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    Gaston Ouellet

    Gaston (Marcel) Ouellet. Harpsichord maker, teacher, musicologist, born Dolbeau, Lac-St-Jean, Que, 24 Jan 1930, died Pointe-Claire, Que, 2 Sep 2011; B MUS (Montreal) 1967, L MUS (Montreal) 1968, MA (Wayne State, Detroit) 1968, D MUS (Montreal) 1974.

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    Ounanguissé

    Ounanguissé (“Shimmering Light of the Sun,” also spelled Onangizes, Onanguisset and Onanguicé) was wkama (leader) of the Potawatomi ca. 1660s–1701. He was an important figure in the alliance between the French and Indigenous people of the Great Lakes region during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He is most well known for a speech he gave regarding this alliance during a meeting he had with the governor general of New France, Louis de Buade de Frontenac in 1697. He also made an important contribution to the establishment of the Great Peace of Montreal in 1701.

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    Our Lady Peace

    Our Lady Peace is a rock group formed in Toronto in 1992 by Raine Maida (vocals) and Mike Turner (guitar). The group's name is drawn from a poem written in 1943 by American Mark Van Doren.

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    Our Lady Peace

    Our Lady Peace is an alternative rock band that formed after guitarist Mike Turner and singer Michael Maida (who changed his first name to Raine) met in Toronto in 1991.

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    Out of the Suburbs

    With the world at their feet, Arcade Fire follows up a masterpiece with . . . a dance album?This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on October 18, 2013

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    Overlanders of 1862

    The Overlanders of 1862 were a group of some 150 settlers who travelled from Fort Garry (now Winnipeg, Manitoba) to the interior of British Columbia, following the Cariboo Gold Rush. They were led by Thomas McMicking of Stamford Township, Welland County, Canada West [Ontario].

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    Ovide Mercredi

    Ovide William Mercredi, O.C., O.M., lawyer, Indigenous leader (born 30 January 1946 in Grand Rapids, MB). Ovide Mercredi is a lawyer and Cree leader. He worked for the recognition of Indigenous Rights.

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    Ovila Légaré

    Ovila Légaré. Folklorist, singer, actor, script-writer, host, b Montreal 21 Jul 1901, d there 19 Feb 1978. Ovila Légaré became deeply interested in Quebec's traditional music and began playing the violin. Having injured his hand while working as a printer, he turned to the theatre and to singing.

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    Ovilu Tunnillie

    Ovilu Tunnillie, sculptor (b at Cape Dorset, NWT 20 Dec 1949). Ovilu comes from an artistic Cape Dorset family; her parents were the noted artists Toonoo and Sheokjuke.

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    Owen Beverly Beattie

    Owen Beverly Beattie, anthropologist, professor (b at Victoria, BC 3 June 1949). A professor of anthropology at the University of Alberta, Beattie gained international attention in 1984 for his investigation of the 1845 Franklin expedition disaster.

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    Owen Pallett

    Pallett became involved in Toronto's indie music community when he joined the band The Hidden Cameras in 2002. For a short time, he led his own trio, Les Mouches, and was a member of various other bands such as Picastro and Boy Magic.

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    Owen Underhill

    Owen Underhill. Composer, conductor, teacher, flutist, b Regina 26 Jan 1954; B MUS (Victoria) 1975, MA (Stony Brook) 1978. Owen Underhill was raised in Edmonton and Victoria, BC.

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    Owen William Steele

    Owen William Steele, salesman, soldier and officer (born 28 April 1887 in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador; died 8 July 1916 near Englebelmer, France). Owen Steele was an officer in the Newfoundland Regiment who served during the First World War. The regiment suffered horrendous losses in July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme (see The Newfoundland Regiment at Beaumont-Hamel). Steele is best known for the detailed journal he kept from his enlistment to his death in France in July 1916. His journal and letters from the front provide insight into the experiences and impressions of Newfoundland soldiers during the war.

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    Ozias Leduc

    After working on the decorative interior of the church of St-Paul-l'Ermite (1892), he landed his first important contract, with Joliette Cathedral, where he completed a group of 23 religious paintings.

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    P.K. Subban

    Pernell-Karl Sylvester Subban, MSC, hockey player (born 13 May 1989 in Toronto, ON). Defencemen P.K. Subban led the Belleville Bulls to the Memorial Cup in 2008 and won the American Hockey League’s President’s Award in 2010. He was then a three-time All-Star with the Montreal Canadiens and won the 2013 Norris Trophy as the NHL’s best defenceman. He played with the Nashville Predators from 2016 to 2019 before being traded to the New Jersey Devils. Subban won gold medals with Team Canada at the 2008 and 2009 World Junior Hockey Championships and the gold medal at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. He is also known for his generous charity work and philanthropy. He retired from hockey in 2022 after 13 NHL seasons.

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