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    Sunny's Halo

    Sunny's Halo, racehorse (b at Oshawa, Ont 11 Feb 1980; d at Bullard, Texas 3 June 2003). Sired by Halo out of Mostly Sunny, he was only the second Canadian-owned and -bred thoroughbred to win the Kentucky Derby (after NORTHERN DANCER). Owned by D.J.

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    Susan Aglukark

    Uuliniq Susan Aglukark, OC, singer, songwriter (born 27 January 1967 in Churchill, MB). Susan Aglukark is a Juno Award-winning Inuk singer and songwriter. Her blend of country, world music and easy-listening pop is distinguished by her gentle voice, upbeat melodies and inspirational lyrics sung in English and Inuktitut. Her album This Child (1995) sold more than 300,000 copies in Canada and the lead single, “O Siem,” became the first top 10 hit by an Inuk performer. She was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for her “powerful songs that relate the stories of Canada’s Inuit” and for her advocacy for the communities of Canada’s North. She received a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement in 2016 and the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award at the 2022 Juno Awards.

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    Susan Bailey

    Susan Bailey, nurse (born circa 1815; died 30 August 1847 in Toronto, Canada West [Ontario]). Susan Bailey was head nurse of the Emigrant Hospital in Toronto during the typhus epidemic of 1847. Many Irish immigrants died of typhus there, as did several of the hospital staff, including Bailey herself. (See also Irish Famine Orphans in Canada.) This article was created in collaboration with Museum of Toronto.

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    Susan Benson

    Susan Benson, scenographer (b at Bexley Heath, Kent 22 April 1942) has designed for theatre, ballet, opera and television. She completed her studies at the West of England College of Art, Bristol University in 1963 and began work as a designer for BBC TV productions of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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    Susan Clark

    Susan Clark was discovered acting in "Festival" productions for CBC-TV, one of which, Heloise & Abelard, earned her a 10-year contract with Universal Studios.

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    Susan Coyne

    In 1985 Coyne played Laura in the STRATFORD FESTIVAL production of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie.

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    Susan Hoeppner

    Susan Hoeppner grew up in Calgary and began playing the flute when she was 6 years old, starting private lessons at age 7. In 1981, she was the woodwind winner of the Calgary Kiwanis Music Festival Rose Bowl award, and in 1983 she won the Canadian Music Competition Stepping Stone award.

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    Susan Holt

    Susan Holt, businessperson, community leader, politician, premier of New Brunswick 2024–present (born 22 April 1977 in Fredericton, NB). Susan Holt has been the leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Party since August 2022. On 21 October 2024, she was elected as the first female premier in New Brunswick’s history when her Liberals won a majority government with 31 of 49 seats. Holt previously worked for various information technology companies and as CEO of the New Brunswick Business Council.

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    Susan Jacks

    Susan Elizabeth Jacks (nee Pesklevits), singer, songwriter (born 19 August 1948 in Saskatoon, SK; died 25 April 2022 in Surrey, BC). Susan Jacks was the second Canadian woman (after Lucille Starr) to earn a gold record in the US, for "Which Way You Goin' Billy." The song earned her and her first husband, Terry Jacks, two Juno Awards in 1970. Three solo Juno nominations followed, as did a Grammy Award nomination for a children's song. Susan Jacks was inducted into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame in 2010.

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    Susan Marie Nattrass

    Susan Marie Nattrass, trapshooter (b at Medicine Hat, Alta 5 Nov 1950). 

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    Susan Musgrave

    Susan Musgrave, poet, novelist, essayist (born 12 March 1951 in Santa Cruz, California).

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    Susan Point

    Susan Agnes Point, OC, RCA, artist (born 5 April 1952 in Alert Bay, BC). Susan Point is one of the first female Coast Salish artists to have achieved wide recognition, and is an influential figure among Northwest Coast artists. Her work is influenced by traditional Coast Salish art production, but she translates these traditions into contemporary modes of expression. Perhaps best known for her monumental public commissions for institutions such as the University of British Columbia’s Museum of Anthropology and the Vancouver International Airport, she also specializes in limited edition prints and artworks inspired by the Coast Salish spindle whorl. An Officer of the Order of Canada, she has been appointed to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and received numerous honorary degrees and lifetime achievement awards.

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    Susan Shipton

    Susan Shipton, picture editor, director (b Toronto). Susan Shipton graduated with a degree in film studies from Queen's University in 1982. In 1985 she was Ron SANDERS' assistant on David CRONENBERG's The Fly and in 1991 she edited her first feature, Atom EGOYAN's The Adjuster.

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    Susan Swan

    Susan Jane Swan, novelist, journalist, educator (b at Midland, Ont 9 Jun 1945). After studying English literature at McGill University (BA, 1967), Swan began a career in journalism as education reporter for The Toronto Telegram.

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    Susanna Moodie

     Susanna Moodie, nee Strickland, author, settler (b at Bungay, Eng 6 Dec 1803; d at Toronto 8 Apr 1885). Susanna was the youngest in a literary family of whom Catharine Parr TRAILL and Samuel Strickland are best known in Canada.

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