Salmon Mousse 473 Posted January 24 Character actress Jean Freeman, who played "Fitzy's Grandma" on beloved Canadian tv series Corner Gas, dead at 89 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,365 Posted February 1 Rick Boland, a Canadian East Coast stage actor with sporadic TV and movie credits spanning 30 years, has died. He was 70. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/rick-boland-nl-obit-1.7100593 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,339 Posted February 29 Brian Mulroney, 18th Prime Minister of Canada (1984-1993), has died aged 84. In terms of leaders still with us from the major players in the 80s, there’s only really Joe Clark (16th Prime Minister of Canada) and Jimmy Carter left. Nobody from UK, France, Germany, Soviet Union, China, Australia, Japan etc. 17 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannamaker 1,395 Posted February 29 Big name to end the month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,576 Posted February 29 37 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Brian Mulroney, 18th Prime Minister of Canada (1984-1993), has died aged 84. In terms of leaders still with us from the major players in the 80s, there’s only really Joe Clark (16th Prime Minister of Canada) and Jimmy Carter left. Nobody from UK, France, Germany, Soviet Union, China, Australia, Japan etc. DDP Hit when an Obit comes. Probably the most significant leader after Carter still alive is Felipe González of Spain but Spain’s influence wasn’t that great in the 1980’s. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 521 Posted March 1 4 hours ago, The Old Crem said: DDP Hit when an Obit comes. Probably the most significant leader after Carter still alive is Felipe González of Spain but Spain’s influence wasn’t that great in the 1980’s. CBC, Globe and Mail, BBC, and NY Times obits. Very interesting to compare and contrast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,069 Posted March 1 5 hours ago, Thatcher said: Brian Mulroney, 18th Prime Minister of Canada (1984-1993), has died aged 84. In terms of leaders still with us from the major players in the 80s, there’s only really Joe Clark (16th Prime Minister of Canada) and Jimmy Carter left. Nobody from UK, France, Germany, Soviet Union, China, Australia, Japan etc. If he in fact died on Leap Day he would have to be one of the (if not theeee) biggest name to do so. I haven’t seen anything saying his death was Thursday, only that the obit posted then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prussianblue 1,003 Posted March 1 I did a uni module on nationalism and multiculturalism in Canada, taught by (of course) a left-wing Canadian academic, so I got an unusually in-depth instruction in the supposed evils of Mulroney Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,576 Posted March 1 5 hours ago, Sir Creep said: If he in fact died on Leap Day he would have to be one of the (if not theeee) biggest name to do so. I haven’t seen anything saying his death was Thursday, only that the obit posted then. Most likely was. Death announced at just before 6pm local time and big names like that don’t tend to be dead for 18 hours before an announcement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,365 Posted March 2 Paul Houde, a French-Canadian actor and media personality, has died. He was 69. Houde died due to a complication following a major surgery to remove a mass from his brain. He had an extensive radio resume and hosted a French version of the game show 'Lingo'. https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/family-says-quebec-actor-and-radio-personality-paul-houde-dies-at-69-1.6792438. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,918 Posted March 2 Wally Firth, former MP for the Northwest Territories, reportedly dead aged 89: https://cklbradio.com/2024/03/02/wally-firth-an-unsung-northern-trailblazer/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,259 Posted April 4 Canadian singer Guylaine Guy (Wiki) dead at 94 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,259 Posted July 22 Canadian composer, conductor, pianist, and music educator Alcides Lanza (Wiki) dead at 95 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,365 Posted September 6 Cathy Merrick, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief, has died after collapsing outside a Winnipeg courthouse while speaking to the media. https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/assembly-of-manitoba-chiefs-grand-chief-cathy-merrick-dies-after-collapsing-outside-winnipeg-courthouse-1.7028416 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sodoffbaldrick 35 Posted Tuesday at 00:54 Murray Sinclair, age 73 former senator and leader of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission has died. Murray Sinclair, former senator who led Truth and Reconciliation Commission, dead at 73 | CBC News 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
