Great Canadian Who am I?

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Across
  1. 2. Describes weather conditions over a long period of time
  2. 5. The highest award for a Canadian
  3. 8. A national Canadian television network
Down
  1. 1. I was born in the capital of British Columbia
  2. 3. The study of DNA
  3. 4. My grandparents were from an island country in Asia
  4. 6. Reduce, Reuse, ...
  5. 7. I did my PhD at the biggest city at the southern tip of Lake Michigan