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There are so many interesting facts about Canadians!  We have tried to assemble a list of some of those facts.

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Emma Albani Postage Stamp

Dame Emma Albani Canada Post stamp
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  • Canadian opeatic star Dame Emma Albani had a Canada Post stamp issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of her death.

    Date of issue: July 4, 1980

    Denomination: 17 cents

    11,700,000 copies of the stamp were printed by Ashton-Potter Ltd.

Interred outside of Canada

Richard Bedford Bennett in Civil court dress.
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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.

Lowered flags for tompin' Tom

Tillsonburg City Hall
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  • The flag in the city of Tillsonburg was lowered to half staff following the death of Stompin' Tom.

    The town of Tillsonburg was immortalised in the Stompin' Tom Classic "Tillsonburg".

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Frye: Typing Competition?

Northrop Frye's typewriter
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  • Northrop Frye first came to Toronto to compete in a national typing contest in 1929.  

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Nicolas Cage plays Ned Hanlan

Ned Hanlan is portrayed by Nicholas Cage
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  • Ned Hanlan was portrayed by Nicholas Cage in the movie "Boy in Blue" which was a biopic of Hanlan's life.

     

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Morenz was Geoffrion's Father-in-Law?

Marlene Morenz Geoffrion
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    Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion was married to Marlene, who was the daughter of hockey great Howie Morenz.

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Decibel named after Bell

Decibel named after Bell
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  • The common unit used to measure sound was named after Alexander Graham Bell?  It is known as the decibel.

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Mitchell Postage Stamp

W.O. Mitchell postage stamp
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  • Canada Post issued a postage stamp in honour of W.O. Mitchell's contribution to Candian literature.

Simcoe's burial site is Canadian territory

Wolford Chapel
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  • Wolford Chapel, John Graves Simcoe's burial site, is owned by the people of Ontario?

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Fleming designed first stamp

Three Penny Beaver (1851)
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  • Sir Sandford Fleming designed Canada’s first postage stamp – the Three Penny Beaver (1851).

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Mount Steele

Mount Steele, Yukon
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  • Mount Steele is named after Sam Steele.  At 5073 m is the 5th tallest peak in Canada and the 10th tallest in North America.  It is located in the Yukon at the head of Steele Glacier, which eventually flows into the Donjek River.

Fort Steele

Plan of Fort Steele (1939)
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  • The town of Fort Steele, BC was named after North-West Mounted Police Superintendant Sam Steele. 

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Nielsen's brother Deputy Prime Minister

Former Deputy Prime Minister Erik Nielsen
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  • One of Leslie Nielsen's brothers was politician and Deputy Prime Minister Erik Nielsen.

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Apps sports dynasty

Gillian Apps
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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.

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Price last soldier killed in WW1

Price last soldier killed in WW1
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  • The last casualty of WWI was a Canadian soldier named Private G. L. Price.  He was killed  at 10:58 am on November 11 1918, 2 minutes before the armistice took effect.

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