Quote:Sad news for wrestling fans:

Quote:Sad news for fans of another 80s classic entertainer:

Quote:“Listening to the economics wizards talk about the recession, you get the feeling that things are going to get better as soon as they get worse.”

Quote:“O mighty Internal Revenue, who turneth the labor of man to ashes, we thank thee for the multitude of thy forms which thou hast set before us and for the infinite confusion of thy commandments which multiplieth the fortunes of lawyer and accountant alike. . . . Grant that this sacrifice not be found insufficient unto thy auditor.”

Montreal investigative journalist Julian Sher Wrote:"The only thing surprising is that it took this long. The guy is the cat of the underworld because he has gone through so many of his nine lives."

Quote:A little less than a year prior to that, in December 2015, he explored a subject near to his heart: the plight of refugees, specifically those fleeing the Syrian conflict and seeking sanctuary in Canada.

In the piece, Schlesinger acknowledged that amid fears of high unemployment and the risks of terrorism, many Canadians had reservations about welcoming this crop of refugees.

But as someone who had been a refugee himself, and met many more during his decades-long career as a journalist, Schlesinger advised Canadians to be compassionate.

"This country was built and changed for the better by refugees," he wrote.