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Canadian curling legend Colleen Jones dead at 65: Curling Canada
A Canadian curling legend has passed away. According to a statement from Curling Canada, Colleen Jones has died at age 65. The organization described Jones, who won the world championship twice and th...
Nov 25, 2025 Colleen Jones is pictured after being formally inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame during an event In Toronto 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Jimmy Cliff, reggae giant and star of landmark film 'The Harder They Come,' dead at 81
NEW YORK (AP) - Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy, defiance and resilience in such classics as "Many Rivers to Cross," "You Can Get it If You Really Want" and "Vie...
Nov 24, 2025 Singer Jimmy Cliff performs at The Climate Rally, an Earth Day concert, on the National Mall in Washington, on Sunday, April 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful, polarizing vice presidents in history, dies at 84
WASHINGTON (AP) - Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has di...
Nov 04, 2025 Vice President Dick Cheney addresses a campaign rally for Gus Bilirakis, a Republican who is running for the Tampa Bay area congressional seat his father is vacating in Tampa, Fla. July 21, 2006. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius, File)
Hulk Hogan, icon in professional wrestling, dies at age 71
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in the world of professional wrestling, has died at the age of 71, Florida police and WWE said Thursday. In Clearwater, Flor...
Jul 24, 2025 Hulk Hogan rips his shirt before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76
Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice - and drug-and-alcohol ravaged id - of heavy metal, died Tuesday, just...
Jul 22, 2025 Ozzy Osbourne arrives at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Black Sabbath singer and reality TV star Ozzy Osbourne dead at 76
Heavy metal legend and reality TV star Ozzy Osbourne has died at age 76, according to a statement from his family. "It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our b...
Jul 22, 2025 Ozzy Osbourne, left, and his wife Sharon wait for the super welterweight boxing match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
Saskatoon philanthropist and real estate developer Joseph A. Remai dead at 89
A well-known Saskatoon philanthropist and real estate developer, who donated tens of millions of dollars to a variety of causes and projects, has died at the age of 89. Joseph A. Remai died on June 12...
Jun 19, 2025 Philanthropist and real estate developer Joseph Remai (centre) donated tens of millions of dollars to many Saskatoon projects and organizations. (Saskatchewan Polytechnic/Submitted)
'Thank you for this life': FSIN lifetime Chief Lawrence Joseph dies at 79
Chief Lawrence Joseph's skills and accomplishments ranged far and wide - from music, to politics, to spirituality - and he used those skills to help, advocate and heal throughout his life. A former Fe...
Apr 21, 2025 Chief Lawrence Joseph accepts the Willard Ahenakew Award in 2023, a lifetime achievement award at the first Saskatchewan Indigenous Music Awards. (Derek Craddock/paNOW Staff)
Former Prince Albert Bishop passes away
By Nigel Maxwell Prince Albert's Catholic community is in mourning following the loss of the city's former bishop, Albert Thvenot A letter on Monday from the city's current bishop, Rev. Stephen A. Her...
Apr 15, 2025 A picture taken of Rev. Albert Thévenot in 2020. (Submitted Photo/Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince Albert)
Remembering Dutch Growers founder Arie Van Duyvendyk
Whether you're a seasoned gardener or a new to planting and landscaping, the roots of many backyard spaces in Saskatchewan can be traced to a visit to Dutch Growers. The man behind the garden centre b...
Dec 12, 2024 "He showed us the importance of nurturing not just plants, but relationships, ideas, and our community." (Rick Van Duyvendyk/Submitted)
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