Beloved comedienne Catherine O'Hara has died at age 71 after "a brief illness."
Extremely funny & entertaining, got her start writing for SCTV, going on to be cast in many well-known, popular films & TV series.
https://www.eonline.com/news/1427985/catherine-ohara-dead-battled-brief-illness-before-death
And, of course, she was Canadian.