In 2010, NASA announced that Hadfield would be the first Canadian who commanded the International Space Station (Expedition 35, which was launched in December, 2012). In his pre-NASA career, Chris flew over 70 types of aircraft. Flying intercept missions for NORAD, Hadfield was the first CF-18 pilot to intercept a Soviet long-range bomber that was [...]
In case anyone was wondering: yes, Justin is the son of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Justin’s post-secondary education was completed at McGill University, and the University of British Columbia (where in his early career he taught Math and French). In April of 2013, Trudeau beat out some heavy competition to win the Liberal [...]
Elvis has won a dozen major competitions, including two Olympic silver medals, three World championships, and seven Canadian figure skating championships. In 2010, Elvis wed Mexican figure skater Gladys Orozco. In addition to being a figure skating icon, Elvis has appeared in several movies and television shows, including appearances on the Royal Canadian Air Farce, [...]
In 1990, Black was named to the Order of Canada. Black took his rightful place as The Lord Black of Crossharbour in the British House of Lords in 2001. To some, less known as an author, and biographer, Black’s works have been well-received. To date, the books he’s published include (among the many): Life in [...]
Alex was born in Sudbury, Ontario. His current wife is Jean, and the Trebek’s children are Mathew and Emily. As of 2012, Trebek has hosted Jeopardy! for 28 years. Mr. Trebek has suffered two mild heart attacks in recent years: the most recent was during the summer of 2012, and the one before that, in [...]
Green was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, in 1980. For you baseball fans, Green was named for the Philidelphia Phillies pitcher/manager of the same name following their 1980 World Series victory. Green played, toured, and recorded with two different bands for a span of six years, all while achieving platinum-certification with every record except for [...]
Edwin Mirvish was actually born in Virginia. His father, David, didn’t move the family to Toronto, Canada until 1923. Ed is the namesake of Honest Ed’s, a well-known bargain store in Toronto’s Annex district. Like many who become successful businesspeople, Ed didn’t start out that way. In fact, following the failure of his father’s grocery [...]
For those who love to hate Toronto, well, Myers’ is a Toronto kid, born in Scarborough in 1963. Myers has numerous awards (not all of them complimentary), including: Several American Comedy Awards (mostly for his work on Austin Powers) An Emmy Award for his writing talents The Legacy of Laughter Award Married twice, Mike’s second [...]
According to the 2011 Canadian Census, Kingston, Ontario is the 25th largest city in Canada, with a population of almost 120,000 in the city proper. Kingston Penitentiary—The Big House—is the ‘home’ (but not for much longer) of infamous sex-killer Paul Bernardo, as well as other notorious or onerous Canadian criminals. There are only 15 World [...]
The idea for IMAX came about in 1967, at EXPO ’67, when a group of Canadian entrepreneurs and filmmakers felt that a single, powerful projection system was the way to go. IMAX debuted at EXPO ’70, in Osaka. The first permanent installation of an IMAX theatre took place at Toronto’s Ontario Place in 1971. At [...]
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