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    War Veterans

    War Veterans Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock wrote of war veterans in 1938: "When the war ends they are welcomed home under arches of flowers with all the girls leaping for their necks, and within six months they are expected to vanish into thin air, keep out of the public house and give no trouble." The comment, made with another war imminent, summed up Canada's rather shabby treatment of veterans of the Great War of 1914-18....

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    Ward Allen

    (Warden Ambrose) Allen Ward. Fiddler, composer, b Kirkton, near London, Ont, 11 May 1924, d Hull, Que, 3 Aug 1965. He began fiddling at 12, often performing with his brother Lorne, from whom he learned much of his repertoire.

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    Warren Chiasson

    Warren Chiasson. Vibraphonist, percussionist, pianist, composer, b Cheticamp, Cape Breton, NS, 17 Apr 1934. Raised in Sydney, NS, he studied at St Francis Xavier University in Antigonish and at the Maritime Conservatory of Music in Halifax.

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    Warren Mould

    Warren Mould. Pianist, teacher, administrator, b Toronto 28 Jun 1933; LTCL 1948, FTCL 1949.

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    William Waterhouse

    William (James) Waterhouse. Violinist, teacher, born Winnipeg 15 Aug 1917, died Saint-Boniface, Man. 22 Nov 2003; LAB (London) 1933, B MUS (Boston) 1950, M MUS (Boston) 1950, honorary RAM 1976. He began his musical training at four with his father, John, and Bernard Naylor.

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    Thomas Watson Kirkconnell

    Thomas Watson Kirkconnell, university professor and administrator (born 16 May 1895 in Port Hope, ON; died 26 February 1977 in Wolfville, NS). A professor of English and Classics, Kirkconnell became one of Canada’s most prolific translators and the recipient of honours both at home and abroad. He was a founding member of the Humanities Research Council of Canada (now the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada). An early cultural pluralist, Kirkconnell promoted the tolerance and celebration of European cultures in Canada, a diversity he described using the tapestry metaphor.

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    Waubgeshig Rice

    Waubgeshig Rice, writer, journalist, novelist (born 1979). Waubgeshig Rice is an Anishinaabe writer from Wasauksing First Nation, near Parry Sound, Ontario (see also First Nations in Ontario). Rice has worked as a journalist, including many years at the CBC, where he contributed to programs focused on Indigenous issues. He is an award-winning literary and speculative fiction writer. His short stories and novels incorporate themes of Anishinaabe cultural resurgence.

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    Wauzhushk Onigum Nation

    Wauzhushk Onigum Nation (pronounced Waa-JUSHK oh-KNEE-gum), commonly referred to as Rat Portage, is an Anishinaabe community based on the north shore of Lake of the Woods in northwestern Ontario. Wauzhushk Onigum’s primary reserve, Kenora 38B, is 22.3 km2. As of April 2026, the First Nation had 915 registered members, 405 of whom live on this reserve. Wauzhushk Onigum is a member of Treaty 3, signed in 1873. The City of Kenora is 3 km northwest and is the closest service hub for the First Nation. 

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    Wayne Adams

    F. Wayne Adams, CM, ONS, politician, activist, journalist, entrepreneur (born 1943 in Halifax, NS). Wayne Adams has been an entrepreneur, a broadcast journalist, a municipal and provincial politician, and an environmental activist. He was the first Black Canadian elected to the Nova Scotia legislature and to serve in its cabinet. He was made a Member of the Order of Canada and has received the Order of Nova Scotia.

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    Wayne and Shuster

    Following the war, they returned to Canada and worked together on radio (by 1946 they had their own show on CBC) and later on television. In 1950 they began appearing as guests on various American TV programs, including a record 67 performances on "The Ed Sullivan Show.

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    Wayne Clark

    He then apprenticed with Savile Row icon Hardy Amies in London, England, for 18 months and worked as an assistant costume designer on the film The Romantic Englishwoman. Clark designed for manufacturer Aline Marelle when he returned to Toronto in 1977.

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    Wayne Gretzky

    Wayne Douglas Gretzky, CC, hockey player, coach, entrepreneur (born 26 January 1961 in Brantford, ON). Wayne Gretzky is regarded by many as one of the greatest hockey players of all time. His nickname, “The Great One,” attests to his on-ice abilities and impact in the sport. He was a part of four Stanley Cup–winning teams with the Edmonton Oilers and holds or shares an incredible 61 National Hockey League records. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on 22 November 1999, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2000 and Canada's Walk of Fame in 2002. His name is synonymous with number 99, which he made iconic during his illustrious career.

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    Wayne Harris

    Carrol Wayne Harris, football player (b at Hampton, Ark 4 May 1938). Many regard Harris as the greatest ever to have played the position of centre linebacker in the CFL.

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    Wayne Johnston

    Wayne Johnston, novelist (born at Goulds, NL 22 May 1958). Born in a small community just south of St John's, Wayne Johnston spent most of his childhood moving from place to place within the St John's area - a fact reflected in his semi-autobiographical first novel, The Story of Bobby O'Malley.

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    Wayne Riddell

    Wayne (Kerr) Riddell, CM, organist, choir conductor, teacher (born 10 September 1936 in Lachute, QC: died 6 November 2022 in Montreal, QC). Wayne Riddell was an accomplished choral conductor and faculty member of the Schulich School of Music at McGill University (1968–80).

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