Canadian comedian Candy Palmater has died at age 53, her partner and manager confirmed to CBC News on Saturday. pic.twitter.com/5IRDZwFLet —@TheSocialCTVPalmater was also a frequent CBC personality, including hosting The Candy Palmater Show on CBC Radio One, narrating the CBC-TV series True North Calling and being a panellist on CBC Canada Reads in 2017. "Candy was an incredible talent but also a truly special person," said CBC News general manager Susan Marjetti. Another light has gone out in the world today." More recently, Palmater had just finished writing an autobiography that's set to be published in the new year.

Source: CBC News December 26, 2021 02:17 UTC