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9 O'Clock Gun

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The 9 O'Clock Gun is a cannon located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, that is shot every night at 21:00 (9 p.m.) PT. [1]

28 relations: British Columbia, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Brockton Point, Canada, Canada Place, Cannon, Casting (metalworking), Centennial, Ebco Industries, England, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Fisherman, Gastown, George III of the United Kingdom, Gregory Henriquez, Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave, Hudson's Bay Company, Master-General of the Ordnance, Muzzleloader, Pacific Time Zone, Ransom, Stanley Park, Time signal, Twitter, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Woolwich, World War II.

British Columbia

British Columbia (BC; Colombie-Britannique) is the westernmost province of Canada, located between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains.

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British Columbia Children's Hospital

British Columbia Children's Hospital is a medical facility located in Vancouver, British Columbia, and is an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority.

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Brockton Point

Brockton Point is a point and attached peninsula in Vancouver on the north side of Coal Harbour.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Canada Place

Canada Place is a building situated on the Burrard Inlet waterfront of Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Cannon

A cannon (plural: cannon or cannons) is a type of gun classified as artillery that launches a projectile using propellant.

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Casting (metalworking)

In metalworking and jewellery making, casting is a process in which a liquid metal is somehow delivered into a mold (it is usually delivered by a crucible) that contains a hollow shape (i.e., a 3-dimensional negative image) of the intended shape.

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Centennial

A centennial is a 100th anniversary or otherwise relates to a century, a period of 100 years.

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Ebco Industries

Ebco Industries is a custom-manufacturing company based in Richmond, British Columbia.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Fisheries and Oceans Canada, frequently referred to as Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), is the department within the government of Canada that is responsible for developing and implementing policies and programs in support of Canada's economic, ecological and scientific interests in oceans and inland waters.

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Fisherman

A fisherman or fisher is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish.

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Gastown

Gastown is the original settlement that became the core of the creation of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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George III of the United Kingdom

George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death in 1820.

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Gregory Henriquez

Gregory Henriquez is a Canadian architect, best known for the design of complex community-based mixed-use, office, condominium, retail, institutional and social housing projects in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada.

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Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave

General Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave GCB, PC (14 February 1755 – 7 April 1831), styled The Honourable Henry Phipps until 1792 and known as The Lord Mulgrave from 1792 to 1812, was a British soldier and politician.

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Hudson's Bay Company

The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC; Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson) is a Canadian retail business group.

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Master-General of the Ordnance

The Master-General of the Ordnance (MGO) was a very senior British military position from 1415 to 2013 (except 1855-1895 and 1939-1958) with some changes to the name, usually held by a serving general.

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Muzzleloader

A muzzleloader is any firearm into which the projectile and usually the propellant charge is loaded from the muzzle of the gun (i.e., from the forward, open end of the gun's barrel).

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Pacific Time Zone

The Pacific Time Zone (PT) is a time zone encompassing parts of western Canada, the western United States, and western Mexico.

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Ransom

Ransom is the practice of holding a prisoner or item to extort money or property to secure their release, or it may refer to the sum of money involved.

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Stanley Park

Stanley Park is a public park that borders the downtown of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada and is almost entirely surrounded by waters of Vancouver Harbour and English Bay.

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Time signal

A time signal is a visible, audible, mechanical, or electronic signal used as a reference to determine the time of day.

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Twitter

Twitter is an online news and social networking service on which users post and interact with messages known as "tweets".

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University of British Columbia

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses in Vancouver and Kelowna, British Columbia.

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Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia.

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Woolwich

Woolwich is a district of south-east London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9_O'Clock_Gun

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