Dead Wait 1,156 Posted December 16, 2022 9 hours ago, gcreptile said: Grammy-winning songwriter Shirley Eikhard has died at 67: https://zoomerradio.ca/news/2022/12/15/grammy-winning-canadian-songwriter-shirley-eikhard-dead-at-67-publicist-eric-alper/ Shirley. You can’t be serious? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,066 Posted December 29, 2022 Country songwriter and DDP pick Ian Tyson has died at 89: https://lacombeonline.com/articles/canadian-music-legend-ian-tyson-passes-away-at-age-89 https://uk.news.yahoo.com/canadian-folk-music-icon-ian-200041099.html 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,385 Posted January 18, 2023 Ravi Srinivasan, the senior manager of festival programming at the Toronto International Film Festival, has died. He was 37. https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ravi-srinivasan-senior-tiff-programmer-and-champion-for-filmmakers-dies-suddenly-at-37-1.6234511 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,628 Posted January 18, 2023 Leon Dubinsky, actor, theatre director and composer has died aged 81. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted January 29, 2023 Actress, teacher and former senator Viola Léger has died at the age of 92. Léger was best known for her portrayal of the character La Sagouine in the play of the same name by Antonine Maillet, playing the role more than three-thousand times and winning the Dora Mavor Moore Award in 1981 for her performance. In 2013, she was recognized by the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards with the Lifetime Artistic Achievement for theatre. She was appointed to the Senate in 2001 by then Liberal Prime Minister Jean Chretien, serving as a representative of New Brunswick until 2005. SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,189 Posted January 29, 2023 Popular pick in places including the DDP, Hazel McCallion reportedly dead: https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/mobile/former-mississauga-ont-mayor-hazel-mccallion-dies-at-101-1.6250943 Edit: Hurricane Hazel blown out. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,536 Posted January 29, 2023 1 minute ago, YoungWillz said: Popular pick in places including the DDP, Hazel McCallion reportedly dead: https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/mobile/former-mississauga-ont-mayor-hazel-mccallion-dies-at-101-1.6250943 Please please let her get a QO as her story would make a great @Death Impends obit. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,043 Posted January 29, 2023 Here it is: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/hurricane-hazel-mccallion-longtime-mayor-134500381.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,189 Posted January 29, 2023 6 minutes ago, Death Impends said: Here it is: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/hurricane-hazel-mccallion-longtime-mayor-134500381.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted January 29, 2023 9 minutes ago, Death Impends said: Here it is: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/hurricane-hazel-mccallion-longtime-mayor-134500381.html That’s a CBC article (non QO) linked to a search engine’s news tab. It’s quite literally a CBC obit. The QO rule and/or reason for it is specious if this flies. “uk.news.yahoo.com (must be a UK link)” pfffft You DO know Yahoo is nothing more than Google, they are competitors in the search engine market. Why isn’t Google News (dot uk) a source then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,189 Posted January 29, 2023 I know Yahoo is in the rules, so we live with it. Some of us don't have to like it though. Talking of which, I may be missing something but didn't someone have a team like Yahoo Will Do last year - not resubmitted by the looks of it for 2023? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,536 Posted January 29, 2023 4 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: I know Yahoo is in the rules, so we live with it. Some of us don't have to like it though. Talking of which, I may be missing something but didn't someone have a team like Yahoo Will Do last year - not resubmitted by the looks of it for 2023? It was one of the old QOs before TMIB cut down on them. I brought all the old ones back when the FFBI ban came in. We were also aware that obits like this would get in when they wouldn't otherwise, but with FFBI gone we wanted to reward your notable but not front page news type picks (basically the Philip Latham specials) who suffered in the past. It's not an aggregator - someone specifically uploads the obits to the UK version. It's about as lenient as the Cmme were going to get when I was there because, despite many requests, the British DDP wasn't going to accept the New York Times as an obituary. But if the NYT obit is picked up by the British Yahoo, well, so be it. This happens considerably fewer times than you'd think though. It's not the fix all panacea folk think but it does rescue about a dozen notables from the LOTL each year, so was worth it. imo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,628 Posted January 29, 2023 It’s just like the Daily Mail wires system - articles brought in from elsewhere but not all articles produced by that source get published on there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,189 Posted January 29, 2023 2 hours ago, Death Impends said: Here it is: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/hurricane-hazel-mccallion-longtime-mayor-134500381.html Ahh, that's better: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11689655/Hurricane-Hazel-mayor-Mississauga-90s-dies.html Like slipping off those new shoes that hurt your heels into some comfy slippers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,628 Posted January 29, 2023 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: Ahh, that's better: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11689655/Hurricane-Hazel-mayor-Mississauga-90s-dies.html Like slipping off those new shoes that hurt your heels into some comfy slippers. Also the Independent have used the same AP wire for an article. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,844 Posted January 29, 2023 Well that went well… she got cocky! As a wise prophet once said “not every mayor who lives to 101 will be 104”. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,844 Posted January 29, 2023 Cause of death given as pancreatic cancer. Surely very rare in centenarians? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,844 Posted January 30, 2023 On 16/10/2017 at 23:25, Lewd_Squirrel said: What if Alex Trebek died, or Keanu Reeves, or Brendan Fraser? Brendan Fraser has now been added to my longlist. From 90s hunk to 20s junk. Pictured first is Fraser in 1997, portraying George of the Jungle. Below are pics from his latest film "The Whale", where he appears to portray a slightly larger version of himself, in his latest bid of "but look guys I really can act". He's ballooned for this role (and he used a fat suit to enhance the look), but he's obese most of the time anyway, and unless he lays off the Krispy Kremes, I can see him dying before his 60s. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OneManJury 84 Posted January 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Ulitzer95 said: Brendan Fraser has now been added to my longlist. From 90s hunk to 20s junk. Pictured first is Fraser in 1997, portraying George of the Jungle. Below are pics from his latest film "The Whale", where he appears to portray a slightly larger version of himself, in his latest bid of "but look guys I really can act". He's ballooned for this role, but he's obese most of the time anyway, and unless he lays off the Krispy Kremes, I can see him dying before his 60s. He’ll be taking up darts next. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,628 Posted February 1, 2023 Eva Kushner, scholar of Comparative literature and French, Renaissance, and Canadian literature has died aged 93, Obit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,628 Posted February 12, 2023 Ben Steinberg, composer has died aged 93. Obit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,628 Posted February 13, 2023 John H. Panabaker, insurance executive has died aged 94. Obit 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,628 Posted February 19, 2023 Peter Herrndorf, lawyer and media businessman has died aged 82. Obit 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,385 Posted February 26, 2023 (As reported elsewhere) Gordon Pinsent, a Canadian acting icon, has died. He was 92. His career spanned decades and included television and movie roles, picking up numerous accolades. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/gorden-pinsent-1.6760868 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,464 Posted February 26, 2023 8 hours ago, alt obits guy said: (As reported elsewhere) Gordon Pinsent, a Canadian acting icon, has died. He was 92. His career spanned decades and included television and movie roles, picking up numerous accolades. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/gorden-pinsent-1.6760868 Also the voice of King Babar the elephant 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
