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PALMER, EDWARD
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MOONEY, HELEN LETITIA (McCLUNG)
RUSSELL, PETER
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BRÉBEUF, JEAN DE (Échon)
ABBOTT, ANDERSON RUFFIN
BELANEY, ARCHIBALD STANSFELD, known as Grey Owl and Wa-sha-quon-asin
FRANKLIN, Sir JOHN
PIERPOINT, RICHARD
SHADD, MARY ANN CAMBERTON
CURRIE, Sir ARTHUR WILLIAM
WILSON, EDWARD ARTHUR (Brother XII; The Brother, XII; Brother Twelve; Amiel de Valdes)
DUMONT, GABRIEL
McDOUGALL, WILLIAM
FOX, TERRANCE STANLEY (Terry Fox)
BUADE, LOUIS DE, Comte de FRONTENAC et de PALLUAU
VANCOUVER, GEORGE
GALT, Sir ALEXANDER TILLOCH
TALON (Talon Du Quesnoy), JEAN
FISHER, CHARLES
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