1 of 1 2 of 1One of Canada's funniest and brightest entertainers has died on Christmas DayCandy Palmater, creator of The Candy Show on APTN, was 53. Palmater also hosted a radio show on CBC and appeared on several other CBC radio programs. "You don't give a shit about my health," Palmater says at one point in the film. She was born in Point La Nim and worked as a lawyer before working in government and the entertainment industry. "Well, as an overweight, gay, native lawyer, not enough jokes were being told about me, so I thought I’d be a civil servant," Palmater once told Saltscapes.com.

Source: CBC News December 26, 2021 18:12 UTC