CITY

Official Website:
http://city.ottawa.on.ca/

Population:
774,072 (2001)

• Mayor of Ottawa

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
Ottawa Citizen
The Ottawa Sun

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Algonquin College	1967
Carleton University	1942
Glebe Collegiate Institute	1922
University of Ottawa	1848

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
Portrait Gallery of Canada	2001
National Gallery of Canada	1988

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Corel	1985
Perley-Robertson Hill & McDougall	1971
Telesat Canada	1969
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation	1936

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Paul Anka	Singer/Songwriter	30-Jul-1941		Put Your Head on My Shoulder
Margaret Atwood	Author	18-Nov-1939		The Handmaid's Tale
Dan Aykroyd	Actor	1-Jul-1952		Saturday Night Live, Dr. Detroit
Jay Baruchel	Actor	9-Apr-1982		She's Out of My League
Sarah Chalke	Actor	27-Aug-1976		Dr. Reid on Scrubs
Bob Chiarelli	Politician	24-Sep-1941		Mayor of Ottawa, 2001-06
R. Kerry Clark	Business	c. 1952		CEO of Cardinal Health
Suzanne Cloutier	Actor	10-Jul-1923	2-Dec-2003	Othello
Bruce Cockburn	Singer/Songwriter	27-May-1945		Rocket Launcher
André Desmarais	Business	26-Oct-1956		Co-CEO, Power Corporation of Canada
Lorne Greene	Actor	12-Feb-1915	11-Sep-1987	Ben Cartwright on Bonanza
Suzanne B. Labarge	Business	1946		Vice Chairman of RBC, 1999-2004
Rich Little	Comic	26-Nov-1938		Comic and voice impressionist
Donal Logue	Actor	27-Feb-1966		Jimmy the Cab Driver
John Manley	Politician	5-Jan-1950		Canadian Deputy PM, 2002-03
Alexa McDonough	Politician	11-Aug-1944		Leader of Canada's NDP, 1995-2003
Dalton McGuinty	Politician	19-Jul-1955		Premier of Ontario
David McGuinty	Politician	25-Feb-1960		Canadian MP, Ottawa South
Mark McKinney	Actor	26-Jun-1959		The Kids in the Hall
Vanessa Morgan	Actor	23-Mar-1992		My Babysitter's a Vampire
Alanis Morissette	Singer	1-Jun-1974		Jagged Little Pill
Larry O'Brien	Politician	19-Jul-1949		Mayor of Ottawa, 2006-10
Denis Potvin	Hockey	29-Oct-1953		New York Islanders, 1973-88
David Pratt	Politician	3-Jan-1955		Canadian Defence Minister, 2003-04
Bob Rae	Politician	2-Aug-1948		Premier of Ontario, 1990-95
Allan Rock	Politician	30-Aug-1947		Canadian Ambassador to the UN, 2004-06
Kelly Rowan	Actor	26-Oct-1965		Kirsten Cohen on The O.C.
John Ralston Saul	Essayist	19-Jun-1947		The Collapse of Globalism
Andrew Seeley	Singer	30-Apr-1982		High School Musical
Shane Smith	Journalist	1970		VICE, Heavy Metal in Baghdad
Roger Spottiswoode	Film Director	5-Jan-1945		Tomorrow Never Dies
Alan Taylor	Film Director	1959		Thor: The Dark World
E. P. Taylor	Business	29-Jan-1901	14-May-1989	Brewer, Thoroughbred horse breeder
Gordon Thomson	Actor	3-Mar-1945		Adam Carrington on Dynasty
Gérald Tremblay	Politician	20-Sep-1942		Mayor of Montreal, 2002-12
Justin Trudeau	Politician	25-Dec-1971		Prime Minister of Canada

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert Laird Borden	Head of State	26-Jun-1854	10-Jun-1937	Prime Minister of Canada, 1911-20
Charles L. Caccia	Politician	29-Apr-1930	4-May-2008	Former Canadian MP, Davenport
Lionel Conacher	Hockey	24-May-1900	26-May-1954	Canadian All-Around Athlete
John Diefenbaker	Head of State	18-Sep-1895	16-Aug-1979	Prime Minister of Canada, 1957-63
Jim Flaherty	Politician	30-Dec-1949	10-Apr-2014	Canadian Minister of Finance, 2006-14
Herb Gray	Politician	25-May-1931	21-Apr-2014	Canadian Deputy Prime Minister, 1997-2002
Gerhard Herzberg	Physicist	25-Dec-1904	3-Mar-1999	Molecular spectroscopy
Antonio Lamer	Judge	8-Jul-1933	24-Nov-2007	Chief Justice of Canada, 1990-2000
Wilfrid Laurier	Head of State	20-Nov-1841	17-Feb-1919	Canadian Prime Minister
Les Lye	Comic	18-Nov-1924	21-Jul-2009	You Can't Do That On Television
John A. Macdonald	Head of State	11-Jan-1815	6-Jun-1891	Canadian Prime Minister, founding father
Lester Bowles Pearson	Head of State	23-Apr-1897	27-Dec-1972	Prime Minister of Canada, 1963-68

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