Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Harold Innis (1894–1952) – political economist; author of seminal works on Canadian economic history, media and communications; Marshall McLuhan (1911–1980) – communications theorist, coined phrases "the medium is the message" and "global village" Steven Pinker (born 1954) – psychologist, cognitive scientist, writer of popular science
Writing Canadian History: Aspects of English Canadian Historical Writing since 1900, 2nd edition (1986) Berger, Carl, ed. Contemporary Approaches to Canadian Writing (1987) Bliss, Michael. "Privatizing the Mind: The Sundering of Canadian History, the Sundering of Canada," Journal of Canadian Studies 26 (Winter 1991–92): 5-17; Brandt, Gail ...
Co-premier (Province of Canada), reformer, role in responsible government: 1937 Frederick Banting: Medical researcher (insulin), shared Nobel Prize 1945 Marius Barbeau: Ethnographer, folklorist 1985 William George Barker: Military, World War I pilot 1998 Robert Bartlett: Arctic explorer 1969 Arthur Beauchesne: Parliamentary expert 2003 ...
Francis Pegahmagabow MM & two bars (/ ˌ p ɛ ɡ ə ˈ m æ ɡ ə b oʊ / peg-ə-MAG-ə-boh; March 9, 1891 – August 5, 1952) was an Ojibwe soldier, politician and activist in Canada. He was the most highly decorated Indigenous soldier in Canadian military history and the most effective sniper of the First World War.
Canadian identity refers to the unique culture, characteristics and condition of being Canadian, as well as the many symbols and expressions that set Canada and Canadians apart from other peoples and cultures of the world. Changes in demographics, history, and social interactions have led to alterations in the Canadian identity over time.
Berton was born on July 12, 1920, in Whitehorse, Yukon, where his father had moved for the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush. [2] His family moved to Dawson City, Yukon in 1921. [2] His mother, Laura Beatrice Berton (maiden name Laura Beatrice Thompson), was a schoolteacher in Toronto until she was offered a job as a teacher in Dawson City at the age of 29 in 1907.
The 1979-80 edition of New Year's Eve with Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians moved back to syndication and only featured the celebration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, with nephew Bill Lombardo leading the band for the second year. This was the Royal Canadians' final New Year's Eve special to air on television. [citation needed]
Ferguson Jenkins, baseball star and first Canadian elected to the (US) Baseball Hall of Fame; Marlene Jennings, politician; Harry Jerome, sprinter and first Canadian to hold an official track and field world record; Moe Jeudy-Lamour, actor; Jhyve, rhythm and blues singer [28] Aisha Sasha John, writer; Lyndon John X, reggae musician