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Abbé Albert amalgamated Amerindian Amerindian origin Amerindian word British Columbia Brunswick Canada Canadian Pacific Railway Cape Captain Carignan-Salières Regiment Cartier Champlain Charles Commemorates the career corruption County Cove CPCGN files Cree Creek descriptive name district Duke earlier name early maps early settler England explorer Founded France French Ganong Governor HARBOUR honour Hudson's Bay Company Incorporated Indian Inuit ISLAND James John Graves Simcoe LABRADOR lake land later Lord Manitoba Marks the career meaning Micmac Minister MOUNT mountain Name assigned Name bestowed Name changed name is derived name originated name was changed nearby Newfoundland North West North West Company Nova Scotia NWT Named Ontario Palliser expedition place name PORT possibly Post office dates Post office established Prince province Québec Rayburn reference religious parish renamed River Rivière Saint Saskatchewan Scotland seigniory settled Sieur spelling suggested takes its name town township traceable translated village William YT Named