushed northeast to Orillia in 1872 and to Midland in 1875.

From The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways by Skelton, Oscar Douglas

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