- Classified
Classified (aka Luke Boyd) is an undergroundand a very highly respected rapper and producer Canadian rapper and producer from Enfield, Nova Scotia. Many compare classified to Eminem (slim shady) becuase of his powerful lyrics and flow His 2005 album "Boy-Cott-In the Industry" reached #46 on SoundScan's Canadian R&B charts. His singles The Maritimes, "5th Element" and "No Mistakes" were all Top 20 hits on MuchMusic and MTV Canada that year. - Joel Plaskett
Joel Plaskett is a Canadian rock musician, born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He has been a prominent figure in the Canadian indie rock scene of the 1990s and 2000s. - Sarah McLachlan
Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Grammy-winning Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. She is known for the emotional sound of her ballads, some of her most popular songs include "Angel", "Building a Mystery", "Adia", "Possession", "Fallen", "I Will Remember You", and "World on Fire". Her best-selling album to date is "Surfacing", for which she won four Juno Awards and two Grammy Awards. - Ellen Page
Ellen Philpotts-Page (born February 21, 1987) is a Canadian female actor, perhaps best known for her starring role in "Hard Candy" and as Kitty Pryde in "X-Men: The Last Stand". She had previously received attention, particularly in her native Canada, for award-winning roles in "Pit Pony" and "Marion Bridge" and TV shows "Trailer Park Boys" and "ReGenesis". - Jesse Dangerously
Jesse Dangerously is an alternative hip hop artist from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is an active member of the Canadian East Coast music scene through the release of his own albums, appearing as guest vocalist on a large number of recordings by other artists, hosting a weekly radio show, writing a weekly column, and producing beats for other musicians. - Alexander Keith
Alexander Keith (October 5, 1795 - December 14, 1873) was a Canadian politician and brewmaster. He was mayor of the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, a member of the provincial legislature, and the founder of the Alexander Keith's brewing company. Keith was born in Halkirk, Caithness, Highland, Scotland, where he became a brewmaster. He immigrated to Canada in 1817, founded the Alexander Keith's brewing company in 1820, and developed a signature India Pale Ale, … - Jay Ferguson
Jay Ferguson (born October 14, 1968) is a member of the Canadian rock band Sloan. He is the only member in Sloan who originally comes from Halifax, Nova Scotia. When he was 12, he was given a job at a secondhand record store by Paul Zimmerman and was paid $2.50 an hour. Before Sloan, he was in a band with Chris Murphy called Kearney Lake Road. In 1991 Jay and Chris started Sloan along with Patrick Pentland and Andrew Scott. - Andrew Scott
Andrew Walter Gibson Scott (born November 15, 1967) is a Canadian musician born in Ottawa, Ontario and currently living in Toronto, Ontario. His first bands include No Damn Fears, Oreo Reversed and Blackpool from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Currently, he is a drummer with the Toronto-based band Sloan. He also plays guitar with the band, usually on songs he has written. Three of his songs, "500 Up", "People of the Sky", and "I've Gotta Try" have been released by Sloan as singles. - Peter North
Peter North (also known as Mike Artley, Al Brown, Matt Ramsey) is a Canadian pornographic actor, director and producer of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. He is one of the most famous male performers in pornography. Like many pornography stage names, North's name is a pun: "Peter" is a common slang term for a penis, and "North" may refer to "Great White North". - Joseph Howe
Joseph Howe, PC (December 13, 1804 – June 1, 1873) was a ship builder and born the son of John Howe and Mary Edes at Halifax, Nova Scotia. In retrospect he is seen to be one of the Fathers of Canadian Confederation, even though he actually opposed the union. - Holly Cole
Holly Cole (born November 25, 1963 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian jazz singer, particularly popular in Canada and Japan for her versatile voice and her adventurous repertoire, which spans such divergent genres as show tunes, rock, and country music. In 1983, she travelled to Toronto to seek a musical career. In 1986, she founded a trio with bassist David Piltch and pianist Aaron Davis. Offered a record deal in 1989, the Holly Cole Trio released an EP, … - Darrell Dexter
Darrell Dexter (born in Milton, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian politician. He is the leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, and represents the riding of Cole Harbour in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. He is the Leader of the Official Opposition. Dexter grew up in the rural community of Milton, Nova Scotia as the son of a sheet metal worker. He attended the University of King's College where he received a Bachelor of Journalism degree. - Denny Doherty
Dennis Gerrard Stephen Doherty was a Canadian singer and songwriter. He was most widely known as a founding member of the 1960s musical group The Mamas & the Papas. - Chögyam Trungpa
Chögyam Trungpa was a Buddhist meditation master, scholar, teacher, poet, artist, and a Trungpa tülku. Widely recognized, both by Tibetan Buddhists and by other spiritual practitioners and scholars (Midal, 2005), as a preeminent teacher of Tibetan Buddhism, he was a major figure in the dissemination of Tibetan Buddhism to the West, founding Vajradhatu and Naropa University and establishing the Shambhala Training method. - Diana Whalen
Diana Whalen is a politician in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She graduated from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA). In 1990 Whalen moved back to Halifax after living abroad for much of the 1980s. In 1995 she was part of the planning team for the G-7 Summit which took place in Halifax during that summer. - Russell MacLellan
Russell Gregoire MacLellan is a Canadian politician who served as Premier of Nova Scotia from 1997 to 1999. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1979 federal election for the riding of Cape Breton—The Sydneys and sat as a Liberal MP until 1997 when he became leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party and premier of the province after Dr. John Savage was forced to resign due to discontent within his party and sagging polls. - Howard Epstein
Howard Epstein is a Canadian politician, lawyer and part-time law professor. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, he is an environmentalist, serving as the director of the Ecology Action Centre in Halifax from 1991-1994. First elected to Halifax City Council in 1994, he was re-elected in 1995 with the formation of the Halifax Regional Municipality. Epstein sat as the Councillor for District 14 Connaught - Quinpool representing the cities West End. - John Howe
John Howe (October 14, 1754 - December 27, 1835) was a loyalist printer during the American Revolution, a printer and Postmaster in Halifax, the father of the famous Joseph Howe, a spy prior to the War of 1812, and eventually a Magistrate of the Colony of Nova Scotia. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts Bay colony, the son of Joseph Howe, a tin plate worker of Puritan ancestry, and Rebeccah Hart. - Colleen Jones
Colleen P. Jones (born December 16, 1959 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) is the most successful Canadian women's skip in curling history. From a family of curlers, at age 14, she joined the Mayflower Curling Club. At an early age, she gained success in competitive curling and was only 19 years old when she won the first of her 16 Nova Scotia curling titles that led to competing in the Canadian championships where she finished second. - John Thompson
Sir John Sparrow David Thompson, KCMG, PC, QC, (November 10, 1845 – December 12, 1894) was a Canadian lawyer and judge who served as the fourth Prime Minister of Canada from December 5, 1892 to December 12, 1894 as well as Premier of Nova Scotia in 1882. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia to John Sparrow Thompson and Charlotte of Pottinger, he is of Irish descent. - Stephen Dixon
Stephen Dixon (born September 7, 1985, in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He was drafted in the seventh round, 229th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. The Penguins traded him to the Anaheim Ducks on June 23, 2007, in exchange for Tim Brent. Dixon was a member of the Canadian team which won the gold medal at the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. - Scott Storch
Scott Spencer Storch is a Canadian entertainment mogul, hip hop, pop, R&B and Reggeaton record producer of Jewish descent. He has his own record label, Storch Music Company and Tuff Jew Productions and he has produced for a variety of artists including Christina Aguilera and Beyoncé, to name a few. He plans to release a debut album called Piano Man. - Stephen McNeil
Stephen McNeil is the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the riding of Annapolis in Nova Scotia and is the leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. McNeil lost his first election in 1999, but ran again in 2003 and is now serving his second term in the Nova Scotia Legislature. On April 28, 2007 at the Liberal Leadership Convention in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, McNeil won the position of Liberal Party Leader of Nova Scotia. - Sharon Carstairs
Sharon Carstairs, PC, MA (born April 26, 1942) is a Canadian politician and Senator. Carstairs was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the daughter of Vivian and Harold Connolly, and was educated at Dalhousie University, Smith College, Georgetown University, and the University of Calgary. She later moved to western Canada, and was an unsuccessful Liberal candidate for Calgary Elbow in the 1975 Alberta provincial election. - Gary Beals
Gary Beals (born 22 October 1982 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) is a Canadian singer who is best known for being the second-place finisher in the first season of the reality television series "Canadian Idol". He is a resident of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. After losing to Ryan Malcolm on the show, he released a self-titled debut CD in August of 2004. His first album, "Gary Beals", entered the Canadian album charts at #9 and went to sell 170,000 copies. - John Murphy
John Murphy was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 1997. Murphy became a Liberal party candidate for the Annapolis Valley—Hants electoral district in the 1988 federal election. He lost to Progressive Conservative candidate Pat Nowlan. His second attempt for the riding succeeded in 1993 as he defeated incumbent Nowlan (now an independent) and new Progressive Conservative candidate Jim White. - Rick Howe
Rick Howe is the news director of CJCH Radio in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia He currently hosts the morning talk back show known as the Hotline. It airs from 10am-1pm weekdays and can be heard as well on the web at cjch.ca Howe also writes a weekly column for the Halifax Daily News which appears in the Friday edition of the paper - William Young
Sir William Young (Falkirk 8 September 1799 - 8 May 1887 Halifax) was a Nova Scotia politician and jurist. Young was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1836 as a Reformer (or Liberal) and, as a lawyer, defended Reform journalists accused of libel. When responsible government was instituted in 1848, Young hoped to become the first Premier but was passed over in favour of fellow reformer James B. Uniacke and Young became Speaker. - William Grant Stairs
William Grant Stairs (July 1, 1863 - June 9, 1892) was a Canadian-British explorer, soldier, and adventurer who had a leading role in two of the most controversial expeditions in the history of the colonisation of Africa Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the sixth child and third son of John Stairs and Mary Morrow, he attended school at Fort Massey Academy in Halifax, Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh, Scotland, and the Royal Military College of Canada. - Rob Benvie
Rob Benvie (born Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian rock musician, who has performed with alternative rock acts Thrush Hermit, Camouflage Nights and The Dears. As the guitarist, singer and songwriter in Thrush Hermit, Benvie gained notoriety among his peers in the indie scene. Thrush Hermit also included Joel Plaskett, Ian McGettigan and Cliff Gibb. Touring extensively through Canada, Thrush Hermit released two EPs on Sloan's Murderecords, … - Annie Thompson
Annie Emma, Lady Thompson (née Affleck was the wife of Sir John Thompson, the fourth Prime Minister of Canada. She was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia to James Affleck, a sea captain, and Catherine Saunders. She was the eldest of eight children. She has been described by historians as a high-spirited young woman who resembled Catherine Linton in Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights". She married Thompson in 1870 in Portland, Maine. - Alexander Keith Jr.
Alexander 'Sandy' Keith, Jr. was a notorious nineteenth century criminal from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Keith was born in 1827 in Caithness, Scotland, immigrating to Halifax when he was a small boy. The nephew of Alexander Keith, founder of the Alexander Keith's brewery, Keith worked for a time as a clerk in his uncle's brewery. Keith became a secret agent for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, acting mostly as a blockade runner and courier. - William Machin Stairs
William Machin Stairs, (January 21, 1789 - November 28, 1865) was a merchant, a banker, and a statesman. He was born and died in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. William Machin Stairs was the son of John Stairs (1749-1797) who had emigrated from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. John Stairs became involved in the shipping business but after some financial difficulties the family returned to Philadelphia in 1793. - Leslie Hope
Leslie Hope (born May 6, 1965 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian actress. She has appeared in Canadian and American movies and television series. She graduated from St. Michael's University School at Victoria, British Columbia, in 1982. Her first movie role was in the Canadian movie "Ups and Downs", in 1981, which was filmed in Victoria. She played the role of Teri Bauer during the first season of the television show "24", from 2001 to 2002. - Aileen Carroll
M. Aileen Carroll, PC, MP, BA, BEd (born June 1, 1944, Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a former Canadian politician and was Minister for International Cooperation in the Paul Martin government. As a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons she represented the district of Barrie, Ontario. First elected to the House of Commons in 1997, Carroll was re-elected in the 2000 and 2004 general elections. Before her election, Carroll served an Alderman (1995-1997) in Barrie. - Kevin Deveaux
Kevin Deveaux (born 24 September, 1966) was the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the constituency of Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. He was first elected in 1998 and was re-elected in 1999, 2003 and 2006. Kevin was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia on September 24, 1966. The youngest of five children, he attended school in Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia and Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, … - Bill Black
William "Bill" Black (Born 1950 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a businessman and a politician from Nova Scotia. He ran in the Leadership race for the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party in 2006, finishing second to Rodney J. MacDonald. He was recognized as the candidate of ideas, which were often attacked by his more politically-experienced by less-specific opponents. - Derek Lee
Derek Vincent Lee, LL.B., B.A., (born October 2, 1948) is a lawyer and politician in Canada. He is the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Scarborough—Rouge River. He is married to Ingrid Lee, and has two children, Katherine and Mackenzie Lee. He was formerly the parliamentary secretary to the leader of the government in the House of Commons. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1988 election. - Oswald Avery
Oswald Theodore Avery (October 21, 1877-1955) was a Canadian-born American physician and medical researcher. The major part of his career was spent at the Rockefeller Institute Hospital in New York City. Avery was one of the first molecular biologists and was a pioneer in immunochemistry, but he is best known for his discovery in 1944 with his co-workers Colin MacLeod and Maclyn McCarty that DNA is the material of which genes and chromosomes are made. - Steve Poltz
Steve Poltz (born February 19, 1960) is a Canadian-born American singer-songwriter and guitarist based in San Diego, California. He is a founding member of the indie-rock band The Rugburns and is best known for co-writing the #1 Jewel song "You Were Meant For Me." He appeared in the video, and has worked with Jewel on many occasions, such as tours, her platinum and diamond albums, and singles.
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