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Rien n'aura empêché Nicole Juteau de tenter le tout pour le tout, pas plus un programme collégial où seuls les…
hommes étaient admis qu'une loi qui interdisait d'engager des policières. Grâce à sa ténacité et à sa témérité, elle est devenue, en 1975, en plein coeur de l'Année internationale de la femme, la première policière au Québec. Première femme dans un monde d'hommes, elle a relevé une multitude de défis, dont celui d'être promue enquêteuse et agente double à l'escouade régionale alcool et moralité. L'adrénaline, les joies, les frustrations, les indignations et les réussites, tant personnelles que professionnelles, marquent son parcours. Dotée d'un caractère fort, de beaucoup d'intuition, d'une personnalité pétillante et d'un franc-parler, elle ne s'en est jamais laissé imposer. Sa biographie est haute en couleur, riche en anecdotes étonnantes et en dialogues savoureux.
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"A remarkable life story.... Angela Sterritt is a formidable storyteller and a passionate advocate." (Cherie Dimaline, author of The Marrow…
Thieves) "Sterritt's story is living proof of how courageous Indigenous women are." (Tanya Talaga, author of Seven Fallen Feathers and All Our Relations) In her memoir, Angela Sterritt shares her story from navigating life on the streets to becoming an award-winning journalist. As a teenager, she wrote in her notebook to survive. Now, she reports on cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada, showing how colonialism and racism create a society where Indigenous people are devalued. Unbroken is a story about courage and strength against all odds.
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Le samedi 2 septembre 1972, au Forum de Montréal, les meilleurs affrontent les meilleurs. Pour la première fois, le Canada,…
pays qui a inventé le hockey, et l'Union soviétique, qui a commencé à y jouer 26 ans plus tôt, croisent le fer. Ayant vécu lui-même cet événement historique au cœur de l'action, Ken Dryden, gardien de but légendaire et auteur à succès, nous le raconte comme si nous y étions, nous faisant vivre le jeu minute par minute. Cette série, la plus importante de toutes, changea à jamais le hockey. C'est sans doute aussi l'un des moments les plus marquants de notre histoire. Grâce à Ken Dryden, nous comprenons enfin pourquoi.
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This biography traces the roots of MacNeil's passion for the English language. The author, best known as the co-host of…
"The MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour" on PBS television, describes his childhood in Halifax and his parents' love for books which gave him an enthusiasm for reading. c1989.
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One of Canada's best-known writers describes the first 16 years of his life. Born to modest circumstances in south-central Ontario,…
Mowat was a solitary child who early on discovered the world of animals - the "Others." Mowat tells of his friendships with the animals of his childhood, and his discovery and exploration of the natural world. 1993.
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Essays, eulogies, interviews, lectures, and articles collected over forty years from an award-winning author known mainly for his fiction. Bellow…
shares his enthusiasm for the accessibility of Mozart's music and his affection for Chicago; reflects on friendships with other writers and on favourite haunts; and tucks in two autobiographical pieces with curmudgeonly reluctance. 1994.
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A portrait of the controversial media philosopher who originated the dictum, "the medium is the message." Explores McLuhan's ideas and…
their implications in the electronic age. Traces his childhood, his conversion to Catholicism, and his academic career. 1997.
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Describes the traumatic life of Canadian David Reimer, who was born an identical twin in 1965. After a botched circumcision…
left him without a penis, he was castrated, raised as a girl, given hormones, and falsely publicized as a great success. Miserable at fourteen, David reverted to being male. Some strong language. Co-winner of the 2002 CNIB Torgi Award. 2000.
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Canadian biography, Historical biography
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Au début du XIXe siècle, des fils d'agriculteurs du centre du Québec recherchaient de nouvelles terres pour s'y établir. De…
L'Islet sont venus, sur des lots achetés de colons qui avaient déclaré forfait, Joseph-Marie Bélanger et Angélique Ouellet, ainsi que Louis Bélanger et Angélique Bélanger. Ils se sont établis en une partie de la seigneurie Nicolas-Rioux qui deviendra Saint-Simon. De La Pocatière sont venus Benjamin Roy et Julie Dion dans la même seigneurie, qui deviendra Saint-Fabien. De La Malbaie sont venus Hilaire Imbeault et Geneviève Bilodeau, sur un lot concédé par la seigneuresse de Matane. Tous ont dû aménager un abri rudimentaire remplacé plus tard par une maison en pièces sur pièces où ont grandi leurs enfants. Les recensements agraires nous informent de l'évolution des cultures, de la pauvreté de l'outillage utilisé et du peu de fertilité de certains sols. Les habitants, tenus de payer le cens seigneurial, recevaient peu d'assistance si ce n'est les services d'une meunerie et d'une scierie. L'organisation paroissiale offrait le lieu de rassemblement et un soutien communautaire indispensable
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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Women biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
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Biography of Mae Brown (1935-1973), who was the first deaf-blind person to graduate from a Canadian university, and was a…
counsellor at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. Her college tutor chronicles Brown's family, education, social and professional life, and triumphs and disappointments.
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Sports biography, Canadian biography
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10 mai 1979, Forum de Montréal, 7 e match de la demi-finale Bruins-CH. Les colonnes du temple tremblent sur leurs…
assises. Un but – le but – qui vient de sauver la saison, l’honneur et la dynastie de la Sainte-Flanelle est marqué en prolongation par le numéro 11, Yvon Lambert. Quarante ans plus tard, ce but fait encore sa renommée (on lui en parle tous les jours), mais il est bien loin de résumer à lui seul la carrière de ce petit gars de Saint-Germain-de-Grantham.
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Bestselling memoir Fatty Legs for younger readers. Olemaun is eight and knows a lot of things. But she does not…
know how to read. Ignoring her father’s warnings, she travels far from her Arctic home to the outsiders’ school to learn. The nuns at the school call her Margaret. They cut off her long hair and force her to do menial chores, but she remains undaunted. Her tenacity draws the attention of a black-cloaked nun who tries to break her spirit at every turn. But the young girl is more determined than ever to learn how to read. Based on the true story of Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, and complemented by stunning illustrations, When I Was Eight makes the bestselling Fatty Legs accessible to younger readers. Now they, too, can meet this remarkable girl who reminds us what power we hold when we can read.Available copies:
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Depuis toujours, cet homme singulier décline sa passion de la musique au pluriel : trames sonores, chansons, concertos, publicités, comédies…
musicales et plus encore. Mais Dompierre, cest aussi douze années de radio et cinq années dateliers culinaires, trois livres et treize disques, des milliers de kilomètres à pied et un formidable appétit de vivre
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Taunted and humiliated by Raven, the unkind nun in charge of the young Inuit girls at her residential school, Margaret…
is willing to endure almost anything as long as she can learn to read. The unpleasant chores don’t daunt her, but the teasing of other students and the unfair punishments do. When she is the only girl forced to wear ugly red stockings, however, Margaret has enough, and fights back. Followed by “A stranger at home” (DC41414). Grades 3-6. 2010.
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When musician and broadcast journalist Malka Marom had the opportunity to interview Joni Mitchell in 1973, she was eager to…
reconnect with the performer she’d first in met in 1966. More conversations followed over the next four decades of friendship, and it was only after Joni and Malka completed their most recent recorded interview, in 2012, that Malka discovered the heart of their discussions: the creative process. In this book, Joni and Malka follow this thread through seven decades of life and art, discussing the influence of Joni’s childhood, love and loss, acclaim and criticism, triumphs and mistakes. c2014.
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Peter Mansbridge invites us to walk the beat with him in this entertaining and revealing look into his life and…
career, from his early broadcasting days in the remote northern Manitoba community of Churchill to the fast-paced news desk of CBC's flagship show, The National , where he reported on stories from around the world. Today, Peter Mansbridge is often recognized for his distinctive deep voice, which calmly delivered the news for over fifty years. But ironically, he never considered becoming a broadcaster. In some ways, though, Peter was prepared for a life as a newscaster from an early age. Every night around the dinner table, his family would debate the news of the day, from Cold War scandals and Vietnam to Elvis Presley and the Beatles. So in 1968, when by chance a CBC radio manager in Churchill, Manitoba, offered him a spot hosting the local late night music program, Peter embraced the opportunity. Without a teacher, he tuned into broadcasts from across Canada, the US, and the UK to learn the basic skills of a journalist and he eventually parlayed his position into his first news job. Less than twenty years later, he became the chief correspondent and anchor of The National . With humour and heart, Peter shares never-before-told stories from his distinguished career, including reporting on the fall of the Berlin Wall and the horror of 9/11, walking the beaches of Normandy with Tom Brokaw, and talking with Canadian prime ministers from John Diefenbaker to Justin Trudeau. But it's far from all serious. Peter also writes about finding the "cure" for baldness in China and landing the role of Peter Moosebridge in Disney's Zootopia . From the first (and only) time he was late to broadcast to his poignant interview with the late Gord Downie, these are the moments that have stuck with him. After years of interviewing others, Peter turns the lens on himself and takes us behind the scenes of his life on the frontlines of journalism as he reflects on the toll of being in the spotlight, the importance of diversity in the newsroom, the role of the media then and now, and the responsibilities we all bear as citizens in an increasingly global world
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Un portrait nuancé et complet d'un des personnages les plus connus de l'histoire québécoise, celui qu'on considère comme le fondateur…
de la science historique. Il analyse les éditions de l'Histoire du Canada et la réception décevante de l'oeuvre. Il met en scène l'homme, son temps et sa société, et le libère des mythes qui l'entouraient
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Depuis sa naissance, Justin Trudeau a passé sa vie sous le regard du public, mais, à part ses proches, peu…
de gens connaissent sa version de ce parcours unique. Dans Terrain d'entente, il révèle comment sa personnalité et ses idéaux ont été façonnés par les moments marquants de sa vie. Les difficultés maritales de ses parents et les liens profonds qui l'unissaient à son père sont décrits avec franchise et empathie. Il raconte sa maturation politique et ses années d'enseignement, brusquement interrompues par la mort tragique de son frère cadet et par celle de son père. Et nous découvrons dans quelles circonstances il a rencontré sa femme, Sophie Grégoire. Justin Trudeau nous confie ce qui l'a poussé à entrer en politique, et comment il a trouvé sa voie et consolidé sa vision des forces et du potentiel du Canada. Il nous explique pourquoi, à ses yeux, la défaite de 2011 a confirmé à quel point le Parti libéral avait perdu le contact avec les Canadiens, ce qui l'a convaincu de la nécessité de renouveler le parti de fond en comble. Sa campagne et son élection dans la circonscription de Papineau sont évoquées en détail, ainsi que son accession à la direction du Parti libéral du Canada. D'abord et avant tout, Justin Trudeau partage ici sa conviction que le Canada est fort grâce à sa diversité et non malgré elle, et que notre plein potentiel se réalisera en trouvant ce qui nous rassemble et en nous appuyant sur des objectifs communs - nos espoirs et nos rêves partagés - , bref, en étant réunis sur un terrain d'entente.
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Le chef du Nouveau Parti démocratique du Canada, Jagmeet Singh, nous livre le récit fascinant et bouleversant de sa famille…
: une histoire de courage et de résilience face à l'adversité.En octobre 2017, Jagmeet Singh est devenu le premier membre d’une minorité visible à diriger un parti politique majeur au Canada. Cet événement marquant a été célébré à travers le pays. Un mois plus tôt, durant la course à la chefferie du NPD, Jagmeet a tenu des assemblées publiques partout au pays. Durant l’un de ces événements, une perturbatrice dans la foule l’a interrompu avec des accusations racistes. Jagmeet lui a répondu calmement, appelant les Canadiens et Canadiennes à répondre à la haine avec « l’amour et le courage ». Cette réponse est immédiatement devenue virale, et les gens à travers le pays sont devenus curieux. Qui est Jagmeet Singh? Et pourquoi « amour et courage » ? Dans ce récit personnel et touchant, Jagmeet répond à ces questions. Il nous invite à revivre avec lui son passage de l’enfance à l’âge adulte, alors qu’il apprend des leçons importantes et parfois traumatisantes sur les hauts et les bas de la vie, la dépendance, et l’impact de ne pas se sentir à sa place. Nous découvrons sa courageuse famille, notamment sa mère, qui lui enseigne que « nous ne faisons qu’un, nous sommes tous connectés », une leçon inestimable qui a considérablement influencé la personne qu’il est devenu. Il ne s’agit pas de mémoires politiques. C’est l’histoire d’une famille, un récit sur l’amour et le courage, un vibrant rappel que renforcer les liens qui nous unissent est la première étape dans l’édification d’un monde meilleur.
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This timely and relevant collection of fascinating stories about groundbreaking Canadian women, present and past, offers an inspiring, one-of-a-kind look…
at Canadian history. Canadian women have long been trailblazers, creating art, making discoveries and setting records --- and often battling incredible odds and discrimination in the process. Here, award-winning children's writer Elizabeth MacLeod presents biographies of more than one hundred of these remarkable women, from the famous, such as Margaret Atwood, to the lesser known, such as multi-award-winning mathematician Karen Yeats. There are stories of activists and architects, engineers and explorers, poets and politicians and so many more. Each category pairs a historical groundbreaker with a present-day woman making her mark in that same field. Included are stories of Indigenous women, immigrants, women with disabilities and women from the LGBTQ+ community. Together, they tell the story of Canada. And together they offer a vision of what's possible, to inspire all children to blaze trails of their own. This unique look at Canadian history is engagingly written with a storyteller's touch, making this a book that will be read for both research and pleasure. Organized by profession, it includes women in science, the arts, sports, politics, activism, law, business and more. The clean, modern design, along with the color portraits of each woman by Maia Faddoul, make the pages accessible and inviting. This excellent resource for social studies lessons also contains a time line of significant dates in Canadian women's history, a list of author's sources, further resources and an index.