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Hockey Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald hospitalized after a 'cardiac event' after arriving home in Calgary following All-Star weekend festivities in Toronto. https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/i-owe-them-my-life-lanny-mcdonald-recovering-in-hospital-after-cardiac-event-1.6756385

Keagan Kirkby, a jockey riding in the Charing point-to-point, has died after his horse veered off course and ran into the side of a jump. He was 25. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68199803

Dr. Lowitja O'Donoghue, one of Australia's most celebrated Indigenous activists, has died. She was 91. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-04/celebrated-indigenous-leader-dies-aged-91/102277300

Mike Gill, a former Trump administration official, has died. Gill was shot during a carjacking. A suspect has also been shot and killed. https://www.foxnews.com/us/former-trump-official-mike-gill-dies-shot-washington-dc-carjacking-incident

Rick Howe, a long-time Nova Scotia broadcaster with a nearly-50 year career, has died. He was 69. Howe retired in 2021. https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/rick-howe-beloved-nova-scotia-broadcaster-has-died-1.6751111

Poonam Pandey, an Indian model last seen on that country's reality show 'Lock Upp', has died. She was 32. Pandey had been battling cervical cancer. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/poonam-pandey-dies-at-32-her-team-says-she-fought-cervical-cancer-bravely-4979280 Edit: Death was faked to raise awareness of cervical cancer. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/03/indian-model-poonam-pandey-fakes-death-cervical-cancer-awareness

Kazuki Anaguchi, a Japanese pro boxer, has died from injuries sustained in a December 26th fight. He was 23. https://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/pro-boxer-kazuki-anaguchi-dies-at-23-years-old-after-suffering-brain-injury-in-december-fight/

Jim Ross undergoes cancer surgery on his hip. Doing well after going under the knife. https://metro.co.uk/2024/02/02/wwe-legend-jim-ross-undergoes-cancer-surgery-20214503/

Isabelle Thomas, the wife of Bradley Thomas, producer of the much-lauded 2023 film 'Killers of the Flower Moon', has died. She was 39. Isabelle Thomas jumped to her death from a high rise in Los Angeles. https://extratv.com/2024/02/01/killers-of-the-flower-moon-producer-bradley-thomas-wife-isabelle-dies-by-suicide/

Sarah Plummer, a resident of Smyrna, Georgia and documented original Tuskegee Airman, died in December. She was 101. https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/sarah-plummer-tuskegee-airman-smyrna-resident-dies-101/85-79484c95-6d8b-45cc-bfd2-e744fcc4c049

Herbert Thorpe, a Tuskegee Airman and Rome, New York community leader Herbert Thorpe, has died. He was 101. https://cnycentral.com/news/local/rome-mourns-the-loss-of-tuskegee-airman-and-community-leader-herbert-thorpe

Appeared on tonight's episode of the American reality series/game show 'We Are Family', where he sang a duet with his son, Julian. Could still play the guitar, but sat during his performance and after his identity was revealed. His increasing physical limitations were briefly discussed.

Rick Boland, a Canadian East Coast stage actor with sporadic TV and movie credits spanning 30 years, has died. He was 70. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/rick-boland-nl-obit-1.7100593

Don Cheeks, a former Georgia State Senator, has died. He was 92. Cheeks served in the Senate from 1992 to 2004. https://www.wfxg.com/story/50404509/obituary-former-state-senator-don-cheeks-has-died

Michael Egan, a former treasurer of New South Wales, in Australia, has died. He was 75. Egan held the position from 1995 to 2005. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13030445/Michael-Egan-Tragedy-major-NSW-political-figure-dies-aged-75.html

Culprit, not surprisingly, is AI: https://www.baptiststandard.com/opinion/other-opinions/commentary-ai-imagines-trump-and-biden-as-buddies/

Las Vegas landmark Tropicana being closed and demolished for new Major League Baseball stadium. More than 1,000 employees affected. https://news3lv.com/news/local/this-is-my-home-longtime-tropicana-las-vegas-employee-reacts-to-closure-announcement

Imran Khan and wife Bushra Bibi sentenced to 14 years in jail: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68150959

Being picked up by the New York Times and People magazine, among others.

Richard Shoff was a child actor who appeared a couple of seasons on the show Kids Incorporated, alongside Stacy Ferguson (later Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas). The show also produced Martika, Mario Lopez and Jennifer Love Hewitt, among others. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1718499471736975/posts/3523986591188245/

Amanda Davies, the daughter of actress Erica Slezak, who played a teenaged version of her mother's character on 'One Life to Live', has died. She was 42. https://deadline.com/2024/01/amanda-davies-dies-daughter-one-life-to-live-actress-erika-slezak-1235807930/

Brian McGarry, a noted Ottawa businessman, particularly in the funeral industry, who was one of the financiers that helped bring the Ottawa Senators hockey team back to the NHL in the early 1990s, has died. https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/former-funeral-home-magnate-and-ottawa-politician-brian-mcgarry-has-died-1.6747470?

Jimy Williams, whose short-lived Major League Baseball career as a player was followed by a lengthy career as a manager, has died. He was 80. Williams managed the Toronto Blue Jays (1986-89), Boston Red Sox (1997-2001) and Houston Astros (2002-2004), winning 910 games combined. He was the 1999 American League 'Manager of the Year'. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39416432/ex-red-sox-blue-jays-astros-manager-jimy-williams-dies-80

N. Scott Momaday, a Pulitzer Prize-winning storyteller, poet, educator, and folklorist, has died. He was 89. Momaday was widely credited as the starting point for contemporary Native American literature. https://apnews.com/article/native-writer-scott-momaday-dead-1b6690dfa0bb11eda12f3c219cee77e8

Nancy Evans, the former First Lady of Washington state, has died. She was 90. Evans was married to former three-term governor Dan Evans. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/nancy-evans-washingtons-former-first-lady-dies-at-90/