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Tex Lecor

Tex (b Paul) Lecor (b Lecorre). Singer, songwriter, painter, show host, b St-Michel-de-Wentworth, near Montreal, 10 Jun 1933. While studying 1957-63 at the Montreal School of Fine Arts, he made his debut at his own boîte à chansons in Montreal, La Poubelle, at the end of the 1950s.
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Thaioronióhte Dan David

Thaioronióhte Dan David, journalist, educator, television producer, Indigenous rights advocate (born 2 June 1952 in Syracuse, New York; died 12 January 2026). An award-winning Kanyen’kéha:ka (Mohawk) journalist, Thaioronióhte Dan David trained South African journalists, created the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network’s news department, served on the board and advisory council of the Quebec Writers’ Federation and was the chair of diversity at Toronto Metropolitan University. He also taught at the University of Toronto.
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Thaïs Lacoste-Frémont

Thaïs Lacoste-Frémont, women’s rights activist, journalist, speaker (born 18 October 1886 in Montréal, Québec; died there 6 April 1963).
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Menaka Thakkar

Menaka Thakkar, dancer, choreographer, director and teacher (born 3 March 1942 in Bombay, India; died 5 February 2022 in Toronto, ON). As artistic director of the Toronto-based Menaka Thakkar Dance Company and as founder (1974) and director of Nrtyakala: The Canadian Academy of Indian Dance, Thakkar had a profound influence on the development in Canada of an appreciation for and the performance of the ancient art of Indian classical dance.
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Thanadelthur

Thanadelthur (Chipewyan for “marten shake”), peace negotiator, guide, teacher, interpreter (born c. 1697 likely in present-day northern MB; died 5 February 1717 at York Factory, MB). Known as the Ambassadress of Peace, Thanadelthur negotiated peace between the Chipewyan (Denesuline) and Cree peoples during the early fur trade. She was also instrumental in creating ties between the Chipewyan people and the Hudson’s Bay Company, as well as expanding the fur trade in today’s Churchill, Manitoba region.
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Thayer Lindsley

Thayer Lindsley, mining engineer, promoter (b at Yokohama, Japan 17 Aug 1882; d at New York C 29 May 1976). Born of American parents in Japan, Lindsley returned to the US at 15, graduated from Harvard in engineering and worked for the New York City subway.
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The 52: 52 Women who Transformed Toronto

In partnership with Museum of Toronto, The Canadian Encyclopedia published articles on women featured in the museum’s exhibit The 52: 52 Women who Transformed Toronto. The exhibit, presented from 9 April to 20 December 2025, “[shone] a spotlight on change-makers, rebels, and revolutionaries from Toronto’s past and present,” and reflected the fact that, in 2025, 52 per cent of Toronto’s population were women. This collection brings the biographies of the women of The 52 into...
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The Assassination of Thomas D'Arcy McGee

The following article is an editorial written by The Canadian Encyclopedia staff. Editorials are not usually updated. It is the greatest murder mystery in Canadian political history. Thomas D’Arcy McGee, Father of Confederation and outspoken opponent of the Fenians, was assassinated on an Ottawa street in the early hours of Tuesday, 7 April 1868.
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The Band

The Band. Rock group, internationally popular in the late 1960s and the 1970s. First known as The Hawks, it evolved from a US group taken to Ontario in 1958 by Ronnie Hawkins.
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The Beau-Marks

The Beau-Marks. Montreal rock group established in 1958; their hit single "Clap Your Hands" was the first hit rock recording made entirely in Canada. Under the name The Del-Tones, the group first released the rockabilly single "Rockin' Blues/Moonlight Party" in April 1959.
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Beaver Hall Group

The Beaver Hall Group (also known as the Beaver Hall Hill Group) was a group of artists (both male and female) who shared studio space at 305 Beaver Hall Hill in Montreal. A.Y. Jackson was the first president. The group, which had no manifesto, began exhibiting their works together in 1920. There is some disagreement about how long the group lasted. Most scholars agree that it disbanded in 1922 due to financial problems. Edwin Holgate described the Beaver Hall Group as a loose association of artists who had similar ideas and little money. Artists associated with the Beaver Hall Group focused mainly on figurative paintings. It was also one of the first artist groups in which women played key roles.
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The Bells

The Bells (The Five Bells 1965-70). Montreal-based pop group active predominantly 1965-73.
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The Brunswick Four

The Brunswick Four refers to four lesbian women — Adrienne Rosen (formerly Adrienne Potts), Pat Murphy, Sue Wells and Lamar Van Dyke (formerly Heather Elizabeth Nelson) — who were thrown out of a Toronto bar on 5 January 1974. Their expulsion and eventual detention led to charges and significant public outcry at their treatment by the bar staff and the police. The Brunswick Four case raised awareness about homophobia and harassment in Canada, and fueled Toronto’s growing 2SLGBTQ+ rights movement.
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Quebec Film History: 1896 to 1969

This entry presents an overview of Quebec cinema, from its beginnings in the silent film era to the burgeoning of a distinctly Quebec cinema in the 1960s. It highlights the most important films, whether in terms of box office success or international acclaim, and covers both narrative features and documentaries. It also draws attention to an aspect of filmmaking that still has difficulty finding its place: women’s cinema.
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The Coloured Corps: Black Canadians and the War of 1812

The Coloured Corps (also known as Runchey's Company of Coloured Men, or Black Corps) was a militia company of Black men raised during the War of 1812.
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