MP> GE>Unless you want it... my brother will probably be here for the Indy,
MP> GE>and could drag it back to CowTown with him (unless he flies).

MP> Someone called Toronto "CowTown" during a story about the Molson
MP> Indy there.  Why is it called "CowTown"?  Were/are there a lot of
MP> stockyards or meat packers there?

Toronto? I thought they were known as Hogtown...

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Cities in Canada

Banff, Alberta - Gateway to the Rockies
Calgary, Alberta - Cowtown
                 - Gateway to the Rockies
                 - The Stampede City
                 - The Heart of the New West
                 - Canada's Oil Capital
Brandon, Manitoba - The Wheat City
Citi de l'Or, Quebec - City of Gold
Edmonton, Alberta - The City of Champions
                  - Cowtown
                  - Nashville of the North
Hinton, Alberta - Gateway to the Rockies
London, Ontario - The Forest City
Montreal, Quebec - The City of Saints
Quebec, Quebec - The Gibraltar of North America
               - La grande village
               - La vieille capitale
Richmond, British Columbia - Ditchmond
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - City of Bridges
Sault Saint Marie, Ontario - The Soo
Surrey, British Columbia - Slurry
                         - The Gaza Strip
                         - The Car Theft Capital of North America
Toronto, Ontario - Hogtown
                 - Muddy York
                 - Queen City
                 - T.O.
                 - Toronto the Good
                 - Trawna, Tronno, or Trahna -- based
                   upon the local pronunciation of Toronto
Vancouver, British Columbia - Hollywood North
                            - Hongcouver
                            - Lotusland
                            - Rainy City
                            - The Village at the End of the Rainforest
Victoria, British Columbia - A Little Bit of England
Windsor, Ontario - Tijuana North
Winnipeg, Manitoba - Winterpeg

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