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Sidney Altman, born in Montréal in 1939, shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Thomas Cech for discovering that RNA, not only proteins, can act as an enzyme.
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John Polanyi of the University of Toronto shared the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for contributions to the dynamics of chemical elementary processes.
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Henry Taube, born in Neudorf, Canada, in 1915, received the 1983 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on how electrons move between atoms in chemical reactions, especially in metal complexes.
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David Hubel, born in Windsor, Ontario, in 1926, shared the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Torsten Wiesel for discoveries about how the visual system processes information.
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Gerhard Herzberg of the National Research Council of Canada in Ottawa received the 1971 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his contributions to knowledge of the electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly free radicals.
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Charles Huggins, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1901, shared the 1966 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering hormonal treatment of prostate cancer.
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Lait cru, by Steve Poutré, won the 2024 Governor General’s Literary Award for French-language fiction.
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Empty Spaces, by Jordan Abel, won the 2024 Governor General’s Literary Award for English-language fiction.
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Mille secrets mille dangers, by Alain Farah, won the 2022 Governor General’s Literary Award for French-language fiction.
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Faire les sucres, by Fanny Britt, won the 2021 Governor General’s Literary Award for French-language fiction.
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De synthèse, by Karoline Georges, won the 2018 Governor General’s Literary Award for French-language fiction.
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We'll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night, by Joel Thomas Hynes, won the 2017 Governor General’s Literary Award for English-language fiction.
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Au péril de la mer, by Dominique Fortier, won the 2016 Governor General’s Literary Award for French-language fiction.
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Do Not Say We Have Nothing, by Madeleine Thien, won the 2016 Governor General’s Literary Award for English-language fiction.
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Six degrés de liberté, by Nicolas Dickner, won the 2015 Governor General’s Literary Award for French-language fiction.
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Bondrée, by Andrée A. Michaud, won the 2014 Governor General’s Literary Award for French-language fiction.
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Quand les guêpes se taisent, by Stéphanie Pelletier, won the 2013 Governor General’s Literary Award for French-language fiction.
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The Luminaries, by Eleanor Catton, won the 2013 Governor General’s Literary Award for English-language fiction.
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Pour sûr, by France Daigle, won the 2012 Governor General’s Literary Award for French-language fiction.
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The Purchase, by Linda Spalding, won the 2012 Governor General’s Literary Award for English-language fiction.
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L’homme blanc, by Perrine Leblanc, won the 2011 Governor General’s Literary Award for French-language fiction.
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The Sisters Brothers, by Patrick deWitt, won the 2011 Governor General’s Literary Award for English-language fiction.
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Ru, by Kim Thúy, won the 2010 Governor General’s Literary Award for French-language fiction.
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Le discours sur la tombe de l’idiot, by Julie Mazzieri, won the 2009 Governor General’s Literary Award for French-language fiction.
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