National Obituaries

TORONTO — Canadian standup comedian and broadcaster Mike Bullard has died, his family confirmed Sunday. Bullard's half-brother, musician Chuck Jackson, confirmed to The Canadian Press that Bullard's family learned of his passing on Friday.

WHITE ROCK, B.C. — Bill Vigars, who led the promotion of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope in 1980, has died at the age of 78.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina football player Tylee Craft died Saturday morning from a rare form of lung cancer, coach Mack Brown said.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina football player Tylee Craft died Saturday morning from a rare form of lung cancer, coach Mack Brown said.

LONDON (AP) — Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who for decades championed Scotland’s independence from the U.K. and nearly accomplished it, has died. He was 69.

LONDON (AP) — Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who for decades championed Scotland’s independence from the U.K., has died. He was 69.

U.S. women's water polo star Maddie Musselman Woepse is mourning the loss of her husband, Pat, who died Thursday night from a rare form of lung cancer. He was 31. Pat Woepse was diagnosed with NUT carcinoma in September 2023.

U.S. women's water polo star Maddie Musselman Woepse is mourning the loss of her husband, Pat, who died Thursday night from a rare form of lung cancer. He was 31. Pat Woepse was diagnosed with NUT carcinoma in September 2023.

TOKYO (AP) — Nobuyo Oyama, best known as the raspy voice of Doraemon, the beloved cartoon robotic cat from the future, has died. She was 90. Oyama, who voiced Doraemon for more than a quarter century, died of natural causes on Sept.

BOSTON (AP) — Ethel Kennedy, the wife of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, who raised their 11 children after he was assassinated and remained dedicated to social causes and the family’s legacy for decades thereafter, died on Thursday, her family said.