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German-Canadians began to create advocacy organizations to promote their interests, such as the Trans-Canada Alliance for German Canadians, which was founded in 1951 by social democrats but was soon taken over by right-wing elements of the German community. [41]
Sven Habermann – soccer player, former member of the Canada men's national soccer team, born in West Berlin [28] Hermann Kerckhoff – slalom canoeist born in Berlin [29] Brock Lesnar - American born professional wrestler and former MMA fighter, obtained Canadian citizenship during the 2010s; Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty – professional soccer player
A Socio-economic History of German-Canadians: They, Too, Founded Canada: a Research Report (Wiesbaden: F. Steiner Verlag, 1984) online review. Lehmann, Heinz. The German Canadians 1750–1937: Immigration, Settlement and Culture (1986) the major scholarly study; listing; McLaughlin, K. M. The Germans in Canada (Canadian Historical Association ...
Germany beat defending champions Anders Mol and Christian Sorum for the first time in their careers. Norway rallied after losing the first set to force a tiebreaker, but fell behind 14-12 in the ...
Ontario's first German-language newspaper, Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung, was founded in Berlin in 1835, predating the town's first English-language newspaper by 18 years. [7] German-language publications were not typically read outside of Ontario's German communities, leading them to focus their reporting on local news and ...
The 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division attacked the German-held town of Friesoythe, and one of its battalions, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada, captured it. During the fighting, the battalion's commander was killed by a German soldier, but it was incorrectly rumoured that he had been killed by a civilian.
On the other hand, the editorial staff was required to reorient the paper towards its traditional central theme of German-Canadian affairs, to reinforce its distinguishing character as a German-Canadian newspaper. [5] In about 2006, Das Echo started recovering subscription numbers, growing to an average monthly readership of about 100,000.
The first German church in Canada, the Little Dutch (Deutsch) Church in Halifax, is on land which was set aside for the German-speaking community in 1756. The church was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1997. [24] Expulsion of the Acadians in 1755