List of people from St. Catharines

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The following people were born in, residents of, or are otherwise closely connected to the city of St. Catharines, Ontario:

Fashion

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  • Supermodel Linda Evangelista was born and raised in St. Catharines. Her family still lives there. The breast screening centre at St. Catharines General Hospital is named after her and singer Bryan Adams.

Art

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Film, television, and media

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Journalists

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Business

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  • Michael Sabia, CEO of Bell Canada and Bell Canada Enterprises and the son of Laura Sabia, was born and raised in St. Catharines. Angelee Brown, [1], the first female founder of a franchise consulting firm in Canada. Previous employment history includes Manager of Franchising Canada for Tim Hortons and Little Caesars; one of Canada's leading experts in Franchising; board member of CFLC (Canadian Forces Liaison Council) and advocate for women in Franchising and business was raised and resides in St. Catharines.

Musicians

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Novelists

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Politicians

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Scientists

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Sports

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War heroes

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Criminals

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  • Karla Homolka, female serial rapist and serial killer who lived in St. Catharines committed her crimes along with husband Paul Bernardo. Their first murder victim was Tammy Homolka (died in 1990) who was the younger sister of Karla. Their second murder victim was Leslie Mahaffy (died in 1991) and third and final murder victim was Kristen French (died in 1992). The crimes committed by Homolka and Bernardo received a lot of media coverage in Canada and foreign media such as the United States throughout the 1990s.

References

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  1. ^ Sokan, K. (April 26, 2016) "Harriet Tubman and her connection to a small church in Ontario". PRI. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. ^ Walter, K. (October 26, 2017). "Harriet Tubman's church needs help". St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved 2 February 2018.

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