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The strike in Asbestos, Quebec, is one of those events that resonate beyond the immediate and define history. It was, as ... |
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1830 - Birth of George Renfrew
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The last public military execution in Canada took place at Fort Battleford, Sask, on 27 November 1885, when six Cree and two Assiniboine warriors were hanged for their part in the North West Rebellion. |
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Browse the rich visual resources of The Canadian Encyclopedia through thematic galleries of Canadian Art, History, Nature, People, and Science and Technology.
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| Billy (William) O'Connor. Singer, pianist, songwriter, agent, b Kingston, Ont, 9 Jan 1914, d Toronto 18 Nov 2001. His father, Tommy (Thomas John) O'Connor (b Kingston 1871, d Toronto 1947), was a pianist and entertainer who, ... |
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| Pierre Elliott Trudeau, politician, writer, constitutional lawyer, prime minister of Canada 1968-79 and 1980-84 (b at ... |
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| Few countries were affected as severely as Canada by the worldwide Depression of the 1930s. It is estimated that ... |
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| Louis Riel, Métis leader, founder of Manitoba, central figure in the NORTH-WEST REBELLION (b at Red River ... |
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| Evangelical Christian Church, often called the Christian Church (Christian Disciples), is a denomination stemming from ... |
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| The Group of Seven was founded in 1920 as an organization of self-proclaimed modern artists. The original members - ... |
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| Sears Canada Inc, headquartered in Toronto, is a Canadian retailer incorporated in 1952. In 1953 operating under the ... |
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| John Ware, "Nigger John," horseman, rancher (b near Georgetown, SC 1845; d near Brooks, Alta 11 Sept 1905). ... |
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