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David Clayton-Thomas - His 1968 debut album with Blood Sweat & Tears sold 10 million copies worldwide. The self-titled record topped the Billboard album chart for seven weeks, and charted for a staggering 109 weeks. It won an unprecedented five Grammy awards, including Album of the Year and Best Performance By  A Male Vocalist. It featured three hit singles, "You've Made Me So Very Happy" "And When I Die", and "Spinning Wheel" as well as an irresistible rendition of Billie Holiday's "God Bless The Child" that became a signature song for David.

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Sarah Polley - Blessed with an extremely expressive face that enables directors to minimize dialog due to her uncanny ability to suggest a character's thoughts, Polley has become a favorite of critics for her sensitive portraits of wounded and conflicted young women in independent films. Polley is a cinema artist. An actress and director renowned in her native Canada for her political activism This woman wants to make, and will make films.

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Eric McCormack - Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Eric McCormack attended Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute (the same school Mike Meyers attended) and Sir John A. Collegiate High school.

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Farley Mowatt - A true Canadian writer and naturalist. A northern national icon, he is known for his passionate and often controversial accounts of the impact of modern society on traditional cultures and the natural wilderness. His passion and talent for storytelling earned him critical praise and an international readership, making him one of Canada's most widely read authors. According to publisher Key Porter, his 36 books have sold over 14 million copies in 52 languages. Congratulations to Farley Mowatt! Class of 2010!

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Clara Hughes - After winning gold at the 2006 Olympics, Clara donated $10,000 of her personal funds to Right to Play in order to raise awareness. She challenged Canadian business and individuals to match her donation or give what they can. To date, over $500,000 has been raised. After her outstanding victory at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver/Whistler, Clara’s vision is to continue her humanitarian work at a more focused level. Her travels have left her with an urge to return and share the joy of sport, teamwork, sharing – all valuable lessons to be learned through sport and play.

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That David Foster has worked with the likes of Madonna, Celine Dion, Barbara Streisand, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Chicago, and many, many more??

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That Maureen Forrester's original name was Kathleen Stewart?

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That there are as many as 30 different countries that performers/artists have come from just to perform in the Cirque du Soleil?

Cick here to learn more about Cirque du Soleil!

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That between the years 1929-1952, there wasn't a single year that a Guy Lombardo record didn't chart? 21 of them were at number 1!

Click here to learn more about Guy Lombardo!

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