Lesser-known Canadian heroes:

4. UN commander who stayed in Rwanda despite orders to evacuate, saving thousands during genocide
5. British-born conservationist who adopted Indigenous identity to advocate for wilderness protection
6. Public health nurse who revolutionized rural healthcare delivery in Nova Scotia
7. Prairie suffragist who helped Canadian women win the right to vote
9. Politician and activist who championed homeless initiatives long before entering Parliament
12. Opera soprano who became the first Canadian to achieve international musical stardom
16. First Nations code talker whose Cree language transmissions baffled German intelligence in WWI
17. Social gospel minister whose advocacy laid groundwork for Canadian social security
19. Paralympian who wheeled across 34 countries to raise awareness for spinal cord research
20. Paramedic who developed the now-standard ambulance jump kit still used today

1. Botanist who developed Marquis wheat, enabling prairie agriculture to thrive
2. Physical education instructor who invented basketball while teaching in Massachusetts
3. Japanese-Canadian internment camp survivor who later established reconciliation programs
5. WWII flying ace nicknamed "Buzz" who shot down 31 enemy aircraft
8. Mountie who pursued the Mad Trapper through the Arctic wilderness for 48 days in -40° weather
10. Pioneer writer who captured the harsh realities of settler life in Upper Canada
11. War of 1812 heroine who trekked 20 miles through dangerous territory to warn British forces
13. Insulin's discoverer who sold the patent for $1 to ensure affordability
14. First Black female newspaper publisher in North America and abolitionist
15. This Canadian physician revolutionized battlefield medicine in China and inspired a generation of doctors
18. Artist who documented Indigenous villages and totems before they disappeared
21. Indigenous veteran who faced discrimination at home after earning military medals abroad