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    Ligue nationale d'improvisation

    Ligue nationale d'improvisation (LNI) is an improvisational theatresports group devised in Montréal in the 70s whose rules imitate those of hockey, and whose "matches" are fought on a skating rink.

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    Lilian Sukis

    Lilian Sukis. Soprano, b Kaunas, Lithuania, 29 Jun 1939; ARCT voice 1961, ARCT piano 1962, BA (McMaster) 1962, Artist Diploma (Toronto) 1965. Her family moved to Germany during World War II and emigrated in 1950 to Canada, settling in Hamilton, Ont.

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    Lilias Newton

    Lilias Newton, née Torrance, portrait painter (b at Montréal 3 Nov 1896; d there 10 Jan 1980). A witty and sophisticated portrait painter, Newton studied in London, Paris and Montréal.

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    Lillian Allen

    Lillian Allen, poet, vocalist, lyricist, community activist, teacher (born 5 February 1951 in Kingston, Jamaica). Lillian Allen is Canada's foremost dub poet, performing verses on social and political issues in a rhythmic, declamatory vocal style to reggae accompaniment. She has appeared at literary, music and feminist festivals and events in Canada, the US, the Caribbean, England and Europe, and was heard at Expo 86.

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    Lillian Beynon Thomas

    Lillian Kathleen Thomas, née Beynon, journalist, author, suffragist (born 4 September 1874, King Township, ON; died 2 September 1961, Winnipeg, MB).

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    Lily Dougall

    Lily Dougall, novelist, religious writer (b at Montréal 16 Apr 1858; d at Cumnor, Eng 9 Oct 1923). In 1880 she went to Britain, deciding on permanent residence there in 1900. Her first story was published in 1889.

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    Lily Laverock

    Lily (Johnston) Laverock. Impresario, writer, b Edinburgh, Scotland, 14 Jun 1880, d Vancouver 2 Dec 1969. She emigrated to Canada in the 1890s with her family and attended McGill University College (Vancouver) and later McGill University.

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    Lina Quilico

    Lina Quilico (b Pizzolongo). Pianist, coach, teacher of singing, b Montreal 25 Jan 1925, d Toronto 21 Sep 1991; lauréat (AMQ) 1946, premiere prix piano (CMM) 1948.

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    Linda Bouchard

    Bouchard's music explores all aspects of timbre and often features outbursts and the use of varying spatial placements of performers. Her commissioned works include Five Grins, Forest, Minotaurus and Amuser le temps.

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    Linda Bouchard

    In 1990 Linda Bouchard returned to Canada, where she composed music for commissions from the New Music America Festival and for the opening of the Musée d'Art Contemporain de Montréal.

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    Linda Hutcheon

    Linda Hutcheon, literary and art critic, educator (born at Toronto, Ont 24 Aug 1947). Educated at the University of Toronto and Cornell University, she is currently professor of English and comparative literature at U of T.

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    Linda Kash

    It was on the Second City mainstage that she was first noticed when in 1986 she was nominated for a DORA AWARD for best actress in a musical/revue for her roles in both Not Based on Anything by Stephen King and Bordering on Madness.

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    Linda Lee Thomas

    Linda Lee Thomas. Pianist, artistic director, b Lethbridge, Alta, 5 Feb 1947; ARCT piano 1963, ARCT voice 1965, B MUS (Montana) 1968, M MUS (Montana) 1969.

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    Linda Lundström

    In 1989, Lundström founded the Kiishik Fund, a cause focused on assisting First Nations people and increasing awareness of their culture.

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    Linda Manzer

    Linda (Jane) Manzer. Guitar builder, b Toronto, 2 Jul 1952. She studied briefly at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax and apprenticed 1974-8 with Jean Larrivée in Toronto and Victoria.

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