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    Lentil

    Lentil is a small leguminous seed belonging to the Lens culinaris species and the legume (Fabaceae) family.

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    Les Éboulements Bus Crash

    Canada’s deadliest road accident to date was a single-vehicle bus crash near Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive, in the Quebec municipality of Les Éboulements, on Thanksgiving Day, 13 October 1997.

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    Lettuce

    Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) is an annual vegetable belonging to the Compositae family. 

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    Lichen

    The more conspicuous lichens are foliose, lobed or leafy with distinct upper and lower surfaces; or fruticose, hanging like black or yellow hair from trees or shrubby and erect on the ground. Crustose lichens form a thin crust over rocks or bark and are conspicuous only if brightly coloured.

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    Lilies

    Lilies (1996). The effortless shifts between the 2 settings - a Montréal prison in 1952 and a rural Québec town in 1912 - produce a magical, dreamlike atmosphere, one that inspires viewers to believe that anything can happen.

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    Lily

    Lily, common name for members of genus Lilium of the lily family (Liliaceae).

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    Limestone

    Slaked lime is quicklime combined with water; this hydrated lime is then sized to meet customer specifications.

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    Line 3 Pipeline Replacement Program

    The Line 3 Replacement Program (also known as L3RP) is an upgrade to the Enbridge Mainline pipeline. The existing crude oil pipeline runs from Hardisty, Alberta to Superior, Wisconsin. The 1,660 km long upgrade is the largest project in the history of Calgary-based Enbridge. The Alberta to Manitoba section of the L3RP has been in service since December 2019.

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    Liverwort

    Liverwort, small terrestrial plant belonging, with mosses and hornworts, to division Bryophyta.

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    Lobster

    Lobster, term applied to 4 groups of decapod ("10-footed") crustaceans: the coral, slipper, spiny and clawed lobsters.

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    Lobstick

    Lobstick (or lopstick) is a tall, conspicuously situated spruce or pine tree with all but its topmost branches stripped or lopped off. This was done by northern Aboriginal people, and later by voyageurs, to turn trees into talismans, landmarks or memorials.

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    Locoweed

    Locoweed is the common name for plants of the genera Astragalus and Oxytropis in the pea family.

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    Loon

    Loon (family Gaviidae) is a common name for a distinctive group of 5 large, swimming birds, all confined to the Northern Hemisphere and all occurring in North America.

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    Louse

    Louse is the common term broadly used for certain insect pests of mammals, birds, plants (aphids), books (book lice), etc, and for crustaceans (sea lice), living commensally with aquatic mammals and fish. 

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    Lousewort

    Lousewort (genus Pedicularis), herbaceous plant of figwort family.

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