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    Sarah Polley

    Sarah Polley, OC, actor, director, writer, producer (born 8 January 1979 in Toronto, ON). Sarah Polley is an acclaimed director and screenwriter and one of Canada's most talented and well-known actors. Her work as a child actor in such TV series as CBC’s Road to Avonlea (1990–96) and in such films as Atom Egoyan's Exotica (1994) and The Sweet Hereafter (1997) established her as a rising star. She later embarked on a highly successful career as a writer-director with such award-winning films as Away from Her (2006), Take This Waltz (2011), Stories We Tell (2012), and Women Talking (2022), for which she won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. She has won multiple Genie and Gemini Awards and was the first woman to receive a Genie Award for best director. She is also an Officer of the Order of Canada and a member of Canada’s Walk of Fame.

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    Sarah Polley (Profile)

    Flush with its triumph in Cannes last May - where it won three awards including second place in the Grand Jury Prize - The Sweet Hereafter opens the 22nd Toronto International Film Festival (Sept. 4 to 13) this week.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on September 8, 1997

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    Sarah Selecky

    Sarah Selecky, short story writer (b at Hanmer, ON, 17 Sept 1974). Raised in both Hanmer, Ontario and Evansville, Indiana, Sarah Selecky moved to Peterborough in 1993, where she attended TRENT UNIVERSITY and received a BA in Cultural Studies and Spanish.

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    Sarain Stump

    Sarain Stump, Indigenous name Sock-a-jaw-wu, meaning "the one who pulls the boat," painter, poet (b at Fremont, Wyo 1945; d by drowning near Mexico City, Mexico 20 Dec 1974).

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    Tsuut’ina (Sarcee)

    The Tsuut’ina (Sarcee) are a Dene (or Athabaskan) First Nation whose reserve borders the southwestern city limits of Calgary, Alberta. The name "Sarcee" is believed to have originated from a Siksikáí’powahsin (Blackfoot language) word meaning boldness and hardiness. The Sarcee people call themselves Tsuut’ina (also Tsuu T'ina and Tsúùt'ínà), translated literally as "many people" or "every one (in the Nation)."

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    SARS Victims Tell Their Stories

    This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on May 5, 2003. Partner content is not updated. THE SARS OUTBREAK has swept many people into its vortex of tragedy, fear and confusion. The DISEASE suddenly changed their lives in ways they couldn't have imagined.

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    Sass Jordan

    Sarah (Sass) Jordan, singer, songwriter, actor (born 23 December 1962 in Birmingham, England). A dynamic singer with a sultry, prototypical blues-rock rasp, Sass Jordan had a string of hit songs and platinum-selling albums in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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    Saul Brant

    Saul Brant. Violinist, choirmaster, teacher, b Savannah, Ga, 22 Sep 1882, d US, 1934. In Saul Brant's youth he spent eight years in Europe, studying the violin with Henri Marteau and Carl Flesch. He moved to Montreal ca 1910 and taught at McGill University.

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    John Ralston Saul

    John Ralston Saul, novelist, essayist (b at Ottawa, Ont 19 June 1947). The son of a Canadian army officer and a British war bride, John Ralston Saul completed a BA at McGill University and his PhD, in economics and political science, at King's College, University of London.

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    Saul Rubinek

    It was clear from an early age that Rubinek had been bitten by the acting bug. He was encouraged by his parents, who took him to acting classes and allowed him to perform regularly at the Ottawa Little Theatre. Four years later, in 1969, he joined the company at the STRATFORD FESTIVAL in Ontario.

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    S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatté

    Reunited with her mother in 1904, Sophie-Carmen was taken to Paris, where her musical education began. Under her mother's instruction, 1906-8, her advancement at the piano was precocious.

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    School Trustee

    A school trustee is a member of a board of education elected (a few are appointed) for terms ranging from 2 to 4 years. Membership varies from 5 to more than 20 on some large boards.

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    SchoolNet

    SchoolNet was an educational project launched in 1993 by federal, provincial and territorial governments, educational organizations and industry partners. Their goals were to link Canadian schools and libraries (particularly those in remote areas) via the Internet and to foster the creation of a Canadian educational website in English and French.

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    Scotiabank Giller Prize Winners

    The Scotiabank Giller Prize is Canada's most lucrative literary prize. The monetary prize is awarded every November to an English Canadian novel or short-story collection. In 2014, it was announced that prizing would increase to $140,000, with $100,000 going to the winner and $10,000 to each shortlist finalist.

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    Scotiabank Giller Prize Winners

    The Scotiabank Giller Prize is Canada's most lucrative literary prize. The monetary prize is awarded every November to an English Canadian novel or short-story collection. In 2014, it was announced that prizing would increase to $140,000, with $100,000 going to the winner and $10,000 to each finalist. Author Year Title M.G. Vassanji 1994 The Book of Secrets Rohinton Mistry 1995 A Fine Balance Margaret Atwood 1996 Alias Grace Mordecai Richler 1997 Barney's Version Alice Munro...

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