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Édouard Charles "Newsy" Lalonde (October 31, 1887, Cornwall, Ontario – November 21, 1970) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward in the National Hockey League (NHL) and a professional lacrosse player, regarded as one of hockey's and lacrosse's greatest players of the first half of the 20th century and one of sport's most colourful characters. He played for the Montreal Canadiens -- considered to be the original "Flying Frenchman" -- in the National Hockey Association and the NHL. He also played for the WCHL's Saskatoon Sheiks. Before playing professional ice hockey, he worked in a newspaper plant, where he acquired the "Newsy" moniker. The image on the right is of Lalonde, in the 1910–11 season and the second version of the Montreal uniform; the "CH" sweater was still almost a decade away.

Paul Joseph James Martin, PC, CC, QC (June 23, 1903 – September 14, 1992), often referred to as Paul Martin, Sr, was a noted Canadian politician. He was the father of Paul Martin (Jr.), who served as Prime Minister of Canada from 2003 - 2006. Martin was born in Ottawa, the son of Lumina (née Chouinard) and Joseph Philippe Ernest Martin. He was raised in Pembroke in the Ottawa Valley. He completed his university education at the University of Toronto, and earned his law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School. Later, Martin studied at the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, on a scholarship.

Avril Ramona Lavigne (/ˈævrᵻl ləˈviːn/; born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, fashion designer, and occasional actress. Lavigne has sold more than 30 million copies of her albums worldwide.

She is currently one of the top-selling artists releasing albums in the United States, with over 10 million copies certified by the Recording Industry Association of America. Billboard named Lavigne the #10 pop artist of the 2000s. Avril was born in Belleville them moved to Napanee, when she was five years old.

The St. Lawrence Iroquoians were a prehistoric First Nations indigenous people who lived from the 1300s until about 1580 CE along the shores of the St. Lawrence River in present-day Quebec, Eastern Ontario and New York State. They spoke Laurentian languages, a branch of the Iroquoian family. It is likely they disappeared because of late 16th century warfare by the Mohawk nation of the Haudenosaunee, who wanted to control fur trade in the valley. By the time explorer Samuel de Champlain arrived and founded Quebec in 1608, no trace remained of the St. Lawrence Iroquoians and settlements visited by Cartier some 75 years earlier.