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    Metric

    Award-winning indie rock band Metric has gained national and international attention for their socially and politically conscious lyrics and upbeat electro-pop, which incorporates elements of rock, new wave, electronica and grunge. Comprised of Emily Haines (vocals, keyboard), James Shaw (guitar), Josh Winstead (bass) and Joules Scott-Key (drums), the band has received three Juno Awards — for Alternative Album of the Year in 2010 and 2013, and Group of the Year in 2010 — multiple CASBY Awards and three nominations for the Polaris Music Prize.

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    M.G. (Moyez G.) Vassanji

    THE BOOK OF SECRETS (1993) established Vassanji as an important voice in Canadian literature. Awarded the inaugural SCOTIABANK GILLER prize for fiction, it won both critical and popular acclaim. The Book of Secrets is representative of Vassanji's gift for storytelling.

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    M.G. Vassanji on Mordecai Richler (Book Review)

    M.G. Vassanji, one of Canada's pre-eminent novelists, experienced his first moment of kinship with the late, great ​Mordecai Richler at a writer's festival in Sydney, Australia, more than two decades ago.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on March 16, 2009

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    MIAC/ACIM

    MIAC/ACIM (Music Industries Association of Canada/Association canadienne de l'industrie de la musique).

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    Mica Bay Incident

    In November 1849, a force of Anishinaabeg (see Ojibwe) and Métis warriors, led by Chiefs Oshawano, Shingwaukonse and Nebenaigoching, forced the Quebec and Lake Superior Mining Association to stop operating at Pointe aux Mines, Mica Bay, Lake Superior. Mica Bay is approximately 100 km northwest of Sault Ste. Marie (by road) on Lake Superior. The closure of the mine and the reaction of the Canada West authorities are known as the Mica Bay Incident.

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    Micah Barnes

    Micah Barnes. Singer, songwriter, pianist, actor, b Vienna 30 May 1960. Barnes studied voice with José Hernandez and Bill Vincent, and led his own groups from the piano in Toronto cabarets and nightclubs during the 1980s while appearing in theatre, film, TV, and radio productions.

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    Micah Lexier

    Micah Lexier, artist (b at Winnipeg 13 Nov 1960), studied fine arts at the University of Manitoba and the NOVA SCOTIA COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, where he completed a Master's of Fine Art in 1984. A conceptual artist, Micah Lexier's work embraces notions of identity and its representation.

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    Mike Gartner

    Michael "Mike" Alfred Gartner, hockey player (b at Ottawa, Ont 29 Oct 1959). One of the NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE's fastest skaters, Mike Gartner is known for his consistent ability to score and his dedication to Canada's national teams in international competition.

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    Michael Anthony Fleming

    Fleming, Michael Anthony, Roman Catholic bishop of Newfoundland (b at Carrick-on-Suir, Ire 1792?; d at St John's 14 July 1850). A Franciscan priest, Fleming came to St John's in 1823.

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    Michael Cera

    Michael Austin Cera, actor (b at Brampton, Ont 7 June 1988). Michael Cera is a comic actor who became popular with film and television audiences before he had finished high school. He made his acting debut as a child in an unpaid role in a Tim Hortons commercial.

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    Michael Bublé

    Michael Steven Bublé, singer (born at Burnaby, BC 9 Sept 1975).

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    Michael Bublé

    Michael (Steven) Bublé. Pop singer, songwriter, actor, b Burnaby, BC, 9 Sep 1975. Michael Bublé is also a citizen of Italy. He attended Cariboo Hill Secondary School.

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    Michael Burgess

    Michael Burgess, popular singer, tenor, actor (born 22 July 1945 in Regina, SK; died 28 September 2015 in Toronto, ON). Raised in Toronto, Michael Burgess attended St Michael's Choir School and sang on the CBC TV's "Cross-Canada Hit Parade" and "Holiday Ranch.

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    Michael Bussière

    Michael (Robert) Bussière. Composer, teacher, producer, b Ottawa 31 May 1959; BA (Carleton) 1980, B MUS (Carleton) 1981, ARCT 1982, M MUS (State U of NY, Potsdam) 1985.

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    Michael Cass-Beggs

    Michael (John) Cass-Beggs. Teacher, producer, folksong collector, singer, b Toronto 11 Jun 1941, d Ottawa 4 Jun 2007; B MUS (British Columbia) 1964, LRAM 1965, post-graduate diploma (King's College, London) 1966. Michael Cass-Beggs' mother was the teacher and folksong collector Barbara Cass-Beggs.

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