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    Ted Allan

    Ted Allan wrote hundreds of radio and television scripts broadcast in Britain and Canada. He is also the author of several plays, including the long-running Double Image (1957) and My Sister's Keeper (1974).

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    Ted Byfield (Profile)

    This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on January 25, 1999. Partner content is not updated.

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    Ted Davidson

    Frank Sterling (“Ted” or “Teddy”) Davidson, saxophonist, popular singer (born 21 June 1914 in Sudbury, ON; died 7 August 1983 in Toronto, ON). 

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    Ted Hockridge

    Edmund "Ted" (James) Hockridge. Baritone, born Vancouver 9 Aug 1919; died Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England 15 Mar 2009. Ted Hockridge studied piano and voice in Vancouver and was encouraged by the visiting Metropolitan Opera baritone John Charles Thomas, who heard him sing a solo in church.

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    Ted Kennedy

    Hardworking and tenacious, Ted Kennedy typified the powerful, tough checking Maple Leaf teams built by Conn SMYTHE. In 1946 he and players Howie Meeker and Vic Lynn formed the renowned KLM Line, which helped the Leafs to another 3 Stanley Cup victories from 1947-49.

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    Ted King

    Theodore “Ted” Stanley King, civil rights activist, real estate broker, accountant, railway porter (born 14 July 1925 in Calgary; died 7 July 2001 in Surrey, BC). Ted King was the president of the Alberta Association for the Advancement of Coloured People from 1958 to 1961, where he advocated for the rights of Black Canadians. In 1959, King launched a legal challenge against a Calgary motel’s discriminatory policy, decades before human rights protections existed throughout Canada. The case made it to the Alberta Supreme Court. Though it was not successful, King’s case exposed legal loopholes innkeepers exploited in order to deny lodging to Black patrons.

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    Ted Kotcheff

    Many of Kotcheff's movies have been comedic and have met with much success at the box office including Fun with Dick and Jane (1977), Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978), Switching Channels (1988), and both Weekend at Bernie's movies (1989 and 1993).

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    Ted Lindsay

    Robert Blake Theodore Lindsay, "Terrible Ted," hockey player (born 29 July 1925 in Renfrew, ON; died 4 March 2019 in Oakland, Michigan). Small in stature at 173 cm (5' 8") and only 73 kg (160 pounds), Ted Lindsay was nonetheless known as one of the most aggressive players in the National Hockey League (NHL).

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    Ted Moses

    Ted Moses, OQ, Cree leader, negotiator, business leader (born 1950 in Eastmain, QC). Ted Moses was the chief Cree negotiator in talks that led to the signing of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement and the Agreement Respecting a New Relationship Between the Cree Nation and the Government of Quebec, also known as the Paix des Braves. He was the founder and first director-general of the Cree School Board. Throughout his career, he has served as a leader for Cree governments, international organizations and corporations. 

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    Ted Rogers

    Edward Samuel (Ted) Rogers Jr., OC, founder and CEO of Rogers Communications, businessman, philanthropist (born 27 May 1933 in Toronto, ON; died 2 December 2008 in Toronto, ON). Rogers was a pioneer in the Canadian communications industry who established Rogers Communications. At the time of his death in 2008, Rogers was the fourth-richest Canadian, with a net worth of over $7 billion, while the company was worth $18 billion and employed roughly 29,000 people. Rogers Communications owned Canada’s largest wireless telecommunications company and cable TV company; 52 radio stations; numerous TV stations (including CityTV, OMNI, Sportsnet and The Shopping Channel); more than 70 consumer and trade magazines (including Maclean’s, Chatelaine and Flare); and the Toronto Blue Jays and Rogers Centre (formerly the SkyDome).

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    Tedd Robinson

    Edward “Tedd” Alan Buels Robinson, choreographer, dancer, artistic director, mentor (born 26 September 1952 in Ottawa, ON; died 27 August 2022 in Shawville, QC). Tedd Robinson was resident choreographer and artistic director of Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers for much of the 1980s. He established the first Festival of Canadian Modern Dance, in Winnipeg in 1985. In 1990, he founded his own company, 10 Gates Dancing, in Ottawa. He won the 1998 Chalmers National Dance Award and the Prix en art de la scène l'Avant-Première at the 2009 Culturiades de l'Outaouais. He was also an associate dance artist with the National Arts Centre.

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    Tegan and Sara

    Tegan and Sara. Indie rock duo formed in Calgary in 1995 by twin sisters Tegan and Sara Quin (b Calgary 19 Sep 1980). The duo called themselves Plunk and then Sara and Tegan before adopting their current moniker in 1999.

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    Télesphore-Damien Bouchard

    Télesphore-Damien Bouchard, journalist, politician (b at St-Hyacinthe, Qué 20 Dec 1881; d at Montréal 13 Nov 1962). After several years as a journalist, Bouchard became virtually permanent mayor of St-Hyacinthe (1917-44) and, simultaneously, perpetual Liberal MLA (1912-44).

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    Télesphore-Octave Dionne

    Télesphore-Octave Dionne. Violin maker, bassist, b Quebec City 1869, d Montreal 30 Nov 1920. He began his career playing clarinet in the Montreal Concert Band, then took up the double-bass. He played 1905-6 in the J.-J. Goulet MSO.

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    Ten Black Canadians in the Armed Forces

    Black Canadians have a proud tradition of military service dating to the American Revolution. Many volunteered for service during the 19th and 20th centuries, despite opposition from both civilian and military authorities. Until the Second World War, most Black Canadians served in segregated units like the Coloured Corps in the War of 1812 and No. 2 Construction Battalion in the First World War. Since then, Black soldiers, sailors and airmen and women have served in the regular and reserve forces at home and overseas. Here are some of their stories.

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