Residential school buildings demolished on B.C. island, survivor says it’s a new chapter

John Candy met talent agent Catherine McCartney by accident. Striking up an awkward conversation after nearly knocking her over in line at the Eaton’s cafeteria, he discovered that her talent office just happened to be across the street, next to Fran’s Restaurant where he sometimes dined. McCartney later saw him at Fran’s and invited him up to her office, where he shyly confessed to her that he had been taking acting classes with an eye toward becoming a professional actor. Charmed by Candy’s baby face and disarming wit, McCartney was eager to help him get a foot in the door. In 1970,...