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6 Aug 2022

Gould related to Greig

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Glenn Gould is related to Norwegian composer and pianist Edvard Greig? His maternal grandfather was Grieg’s cousin.

6 Aug 2022

Interred outside of Canada

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Did you know that R.B. Bennet is the only former Canadian Prime Minister who is not interred in Canadian soil? He is interred in the UK.

6 Aug 2022

Marshall McLuhan and Annie Hall

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Marshall McLuhan had a cameo appearance in Woody Allen’s 1977 classic “Annie Hall” and talks briefly about his work to an arrogant movie-goer. McLuhan said to someone “You don’t understand my work at all.”

9 Apr 2022

Jonathan Crombie was son of Toronto Mayor David Crombie

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David Crombie was Mayor of Toronto from 1972 to 1978 and was a Member of Parliament from 1978 to 1988.

27 Dec 2020

Apps sports dynasty

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Syl Apps’ son, grand-daughter and grand-son were all notable hockey players and his grandson won a gold medal in Olympic rowing. His son Syl Apps, Jr. also played in the NHL. His granddaughter Gillian Apps won the Gold medal in … Continued

27 Dec 2020

Douglas – Sutherland Connection

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Actor Kiefer Sutherland is Tommy Douglas’ grandson; his mother is actress Shirley Douglas.

January Births and Deaths

Andrews, George Henry – Born: March 24th, 1928, Toronto, Ontario. Died: January 22nd, 1982, Toronto Ontario. Buried: St. John’s Norway Cemetery, Toronto Ontario January… Continue Reading

Apps, Sylvanus “Syl” – Date of Birth 1915-01-18 Place of birth: Paris, Ontario Date of Death 1998-12-24 Place of death: Kingston, Ontario Cemetery: Mountview… Continue Reading

Bay, Frances – Date of Birth 1919-01-23 Place of birth: Mannville, Alberta Date of Death 2011-09-15 Place of death: Tarzana, California, U.S. Cause… Continue Reading

Bourgeoys, Marguerite – Date of Birth1620-04-16 Date of Death1700-01-20 Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys, was the founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal… Continue Reading

Fleming, Sir Sandford – Born January 7, 1827, Kirkcaldy, ScotlandDied July 22, 1915, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Sir Sandford Fleming was an engineer and… Continue Reading

Guerin, Gertrude Klaw-law-we-leth – Also known as Gertrude Mary Elise Ettershank (née), Klaw-law-we-leth Born 26 March 1917 on the Mission Reserve on the north of… Continue Reading

Kerr, John Chipman VC – Born: January 11, 1887 Died: February 19, 1963 Kerr worked as a lumberjack near Kootenay, BC; 1912 bought a homestead… Continue Reading

Lach, Elmer – Elmer James Lach (January 22, 1918 – April 4, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 14… Continue Reading

Laurence, Margaret – Born July 18, 1926 Died January 5, 1987 Margaret Laurence was a Governor General Award winning novelist for A Jest… Continue Reading

Longboat, Thomas Charles Cogwagee – Date of Birth1887-06-04, Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation reserve near Brantford, Ontario Date of Death 1949-01-09, Lady… Continue Reading

Macdonald, Sir John A. – Date of Birth1815-01-11 Place of birth:Glasgow, Scotland Date of Death1891-06-06 Place of death:Ottawa, Ontario Cause of death:complications of stroke suffered… Continue Reading

McCulloch, Ernest Armstrong – Ernest Armstrong McCulloch was a cellular biologist, co-discoverer of the existence of stem cells. Born in Toronto, Ontario April 27,… Continue Reading

Parlby, Irene – Date of Birth1868-01-09 Date of Death1965-07-12 Mary Irene Parlby entered public life on 18 July 1921 when she was elected… Continue Reading

Richardson, George, VC – Sgt. George Richardson VC George Richardson VC Born 1 August 1831 Derrylane, near Killeshandra, Co. Cavan, Ireland Died 28 January 1923… Continue Reading

Walker, Hiram – Born July 4, 1816 Died January 12, 1899 Hiram Walker built the Windsor Distillery and Flouring Mill in 1859 later… Continue Reading