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In 1970, "American Woman" topped
international music charts and was the No.
1- selling single in the world. Winnipeg rock 'n'
rollers The Guess Who, who penned the tune,
went on to become one of Canada's largest
cultural exports. That year, they sold more
albums than any other band in the world,
including The Beatles and The Doors.
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In 1914, a World War I captain from
Winnipeg, Harry Colebourn, took
a black bear cub to England as
his regiment's mascot. When
Colebourn shipped out for France
he donated the bear, named
Winnie after his hometown, to the
London Zoo. Author A. A. Milne
and his son Christopher Robin
loved "Winnie the Bear" and Milne
crafted the much-adored stories about
his boy and the bear that we still enjoy
today, known as Winnie the Pooh.
The Harlequin Romance
publishing empire was founded
in Winnipeg in 1949 by Richard
and Mary Bonnycastle. Today,
this empire spans more than
94 international markets and its
books are printed in more than
25 languages.
