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Nardwuar Recovering From Stroke In Vancouver, According To His Twitter Account

The Canadian Press, 10 Dec, 2015 11:24 AM
    VANCOUVER — Offbeat celebrity interviewer Nardwuar the Human Serviette is recovering from a stroke in Vancouver.
    The humorous TV personality and musician, whose real name is John Ruskin, has the news posted on his Twitter account.
     
    The posting issued Wednesday night says the 47-year-old YouTube star suffered the stroke at a party in Vancouver.
     
    It also says he's recovering at Vancouver General Hospital.
     
    The nasally voiced Vancouver native is known for his eccentric approach to interviews, which he conducts in a tartan tam cap.
     
    His interview subjects have ranged from Snoop Dogg, Iggy Pop and Katy Perry to Rush's Geddy Lee and former U.S. president Gerald Ford.

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    Federal Government Starts Handing Out New Funding To Settle Refugees

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    Top Quebec Court To Hear Arguments On Assisted-Dying Law

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    US Life Expectancy Is Flat For Third Straight Year; Last Similar Plateau Was In The 1980s

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