National Obituaries

As a child, Diogo Jota idolized Cristiano Ronaldo. In a career that took him to the heights of soccer stardom, he would go on to call the Portugal great a teammate and win some of the sport's biggest trophies.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Joseph Giordano, a surgeon who played a central role in saving President Ronald Reagan’s life after an assassination attempt in 1981, has died. He was 84. He died on June 24 at a hospital in Washington, D.C.

TORONTO — Investment firm AGF Management Ltd. says Kevin McCreadie, the firm’s chief executive officer and chief investment officer, has died. He was 64.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — David Mabuza, a former deputy president of South Africa from the African National Congress party, died Thursday at age 64, the party said.

ROME (AP) — Cardinal Luis Pascual Dri, the Argentine priest whom Pope Francis held up as the model confessor, has died in Buenos Aires at age 98, the Vatican said Wednesday.

DETROIT (AP) — Alex Delvecchio, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame who helped the Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup three times in the 1950s, has died. He was 93.

Alex Delvecchio, the Hockey Hall of Famer and former linemate of Gordie Howe, has died. He was 93. The Detroit Red Wings announced the news on social media Tuesday. The cause of death was unknown. The centre from Fort William, Ont.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who became a household name amassing an enormous following and multimillion-dollar ministry only to be undone by his penchant for prostitutes, has died.

MONTREAL — The city of Mirabel, Que., says it's in mourning after its mayor, Patrick Charbonneau, died suddenly at the age of 46. The city said today that it appears Charbonneau died of natural causes.

For over 50 years, D. Wayne Lukas set the standard in horse racing. And the sport followed suit. Trainers wanted to be like Wayne. Owners wanted him handling their horses.