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Dr. Ruth dies at 96

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and best-selling author through her frank…

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Nova Scotia

Wolfville, N.S., youth dies in Thursday’s flash flooding

Nova Scotia RCMP say a Wolfville, N.S., youth died in Thursday night’s flash flood. In a news release issued Friday morning, RCMP…

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Sports

Iconic NFL assistant coach and defensive mastermind Monte Kiffin dies at age 84

Monte Kiffin, the longtime NFL and college assistant coach whose Tampa Bay defences routinely ranked among the league’s best, died…

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Business

Benji Gregory: ‘ALF’ child actor dies at 46

PHOENIX – Former child actor Benji Gregory, who played the young boy on the 1980s television sitcom “ALF,” has died…

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Entertainment

Flowing lines, intricate designs: Renowned artist Alex Janvier dies at age 89

One of Canada’s greatest painters, who wedded Indigenous elements to the mainstream of modern art, has died. Alex Janvier, whose…

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Business

Woman dies at Rolling Stones concert

A woman attending the Rolling Stones concert at BC Place died Friday night, police confirmed. The individual went into medical…

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Entertainment

Producer Jon Landau dies at 63

LOS ANGELES – Jon Landau, an Oscar-winning producer who worked closely with director James Cameron on three of the biggest…

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Business

Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer, dies at 89

New York – Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of “Shampoo,” “The Last Detail” and other acclaimed films whose work…

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Entertainment

Martin Mull: Comic, actor dies at 80

LOS ANGELES – Martin Mull, whose droll, esoteric comedy and acting made him a hip sensation in the 1970s and…

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Entertainment

‘The Sopranos,’ ‘Air Bud’ actor Bill Cobbs dies at 90

NEW YORK – Bill Cobbs, the veteran character actor who became a ubiquitous and sage screen presence as an older…

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