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 3,385 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 2,470 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 1,435 Posted February 29 Big name to end the month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,628 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 534 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 7,071 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 1,066 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 3,628 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 3,385 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 21,182 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 3,462 Posted April 4 Canadian singer Guylaine Guy (Wiki) dead at 94 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,462 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 3,385 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 37 Posted November 5 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
alt obits guy 3,385 Posted November 12 On 03/02/2018 at 16:49, Sir Creep said: Former British Columbia premier Dave Barrett has died at the age of 87. A statement from Premier John Horgan’s office says the former NDP premier died after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. He died today in Victoria. No DDP interest I fear SC And now it's John Horgan who has died. The former Premier succumbed to his battle with cancer: https://globalnews.ca/news/10865455/former-bc-premier-john-horgan-dies-cancer/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,385 Posted Friday at 06:03 Edgar Fruitier, a French-Canadian actor with credits from the mid 1950s through 2017, whose career ended in disgrace when he was convicted of indecent assault in 2020 for acts in the 1970s, died November 29th. He was 94. Fruitier's death was being reported on December 12th. He had been suffering from Alzheimer's for some time. (Cue the jokes about his surname.) https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1885132/edgar-fruitier-mort-deces-comedien-animateur-melomane (French language obit.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
