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03/01/2026

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02/28/2026

Windsor, Ontario native Fred Thomas is not a household name, but should be. Born in the early 1920s, he became a Canadian multi-sport professional athlete, playing on semi-professional or professional teams in basketball, baseball, and in the CFL.
Thomas also served his country in World War II.

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02/27/2026

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02/26/2026

Charmaine Hooper is a Canadian soccer legend.
The Guyana-born Canadian was an original member of the Canadian Women’s National Team, and still hold several significant records.

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02/25/2026

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Jean Augustine made history as the first Black woman elected to Canada’s Parliament, serving from 1993 to 2006. Her role...
02/24/2026

Jean Augustine made history as the first Black woman elected to Canada’s Parliament, serving from 1993 to 2006.

Her roles included Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, Minister for Multiculturalism and the Status of Women, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and Deputy Speaker.

From 2007 to 2015, she was Ontario’s first-ever Fairness Commissioner.

Today, also in her name are a Girls’ Leadership Academy in Scarborough; a Centre for Young Women’s Empowerment and municipal park in Etobicoke; a Secondary School in Brampton, and a multi-purpose complex and district park in Vaughan.

She is a member of the Order of Canada and Commander of the Order of the British Empire; holdsΒ honorary doctorates from the universities of McGill, Toronto, York, Windsor, Waterloo, Guelph, and Trent; and supports scholarships at Centennial College, George Brown, and Humber College.

02/23/2026

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The first Black person appointed to the Senate of Canada. β™₯οΈπŸ–€πŸ’›πŸ’šβœŠπŸΎβœŠπŸΎβœŠπŸΎ  πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦
02/22/2026

The first Black person appointed to the Senate of Canada.

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02/20/2026

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Elijah McCoy (1844–1929): Prolific inventor who held over 50 patents, including an automatic lubricator for steam engine...
02/19/2026

Elijah McCoy (1844–1929): Prolific inventor who held over 50 patents, including an automatic lubricator for steam engines, inspiring the phrase β€œthe real McCoy”.

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