Eli Yarhi
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Eli Yarhi is a Toronto-based writer and editor. He has written articles for such publications and online sites as MEN’S Fashion, Torontolife.com, and The Globe & Mail. He also contributed to the Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Anderson Abbott was a doctor and surgeon who was the first Canadian-born person of colour to graduate from medical school. He served in the Union army as a civilian surgeon during the American Civil War. Abbott was born to an affluent family. His parents, Wilson Abbott and Ellen Toyer, both free…
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