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List Of People From Mississauga
This is a list of people from Mississauga, Ontario. The list includes people from Toronto Township, the Village and Town of Port Credit, and the Village and Town of Streetsville, predecessors of the modern community. A * Tariq Abdelhaleem (born 1948), Egyptian Islamist cleric * Ibrahim Aboud, suspect, charges dropped * Carolyn Abraham (born 1968), freelance journalist and author, finalist for the 2002 Governor General's Awards * Eve Adams (born 1974), politician * Jeff Adams (born 1970), business person, former Paralympic and Olympic competitor * Anthony Patrick Cawthra Adamson (1906–2002), heritage planning * Daniel Adeboboye (born 1999), CFL football player * Vik Adhopia, CBC Radio reporter * Natey Adjei (born 1989), CFL football player * James Cox Aikins (1823–1904), federal politician, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba * Kate Aitken (1891–1971), broadcaster and homemaking expert * Omar Alghabra (born 1969), federal politician * Elyse Allan (born 1956 or 1957 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississauga
Mississauga ( ), historically known as Toronto Township, is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated on the shores of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, adjoining the western border of Toronto. With a population of 717,961 as of 2021, Mississauga is the seventh-most populous municipality in Canada, third-most in Ontario, and second-most in the Greater Toronto Area after Toronto itself. However, for the first time in its history, the city's population declined according to the 2021 census, from a 2016 population of 721,599 to 717,961, a 0.5 percent decrease. The growth of Mississauga was attributed to its proximity to Toronto. During the latter half of the 20th century, the city attracted a multicultural population and built up a thriving central business district. Malton, a neighbourhood of the city located in its northeast end, is home to Toronto Pearson International Airport, Canada's busiest airport, as well as the headquarters of ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Sun
The ''Toronto Sun'' is an English-language tabloid newspaper published daily in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The newspaper is one of several ''Sun'' tabloids published by Postmedia Network. The newspaper's offices is located at Postmedia Place in downtown Toronto. The newspaper published its first edition in November 1971, after it had acquired the assets of the defunct ''Toronto Telegram'', and hired portions of the ''Telegram''s staff. In 1978, Toronto Sun Holdings and Toronto Sun Publishing were consolidated to form Sun Publishing (later renamed Sun Media Corporation). Sun Publishing went on to form similar tabloids to the ''Toronto Sun'' in other Canadian cities during the late 1970s and 1980s. The ''Sun'' was acquired by Postmedia Network in 2015, as a part of the sale of the ''Sun''s parent company, Sun Media. History In 1971, the Toronto Sun Publishing was created and purchased the syndication operations and newspaper vending boxes from the ''Toronto Telegram'', which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deepak Anand
Deepak Anand is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. Deepak is a chemical engineer from Panjab University in India and earned his MBA degree from the Schulich School of Business in Canada. He represents the riding of Mississauga—Malton as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. He is currently the chair of the Social Policy Committee and is a Special Advisor to the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Honourable Vic Fedeli for the Indian-Ontario trade file. Charity and Community Work Deepak Anand was heavily involved in the community before being elected. He was the former Director for the Indus Community Services, the former Director for Telecare Brampton, the former Director for the Canadian Federation of Truckers, the former Co-Chair of the Malton Building Community Project, founder of Meaningful Media, and producer and host of Radio Saanjh, a radio show which b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Anaka
Greg Anaka (died 20 April 1976) was from Winnipeg, Manitoba, and moved to Malton, Ontario in 1960. He was president of the Malton Memorial Recreation Association Incorporated (MMRAI) which was instrumental in getting the Malton Arena built in 1968. The arena was the home of the Malton Minor Hockey Association. He was a Director of the Mississauga Hockey League. He was the first president of the Association for Children with Learning Disabilities - Mississauga Chapter. In December 1973, Gregory Anaka was named to the Order of Canada and invested by Jules Léger April 1974. Greg was inducted into the Mississauga Hockey League Hall of Fame in May 1976. The City of Mississauga named Anaka Drive in honour of his work in the Malton, Ontario Malton is a neighbourhood in the northeastern part of the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, located to the northwest of Toronto. Malton is bounded by Ontario Highway 427, Highway 427 to the east, the Brampton city limits (a Canadian National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laeticia Amihere
Laeticia Amihere (born July 10, 2001) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Her father is from the West African country of Ghana, while her mother hails from Ivory Coast. She played college basketball at South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Career Amihere has won gold at the 2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship for Women as part of the junior team, and then bronze at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup. Amihere is currently playing with the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team. In July 2021, Amihere was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team. On April 3, 2022, Amihere became an NCAA national champion. The South Carolina Gamecocks beat the University of Connecticut to win their second national title, the first since 2017, with a score of 64 to 49. Career statistics WNBA regular season , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023 , style="text ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stella Ambler
Stella Ambler (born September 29, 1966) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the federal electoral district of Mississauga South from 2011 to 2015. She is a member of the Conservative Party. Background Ambler's parents are Italian immigrants who met and married in Canada, settling in Etobicoke then moving to Brampton. She obtained a degree in psychology from the University of Toronto. Ambler married her husband, Richard Ambler, in 1992. She worked as a political advisor to the Ontario government but left this position to stay at home and raise her children for nine years. They lived in Brampton together before moving to Mississauga's Lorne Park neighbourhood. Politics Ambler was the Director of Regional Affairs (Greater Toronto Area) to the Minister responsible for Ontario, the former Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. She ran in the 2008 federal election in the riding of Bramalea—Gore—Malton, but was defeated by Liberal Gurbax Singh Malhi. In th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Allen (athlete)
Charles Allen (born March 3, 1977) is a Canadians, Canadian Track and field, track and field athlete, specializing in hurdling and Sprint (running), sprinting. Born in Georgetown, Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana, Allen emigrated to Canada, first to Brampton, Ontario, Brampton where he attended Turner Fenton Secondary School, and then to Malton, Ontario, Malton where he went to Ascension of Our Lord Secondary School. Allen represented Canada at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics in the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres, 100 and 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres, 200 metres. He competed for Guyana in the 110 metres hurdles at the Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, 2000 Summer Olympics, and still holds the Guyanese record in that event. By the time of the 2002 Commonwealth Games, Allen was again representing Canada. At the Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Allen (basketball)
Robert Allen (born May 12, 1969) is a Canadian retired professional basketball player. Allen was a point guard and shooting guard at Morningstar Secondary School in Malton, Ontario, where he averaged close to 50 points per game. Allen was rated top 2 in Canada high school basketball in 1990 and also went on to become a two-time (JUCO) Junior College All American. Allen played junior college basketball at Spoon River College Spoon River College (SRC) is a public community college in Canton, Illinois. It is part of the Illinois Community College System. Spoon River College's district comprises parts of Schuyler County, McDonough County, Mason County, and Knox Coun ..., where he averaged 29 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists and then played at Texas Pan American University, where he averaged 17 points and 6 rebounds. After his college years Allen was inducted into the (JUCO) Junior College Hall of Fame on October 8, 2011. Allen also played on the Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Allen
Amanda Marie Allen (born February 21, 2005) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for NDC Ontario in League1 Ontario. Early life Allen began playing soccer at age four with North Mississauga SC. She later played with Woodbridge Strikers, before joining the Canada Soccer NDC Ontario program. She also played for the Team Ontario provincial team. In 2022, she represented Ontario at the 2022 Canada Summer Games. Club career In 2022, she played with NDC Ontario in League1 Ontario. She was also named a league Third Team All-Star and U18 All-Star in 2022. International career She made her debut in the Canada Soccer program in December 2021, attending a camp with the Canada U17 team. She was subsequently selected to the roster for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, where she won a bronze medal, and the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. After her performance at the U17 World Cup, she was called up to the Canada senior team for the first time, at age 17, for friendlies again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elyse Allan
Mary Elyse Allan CM (born 1956/1957) is a Canadian businesswoman, and a former president and CEO of GE Canada. She was awarded the Order of Canada as a champion of scientific literacy, particularly among girls. Early life and education Allan is originally from suburban New York. In 1979, Allan received a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College in biology and environmental studies, and an MBA in 1984 from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, where she also serves on the board of overseers. Allan received honorary doctorates from Ryerson University, Saint Mary's University and Royal Roads University. Business career Allan's career at General Electric began in 1984 and she has worked in the US and Canada in several industrial and consumer GE businesses including aviation, energy, and lighting. She retired from GE Canada at the end of June 2018, ending a 14-year career as the head of its Canadian division. Allan serves as a director on boards including the Tuck School of Bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Alghabra
Omar Alghabra ( ar, عمر الغبرا, ʿUmar al-Ḡabrā; born October 24, 1969) is a Saudi-born Syrian-Canadian politician who has served as Canada's Minister of Transport since January 2021. A member of the Liberal Party, he has represented the riding of Mississauga Centre in the House of Commons since the 2015 election. He was previously the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mississauga—Erindale from 2006 to 2008. Early life Alghabra was born in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia to a Syrian family. His father, an architect, moved their family to Saudi Arabia in 1968. Alghabra has stated that he remembers living a sheltered life there, attending private school and visiting Syria in the summer. Alghabra completed his high school education at the Dhahran Ahliyya School in Alkhobar. He then moved to Damascus, Syria, where he started his engineering degree at Damascus University. He decided to complete his education in Canada. Alghabra moved to Toronto when he was 19 years old to attend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Aitken
Kate Aitken (April 6, 1891 – December 11, 1971) was a Canadian radio and television broadcaster in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Sometimes known by the nickname Mrs. A,"A Canadian Martha?" ''Toronto Globe & Mail'', January 3, 1996, p. A14 she was one of the most famous female broadcasters of her era.''One of Canada's best-known radio voices and a traveller who covered more than 2 million miles'', ''The Globe and Mail''. December 13, 1971. In addition, she was known as an expert on cooking; she gave many public talks and demonstrations, and her advice was relied upon by millions of homemakers.Susan Sampson. "A Finger in Every Pie." ''Toronto Star'', June 2, 2004, p. D4. Early life Kate Aitken, born Kate May Scott, was the fifth of seven children of Anne (née Kennedy) and Robert Scott; she was born in the village of Beeton, Ontario. Her parents owned a general store; years later, in 1956, she wrote a memoir about her childhood in Beeton, called ''Never a Day So Bright''. From the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
