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    Pierre Berton on the Klondike Gold Rush

    ​Klondike Gold Rush, touched off by the 16 August 1896 discovery of placer gold (the claim was staked on August 17) on Rabbit (later Bonanza) Creek.

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    Pierre Bertrand

    Pierre Bertrand, author and philosopher (b at Montréal, 1946). Pierre Bertrand, earned a PhD (Philosophy) from the Université de Paris VIII et Paris I. He had a career teaching philosophy at the CÉGEP Édouard-Montpetit in Longueuil on Montréal's south shore, and was a prolific and productive writer.

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    Pierre Bertrand

    Pierre Bertrand. Singer, songwriter, guitarist, b Montreal 11 Aug 1938. From 1973 to 1977 he composed, sang, and played bass guitar as a member of the group Beau Dommage, composing several hits ('Tous les palmiers,' 'Le Picbois,' 'Rouler la nuit,') and making records.

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    Pierre Billon

    Pierre Billon, novelist (b at Geneva, Switzerland Jun 15 1937). Following studies in education at the Université de Montréal (1965), Pierre Billon taught at the Faculty of Arts there, and at the University of Ottawa. Then he was head of educational publications at Éditions Fides.

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    Pierre Boogaerts

    Aside from exhibiting his work internationally, Boogaerts has written several essays on photography and visual perception.

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    Pierre Bourgault

    Pierre Bourgault, journalist, politician, author and professor (born 23 January 1934 in East-Angus, QC; died 16 June 2003 in Montréal, QC). A talented public speaker and advocate of the French language, Bourgault was a pioneer of the Québec sovereignty movement.

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    Pierre Bourque

    Pierre Bourque. Saxophonist, teacher, b Plessisville, Que, 27 Jan 1938; premier prix (Paris Cons) 1961. While attending the Collège de Lévis, Bouque was a member of the Sainte-Cécile concert band (1948-55).

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    Pierre Bourque Saxophone Quartet/Quatuor de saxophones Pierre-Bourque

    Pierre Bourque Saxophone Quartet/Quatuor de saxophones Pierre-Bourque. Founded in Quebec City in 1963 by the soprano saxophonist Pierre Bourque and three of his pupils at the CMQ - Claude Brisson, alto; Rémi Ménard, tenor (replaced by Jacques Larocque in 1971); and Jean Bouchard, baritone.

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    Pierre Brabant

    Pierre Brabant, pianist, composer (born 26 August 1925 in Montréal, QC; died 29 August 2014 in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, QC).

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    Pierre Brault

    Pierre Florent Brault, musician, composer, arranger (born 3 August 1939 in Montreal, Quebec; died 14 January 2014 in Sherbrooke, Quebec). Winner of the Canadian Film Award for the soundtrack of La vraie nature de Bernadette, a movie directed by Gilles Carles in 1972, he also composed the music for the television show Passe-Partout which marked the Generation X.

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    Pierre Charbonneau

    Pierre Charbonneau. Bass, b Montreal 14 Jun 1944. He studied singing at the CMM 1959-61 and later privately with Dina Maria Narici. In 1968 he won the first prize for interpretation at the Munich International Competition.

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    Pierre Cossette

    Pierre Maurice Joseph Cossette, talent agent, producer, record label executive (born 15 December 1923 in Valleyfield, QC; died 11 September 2009 in Ormstown, QC). Pierre Cossette was an influential talent agent, manager, music mogul and producer for television and Broadway. He is best known for bringing the Grammy Awards to TV. He served as executive producer of the telecast from 1971 until his retirement in 2005. He also launched the Latin Grammy Awards broadcast and produced the Broadway hit The Will Rogers Follies. It won six Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Cossette has a star on both Canada’s Walk of Fame and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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    Pierre Curzi

    Pierre Curzi. Actor, unionist and politician. (Montreal, 10 February 1946 - ) Pierre Curzi enjoyed a long and rewarding acting career onstage, in film and on television before entering the world of politics in the 2007 Quebec general election.

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    Pierre Dagenais

    Pierre Dagenais, actor, director, producer, author (b at Montréal 29 May 1923; d at Montréal 24 Dec 1990).

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    Pierre DuMesnil

    Pierre DuMesnil, called la Musique. Joiner, musician, b Bayeux, France, 1670, d Quebec? ca 1718-26.

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