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href="http://city.ottawa.on.ca/">http://city.ottawa.on.ca/</a> Population: 774,072 (2001)<ul> <li> <a href="/gov/140/000367036/">Mayor of Ottawa</a> </ul> NEWSPAPERS <table border=1 class="bordered"> <tr><th>Newspaper</th></tr> <tr><td><a href="/media/694/000197103/">Ottawa Citizen</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/media/067/000123695/">The Ottawa Sun</a></td></tr></table> SCHOOLS <table border=1 class="bordered"> <tr><th>School</th><th>Founded</th></tr> <tr><td><a href="/edu/622/000079385/">Algonquin College</a></td><td><center>1967</center></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/edu/642/000068438/">Carleton University</a></td><td><center>1942</center></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/edu/869/000123500/">Glebe Collegiate Institute</a></td><td><center>1922</center></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/edu/560/000068356/">University of Ottawa</a></td><td><center>1848</center></td></tr></table> MUSEUM <table border=1 class="bordered"> <tr><th>Museum</th><th>Founded</th></tr> <tr><td><a href="/org/257/000202648/">Portrait Gallery of Canada</a></td><td><center>2001</center></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/org/256/000202647/">National Gallery of Canada</a></td><td><center>1988</center></td></tr></table> COMPANY HEADQUARTERS <table border=1 class="bordered"> <tr><th>Company</th><th>Founded</th></tr> <tr><td><a href="/company/424/000128040/">Corel</a></td><td><center>1985</center></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/company/874/000123505/">Perley-Robertson Hill & McDougall</a></td><td><center>1971</center></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/company/984/000123615/">Telesat Canada</a></td><td><center>1969</center></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/company/558/000343526/">Canadian Broadcasting Corporation</a></td><td><center>1936</center></td></tr></table> BIRTHS <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_births"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/352/000024280/">Paul Anka</a></td> <td><center>Singer/Songwriter</center></td> <td align=right><tt>30-Jul-1941</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Put Your Head on My Shoulder</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/375/000026297/">Margaret Atwood</a></td> <td><center>Author</center></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Nov-1939</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>The Handmaid's Tale</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/244/000025169/">Dan Aykroyd</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Jul-1952</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Saturday Night Live, Dr. Detroit</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/646/000271830/">Jay Baruchel</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Apr-1982</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>She's Out of My League</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/206/000078969/">Sarah Chalke</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Aug-1976</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Dr. Reid on Scrubs</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/129/000367025/">Bob Chiarelli</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>24-Sep-1941</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Mayor of Ottawa, 2001-06</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/308/000124933/">R. Kerry Clark</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1952</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of Cardinal Health</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/539/000279699/">Suzanne Cloutier</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>10-Jul-1923</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Dec-2003</tt></td> <td>Othello</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/069/000098772/">Bruce Cockburn</a></td> <td><center>Singer/Songwriter</center></td> <td align=right><tt>27-May-1945</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Rocket Launcher</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/091/000159611/">André Desmarais</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Oct-1956</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Co-CEO, Power Corporation of Canada</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/767/000023698/">Lorne Greene</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Feb-1915</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>11-Sep-1987</tt></td> <td>Ben Cartwright on Bonanza</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/791/000169284/">Suzanne B. Labarge</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1946</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Vice Chairman of RBC, 1999-2004</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/057/000023985/">Rich Little</a></td> <td><center>Comic</center></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Nov-1938</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Comic and voice impressionist</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/818/000068614/">Donal Logue</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Feb-1966</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Jimmy the Cab Driver</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/877/000123508/">John Manley</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Jan-1950</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Canadian Deputy PM, 2002-03</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/650/000123281/">Alexa McDonough</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>11-Aug-1944</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Leader of Canada's NDP, 1995-2003</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/959/000123590/">Dalton McGuinty</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Jul-1955</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Premier of Ontario</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/871/000123502/">David McGuinty</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>25-Feb-1960</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Canadian MP, Ottawa South</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/003/000044868/">Mark McKinney</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Jun-1959</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>The Kids in the Hall</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/484/000352425/">Vanessa Morgan</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>23-Mar-1992</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>My Babysitter's a Vampire</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/274/000024202/">Alanis Morissette</a></td> <td><center>Singer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Jun-1974</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Jagged Little Pill</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/103/000366999/">Larry O'Brien</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Jul-1949</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Mayor of Ottawa, 2006-10</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/672/000165177/">Denis Potvin</a></td> <td><center>Hockey</center></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Oct-1953</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>New York Islanders, 1973-88</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/262/000032166/">David Pratt</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Jan-1955</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Canadian Defence Minister, 2003-04</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/923/000123554/">Bob Rae</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Aug-1948</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Premier of Ontario, 1990-95</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/887/000123518/">Allan Rock</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>30-Aug-1947</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Canadian Ambassador to the UN, 2004-06</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/176/000108849/">Kelly Rowan</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Oct-1965</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Kirsten Cohen on The O.C.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/455/000179915/">John Ralston Saul</a></td> <td><center>Essayist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Jun-1947</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>The Collapse of Globalism</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/620/000164128/">Andrew Seeley</a></td> <td><center>Singer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>30-Apr-1982</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>High School Musical</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/635/000366534/">Shane Smith</a></td> <td><center>Journalist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1970</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>VICE, Heavy Metal in Baghdad</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/913/000043784/">Roger Spottiswoode</a></td> <td><center>Film Director</center></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Jan-1945</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Tomorrow Never Dies</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/890/000374765/">Alan Taylor</a></td> <td><center>Film Director</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1959</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Thor: The Dark World</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/212/000179672/">E. P. Taylor</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Jan-1901</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>14-May-1989</tt></td> <td>Brewer, Thoroughbred horse breeder</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/697/000135292/">Gordon Thomson</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Mar-1945</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Adam Carrington on Dynasty</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/130/000367026/">Gérald Tremblay</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Sep-1942</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Mayor of Montreal, 2002-12</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/660/000366559/">Justin Trudeau</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>25-Dec-1971</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Prime Minister of Canada</td> </tr> </table> DEATHS <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_deaths"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/509/000111176/">Robert Laird Borden</a></td> <td><center>Head of State</center></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Jun-1854</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>10-Jun-1937</tt></td> <td>Prime Minister of Canada, 1911-20</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/316/000170803/">Charles L. Caccia</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Apr-1930</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>4-May-2008</tt></td> <td>Former Canadian MP, Davenport</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/117/000166616/">Lionel Conacher</a></td> <td><center>Hockey</center></td> <td align=right><tt>24-May-1900</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>26-May-1954</tt></td> <td>Canadian All-Around Athlete</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/492/000111159/">John Diefenbaker</a></td> <td><center>Head of State</center></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Sep-1895</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Aug-1979</tt></td> <td>Prime Minister of Canada, 1957-63</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/921/000165426/">Jim Flaherty</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>30-Dec-1949</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>10-Apr-2014</tt></td> <td>Canadian Minister of Finance, 2006-14</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/055/000380909/">Herb Gray</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>25-May-1931</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>21-Apr-2014</tt></td> <td>Canadian Deputy Prime Minister, 1997-2002</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/594/000100294/">Gerhard Herzberg</a></td> <td><center>Physicist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>25-Dec-1904</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Mar-1999</tt></td> <td>Molecular spectroscopy</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/731/000165236/">Antonio Lamer</a></td> <td><center>Judge</center></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Jul-1933</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>24-Nov-2007</tt></td> <td>Chief Justice of Canada, 1990-2000</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/926/000092650/">Wilfrid Laurier</a></td> <td><center>Head of State</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Nov-1841</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Feb-1919</tt></td> <td>Canadian Prime Minister</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/994/000206376/">Les Lye</a></td> <td><center>Comic</center></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Nov-1924</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>21-Jul-2009</tt></td> <td>You Can't Do That On Television</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/581/000092305/">John A. 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