Jim Corrigall obituary: died at age 80
Jim Corrigall, a Canadian football player and coach, died on July 15, 2026, at age 80. Born in Barrie on May 7, 1946, he went on to play his college…
Famous Dead People from Canada
Over 4,000 obituaries for famous people from Canada who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Obituary: John Hamm, dead at age 88
John Hamm, a Canadian politician and physician who served as the 25th premier of Nova Scotia, died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 88. Born John Frederick Hamm…
Denyse Émond death at age 98
Denyse Émond, a Canadian actress and comedian, died on July 13, 2026, from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Born in Montreal on May 10, 1928, she was best known for her…
Serge Malenfant dead
Serge Malenfant, a Canadian painter, died on July 12, 2026, in Sherbrooke. He was best known for trompe-l'œil murals created for the city of Sherbrooke, beginning with a work installed…
Dave Hensman dies at age 63
Dave Hensman, a Canadian Christian singer-songwriter and priest, died on July 11, 2026. Born David John Hensman on August 19, 1962, in Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, he was based…
Obituary: Mark B. Wise, dead at age 72
Mark B. Wise, the Canadian-American theoretical physicist whose work helped shape heavy quark effective theory, died on July 10, 2026. Born on November 9, 1953, he conducted research in elementary…
Marc Messier died at age 78
Marc Messier died July 7, 2026. He was a Canadian actor and filmmaker, and the summary supplied with his Wikipedia entry also described him as an actor and television actor.…
Renata Ford dead at age 57
Renata Ford died on July 6, 2026. She was a Canadian political candidate and was widely known as the widow of Toronto mayor Rob Ford. Also known as Renata Brejniak,…
Brian Paisley dead
Brian Paisley died on July 4, 2026. He was a Canadian film and theatre producer. His death was not publicly detailed in the information provided. Paisley’s work in film and…
Michelle DuBarry dies at 94
Michelle DuBarry died on July 3, 2026. She was a Canadian drag queen. Tags Other, 03 July 2026, Canada, Michelle, Sagittarius, DuBarry, July 2026, July 3
Ethel Cochrane dies at 88
Ethel Cochrane died June 30, 2026. She was a Canadian senator. Tags Politicians, 30 June 2026, Canada, Cochrane, Ethel, Libra, June 2026, June 30
Death of Daniel Poudrier at age 62
Daniel Poudrier died June 29, 2026. He was a Canadian ice hockey player. Tags Athletes, 29 June 2026, Aquarius, Canada, Daniel, Poudrier, June 2026, June 29
Tom Siddon death at age 84
Tom Siddon, a Canadian politician and former MP who served from 1978 to 1993, died on June 28, 2026, at age 84. Born Thomas Edward Siddon in Drumheller, Alberta, on…
Charles Leblanc has died at age 75
Charles Leblanc died on June 27, 2026. He was an actor. Tags Actors, Writers, 27 June 2026, Canada, Charles, Leblanc, June 2026, June 27
Valery Fabrikant has died at age 86
Valery Fabrikant, a Belarusian-born Canadian academic and convicted mass murderer, died on June 27, 2026. Born Valery Iosifovich Fabrikant in Minsk on January 28, 1940, he became an associate professor…
Tom Glass died at age 77
Tom Glass died on June 26, 2026. He was a chuckwagon racer. Tags Other, 26 June 2026, Canada, Glass, Tom, June 2026, June 26
Gail Bowen dies at age 84
Gail Bowen, a Canadian playwright and writer best known for the Joanne Kilbourn mystery series, died on June 26, 2026. She was 83. Born Gail Dianne Bowen in Toronto on…
Christopher Robert Hallpike dies at age 88
Christopher Robert Hallpike, a British-born Canadian anthropologist and emeritus professor of anthropology at McMaster University in Ontario, died on June 26, 2026. Born on April 19, 1938, Hallpike was known…
Death of Jackie MacDonald at age 93
Jackie MacDonald died on June 25, 2026, at age 93. She was a Canadian Olympic shot putter and discus thrower. Born in Toronto on October 12, 1932, MacDonald represented Canada…
Oshim Ottawa dead
Oshim Ottawa, a Canadian actor and musician from Manawan, Quebec, died on June 25, 2026. He was best known for his role as Philippe Flamand in the 2023 film Atikamekw…
Obituary: David Clayton-Thomas, dead at age 84
David Clayton-Thomas, the British-Canadian singer best known as the lead vocalist of Blood, Sweat & Tears, died on June 24, 2026, at age 84. Born David Henry Thomsett on September…
Orest Meleschuk dies at 86
Orest Meleschuk, a Canadian curler, died on June 23, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Saint Boniface, Manitoba, on April 11, 1940, he was known in the sport…
Joby Baker passed away at age 92
Joby Baker died on June 22, 2026. He was a Canadian actor. Tags Actors, 22 June 2026, Aries, Baker, Canada, Joby, June 2026, June 22
Ab DeMarco Jr. died at age 77
Ab DeMarco Jr., an American-born Canadian ice hockey player who skated in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association during the 1970s, died June 21, 2026, at 77. Born…
Jim Battle passed away at age 88
Jim Battle, an American football player who competed in the NFL and CFL, died on June 21, 2026, at age 88. Battle played guard in professional football after his college…
Death of Marilyn Trenholme Counsell at age 92
Marilyn Trenholme Counsell, a Canadian politician, physician and nutritionist, died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 92. Born Marilyn Trenholme in Baie Verte, New Brunswick, on October 22,…
Sally Brayley dies at 88
Sally Brayley, a Canadian-American ballet dancer, died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in London in 1937 to Canadian parents and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia,…
Pat Holmes died at age 85
Pat Holmes, an American football player who played for the Houston Oilers, Calgary Stampeders and Kansas City Chiefs, died on June 16, 2026, at age 85. Born James Patrick Holmes…
Alvin Libin dies at 95
Alvin Libin, a Canadian businessman, sports executive and philanthropist, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 95. Based in Calgary, he was president and chief executive officer of…
Obituary: Rock Perdoni, dead at age 78
Rock Perdoni, the American football player known for his career with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, died on June 15, 2026. He was 78. Born in Italy on December 10,…
Bob Winograd dies at 76
Bob Winograd, a Canadian professional ice hockey player, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 76. Born Robert Earl Winograd in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on June 6, 1950, he…
Kyle Calder dies at age 47
Kyle Calder, a Canadian ice hockey player who spent parts of his NHL career with the Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings, died on June 15, 2026. He…
Malcolm Harding dies at 89
Malcolm Harding, an English-born Canadian Anglican bishop, died on June 14, 2026, aged 89. Known also as Malcolm Alfred Warden Harding, he served as the fifth bishop of Brandon in…
Max Wideman, died aged 99
Max Wideman, a Welsh-Canadian civil engineer and project management consultant, died on June 14, 2026, at the age of 99. Born Robert Max Wideman in Penarth on January 19, 1927,…
Obituary: Philip Booth, dead at age 66
Philip Booth, a British-Canadian singer known for the song “Ulterior Motives,” died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 66. Born in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, on…
Philip Adrian Booth passes away at age 66
Philip Adrian Booth, the British-Canadian guitarist and keyboardist known for "Ulterior Motives," died on June 11, 2026, at age 66. Born in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, he was…
Death of David Cayley at age 80
David Cayley died on June 10, 2026. Tags Journalists, Writers, 10 June 2026, Canada, Cancer, Cayley, David, June 10, June 2026
Sophie Faucher dies at age 68
Sophie Faucher, a Canadian actress known for Bethune: The Making of a Hero, Ding et Dong and The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, died on June 9, 2026, in Montreal.…
Ruth Watson Henderson, died aged 93
Ruth Watson Henderson, a Canadian composer and pianist known for her choral music, died on June 9, 2026. She was 93. Born Ruth Louise Watson in Toronto on November 23,…
Obituary: Peter Wilkinson, dead at age 86
Peter Wilkinson died on June 6, 2026. He was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest. Tags Other, 06 June 2026, Canada, Peter, Wilkinson, June 2026, June 6
Cliff Fletcher dead at age 90
Cliff Fletcher, the Canadian National Hockey League executive who served as general manager of the Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs and Phoenix Coyotes, died on June 5, 2026.…
Francine Villeneuve passes away at age 61
Francine Villeneuve, a Canadian thoroughbred jockey and racing pioneer, died on June 5, 2026, at age 61. Known as "The Queen of Fort Erie" for her long association with the…
Death of Gerry Meehan at age 79
Gerry Meehan, a Canadian ice hockey left winger and executive, died on June 5, 2026, at age 79. Born Gerard Marcus Meehan on September 3, 1946, in Toronto, he was…
Agnes Herzberg, died aged 87
Agnes Herzberg, a Canadian statistician and professor of mathematics and statistics at Queen’s University, died on June 2, 2026. She was 87. Born Agnes Margaret Herzberg in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in…
Agnes M. Herzberg death at age 87
Agnes M. Herzberg, a Canadian statistician and professor of mathematics and statistics at Queen’s University, died on June 2, 2026, at age 87. Born Agnes Margaret Herzberg in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,…
Robert Parizeau death at age 90
Robert Parizeau, a Canadian businessman who led the Fonds de solidarité FTQ, died on June 2, 2026, in Montreal. He was 90. Born in Montreal on November 7, 1935, he…
Stéphane-Albert Boulais dead at age 76
Stéphane-Albert Boulais, a Canadian writer and film critic, died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 76. Born in Maniwaki, Quebec, on June 17, 1949, he studied at Laval…
Margaret Commodore dead at age 93
Margaret Commodore, a Canadian politician and Yukon MLA from 1982 to 1996, died on June 1, 2026. She was born in 1932 in Chilliwack, British Columbia, and served in the…
Dennis Hull died at age 81
Dennis Hull, a Canadian ice hockey player who spent most of his NHL career with the Chicago Black Hawks and also played for the Detroit Red Wings, died on May…
James R. Gibson passes away at age 91
James R. Gibson died May 29, 2026. He was a Canadian historian and geographer. Tags Scientists, 29 May 2026, Canada, Gibson, James, Taurus, May 2026, May 29
Claude Lemieux died at age 60
Claude Lemieux, the Canadian ice hockey player who starred for the New Jersey Devils, Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche, died on May 28, 2026, at age 60. Born Claude Percy…
Forbes Kennedy dies at age 90
Forbes Kennedy, the Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins, died on May 25, 2026. He was 90. Born in Dorchester,…
Gil Rowntree, died aged 92
Gil Rowntree, the Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer, died on May 24, 2026. He was 92. Rowntree was one of the most successful trainers in Canadian Thoroughbred racing…
Linda Crutchfield-Bocock obituary: died at age 84
Linda Crutchfield-Bocock died on May 23, 2026, at the age of 84. She was a Canadian Olympic alpine skier and luger who competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics. Born in…
Howard Moscoe, died aged 86
Howard Moscoe, a Canadian politician and former Toronto city councillor, died on May 23, 2026. He was 86. Moscoe served on Toronto City Council from 1978 to 2010 and represented…
Obituary: Eldon Coombe, dead at age 85
Eldon Coombe died on May 22, 2026. He was a Canadian curler. Tags Other, 22 May 2026, Canada, Coombe, Eldon, May 2026, May 22
Death of Dan Newman at age 63
Dan Newman, a Canadian politician, died on May 21, 2026. He was 63. Newman was born in Toronto and served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of…
Peter Helm, died aged 84
Peter Helm, the Canadian-American actor known for Inside Daisy Clover, The Andromeda Strain and The Longest Day, died on May 21, 2026. Born Peter John Helm Jr. on December 22,…
Henri Barki passed away at age 75
Henri Barki, a Turkish-Canadian social scientist and professor at HEC Montréal, died on May 19, 2026, at age 75. He was a long-serving member of the Université de Montréal faculty,…
Robert Irving has died at age 71
Robert Irving, the Canadian industrialist and co-CEO of J.D. Irving, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 71 after cancer. Based in Moncton, New Brunswick, he was responsible…
Dale West dies at age 84
Dale West, a Canadian football player with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, died on May 19, 2026. He was 84. West played defensive back for the Roughriders from 1962 to 1968 after…
Alan Bradley died at age 87
Alan Bradley, the Canadian author best known for The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Toronto in…
Cris Derksen dies at 45
Cris Derksen, a Canadian Cree cellist and composer, died on May 16, 2026, in a traffic collision. She was 45. Derksen was a Juno Award-nominated musician from Northern Alberta, Canada,…
Frank Hayden has died at age 96
Frank Hayden, a Canadian academic and physical education and kinesiology professor, died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 96. Hayden was born in Windsor, Ontario, on January 11,…
Chris Williams dead at age 89
Chris Williams, an English-born Canadian bishop, died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 89. Born John Christopher Richard Williams on May 22, 1936, he was educated at Manchester…
Sherman Lewis passed away at age 83
Sherman Lewis died on May 15, 2026. He was an American football player for the Toronto Argonauts and New York Jets and later coached for the Green Bay Packers. Lewis…
Randal Marlin died at age 88
Randal Marlin, a Canadian academic and philosophy professor at Carleton University, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 88. He specialized in the study of propaganda and was…
Obituary: André Laliberté, dead at age 79
André Laliberté, a Canadian marionette puppeteer, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 79. From Quebec, he was best known as the cofounder and longtime artistic director of…
Paul Boutilier passes away at age 63
Paul Boutilier, a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the New York Islanders, Winnipeg Jets and Boston Bruins, died on May 14, 2026. He was 63. Born…
Brandon Clarke dies at 29
Brandon Clarke, a Canadian-American basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies, died on May 11, 2026, at the age of 29. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on September 19, 1996, Clarke…
Obituary: Cyril Simard, dead at age 88
Cyril Simard, a Canadian architect and ethnologist, died May 10, 2026. Cyril Simard [fr], 88, Canadian architect and ethnologist. Tags Other, 10 May 2026, Canada, Cyril, Simard, 2026-05-10, May 10,…
John Barbour has died at age 93
John Barbour, a Canadian actor, comedian and television presenter, died on May 10, 2026, at the age of 93. Born Jonathan Barbour in Toronto, Ontario, on April 24, 1933, he…
J. J. Barrie obituary: died at age 92
J. J. Barrie, a Canadian singer, songwriter and comedian known for “No Charge,” died on May 10, 2026, at age 92. Born Barry Jackson Authors in Oshawa, Ontario, on July…
Punch McLean, died aged 93
Punch McLean, the Canadian ice hockey coach best known for leading the New Westminster Bruins, died on May 8, 2026. Born Ernest John Vincent McLean on November 3, 1932, in…
Harold Theriault obituary: died at age 73
Harold Theriault, a Canadian politician and Nova Scotia MLA from 2003 to 2013, died on May 7, 2026. He represented the riding of Digby-Annapolis for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party…
Trevor Bennett dead at age 99
Trevor Bennett, a Canadian politician and Newfoundland MHA, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 99. Born on Sept. 3, 1926, in Daniel's Harbour, Newfoundland, he served in…
Claude Morin dies at age 96
Claude Morin, a Canadian politician and former Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly for Louis-Hébert, died on May 5, 2026. He was 96. Born in Montmorency, Quebec, Morin earned…
Obituary: Pat Graham, dead at age 64
Pat Graham, a Canadian ice hockey player who appeared in 103 National Hockey League games with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1981 and 1984, died on May…
Marcel Labine, died aged 78
Marcel Labine, a Canadian poet, died on May 4, 2026. He was born on February 25, 1948, in Quebec, graduated from the Université de Montréal and taught literature at Maisonneuve…
Robert A. Stebbins obituary: died at age 87
Robert A. Stebbins, an American-born Canadian sociologist, died on May 4, 2026. He was 87. Stebbins was professor emeritus at the University of Calgary and served as associate editor for…
William W. Stinson passes away at age 92
William W. Stinson, the Canadian railway executive who served as president of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited from 1981 to 1996, died on May 1, 2026. He was 92. Stinson also…
Madeleine Gagnon died at age 87
Madeleine Gagnon died on April 30, 2026. Tags Writers, 30 April 2026, Canada, Gagnon, Madeleine, April 2026, April 30
John Garrett obituary: died at age 74
John Garrett, a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender and television sports commentator, died on April 28, 2026. He was 74. Born in Trenton, Ontario, Garrett played in the World Hockey…
Dan McLean, died aged 78
Dan McLean, a Canadian journalist and news anchor, died on April 28, 2026, at age 78. He was a longtime broadcaster who latterly worked for Mix 106.5 FM in Owen…
Matt Davidson passes away at age 48
Matt Davidson, a Canadian ice hockey player who appeared in 56 National Hockey League games with the Columbus Blue Jackets, died on April 28, 2026. He was 48. Born in…
Thomas Gayford obituary: died at age 97
Thomas Gayford, the Canadian equestrian and 1968 Olympic champion, died on April 26, 2026. Born in Toronto in 1928, Gayford competed for Canada in the 1952 and 1960 Olympics in…
Benoît Rousseau passed away at age 66
Benoît Rousseau, a Canadian actor, died on April 24, 2026, at the age of 66. He was best known for providing the Quebec voices of Austin Powers, Dr. Evil and…
Obituary: Murray McBride, dead at age 90
Murray McBride died on April 23, 2026. Tags Politicians, 23 April 2026, Canada, Murray, April 2026, April 23, McBride
Will Stanhope dies at age 39
Will Stanhope, a Canadian rock climber and professional rock guide, died on April 23, 2026, after a climbing accident in which his protection failed and he took a ground fall.…
Aldo Roy obituary: died at age 84
Aldo Roy, a Canadian Olympic weightlifter, died on April 18, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in Sudbury, Ontario, on March 22, 1942, he represented Canada in the men's…
Percy O’Driscoll dies at age 91
Percy O'Driscoll, the Canadian Anglican bishop who served as bishop of Huron from 1990 to 2000 and as metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario from 1993 to 2000, died…
Pip Wedge death at age 97
Pip Wedge, a British-born Canadian broadcaster, died on April 15, 2026. Pip Wedge, 97, British-born Canadian broadcaster. Tags Journalists, 15 April 2026, Britain, Canada, Pip, Wedge, 2026-04-15, April 15, April…
Death of Taylor Kirk at age 44
Taylor Kirk, a Canadian musician best known for his work with Timber Timbre, died on April 14, 2026. He was 44. Kirk was the featured artist in Timber Timbre, a…
Al Gunn public figure dies
Al Gunn, a Canadian bassist best known for his work with Men Without Hats, died on April 13, 2026. News of his death was announced on that date. Gunn played…
Donald K. Tarlton died at age 82
Donald K. Tarlton, a Canadian music producer and promoter, died on April 13, 2026, at age 82. Born in Montreal on May 12, 1943, he was a record producer and…
Gabor Szilasi dead at age 98
Gabor Szilasi, a Canadian photographer, died on April 10, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1928, he became known for the humanist vision of his…
Sid Krofft has died at age 96
Sid Krofft, the Canadian puppeteer and television writer behind H.R. Pufnstuf, Land of the Lost and Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, died on April 10, 2026. He was 96. Born…