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    Peter Lougheed

    Edgar Peter Lougheed, businessman, lawyer, premier of Alberta (born at Calgary 26 July 1928, died there 13 Sept. 2012). In 1965, at the age of 36, Lougheed was elected leader of the small Alberta Progressive Conservative Party. A successful political career at the helm of such a marginal party seemed unlikely at the start. By the time Lougheed took charge, the party didn't hold a single seat.

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    Edgar Ritchie

    Albert Edgar Ritchie, diplomat (b at Andover, NB 20 Dec 1916). A Rhodes scholar who worked for the British government and United Nations in the 1940s, Ritchie was a member of the Department of External Affairs (now FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE), 1944-46, 1948-80.

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    Edgar Spinney Archibald

    Edgar Spinney Archibald, agriculturalist (b at Yarmouth, NS 12 May 1885; d at Ottawa 23 Jan 1968). Archibald's greatest contribution to Canadian agriculture was his dedicated and active support of scientists in the Experimental Farms Service, of which he was director 1919-51.

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    Edgar William Richard Steacie

    Edgar William Richard Steacie, physical chemist, scientist-statesman (b at Westmount, Qué 25 Dec 1900; d at Ottawa 28 Aug 1962).

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    Edith and Cyril Berkeley

    Edith Berkeley, née Dunington, biologist (b at Tulbagh, S Africa 6 Sept 1875; d at Nanaimo, BC 25 Feb 1963) and Cyril, chemist (b at London, Eng 2 Dec 1878; d at Nanaimo, BC, 25 Aug 1973).

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    Edith Butler

    Edith Butler, singer-songwriter (b at Paquetville, near Caraquet, NB 27 July 1942). Through her stormy songs and her expressive warmth, Edith Butler helps spread Acadian culture. She has a master's degree in literature and in traditional ethnography from Laval University (1966-69).

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    Edith Butler

    (Marie Nicole) Edith Butler. Singer-songwriter, b Paquetville, near Caraquet, NB, 27 Jul 1942; BA (Moncton) 1964, L LITT (Laval) 1969, honorary D MUS (Moncton) 1985, honorary D LITT (New Brunswick) 1986. She began singing in cafés in Moncton while studying.

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    Edith Carey

    Edith (Marsella) (m Smythe) Carey. Contralto, b Millgrove 31 Jan 1878, d Brockville, Ont, 13 Mar 1941. She was contralto soloist in the early 1900s at St Giles United Church, Hamilton. With her husband, Frederick, she was one of the group of singers that formed the Elgar Choir.

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    Edith Clayton

    Edith Clayton (née Drummond), basket weaver (born 6 September 1920 in Cherry Brook, NS; died 8 October 1989 in East Preston, NS). Using dyes from the Mi’kmaq community and a style that originated in Africa, Edith Clayton weaved traditional baskets that were admired across Canada and around the world. She was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977. Her baskets were prominently displayed at the Canadian pavilion at Expo 86 in Vancouver. In 1989, she was featured in a National Film Board film titled Black Mother Black Daughter.

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    Edith Della Pergola

    Edith Della Pergola (b Leb). Soprano, teacher, b Cluj, Rumania, 12 Jun 1915; d Montreal 2 Jul 2009; naturalized Canadian 1961. Edith Della Pergola studied voice at the Bucharest Royal Academy of Music, where her teacher was Luciano Della Pergola, whom she married in 1935.

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    Edith Fowke

    An avid collector of folk song recordings, Fowke was also a prolific writer on Canadian folk music (courtesy McClelland & Stewart).Edith Fowke Edith (Margaret) Fowke (b Fulton). Folklorist, collector, writer, teacher, b Lumsden, near Regina, 30 Apr 1913; d Toronto 28 Mar 1996. BA (Saskatchewan) 1933, BA (College of Education, Saskatchewan) 1934, MA (Saskatchewan) 1937, honorary LL D (Brock) 1974, honorary D LITT (Trent) 1975, honorary D LITT (York) 1982, honorary LL D (Regina) 1986....

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    Edith Grace Firth

    Edith Grace Firth, historian, librarian (b at Lindsay, Ont 27 January 1927; d at Toronto, Ont 23 July 2005).

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    Edith Jessie Archibald

    Edith Jessie Archibald, née Archibald, socialite, feminist, author (born 5 April 1854 in St. John's, NL; died 11 May 1936 in Halifax, NS). She was named a Person of National Historic Significance by the Government of Canada in 1998.

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    Edith Margaret Fowke

    An avid collector of folk song recordings and a prolific writer on Canadian folk music, Fowke was a founding member of the Canadian Folk Music Society, becoming editor of the Canadian Folk Music Journal in 1973. 

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    Edith Maude Eaton

    Edith Maude Eaton (Sui Sin Far), journalist, author (b at Macclesfield, Eng, 15 Mar 1865; d at Montréal, 7 Apr 1914).

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