Susan Saint James was the actress best known for her roles on the TV series McMillan & Wife and Kate & Allie.
October 27, 2026
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Walter Koenig was the actor who played Ensign Pavel Chekov, the youthful Russian navigator on the originalStar Trek television series and in several movies.
Eric Bauza was the Emmy Award-winning voice actor behind Looney Tunes characters like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. Back in December 2020, I enjoyed a lengthy conversation with Eric Bauza about his life growing up in Toronto and his love for GTA nostalgia. It's well worth a listen. Here's the
Tom Skerritt was the prolific actor perhaps best known for film appearances in “Alien” and “Steel Magnolias”. He won a Primetime Emmy for outstanding lead actor in "Picket Fences".
Ron Duguay played 12 seasons in the NHL, scoring 274 goals and 346 assists for 620 points.
Richard Riehle is the actor I know best as Tom Smykowski, inventor of the "Jump To Conclusions" mat in Office Space.
Sam Ferrara was a former member of Toronto punk bands the Ugly, the Viletones, and Screamin Sam, as well as a prolific metal sculptor.
RJ Mitte was the actor best known for his role as Walter White Jr. on the Emmy-winning television show Breaking Bad and his philanthropic work.
Mike Ditka coached the Chicago Bears from 1982-92, winning the Super Bowl for the 1985 season. That's the season that gave us the Super Bowl Shuffle. Prior to coaching, Ditka was a star tight end for the Bears, Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys. He was the first tight end to
I don't think any Toronto Blue Jays beat writer covered more Jays games than Larry Millson. He worked for the Hamilton Spectator, Toronto Star, Toronto Telegram, The Globe and Mail, The Canadian Press, and Field Level Media. In April 2023, I invited him over to bury me in stories about
Eva Marie Saint was an actress who won an Academy Award for her role in On the Waterfront and starred opposite Cary Grant in North by Northwest.
In the late 90s, CFNY 102.1 the Edge could be found online at edge.passport.ca. This was the station's first URL, and talent had corresponding email addresses. If my memory serves correct, The Edge operated its web presence through passport.ca until the summer of 2000. This June
Firstly, Sass Jordan was a rock star. She had big Canadian hits with "Tell Somebody", "Double Trouble", "Make You a Believer" and "High Road Easy". She even appeared on The Bodyguard soundtrack. She was also a judge on Canadian Idol, which put her in front of millions of Canadians. But
Lyle Odelein won the Stanley Cup in 1993 while with the Montreal Canadiens, his team for his first six NHL season. He'd go on to spend time with the New Jersey Devils, Coyotes, Blue Jackets, Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars, Florida Panthers and Penguins.
Italian actor Peppino Mazzullo, best known for voicing the mouse puppet Topo Gigio on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” has died at the age of 100.
Andrea Warner was a music writer who wrote We Oughta Know: How Four Women Ruled the ’90s and Changed Canadian Music, The Time of My Life: Dirty Dancing, and Rise Up And Sing! Power, Protest, and Activism in Music amongst others. These lovely words belong to novelist Kerry Clare, posted
Dennis Haskins was the actore best known for playing Mr. Belding on Saved By the Bell.
What to say about David Marsden... firstly, he was Dave Mickie on CKEY. Then, after a spell in Montreal, he returned to Toronto as David Marsden on CHUM-FM. You'd never know David Marsden was Dave Mickie as their styles were polar opposites. To this audience, David Marsden is best known
Pete Byrne was the Naked Eyes co-founder who sang lead vocals on their 1982 hit Always Something There to Remind Me, a cover of an old Burt Bacharach and Hal David song.
Pye Dubois was a lyricist who worked closely with Kim Mitchell and Max Webster and occasionally Rush.
Duncan Sheik was the musician was best known for his 1996 single “Barely Breathing” and his Tony-winning work on Broadway's Spring Awakening.
Andy Donato was an editorial cartoonist, newspaper art director and painter who had been with the Toronto Sun from Day 1. He only fully retired earlier this month.
Gary McCracken was the drummer for Max Webster from 1976 to 1981. It's his voice you hear singing lead on "A Million Vacations".
Cheetah Chrome was a guitarist for Rocket from the Tombs and Dead Boys. While with Dead Boys he wrote the most excellent Sonic Reducer.
George Chuvalo was a five-time Canadian heavyweight champion and two-time world heavyweight title challenger who wasn't knocked down in any of his 93 fights. His personal life was riddled with tragedy, as he lost three children and his wife to suicide and/or drug abuse. Here's my lengthy conversation about
