National Obituaries

Bernard Lapasset, the French administrator who was chairman of World Rugby for eight years and helped see the sport return to the Olympic program after a 92-year gap, has died, rugby's governing body said Wednesday. He was 75.

SYDNEY (AP) — Two-time Australian Open golf champion Frank Phillips, who also won tournaments in Singapore and Kong Kong, has died, PGA Australia said in a statement Wednesday. He was 90.

TORONTO — When Maple Leafs brass held a meeting ahead of the NHL's 75th anniversary season, several big names — John Candy, Anne Murray and Mike Myers to name a few — were considered for the honour of serving as Toronto's honorary captain for the 199

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian couturier Valentin Yudashkin, whose designs drew eyes at international fashion shows, sports events and military ceremonies, has died at age 59, Russian news reports said Tuesday.

TORONTO — Gordon Lightfoot, the legendary folk musician whose silvery refrains told a tale of Canadian identity that was exported to listeners worldwide, has died at 84.

Some facts about Gordon Lightfoot, the folk singing legend who died Monday night at age 84. Born: Nov. 17, 1938, Orillia, Ont.

Some key dates in the life and career of Gordon Lightfoot: Nov. 17, 1938: Gordon Lightfoot is born in Orillia, Ont. 1951: Lightfoot, a 13-year-old soprano, wins a talent contest at the Kiwanis Music Festival, held at Toronto's Massey Hall.

TORONTO — Gordon Lightfoot, the legendary folk singer whose silvery refrains told a tale of Canadian identity that was exported to listeners worldwide, has died at age 84.

Tim Bachman, a founding member of the Canadian rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive who faced sex charges in two separate cases later in his life, has died.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's most famous fashion designer, Vyacheslav Zaitsev, who dressed the country's first ladies, has died at the age of 85, Russian news outlets reported Sunday.