October 17 – Ben Weider, bodybuilding promoter and Napoleon scholar (born 1923) October 18 – Charley Fox, pilot credited with strafing Erwin Rommel's car (born 1920) October 27 Louis Secco, Olympic gold medal-winning (1952) ice hockey player (born 1927) Charles Dubin, lawyer and former Chief Justice of Ontario (born 1921) November November 1 – Oscar Lathlin, politician (born 1947) November 2 – Jim Koleff, hockey player and coach (born 1953) November 5 – Norm Marshall, broadcaster (born 1918) November 12 – George Morrison, ice hockey player (born 1948) November 17 Pete Newell, basketball coach (born 1915) Debby oldest living polar bear, third-oldest known bear (born 1966) November 24 Ray Perrault, politician (born 1926) Kenny MacLean, bassist (Platinum Blonde) (born 1956) Bep Guidolin, ice hockey player and coach (born 1925) November 24 – Tom Burgess, baseball player and coach (born 1927) November 27 – William Landymore, naval officer (born 1916) November 30 – Pit Martin, ice hockey player (born 1943) December December 1 – Betty Goodwin, artist (born 1923) December 2 – Edward Samuel Rogers, businessman, CEO of Rogers Communications and owner of the Toronto Blue Jays (born 1933) December 9 – Brenda Leipsic, politician (born 1942) December 14 – Hank Goldup, ice hockey player (born 1918) December 15 – Mike Blum, football player (Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats) (born 1943) December 16 – Joe Krol, football player (Toronto Argonauts) (born 1919) December 21 – James Fulton, politician, Member of Parliament for Skeena (1979–1993) (born 1950) December 24 – Gordon Fairweather, politician, Member of Parliament for Royal, New Brunswick (1962–1977) (born 1923) See also 2008 in Canadian music 2008 in Canadian television List of Canadian films of 2008 References 2000s in Canada Years of the 21st century in Canada