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Cross of Valour

Award
The Cross of Valour is a decoration that is, within the Canadian system of honours, the second-highest award, the highest honour available for Canadian civilians, and the highest of the three Canadian Bravery Decorations. Wikipedia
Awarded for: Acts of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme peril
First awarded: 20 July 1972
Last awarded: 4 May 2006
Presented by: The monarch of Canada
Total awarded posthumously: 5