Dan McLean was a broadcaster who spent more than 30 years as the face of CHCH News.

John Garrett was an NHL goaltender who went on to work as a colour commentator on Hockey Night in Canada before joining Sportsnet as an analyst.

Nedra Talley was a member of the Ronettes, in which she performed with her cousins Ronnie and Estelle Bennett.

Dave Mason was a founding member of Traffic who wrote and sang lead vocals on two of the band's most famous songs, "Hole in My Shoe" and "Feelin' Alright?".

Garret Anderson finished his 17-season MLB career batting .293 with 2,529 hits, 287 home runs, 1,365 runs batted in, an OPS of .785 and a 25.7 WAR, winning the 2002 World Series with the Los Angeles Angels.

Sid Krofft was the producer who created "Land of the Lost" and the TV series "H.R. Pufnstuf" with his brother Marty.

Dinah Christie was a musician and regular performer on the TV series Party Game and Check it Out!

Afrika Bambaataa was one of the progenitors of hip-hop whose breakthrough track “Planet Rock” helped define electro-funk and influence generations of artists.

Davey Lopes was a member of the Los Angeles Dodger's record-setting infield of the 1970s and 1980s and one of the finest basestealers in MLB history.He twice led the National League in stolen bases, posting 77 in 1975 and 63 in 1976.

These words about the late great Michael Oscars were written by FOTM Antonia Zerbisias. THE LATE, GREAT MICHAEL OSCARS (né Jean Michel Orski) As many of us have sadly learned, yesterday Michael passed away at the Toronto General Hospital after a mercifully not-too-long but hard-fought battle with lung cancer. (I

You likely know the name William Burrill best from Eye Weekly, the magazine he helped create. I'd read his writing there, but he is also a world famous biographer of Ernest Hemingway’s Toronto years. William Burrill also ran for mayor in 1997, the first megacity election, finishing fifth. News

Stephen Lewis was a former leader of the Ontario NDP, Canadian ambassador to the United Nations and a longtime journalist and environmental activist. Stephen Lewis's son Avi Lewis was elected leader of the federal NDP on Sunday.

James Tolkan was the actor best known for playing Mr. Strickland in Back to the Future and Commander Tom "Stinger" Jardian in Top Gun.

Dash Crofts was the musician best known as one half of the soft rock duo Seals and Crofts with Jim Seals, best known for the hit Summer Breeze.

Chip Taylor was the songwriter and singer best known for writing "Angel of the Morning" and "Wild Thing".

Chuck Norris was the martial artist and actor who starred in Missing in Action, Delta Force, and Walker, Texas Ranger. Here's the statement from his family. It is with heavy hearts that our family shares the sudden passing of our beloved Chuck Norris yesterday morning. While we would like to

Andy Chambers was the actor who played Luke Matthews in Degrassi Junior High, Degrassi High and School's Out! A memorable moment for Degrassiheads is Luke telling Shane "if you can’t eat paper, maybe you’re not ready to take acid". Shane should have listened to Luke.

Blake Emmons was a country musician who hosted Funny Farm on CBC, Chain Reaction and a variety of different shows.

Jennifer Runyon was the actress best known for supporting roles in films such as "Up the Creek" and "Ghostbusters," as well as playing Gwendolyn Pierce on "Charles In Charge" for one season. #funfact: In the great Simpsons episode "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase" there's a segment about "The Simpson Family Smile-Time

Country Joe McDonald was the lead singer and co-founder of Country Joe and the Fish whose "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag" mesmerized me when I'd stumble upon the Woodstock film on CityTV's late great movies.

Troy Murray played 15 NHL season, mostly with the Chicago Blackhawks, where he won the Selke Trophy in 1985-86. We'll never forget him stripping Todd gill of the puck in front of the leafs net and scoring to eliminate them from playoff contention.

Lou Holtz served as the head football coach at the College of William & Mary (1969–1971), North Carolina State University (1972–1975), the New York Jets (1976), the University of Arkansas (1977–1983), the University of Minnesota (1984–1985), the University of Notre Dame (1986–1996), and the University

Terry Watkinson is best known for playing keyboards with Max Webster. He wrote and sang their first hit "Let Go the Line".

Neil Sedaka was the singer-songwriter behind timeless classics like “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” and “Love Will Keep Us Together.”

I knew Robert Carradine best as Lewis Skolnick in Revenge of the Nerds but my kids knows him best as Sam McGuire in Lizzie McGuire.