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#HappyBiirthday to Sir Isaac Brock, a national hero in Canada for his role in defending Upper Canada during the #WarOf1812. After joining the British military in 1785, Brock was sent to Canada in 1802 where he was promoted to colonel in 1805. In 1811 he assumed command over all troops in Upper Canada (now Ontario), and civil administration of the province as well. He died at the Battle of Queenston Heights.

##CanadaIsAwesome #History
https://brocku.ca/about/maj-gen-sir-isaac-brock/

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#HappyBiirthday to the greatest #NHL goalie in history, Glenn Hall. His record of 502 consecutive games played, 551 including playoffs, in an era when goalies did not wear masks, will never be broken. His performance in the Stanley Cup finals of 1968 and 69 was legendary, when his team the St. Louis Blues was badly outmatched, and it seemed only Hall would keep the Canadiens from winning.

#CanadaIsAwesome #Hockey
https://thehockeywriters.com/the-best-of-mr-goalie-vs-the-habs-and-other-teams/

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Today, we celebrate the birthday of a comedic genius who left us far too early. Philip Edward Hartmann was born on this day in 1948 in Brantford, Ontario. He moved to the U.S. at age 10, dropped the last "N" from his name, and went on to be a successful comedian, actor, screenwriter, and graphic designer. He was best known for #SNL, #TheSimpsons, and News Radio, and he designed over 40 album covers.

#CanadaIsAwesome #HappyBiirthday #Comedy
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0367005/bio/

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#HappyBiirthday to Louis Jolliet (actually babtised on September 21, 1645) who was a French-Canadian explorer known for his discoveries in North America. In 1673, Jolliet and Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit Catholic priest and missionary, were the first non-Natives to explore and map the Upper Mississippi River. Jolliet also created some of the earliest and most detailed maps of the coast of Labrador.

#CanadaIsAwesome #Explorer #History
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/louis-jolliet

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#HappyBiirthday to one of the best doubles player the sport of tennis has ever seen, Danijel Nestorović. Better known to Canadians as Daniel Nestor, he was born in Belgrade, Serbia, and immigrated to Canada at age four. Nestor, with different partners, appeared in 100+ finals and is the only player to win all of the Grand Slam doubles titles. Throw in Gold Medal for Canada at the 2000 Olympics.

#CanadaIsAwesome #CanadianGOAT #Tennis
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/daniel-nestor#:~:text=Daniel%20Nestor%20was%20born%20Danijel,Academic%20Program%20for%20Gifted%20Athletes.

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#HappyBiirthday to Eilleen Regina Edwards, better known as Shania Twain, born August 28, 1965. Shania has sold over 100 million records, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time and the best-selling female artist in country music history. She's also very attractive.... I may be a bit smitten....

#CanadaIsAwesome #CountryAndWestern
https://www.biography.com/musicians/shania-twain

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#HappyBiirthday to an awesome Canadian actress who was named after a 1967 Hollies hit and starred in one of the greatest science fiction movie series of all time. Carrie-Anne Moss, born August 21, 1967 in Burnaby BC, rose to international prominence for her portrayal of Trinity in The Matrix movies. She has had a series of interesting roles which now includes Star Wars: The Acolyte.

#CanadaIsAwesome #Matrix #DodgeThis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie-Anne_Moss

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#HappyBiirthday to Marie-Anne Lagimodière (August 15th, 1780 to December 14th 1875), a French-Canadian woman noted as both the grandmother of Louis Riel, and as the first woman of European descent to travel to and settle in what is now Western Canada. After marrying Jean-Baptiste Lagimodière, they travelled 2,200 km by canoe from Montreal to the junction of the Red and Assiniboine rivers in present-day Winnipeg

#CanadaIsAwesome ##CanadianPioneer
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/marie-anne-lagemodiere

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#HappyBiirthday to one of my favourite #Hockey players, Hayley Wickenheiser, who was a fixture on Team Canada for 23 years. She represented Canada at the Winter Olympics 5 times, capturing 4 gold and one silver medal and twice being named tournament MVP. The only time I watched Wickenheiser play live was at a pre-olympic softball tournament in Brampton , The 3 Nation Cup, as she prepared for the Sydney Olympics in 2000.

#CanadaIsAwesome #GOAT
https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/a-snapshot-of-hayley-wickenheiser-s-storied-hockey-career-1.3240875