MACPHAIL, John Scott
Suddenly as the result of a highway accident on Friday, September 14, 2018 of John Scott MacPhail of Charlottetown, age 83 years. Beloved husband of Sandra (nee MacPherson).
Loving father of Scott, Jimmy (Michelle),
Harold (Diane McGuirk),
Heather (Mark) Holmes, Paul (Kim), Tim and Gregory (Shana Richard) and step-daughter Julie Acorn Murchison. Grandfather of 16 grandchildren and 14 greatgrandchildren. Brother of Anne Smith and Barbara Coles (Hudson Jenkins). Brother-in-law of Kathy MacPherson. Predeceased by his parents Jack and Laura MacPhail, mother-in-law Elinor MacPherson and brother-inlaw Kenneth Coles. Resting at MacLean Funeral Home Swan Chapel. Funeral Tuesday from St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Belfast at 11 a.m. Interment in the church cemetery. If so desired, memorials to Southern Kings & Queens Food Bank or St. John’s Presbyterian Church Cemetery would be appreciated. Visiting hours Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. Online condolences may be made at www.macleanfh.com
Peter Donat, the Canadian actor who played Agent Fox Mulder’s father in “The X-Files” and had roles in TV shows, films and onstage, has died. He was 90.
His son, Caleb, told The Associated Press that his father died Monday from complications of diabetes at his home in Point Reyes Station, California.
Donat also had guest roles on TV shows such as “Murder, She Wrote,” ”Hawaii Five-O,“”Hill Street Blues“and ”The F.B.I.“He also appeared in the Francis Ford Coppola films ”The Godfather Part II“and ”Tucker: The Man and His Dream.“
Pierre Collingwood Donat was born on Jan. 20, 1928, in Kentville, Nova Scotia. He changed his first name to Peter while working in the United States.
David Duchovny, who played Agent Mulder, told the New York Times that Donat “had an easy gravitas as a performer and seemed to come from that generation that took the art seriously but not too seriously.”
“The X-Files” originally from 1993 to 2002. ran
The leader of the Coalition Avenir Quebec is admitting he had to brush up on Canada’s immigration system after incorrectly answering a question on the subject.
Francois Legault drew criticism on Saturday after making a mistake on how long a permanent resident had to wait before applying for citizenship.
Legault admitted today that he wouldn’t have been a very good game show contestant, and that he should have researched the question instead of answering.