Denys Tremblay dies at age 75
Denys Tremblay, a Canadian artist and micronational leader who served as king of L'Anse-Saint-Jean, died October 2, 2026, aged 75. Born in Chicoutimi, Quebec, on February 5, 1951, Tremblay was…
Famous Dead People from Canada
Over 4,000 obituaries for famous people from Canada who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Lyle Odelein dies at 58
Lyle Odelein, the Canadian ice hockey player and former NHL defenceman who served as the inaugural captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets, died on October 2, 2026, of a heart…
Sass Jordan, died aged 63
Sass Jordan, the Canadian singer-songwriter known for her rock recordings, died on October 2, 2026, at age 63. Born Sarah Jordan in Birmingham, England, she was raised in Montreal and…
Death of Ken Krawetz at age 75
Ken Krawetz, a Canadian politician and Saskatchewan MLA from 1995 to 2016, died on October 1, 2026, aged 75. Known formally as Kenneth Patrick Krawetz, he was born in Saskatchewan…
Obituary: Janice Laking, dead at age 96
Janice Laking, the Canadian politician who served as mayor of Barrie, died on September 30, 2026, aged 96. Known also by her married name and born Janice McCuaig, she was…
Gilbert Bigio dead at age 91
Gilbert Bigio, the Haitian business conglomerate founder of GB Group, died on September 29, 2026, aged 91. A retired businessman, he built GB Group into a major Haitian enterprise and…
Anne Claire Poirier has died at age 94
Anne Claire Poirier, the Canadian film producer, director and screenwriter behind works including Before the Time Comes, A Scream from Silence and Beyond Forty, died on September 28, 2026, aged…
Pierre Plante dies at age 75
Pierre Plante, a Canadian ice hockey player who spent much of his NHL career with the St. Louis Blues, died on September 27, 2026, at age 75. Born Pierre Renald…
Norm Kimball dead at age 96
Norm Kimball, the Canadian football executive who served as general manager of the Edmonton Eskimos and later president and chief operating officer of the Montreal Alouettes, died on September 25,…
Obituary: David Marsden, dead at age 85
David Marsden, the Canadian radio broadcaster and program director who helped shape Toronto radio as a disc jockey and later guided CFNY-FM’s influential “Spirit of Radio” identity, died on September…
Obituary: Wes MacAleer, dead at age 82
Wes MacAleer, a Canadian politician and Prince Edward Island MLA from 1996 to 2007, died on September 20, 2026, aged 82. Born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, on February 12,…
Bruce Bergey obituary: died at age 80
Bruce Bergey, an American football player who played defensive end, died on September 20, 2026, at age 80. Born Bruce Gene Bergey in South Dayton, New York, he played for…
Bruce Swayze obituary: died at age 87
Bruce Swayze, a Canadian professional wrestler and manager, died on September 18, 2026, aged 87. Born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, he began wrestling in 1958 and later built a career…
Ron Hurst dead at age 95
Ron Hurst, a Canadian ice hockey player who spent part of his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, died on September 17, 2026, aged 95. Born in Toronto on May…
Gary McCracken died at age 75
Gary McCracken, a Canadian musician and drummer, died on September 17, 2026, aged 75. He was best known as the drummer for Max Webster from 1976 until the band dissolved…
Pye Dubois dead at age 77
Pye Dubois, the Canadian lyricist and poet who wrote for Max Webster, Kim Mitchell and occasionally Rush, died on September 15, 2026, aged 77. Born Paul Phillip Woods, he was…
Obituary: Andy Donato, dead at age 89
Andy Donato, a Canadian editorial cartoonist, newspaper art director and painter, died on September 15, 2026, aged 89. His newspaper career spanned 65 years, beginning with his move to the…
Death of Laureano Leone at age 98
Laureano Leone, a Canadian politician, died on September 15, 2026, at age 98. Born in Rocca Pia, he was educated at the Detroit Institute of Technology before entering public life…
David Arnason dies at 86
David Arnason, a Canadian author and poet, died on September 14, 2026, aged 86. Born in Gimli, Manitoba, he was of Icelandic descent and often wrote about the Icelandic community…
Bernie Brennan passes away at age 98
Bernie Brennan, the Canadian football player who starred for the Ottawa Rough Riders, died on September 14, 2026, aged 98. Born in Deseronto, Ontario, in 1927, he joined Ottawa out…
Louis Caron obituary: died at age 84
Louis Caron, the Canadian journalist, writer and screenwriter best known for co-creating and writing the television drama series He Shoots, He Scores, died on September 14, 2026, of a heart…
Ken Laufman obituary: died at age 94
Ken Laufman, a Canadian ice hockey player and Olympian, died on September 14, 2026, at age 94. Born in Hamilton, he played centre and represented Canada at the 1956 and…
Death of Judy Gumbo at age 83
Judy Gumbo, the Canadian-born American activist and original member of the Youth International Party known as the Yippies, died on September 14, 2026, aged 83. Born Judith Lee Clavir in…
Claude Bachand obituary: died at age 75
Claude Bachand, a Canadian politician and educator who represented Saint-Jean in the House of Commons from 1993 to 2011, died on September 14, 2026, aged 75. Born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec,…
Cal Nichols passed away at age 84
Cal Nichols, the Canadian businessman who chaired the Edmonton Investors Group, died on September 12, 2026, at age 84. Born in Paradise Hill, he built a career in business that…
George Chuvalo died at age 89
George Chuvalo, the Canadian boxer who became a five-time national heavyweight champion and a two-time world title challenger, died on September 12, 2026, at age 89. Born in Toronto in…
Brent Peterson dies at age 68
Brent Peterson, the Canadian ice hockey player and coach, died on September 11, 2026, at age 68. Born in Calgary, he was a former professional forward who spent 11 seasons…
Anthony Page dead at age 90
Anthony Page, the Indian-born British film and stage director, died on September 11, 2026, aged 90. Born in Bangalore, Karnataka, he went to Canada on a free passage with the…
Barry Melrose passes away at age 70
Barry Melrose, the Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach and sportscaster, died on September 9, 2026, aged 70. Born in Kelvington, Saskatchewan, Melrose played professionally in the World Hockey Association and…
Gabriel Contant, died aged 95
Gabriel Contant, a Canadian painter, died on September 8, 2026, aged 95. Born on January 4, 1931, in Joliette, Quebec, he studied under Stanley Cosgrove at the École des beaux-arts…
André Pronovost dies at 90
André Pronovost, a Canadian ice hockey player who spent parts of his career with the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings, died on September 8, 2026, aged 90.…
Serge Losique, died aged 94
Serge Losique, the Canadian writer, festival organizer and academic best known as the founder of the Montreal World Film Festival, died on September 8, 2026, aged 94. Born in Yugoslavia…
Allen Engel obituary: died at age 93
Allen Engel, a Canadian politician and farmer in Saskatchewan, died September 6, 2026, at age 93. Known also as Allen Willard Engel, he represented Notukeu-Willow Bunch in the Legislative Assembly…
Georgina Lightning died at age 63
Georgina Lightning, a Canadian Cree film director, died on September 6, 2026, aged 63. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, she was an enrolled member of the Samson Cree Nation and was…
John O’Leary has died at age 72
John O'Leary, an American football player who starred as a running back for the Montreal Alouettes and later played for the Chicago Bears, died on September 6, 2026, aged 72.…
Otto Jelinek has died at age 86
Otto Jelinek, the Czech-born Canadian figure skater and politician who served as a member of Parliament from 1972 to 1993 and as minister of national revenue from 1989 to 1993,…
Huguette St-Denis has died at age 61
Huguette St-Denis, a Canadian screenwriter and actress known for her work on Watatatow and The Parent Family, died on September 3, 2026, aged 61. Born in Montreal, she initially worked…
Obituary: Ritu Khullar, dead at age 62
Ritu Khullar, a Canadian jurist and judge who served as chief justice of Alberta, died on September 3, 2026, aged 62. At the time of her death, she also sat…
Sylvia Spring has died at age 84
Sylvia Spring, a Canadian feminist writer, filmmaker and activist, died on September 1, 2026, aged 84. She made Madeleine Is ... in 1970, the first Canadian English-language feature film directed…
Annette Saint-Pierre passes away at age 101
Annette Saint-Pierre, a Canadian educator, writer and publisher, died on September 1, 2026, at age 101. Born in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Quebec, she studied at the Scolasticat Saint-Joseph in Saint-Hyacinthe and at…
George Wells, died aged 72
George Wells, an American professional wrestler and football player, died on August 31, 2026, aged 72. Born George Oliver Wells in Oakland, Calif., on October 31, 1947, he attended Oakland…
Death of Paul LeDuc at age 89
Paul LeDuc, a Canadian professional wrestler best known for his tag-team partnership with his kayfabe brother Jos LeDuc, died on August 30, 2026, aged 89. Born in Mont-Louis, Quebec, he…
Archibald MacKinnon passed away at age 89
Archibald MacKinnon, the Canadian rower and Olympic champion and silver medalist, died on August 28, 2026, aged 89. Born in Cranbrook, British Columbia, he studied at the University of British…
Obituary: Joan Phillip, dead at age 74
Joan Phillip, a Canadian politician and member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly, died on August 28, 2026, aged 74. Born Joan Carter in North Vancouver, she was known as…
Obituary: Jacques Doucet, dead at age 86
Jacques Doucet, the Canadian radio announcer of baseball play-by-play in French, died on August 27, 2026, at age 86. Born in Montreal, he became one of the most familiar voices…
Death of David Thauberger at age 77
David Thauberger, a Canadian painter, died on August 27, 2026, at age 77. Born in Holdfast, Saskatchewan, he became known for paintings shaped by popular culture, postcard imagery, folk art…
Jean Allaire dies at age 96
Jean Allaire, a Canadian lawyer and politician, died on August 27, 2026, at age 96. A French Canadian from Laval, Quebec, he was best known for authoring the Allaire Report…
Peter Cullen passes away at age 85
Peter Cullen, the Canadian voice actor known for voicing Optimus Prime in The Transformers and KARR in Knight Rider, died on August 26, 2026, aged 85. Born Peter Claver Cullen…
Yves Lapeierre passes away at age 80
Yves Lapeierre, the Canadian composer, arranger, record producer and singer, died on August 26, 2026, at age 80. Born in Montreal and a graduate of the École de musique Vincent-d'Indy,…
René Malo, died aged 84
René Malo, a Canadian film producer and Knight of the National Order of Quebec, died on August 23, 2026, at age 84. Born in Joliette, Quebec, he was most closely…
barbara findlay dies at age 77
Barbara findlay, a Canadian lawyer and LGBT rights activist, died on August 23, 2026, aged 77. Over more than four decades, she used law, advocacy, education and community organizing to…
Bruce Rogers has died at age 93
Bruce Rogers, the Canadian broadcast journalist who was the original anchor of The World at Six and the first host of Metro Morning, died on August 22, 2026, aged 93.…
John Anson dies at 77
John Anson, a Canadian professional wrestler, died on August 22, 2026, aged 77. Born in Vancouver in 1949, he began his career in 1971 and wrestled under the ring name…
Ariel Fenster dies at age 83
Ariel Fenster, a French-born Canadian chemist and science educator, died on August 20, 2026, aged 83. Born in Bergerac, France, he became a founding member of McGill University’s Office for…
Perry Rosemond death at age 89
Perry Rosemond, a Canadian television writer and producer, died August 20, 2026, aged 89. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he built a long career in television as a writer, producer and…
Sylvie Groulx obituary: died at age 73
Sylvie Groulx, a Canadian filmmaker and documentary director from Quebec, died on August 19, 2026, at age 73. Born in Montreal on June 25, 1953, she began her career in…
Paul Shaw has died at age 77
Paul Shaw, a Canadian Olympic sport shooter, died on August 17, 2026, aged 77. Born in Collingwood, Ontario, on April 20, 1949, he represented Canada in the men's trap event…
O. J. Brigance passed away at age 56
O. J. Brigance, an American football player who competed in the Canadian Football League and the National Football League, died on August 17, 2026, at age 56 from complications of…
Peter Maher passed away at age 79
Peter Maher, the Canadian radio broadcaster best known as the Calgary Flames’ longtime play-by-play voice, died on August 13, 2026, aged 79. Born in Campbellton, New Brunswick, he began broadcasting…
Dick Proctor has died at age 85
Dick Proctor, a Canadian political activist, former New Democratic Party member of Parliament and journalist, died on August 13, 2026, aged 85. Born in Toronto on February 12, 1941, he…
Brendan Myers dies at age 52
Brendan Myers, a Canadian philosopher and author, died on August 13, 2026, aged 52. Also known as Brendan Cathbad Myers, he was recognized for work in environmental philosophy, Druidry and…
Jim Powers has died at age 89
Jim Powers, a Canadian hockey player who played for the Vancouver Canucks, died on August 13, 2026, aged 89. Born James Leroy Powers in Claresholm, Alberta, he built a lengthy…
Carol Cass dies at age 83
Carol Cass, an American-born Canadian medical researcher, died on August 11, 2026, aged 83. A research scientist in oncology, she led Alberta's Cross Cancer Institute from 2003 to 2010 and…
Barton Myers has died at age 91
Barton Myers, an American architect who led Barton Myers Associates Inc. in Santa Barbara, California, died on August 11, 2026, aged 91. Over a career that spanned more than four…
Darryl Neighbour passed away at age 78
Darryl Neighbour, a Canadian wheelchair curler, died on August 11, 2026, aged 78, after being struck by a driver while crossing a road in Richmond, British Columbia. He was the…
Kurt Danziger dead at age 100
Kurt Danziger, a German-born Canadian academic whose work shaped the history of psychology, died on August 10, 2026, aged 100. Born in Wrocław on June 3, 1926, he studied at…
Rick Galbos dies at 75
Rick Galbos, an American football player who later played running back in the Canadian Football League, died on August 8, 2026, aged 75. Galbos grew up in Mentor, Ohio, and…
Matt McQuillan obituary: died at age 45
Matt McQuillan, a Canadian golfer, died on August 7, 2026, aged 45. Born in Kingston, Ontario, in 1981, he turned professional and built his career on the Canadian Tour, where…
Obituary: Tedde Moore, dead at age 79
Tedde Moore, the Canadian actress who also worked as a script editor, creative consultant and acting instructor, died on August 5, 2026, aged 79. Born Dorothea Mavor Moore in Toronto…
Gloria Carlin died at age 84
Gloria Carlin, a Canadian actress known for The Hanoi Hilton, died on August 5, 2026, at age 84. Carlin’s screen work included the 1987 war drama, and she is identified…
Ken Mitchell dies at age 85
Ken Mitchell, the Canadian poet, novelist and playwright who helped shape Saskatchewan’s literary life, died on August 5, 2026, aged 85. Born Kenneth Ronald Mitchell in Moose Jaw on December…
Joseph C. Paradi died at age 85
Joseph C. Paradi, a Hungarian-born Canadian academic and professor at the University of Toronto, died on August 4, 2026, aged 85. He was a senior professor of chemical engineering at…
Lloyd Robertson has died at age 92
Lloyd Robertson, the Canadian journalist and broadcaster who became one of CTV News’s best-known anchors, died on August 4, 2026, aged 92. Born Lloyd John Robertson in Stratford, Ontario, he…
André Vallerand, died aged 86
André Vallerand, a Canadian politician and Quebec MNA, died on August 3, 2026, at age 86. Vallerand represented a riding in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1985 to 1994…
Marcel J. Mélançon, died aged 88
Marcel J. Mélançon, a Canadian bioethicist and academic, died on August 1, 2026, at age 88. Born in Saint-Barnabé-Nord on April 3, 1938, he was also known as Marcel Melançon…
Lou Sekora dies at 94
Lou Sekora, a Canadian politician, died on August 1, 2026, aged 94. Born in Hafford, Saskatchewan, Sekora entered civic politics in Coquitlam, British Columbia, winning election to city council in…
Ben Hanuschak has died at age 96
Ben Hanuschak, a Canadian politician and teacher, died on July 31, 2026, aged 96. Born in Earl Grey, Saskatchewan, he was educated at the University of Manitoba and later worked…
Todd Lewis death at age 65
Todd Lewis, a Canadian politician and farmer, died on July 31, 2026, aged 65. He was appointed to the Senate of Canada on February 7, 2025, after serving as president…
Scott Hylands death at age 83
Scott Hylands, a Canadian actor known for work on screen and stage, died on July 31, 2026, aged 83. Born Scott Hylands Douglas in Vancouver, he began his career in…
Eugene Benson died at age 98
Eugene Benson, a writer and Canadian professor of English, died on July 30, 2026, aged 98. Born in Northern Ireland in 1928, he went on to build a career as…
Ronnie Le Drew death at age 78
Ronnie Le Drew, the Canadian-born British puppeteer best known for performing Zippy on the ITV children’s series Rainbow, died on July 27, 2026. Born in Toronto on October 23, 1947,…
Elmer MacKay passed away at age 89
Elmer MacKay, a Canadian politician and lawyer who served as a member of Parliament for Central Nova, died on July 24, 2026. Born Elmer MacIntosh MacKay on August 5, 1936,…
Allan Warrack death at age 89
Allan Warrack, a professor and politician, died on July 24, 2026, at age 89. A Canadian politician born in Calgary on May 24, 1937, he served in the Legislative Assembly…
Oliver Jones died at age 91
Oliver Jones, the Canadian jazz pianist, died on July 22, 2026. Born Oliver Theophilus Jones in Montreal on September 11, 1934, he built a long career as a pianist, organist,…
Brian Doerksen death at age 60
Brian Doerksen, the Canadian Christian singer-songwriter and worship leader from Abbotsford, British Columbia, died on July 21, 2026. Born on January 1, 1965, Doerksen began his career in 1989 and…
David R. Cooke has died at age 88
David R. Cooke, a Canadian politician and lawyer, died on July 20, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Oshawa on August 4, 1937, he studied at Queen’s University,…
Sir Christopher Ondaatje died at age 93
Sir Christopher Ondaatje, the Sri Lankan-born Canadian-English businessman, philanthropist and Olympic bobsledder, died on July 20, 2026, aged 93. Born Philip Christopher Ondaatje in Kandy, Ceylon, on February 22, 1933,…
Eddie Joyal passes away at age 86
Eddie Joyal, a Canadian ice hockey player who skated for the Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers, died on July 20, 2026. He was 86. Born Edward Abel Joyal in…
John Jansen death at age 78
John Jansen, a Canadian politician and British Columbia MLA, died on July 20, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Chilliwack on October 27, 1947, he represented the Social…
Morley Torgov passes away at age 98
Morley Torgov, the Canadian novelist and humorist who also practiced law, died on July 19, 2026. Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, in 1927, he began his career at The…
Holger Brück dies at age 78
Holger Brück, a German football player and manager, died on July 19, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Kassel on September 30, 1947, he made his name as…
Death of Jayden Dalke at age 30
Jayden Dalke, a Canadian football player who played defensive back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, died on July 18, 2026, in a traffic collision. He was 30. Born in Leduc, Alberta,…
Walt McKee passes away at age 77
Walt McKee, a Northern Irish-born Canadian football player who was 77, died on July 18, 2026. He played in the Canadian Football League from 1972 to 1975 as a kicker,…
Michael Hendricks dead at age 84
Michael Hendricks, an American-Canadian gay rights activist, died on July 18, 2026. Along with René LeBoeuf, he became one of the most visible advocates in Quebec’s gay-rights movement and was…
Louis Champagne dies at age 78
Louis Champagne, a Canadian talk radio personality, died on July 17, 2026, at the age of 78. A familiar voice in Quebec radio, he hosted a morning daily program on…
Roland J. Thornhill, died aged 90
Roland J. Thornhill, a Canadian politician and former Nova Scotia MLA, died on July 16, 2026. Born Roland John Thornhill on September 3, 1935, in Grand Bank, Newfoundland, he represented…
Rudolph A. Marcus dead at age 102
Rudolph A. Marcus, the Canadian-born American chemist who won the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on electron transfer reactions, died on July 16, 2026. He was 102.…
Don Duguid obituary: died at age 91
Don Duguid, the Canadian curler who won three Briers and two world championships, died on July 15, 2026, at age 91. Born Donald Gordon Duguid in Winnipeg on January 25,…