An actor originally from St. John's is joining popular long-running soap opera Coronation Street. Little 36, left St. John's to pursue a comedy career in the United Kingdom and wound up joining the British Royal Marines. Little lost a leg during combat in Afghanistan and became the face of the Royal British Legion's poppy campaign. In 2013, he was the face of the Royal British Legion's poppy campaign. "This is not secret, secret stuff — if you've been following the storyline, you know that Jack got sepsis.

Source: CBC News September 18, 2018 09:56 UTC