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Today from TCE...

Snow, Michael James Aleck

Artist, filmmaker, and musician, Michael Snow, was born on 10 December, 1929. His Walking Woman Works, culminated in an 11-part sculpture for the Ontario Pavilion at EXPO 67. In 1979, he received a sculptural commission, Flight Stop, for Toronto's Eaton Centre. The V-formation of Canada geese continue to fly there. More

Screen Legend

Genevieve Bujold

Genevieve Bujold (b at Montréal 1942): Known for combining ferocious intensity and childlike vulnerability as an actress, Genevieve Bujold began her acting career in French cinema. She made her Hollywood debut as Anne Boleyn in Anne of the Thousand Days, for which she received an Oscar nomination. More


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Election of 1988

At the beginning of the 1988 election campaign, Brian Mulroney expected to sail to victory by casting himself as a statesman and emphasizing the bland theme of “managing change.” Although scandals and patronage had damaged his popularity after he ... More

 

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