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    Russell Smith

    Russell Smith, journalist, novelist, short-story writer (b at Johannesburg, South Africa 1963). After immigrating to Canada in 1967, Russell Smith grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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    Russell Standing

    Russell (Elmer) Standing. Teacher, pianist, composer, b Belmont, Man,10 Apr 1893, d Toronto 21 Jun 1977; ATCM 1919. He studied piano with Leonard Heaton and singing with James Isherwood.

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    Russell Williams Case

    Colonel David Russell Williams was a decorated air force pilot and commander at the Canadian Forces Base (CFB) at Trenton, Ontario, when he was arrested in 2010, and charged with the murders of two women, and numerous other sexually related crimes. The bizarre case shocked the military and the country and became an international media sensation. Warning: This article contains sensitive material that may not be suitable for all audiences.

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    Russian Canadians

    People from Russia have been in Canada since at least the late 18th century. Over time, more and more Russians immigrated and settled in Canada. In the 2021 census, 548,140 Canadians reported being of Russian origin.

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    Russian Canadian History and Settlement

    As of the 2021 census, over 548,000 Canadians claim Russian ancestry. This timeline focusses on ethnic Russian and Russian-speaking immigrants to Canada. For information on other immigrant groups from the Russian Empire and Soviet Union, please see Ukrainian Canadian History and Settlement; Ukrainian Canadians; Mennonites; and Jewish Canadians.

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    Ruth Abramovitsch Sorel

    Ruth Elly Abramovitsch Sorel, choreographer, dancer, artistic director and teacher (born at Halle, Germany 18 June 1907; died at Warsaw, Poland 1 April 1974).

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    Ruth Cansfield

    Ruth Cansfield, dancer, choreographer, artistic director, company founder, administrator, educator (born in England 1960). Ruth Cansfield came with her family to Amherst, Massachusetts, before arriving in Winnipeg.

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    Ruth Carse

    Margaret Ruth Pringle Carse, dancer, choreographer, teacher, director (born at Edmonton, Alta 7 Dec 1916; died at Ponoka, Alta 14 Nov 1999). Carse was a pioneer of professional dance in Western Canada.

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    Ruth Elizabeth Borson

    Ruth Elizabeth Borson, "Roo," poet (b at Berkeley, Ca 20 Jan 1952). Ruth Borson was raised in Berkeley, educated at Goddard College, Vermont, and moved to Vancouver in 1974, where she attended UBC.

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    Ruth Jean McJannet

    Ruth Jean Carr-Harris (née McJannet), military intelligence officer (born 26 March 1919 in Toronto, ON; died 17 February 1990 in Ottawa, ON). Ruth Jean McJannet was an intelligence officer with the RCAF during the Second World War. She was part of a small group of Canadian women who worked with operational aircrews, and was awarded a Mention in Dispatches for her wartime work. 

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    Ruth Lor Malloy

    Ruth Lor Malloy (née Lor), journalist, writer, activist (born 4 August 1932, in Brockville, ON). Malloy was a key figure in fighting against discrimination in Ontario in the 1950s (see Prejudice and Discrimination in Canada). She participated in the high profile Dresden restaurant sit-in of 1954. In 1973, she published the first English-language guidebook to China in North America. Throughout her decades-long career, Malloy worked tirelessly to foster intercultural dialogue and justice for marginalized groups.

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    Ruth Lowe

    Ruth Lowe (m Cohen, m Sandler). Songwriter, pianist, b Toronto, of US-Canadian parents, 12 Aug 1914, naturalized US 1937, naturalized Canadian 1942, d Toronto 4 Jan 1981.

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    Ruth Rubin

    Ruth Rubin (née Rivkah Rosenblatt), folksinger, ethnomusicologist, collector (born 1 September 1906 in Montreal, QC; died 10 June 2000 in Mamaroneck, NY).

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    Ruth Watson Henderson

    Ruth (Louise) Watson Henderson (b Watson, m Henderson). Pianist, composer, teacher, b Toronto 23 Nov 1932; ARCT 1949, LRCT 1951, hon FRCCO (2003).

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    Ruzena Herlinger

    Ruzena Herlinger (b Schwartz). Soprano, teacher, b Tabor, Czechoslovakia, 8 Feb 1890, naturalized Canadian 1954, d Montreal 19 Feb 1978. She began piano lessons at nine and voice study in 1916 in Vienna, continuing later in Berlin with Mme Tömlich.

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