Helen Peters passes away at age 83
Canadian academic Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Famous Dead People from Canada
Over 4,000 obituaries for famous people from Canada who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Henri Dorion has died at age 90
Canadian academic and geographer Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Obituary: Morris Bodnar, dead at age 77
Canadian politician Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Obituary: Phil Goyette, dead at age 92
Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens) Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Evelyn Gigantes dies at 83
Canadian politician Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
W. John McDonald, died aged 89
W. John McDonald, a Canadian physicist and academic administrator, died on January 17, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Lethbridge, Alberta, in 1936, he earned degrees from the…
Arne Roosman, died aged 93
Arne Roosman, an Estonian-born Canadian painter, died on January 15, 2026, at age 93. Born in Tallinn, Estonia, on March 6, 1932, he was also a lithographer and muralist. After…
Obituary: Ernestine Russell, dead at age 87
Canadian Olympic gymnast (1956 Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Jesse Flis passes away at age 92
Canadian politician Died on Wednesday January 14th 2026
Death of Bruce McLeod at age 97
Canadian clergyman Died on Tuesday January 13th 2026
Jason Lafreniere passes away at age 59
Canadian ice hockey player (Tampa Bay Lightning Died on Tuesday January 13th 2026
Ralph L. dies at age 86
Brazilian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter Died on Monday January 12th 2026
Kim Thorson dies at age 93
Canadian politician Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Bob Boyer obituary: died at age 93
Canadian professional wrestler Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Jim Furlong passes away at age 85
Canadian gridiron football player (Calgary Stampeders) Died on Friday January 9th 2026
Tony Dennis died at age 63
Canadian football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders) Died on Friday January 9th 2026
Ian Fraser dies at 93
Colonel Ian Simon Fraser, a Canadian army officer and military event organiser, died on January 8, 2026. Born in Nova Scotia on September 23, 1932, he served in the Canadian…
Glenn Hall, died aged 94
Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
Céline Bellot has died at age 55
Canadian criminologist and academic Died on Wednesday January 7th 2026
Joe Arlooktoo obituary: died at age 86
Canadian artist and politician Died on Tuesday January 6th 2026
Obituary: Mike Embro, dead at age 63
Canadian drummer (Razor) Died on Tuesday January 6th 2026
Bob Pulford, died aged 89
Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Obituary: David Branch, dead at age 77
Canadian ice hockey administrator. Commissioner of the Ontario Hockey League (1979-2024) Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Evan Hammond passes away at age 45
Canadian radio host Died on Sunday January 4th 2026
Brian Doyle dead at age 90
Brian Doyle, a Canadian writer of novels and short stories, died on January 1, 2026. Born in Ottawa in 1935, he drew many of his stories from his experiences growing…
Death of Lowell MacDonald at age 84
Canadian ice hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Raúl Corriveau died at age 95
Canadian Roman Catholic prelate Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Paul Idlout death at age 90
Paul Idlout, a Canadian Inuk Anglican bishop and former police constable, died on December 31, 2025. Born on April 21, 1935, in Pond Inlet, Northwest Territories, he was raised in…
René Racine obituary: died at age 87
Canadian astronomer and academic Died on Monday December 29th 2025
Guy Chouinard obituary: died at age 69
Canadian ice hockey player (Atlanta/Calgary Flames Died on Monday December 29th 2025
Terence M. has died at age 78
Canadian science fiction writer Died on Monday December 29th 2025
Obituary: Maria Pellegrini, dead at age 86
Maria Pellegrini, the Canadian operatic soprano, died on December 28, 2025. Born in Pretoro, Italy, on July 15, 1939, she emigrated to Canada with her family in 1958 and became…
Death of Stu Phillips at age 92
Canadian-American country singer Died on Saturday December 27th 2025
Annette Dionne, died aged 91
Canadian media personality (Dionne quintuplets) Died on Saturday December 27th 2025
Death of Bill Clarke at age 92
William Hillary Clarke, a Canadian chartered accountant, businessman and politician, died on December 26, 2025, at age 92. Clarke served as a Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons…
Gathie Falk passes away at age 97
Canadian painter and sculptor Died on Thursday December 25th 2025
Jean-Jacques Croteau passed away at age 95
Canadian politician Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Janine O’Leary death at age 92
Canadian women's health activist Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Roy Billinton obituary: died at age 90
Roy Billinton, a Canadian scholar and Distinguished Emeritus Professor at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, died on December 23, 2025. He was known for his work on power system…
Cosimo Filane has died at age 86
Canadian singer Died on Monday December 22nd 2025
Rob Burgess dead at age 68
Rob Burgess, a Canadian software executive who led Alias Research and Macromedia, died on December 21, 2025, at age 68. Born Robert Kenneth Burgess on August 29, 1957, he was…
Lee Wright passed away at age 81
Canadian Olympic field hockey player (1964 Died on Saturday December 20th 2025
Michelle Simson died at age 72
Canadian politician Died on Saturday December 20th 2025
Bob Wong dead at age 84
Canadian politician Died on Saturday December 20th 2025
Richard Grégoire dies at age 81
Canadian film and television composer Died on Wednesday December 17th 2025
Michael Whalen death at age 82
Canadian journalist (CBM (AM) Died on Tuesday December 16th 2025
Paul Gagné passed away at age 63
Canadian ice hockey player (Colorado Rockies Died on Monday December 15th 2025
Gerald Donaldson dead at age 87
Gerald Donaldson, a Canadian racing journalist and biographer who specialized in covering Formula One, died on December 14, 2025, at age 87. Born in Almonte, Ontario, on July 18, 1938,…
Bobby Rousseau dies at 85
Canadian ice hockey player Died on Saturday December 13th 2025
Jacques Nadeau death at age 72
Canadian photojournalist Died on Thursday December 11th 2025
Bernie Toorish has died at age 94
Canadian-American singer (The Four Lads) Died on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Pierre-Paul Geoffroy, died aged 81
Canadian Quebec nationalist militant (Front de libération du Québec) Died on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Béatrice Picard died at age 96
Canadian actress (Once Upon a Time in the East Died on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Claude Boucher obituary: died at age 83
Canadian politician Died on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Stan Shillington obituary: died at age 90
Stan Shillington, a Canadian lacrosse historian, sportswriter and statistician, died on December 8, 2025, at age 90. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on January 21, 1935, he was inducted into…
Brian Mackney has died at age 77
Canadian professional wrestler Died on Saturday December 6th 2025
Moustafa Ali dies at age 59
Egyptian-born Canadian football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers Died on Friday December 5th 2025
Frank Gehry died at age 96
Canadian-American architect (Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Died on Friday December 5th 2025
John Kristian dies at 80
Canadian politician Died on Thursday December 4th 2025
Obituary: Barry Dempster, dead at age 73
Canadian poet and novelist Died on Wednesday December 3rd 2025
Tim Harkness has died at age 87
Canadian baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers Died on Monday December 1st 2025
Michael Hans passed away at age 88
German-born Canadian historian Died on Monday December 1st 2025
Derek Holmes has died at age 86
Canadian ice hockey player Died on Saturday November 29th 2025
Ken Nielsen has died at age 83
Canadian football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) Died on Thursday November 27th 2025
Colleen Jones dead at age 65
Canadian curler and television personality Died on Tuesday November 25th 2025
Donald Havioyak dies at age 75
Canadian politician Died on Monday November 24th 2025
Tom Courchene dead at age 85
Canadian economist Died on Monday November 24th 2025
J. J. passes away at age 87
Canadian judge and politician Died on Monday November 24th 2025
Gerald Matticks passes away at age 85
Canadian gangster Died on Saturday November 22nd 2025
Obituary: Allan Moffat, dead at age 86
Canadian-Australian racing driver Died on Saturday November 22nd 2025
Ian Turnbull passes away at age 90
Ian Turnbull, a Canadian politician, died on November 21, 2025. Born in Winnipeg on July 1, 1935, he was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from…
Maureen U. has died at age 90
American-Canadian historian and editor Died on Friday November 21st 2025
Sid Jensen dead at age 78
Canadian Olympic gymnast (1968) Died on Thursday November 20th 2025
Spencer Lofranco dies at 33
Canadian actor (Gotti Died on Thursday November 20th 2025
Death of Kenneth G. at age 93
Canadian biologist Died on Thursday November 20th 2025
Jack B., died aged 83
Canadian astronomer Died on Wednesday November 19th 2025
Jean-Louis Trudel dies at age 58
Canadian science-fiction author Died on Wednesday November 19th 2025
Bill Brady has died at age 93
Canadian journalist Died on Tuesday November 18th 2025
Death of Gerald Maier at age 97
Canadian engineer and businessman Died on Friday November 14th 2025
Jean Benoist death at age 95
Canadian-French doctor and anthropologist Died on Thursday November 13th 2025
Alban D’Amours dies at age 85
Canadian businessman Died on Wednesday November 12th 2025
Roger Picard died at age 92
Canadian ice hockey player (St. Louis Blues) Died on Wednesday November 12th 2025
Bill Slack obituary: died at age 92
Canadian baseball coach Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Leon Stickle has died at age 77
Canadian ice hockey official (NHL) Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Tika passed away at age 14
Canadian greyhound Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Ronald Ian passes away at age 95
Canadian lawyer and political scientist Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Anna Sandor has died at age 76
Hungarian-born Canadian-American television writer (Hangin' In) Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Mel Bridgman has died at age 70
Canadian ice hockey player (Philadelphia Flyers Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Jean-Paul Diamond dies at age 85
Canadian politician Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Steve Butland dies at age 84
Canadian politician Died on Tuesday October 21st 2025
Élie Fallu died at age 93
Canadian politician Died on Monday October 20th 2025
Guy Hardy dies at age 75
Canadian politician Died on Sunday October 19th 2025
Obituary: Jack Kane, dead at age 89
Canadian ice hockey player (Clinton Comets) Died on Wednesday October 15th 2025
Anthony Merchant passed away at age 81
Canadian lawyer Died on Wednesday October 15th 2025
Obituary: Frank Smith, dead at age 94
Canadian football player and coach Died on Wednesday October 15th 2025
Bruce Saville death at age 80
Canadian businessman and philanthropist (Edmonton Investors Group) Died on Wednesday October 15th 2025
John Graham passes away at age 58
Northern Irish-born Canadian racing driver Died on Monday October 13th 2025
Death of Robert Mailman at age 77
Canadian wrongfully convicted prisoner Died on Monday October 13th 2025
Marta Jaciubek-McKeever passes away at age 46
Polish-Canadian singer (E.S.L.) Died on Friday October 10th 2025