Origin of Names of Canadian Capital Cities

It's not hard to figure out where the names Victoria and Regina came from. But do you know which Canadian capital city originally got its name from a Mohawk word meaning "where there are trees standing in the water," or how the name for the Yukon's capital city Whitehorse began? Find out how Canada's capital cities got their names.

Photo: Rideau Canal Locks, Ottawa
Courtesy City of Ottawa

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