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    Brenton Price Dutton

    Brenton Price Dutton. Composer, teacher, tuba player, b Saskatoon 20 Mar 1950; B MUS (Oberlin Cons) 1975, M MUS (Oberlin Cons) 1976. He began his music studies at nine at the Regina Cons (Conservatory of Music, University of Regina).

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    Bret “Hitman” Hart

    Bret Sergeant “Hitman” Hart, professional wrestler, stroke and cancer survivor advocate (born 2 July 1957 in Calgary, Alberta). The most famous member of the “first family of professional wrestling,” Bret Hart grew up in Calgary, where his father’s Stampede Wrestling promotion thrived for more than 30 years. Hart succeeded Hulk Hogan as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF)’s biggest draw. He earned a reputation as the best in-ring performer of all time and was the biggest star in the sport for most of the 1990s. He has been inducted into the Canadian Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame, the WWE Hall of Fame, the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Canada’s Walk of Fame. 

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    Brethren in Christ

    Brethren in Christ (identified as "Tunkers" in Canada in the 19th century) were a group of Christians who shared the Anabaptist belief in adult baptism.

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    Brett Hull

    Brett Hull, "the Golden Brett," hockey player (b at Belleville, Ont 9 Aug 1964).

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    Brian Ahern

    Brian Ahern, CM, guitarist, record producer (born 1945 in Halifax, NS). Brian Ahern started out on CBC-TV’s Singalong Jubilee before becoming an acclaimed country music producer. He was a key figure in the careers of Anne Murray and Emmylou Harris, and was married to the latter from 1977 to 1984. From the mid-1970s to the late 2000s, Ahern produced more than 40 gold and platinum records for such artists as Johnny Cash, George Jones, Bette Midler, Rodney Crowell, Roy Orbison and Willie Nelson. Ahern has won four Juno Awards and one Grammy Award. He is a Member of the Order of Canada and the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.

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    Brian Bailey

    In early 2000 the designer opened two boutiques in Toronto.

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    Brian Barley

    Brian (Holgate) Barley. Saxophonist, clarinetist, composer (b Sarnia, Ont, 10 Dec 1942, d Toronto 8 Jun 1971). He began playing the clarinet at 11 and, inspired by the jazz musician Lee Konitz, took up the saxophone at 13.

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    Brian Bedford

    Brian Bedford, actor, director (born 16 February 1935 in Morley, England; died 13 January 2016 in Santa Barbara, California). Brian Bedford was an award-winning actor best known for his work at the Stratford Festival and on Broadway.

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    Brian Bowman

    Brian Thomas Douglas Bowman, judge, lawyer, mayor of Winnipeg 2014–22 (born 18 August 1971 in Winnipeg, MB). A Métis lawyer specializing in privacy rights and social media, Brian Bowman was elected Winnipeg’s first Indigenous mayor on 22 October 2014. A business-minded centrist, Bowman served two full terms before stepping down in 2022. He was appointed a judge for the Court of King’s Bench in December 2023.

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    Brian Brett

    Brian Thomas Brett, poet, novelist, publisher, critic, teacher (b at Vancouver 28 April 1950). Raised and educated in Vancouver, Brian Brett studied English literature at Simon Fraser University.

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    Brian Brooke Claxton

    Brian Brooke Claxton, lawyer, politician (b at Montréal 23 Aug 1898; d at Ottawa 13 June 1960). He attended Lower Canada College and McGill, graduating with an LLB in 1921, the year he began to practise law. During WWI he had served overseas with the 10th Siege Battery.

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    Brian Cherney

    Brian Cherney. Composer, teacher, b Peterborough, Ont, 4 Sep 1942; ARCT 1961, B MUS (Toronto) 1964, M MUS (Toronto) 1967, PH D (Toronto) 1974. His interest in composition began in childhood.

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    Brian Current

    Brian Current, composer, conductor (born 4 May 1972 in London, ON) B MUS (McGill) 1996, MA (California, Berkeley) 1998, PH D (California, Berkeley) 2002.

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    Brian Dickson

    Robert George Brian Dickson, chief justice of Canada (b at Yorkton, Sask 25 May 1916; d at Dunrobin, Ont 17 Oct 1998).

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    Brian Ellard

    Brian (Joseph) Ellard. Musicologist, educator, conductor, arranger, b Ottawa 15 Jan 1940; B MUS (ESM, Rochester) 1966, MA (ESM, Rochester) 1968, PH D (ESM, Rochester) 1973. After studying trade and commerce 1957-9 at the University of Ottawa, he took courses in music at the ESM in Rochester, NY.

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