T - Canadian Effect

Jessica Tandy was the wife of Canadian actor Hume Cronyn.

Tears For Fears' Head Over Heels music video was shot in a Toronto library.

Test was born Andrew J. Martin on March 17, 1975, in Toronto. He is a professional wrestler, who is best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment. In 2005, Martin legally changed his name to Andrew Test Martin in order to regain legal ownership of his ring name, which was trademarked by WWE.

On February 18, 2007, WWE RAW commentator Jim Ross confirmed that Test had been suspended for 30 days for violating the WWE "Wellness Program". The next week, on February 27, Test was released from his contract with World Wrestling Entertainment. Later, on his MySpace page, Martin claimed he was released because he requested it.

That 70s Show

In the episode where the guys go on a road trip to Canada to get beer, Leo says he spent time in Canada in 'Nam. At the border, when one quips to the others that they have nothing to hide, the guard says "nothing to hide, eh?" When talking to the mounties, they tell the dumb one the limit of beer is "zero, Hooser." The boys sing O Canada to get out of Canada.

Alan Thicke was born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, on March 1, 1947. He starred in the 80s comedy t.v. series Growing Pains.

Dave Thomas was born on May 20, 1949, in St. Catharines, Ontario. He is a Canadian comedian and actor.

He was a cast member of the Toronto production of Godspell along with Victor Garber, Martin Short, Eugene Levy, and Andrea Martin. He first achieved fame as a cast member of the Canadian syndicated comedy series SCTV, where he portrayed, among other characters, Doug McKenzie of Bob and Doug McKenzie fame. Bob is portrayed by Rick Moranis.

Ian Thomas was born on July 23, 1950, in Hamilton, Ontario, and is the younger brother to comedian and actor Dave Thomas. Ian is a Canadian singer, songwriter, actor and author.

Thomas was a successful rock and roll musician in Canada during the 1970s, with his most memorable hit being 1973's Painted Ladies. He has also done musical composition for about a dozen films and television shows. In 1974 he won a Juno Award for "Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year".

He is also known for the portrayal of the character "Dougie Franklin" on the Canadian comedy series The Red Green Show.

Thomas made a cameo appearance on SCTV with his real life brother Dave Thomas during a sketch of "The Great White North." He played himself and also performed the songs, "Pilot" and "Hold On." He also wrote and recorded the theme song for his brother's film Strange Brew.

Many of his songs have been covered by popular artists, including "Hold On" (Santana), "The Runner" (Manfred Mann's Earth Band), "Right Before Your Eyes" (America), and "Chains" (Chicago).

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Sir John Thompson was born in Halifax on November 10, 1845 and was prime minister of Canada from December 5, 1892 until his death on December 12, 1894. Thompson helped establish the Criminal Code and penitentiary reforms.

Roy Thomson, who was born in Toronto in 1894, was a newspaper publisher and owned papers in Canada, U.S. and Great Britain. He died in 1976

Tom Thomson was born in Claremont, Ontario, in 1877. He was a landscape artist who is sometimes considered to be in the Group of 7. In 1917, authorities found his canoe when he was declared missing in Algonquin Park, but his body was never found and he was presumed to have drowned.

Titanic is a 1997 movie directed by James Cameron and was filmed partly in Vancouver, Halifax and at the Titanic wreck in the North Atlantic Ocean. Celine Dion sang the theme song, My Heart Will Go On.

Toronto Blue Jays became the second Canadian Major League baseball team in 1977. The team played at Exhibition Stadium until 1991 when they moved to the SkyDome. The Blue Jays won American East division titles in 1985, 1989 and 1991 and the World Series in 1992 and 1993.

Top players include Joe Carter, Roberto Alomar, Fred McGriff and Dave Stieb

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Toronto Maple Leafs is a NHL team. The organization, one of the "Original Six" members of the NHL is owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. (MLSE). They play at the Air Canada Centre (ACC).

Toronto Raptors joined the NBA in 1995. When the Vancouver Grizzlies relocated to Memphis, Tennessee in 2001, the Raptors became the only Canadian team in the NBA. They originally played their home games in the SkyDome, before moving to the Air Canada Centre (ACC) in 1999.

Like most expansion teams, the Raptors struggled in their early years. In time they saw success: following the acquisition of Vince Carter through a draft day trade in 1998, the team set league attendance records and made the NBA Playoffs in 2000, 2001, and 2002. Carter was instrumental in leading the team to their first playoff series win in 2001, where they advanced to the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. During the 2002-03 and 2003-04 NBA seasons, they failed to make significant progress and he was traded in 2004. After Carter left, Chris Bosh emerged as a team leader, but they continued to struggle. However, with the appointment of Bryan Colangelo as General Manager and a revamp of the roster for the 2006-07 NBA season, they qualified for their first playoff berth in five years and captured their first division title.

Paul Tracy was born in Scarborough, Ontario, in 1968. He is an Indy race car driver and he won three races in 1993.

Tragically Hip are a rock band from Kingston, Ontario, consisting of Gordon Downie (lead vocals and occasional acoustic guitar), Paul Langlois (guitar), Rob Baker (guitar), Gord Sinclair (bass) and Johnny Fay (drums). The band was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

The Tragically Hip, often referred to simply as The Hip, formed in 1983. They took their name from a skit in the movie Elephant Parts by Michael Nesmith of The Monkees.

Alex Trebek was born in Sudbury, Ontario, on July 22, 1948. He has hosted several game shows and hosted Jeopardy for more than a decade.

Treble Charger was a rock group, consisting of vocalist Greig Nori, bassist Rosie Martin and drummer Trevor MacGregor. Guitarist Bill Priddle, a founding member of the band, left in 2003. They began with a melodic indie rock style, but evolved into more of a pop punk band after signing to a major label in 1997.

Originally from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, the band consisted of Nori, Priddle, Martin and Morris Palter, and was named nc-17 (after the movie rating) until an American band with the same name threatened to sue. They adopted the name Treble Charger, but named their debut album nc17. However, the American band nc-17 split up a few years later.

In 2002, Treble Charger also released Detox featuring singles Hundred Million and Don't Believe It All.

On February 3 2006, Greig Nori disbanded Treble Charger, officially ending its 14 year career.

Trooper is a Juno Award winning rock band that developed from a group formed by vocalist Ramon McGuire and guitarist Brian Smith in 1965. As the principal songwriters for the group, McGuire and Smith have performed as Trooper (originally called Winters Green and later Applejack) from inception to the present day. Their hits include Oh, Pretty Lady (1978), Raise A Little Hell (1978), and The Boys in the Bright White Sportscar (1979).

Pierre Trudeau was born in Montreal on October 18, 1919 and was prime minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979 and from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984. He invoked the War Measures Act during the FLQ crisis in October 1970. In his second term, he introduced the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. He died in Montreal on September 28, 2000.

Sir Charles Tupper was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, on July 2, 1821, and was prime minister of Canada from May 1 to July 8, 1896. He died on October 30, 1915, at Kent, England.

John Turner was born in Richmond, Quebec, on June 7, 1929, and was prime minister of Canada from June 30 to September 17, 1984. His party won the election but he was not elected to have a seat in the House Of Commons. He dissolved Parliament on July 9, and lost the re-election.

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