In honour of Canada's 150th birthday, we will be highlighting famous Canadians and Canadian contributions. This has contributed to Canada´s identity. #Canada150
Friday, 28 April 2017
Keanu Reeves
Wednesday, 26 April 2017
Fanny Rosenfeld
A champion for women in sports throughout her life, Rosenfeld won a gold and silver medal in track and field at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam, the first time women could compete in such events at the Olympics. She later became a sports writer for The Globe and Mail, often using her column, “Sports Reel,” which ran for 20 years, to encourage and defend the place of women’s sports in society.
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau
Tuesday, 11 April 2017
Justin Trudeau
Monday, 10 April 2017
Mike Lazaridis
Mike Lazaridis is a Greek-Canadian businessman, investor in Quantum computing technologies, and also the founder of Blackberry, which created and manufactures the Blackberry wireless handheld device. Moreover, in 1999 he founded Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, where he also serves as Board Chair.
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
Dr. Wilder Penfield
Wilder Graves Penfield was a famous Canadian neurosurgeon and author who was once known to be ‘the greatest Canadian living’. He was born on January 26th 1891 and had a strong devotion to neuroscience and studying the brain. He had discovered a surgical treatment for epilepsy to help thousands in the future.
Tuesday, 4 April 2017
Reginald Fessenden
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