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This list of people from Winnipeg includes
notable people who were born, raised, or who achieved fame in
Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada.
Richardson Building in
Winnipeg
Artists
Leo Mol
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K. C. Adams, contemporary artist
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Joyce Anderson, painter and art teacher
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Eleanor Bond, painter
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Bertram Brooker, abstract painter
[1]
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Sheila Butler, contemporary artist
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Charles Comfort, painter
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Roewan Crowe, multi-media artist
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Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan, performance artists, authors, video & filmmakers
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Aganetha Dyck, contemporary artist
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Marcel Dzama, contemporary artist
[2]
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Neil Farber, contemporary artist
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LeMoine Fitzgerald, painter
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Lita Fontaine, interdisciplinary artist
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Étienne Gaboury, architect
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Barb Hunt, contemporary artist
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Sarah Anne Johnson, contemporary artist
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Francis Hans Johnston, painter
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Wanda Koop, interdisciplinary artist
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Gweneth Lloyd, choreographer and co-founder of
Royal Winnipeg Ballet
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Leo Mol, stained glass artist
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Kent Monkman, contemporary artist
- Freya Olafson,
[3] contemporary artist
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Bev Pike, contemporary artist
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Dominique Rey, contemporary artist
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The Royal Art Lodge, contemporary artists
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Lindsay Shearer-Nelko, choreographer
- Sheila Spence, photographer
[4]
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Arnold Spohr, choreographer
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The Steiner Brothers, tap-dancing trio and
Mouseketeer Ron Steiner
[5]
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Reva Stone, artist
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Diana Thorneycroft, photographer
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Rhayne Vermette, filmmaker
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Diane Whitehouse, painter
Sports persons
Ice hockey
Johnathan Toews
Terry Sawchuk
Basketball
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Emmanuel Akot, college basketball player
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Eric Bridgeland, college basketball coach
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Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson, professional basketball player
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Joey Johnson,
wheelchair basketball player
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Todd MacCulloch, NBA
center for the
Philadelphia 76ers and the
New Jersey Nets
[7]
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Rick McNair, basketball coach and founder of
Winnipeg Fringe Festival
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Erfan Nasajpour, professional basketball player
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Chad Posthumus, professional basketball player
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Carl Ridd, professional basketball player
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Martin Riley,
Olympic basketball player
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Daniel Sackey, college basketball player
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BT Toews, professional basketball coach and father of
Kai Toews
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Bob Town, Olympic basketball player
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Joey Vickery, professional basketball player
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Roy Williams, Olympic basketball player
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Malcolm Wiseman, Olympic basketball player
Israel Idonije
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Al Ackland, professional football player
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Donovan Alexander, professional football player
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Bill Baker, professional football player
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Keith Bennett, professional football player
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Lorne Benson, professional football player
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Mike Benson, professional football player
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Andy Bieber, professional football player
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Simon Blaszczak, professional football player
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Ken Bochen, professional football player
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Bill Boivin, professional football player
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James Bond, professional football player
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Doug Brown, professional football
defensive tackle
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Brady Browne, professional football player
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Jack Bruzell, professional football player
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Zac Carlson, professional football player
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Jim Carphin, professional football player
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Bill Ceretti, professional football player
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Walter Chikowski, professional football player
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Scott Coe, professional football player
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Anthony Coombs, professional football player
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Billy Cooper, professional football player
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Bruce Covernton, professional football player
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Nic Demski, professional football player
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Brian Dobie, coach for the
University of Manitoba Bisons
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George Druxman, professional football player
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Leo Ezerins, professional football player
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Scott Flagel, professional football player
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Jim Furlong, professional football player
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Evan Gill, professional football player
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Geoff Gray, professional football
offensive lineman
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Roger Hamelin, professional football player
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John Hammond, professional football player
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Andrew Harris, professional football player
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Ben Hatskin, professional football player
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Rod Hill, professional football cornerback
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Israel Idonije, professional football
defensive end who led the
NFL in
blocked punts in 2005, 2006, and 2007
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T. J. Jones, professional football player
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Les Lear, professional football player
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Cal Murphy, coach, scout, and player
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David Onyemata, first NFL player ever drafted from the
University of Manitoba
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Don Oramasionwu, professional football player
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T-Dre Player, professional football player
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Joe Poplawski, professional football player
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Chad Rempel, professional football player
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Mike Richardson, professional football player
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Bobby Singh, professional football player
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John Urschel, professional football player and mathematician
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Fred Vant Hull, professional football player
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Chris Walby, professional football player
Wrestling
Chris Jericho
Roddy Piper
Kenny Omega
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Bob Brown, professional wrestler
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Kerry Brown, professional wrestler
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Don Callis, professional
wrestling manager and executive vice president of
Impact Wrestling
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Tony Condello, professional wrestler and promoter
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Cathy Corino, professional wrestler
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Steve Corino, professional wrestler
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Chi Chi Cruz, professional wrestler
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Allison Danger, professional wrestler
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Johnny Devine, professional wrestler
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Paul Diamond, professional wrestler
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Danny Duggan, professional wrestler
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Robert Evans, professional wrestler
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George Gordienko, professional wrestler inducted into the
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
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David Hohl, professional wrestler
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Ricky Hunter, professional wrestler
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Chris Jericho, WWE legend and lead singer for
Fozzy currently signed to
All Elite Wrestling
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Tom Magee, professional wrestler and bodybuilder
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Kenny Omega, professional wrestler and executive vice president of All Elite Wrestling
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Fred Peloquin, professional wrestler
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Roddy Piper, professional wrestler inducted into
WWE Hall of Fame
[8]
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Courtney Rush, professional wrestler
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Sarah Stock, professional wrestler
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Al Tomko, professional wrestler
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The Von Steigers, professional wrestling
tag team
Martial arts
Curling
Speed skating
Golf
Volleyball
Soccer
Others
Terry Fox
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Amber Balcaen,
racecar driver, first Canadian female to win a
NASCAR race in the
United States
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J. Howard Crocker, educator and sports executive with the
YMCA and
Amateur Athletic Union of Canada
[9]
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Jamie Cudmore,
rugby union player
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Terry Fox, cancer activist and long-distance runner
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Evelyn Goshawk, long jumper, first Manitoban woman to represent Canada in an international sports event
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Norm Hadley, rugby union player
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Gordon Orlikow (b. 1960),
decathlon,
heptathlon, and hurdles competitor,
Athletics Canada Chairman,
Canadian Olympic Committee member,
Korn/Ferry International partner
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Rachel Riddell, water polo player
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Michael Schmidt, ten-pin bowler
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Bill Werbeniuk,
snooker player
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Teri York, diver
Business
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Ida Albo, owner of the
Fort Garry Hotel
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Izzy Asper, founder of
CanWest
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David Asper, lawyer and co-founder of Amenity Healthcare Limited
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Leonard Asper, CEO of
Anthem Sports & Entertainment
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Gail Asper, President of The Asper Foundation
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George Montegu Black II, businessman, president of
Canadian Breweries
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Mark Chipman, owner of the
Winnipeg Jets
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Bill Comrie, founder of
The Brick
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Matthew Corrin, founder of
Freshii
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David Culver, chairman and CEO of
Alcan
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David Dreman, founder of Dreman Value Management
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Sydney Halter, the first
CFL Commissioner, Officer of the
Order of Canada
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F. Ross Johnson, former CEO of
RJR Nabisco, featured in the book and film
Barbarians at the Gate
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Philip Kives, founder of
K-tel
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Jack Levit, real estate developer, CEO of Lakeview Management Inc.
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John Draper Perrin, President of The
Winnipeg Warriors Hockey Club
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Peter Nygård, founder of
Nygård International
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James Armstrong Richardson, served as CEO of
Richardson International
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Irv Robbins, co-founder of
Baskin-Robbins
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Gerry Schwartz, founder and CEO of
Onex Corporation
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Andrew Strempler, served as president and CEO of Mediplan Health Consulting Inc
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Bryan Turner, founder of
Priority Records which signed artists like
Snoop Dogg,
Jay-Z and
Ice Cube
[10]
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Lyle Wright, President of the
Minneapolis Arena,
United States Hockey Hall of Fame inductee
Journalists
Musicians
Burton Cummings
Neil Young
Politicians
Film and television
Actors
Monty Hall
Actresses
Anna Paquin
Military
Writers
Gabrielle Roy
Scientists
Crime
References
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^ J. Russell Harper.
Painting in Canada: A History. University of Toronto Press; 1977.
ISBN
978-0-8020-6307-6. p. 323–.
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"Life After Winnipeg's The Royal Art Lodge". ballastmag.com. October 18, 2012.
Archived from the original on October 20, 2012.
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"Freya Olafson". freya. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
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"Sheila Spence". Sheila Spence. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
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^ John Einarson (December 4, 2016).
"Winnipeg's Steiner Brothers didn't seek celebrity but made it big In addition to dancing; Brothers danced alongside Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin".
Winnipeg Free Press.
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^ Goldsborough, Gordon (March 22, 2020).
"Memorable Manitobans: Claude Copeland Robinson (1881–1976)".
Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
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^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;
Mallon, Bill; et al.
"List of people from Winnipeg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.
Sports Reference LLC. Archived from
the original on April 17, 2020.
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"Growing up as Roddy Piper's son". Winnipeg Sun. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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^ Keyes, Mary Eleanor (October 1964). John Howard Crocker LL. D., 1870–1959 (Thesis). London, Ontario:
University of Western Ontario. pp. 61–65.
OCLC
61578234.
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^
"Winnipegger's role in origins of gangsta rap more prominent than movie suggests". Winnipeg Free Press. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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^ written at Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Registration number 1906-006005, Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency:
Government of Manitoba, 2022
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^
"Honoured Members: Leah, Vince".
Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame. 1985. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
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^ Blum, Benjamin (December 20, 2016).
"Former CBC Sports exec producer Bob Moir dies at 87".
CBC Sports. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
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^ Prest, Ashley; Campbell, Tim (January 18, 2012).
"A bit of an icon as a sports editor".
Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. p. 22.
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^
"Andrea Slobodian: Weather Anchor". GlobalWinnipeg.com. Shaw Media Inc. 11 March 2008. Archived from
the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
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^
"Former FP Sports Editor, Maurice Smith, dead at 75".
Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. February 21, 1985. p. 51.
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^ Friesen, Joe (2016). The Ballad of Danny Wolfe. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. pp. 6–7.
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^ Friesen, Joe (2016). The Ballad of Danny Wolfe. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. pp. 6–7.
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