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Carney surprises many with appearance at long-distance trail race
Politicians typically do most of their running on campaign trails, but Prime Minister Mark Carney surprised many people when he competed in a long-distance trail run in southern Ontario on the weekend...
Sep 07, 2025

Carlos Alcaraz beats rival Jannik Sinner at the U.S. Open for a 6th Slam title and the No. 1 ranking
NEW YORK (AP) - Carlos Alcaraz reasserted his superiority over Jannik Sinner with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory Sunday in the U.S. Open final - the third Grand Slam tournament in a row where these elit...
Sep 07, 2025

Lawyers flag urgent need for better funding of federal trade, sanctions agencies
OTTAWA - Several prominent lawyers are urging Ottawa to bolster federal units that manage trade issues, arguing they are under strain amid a surge of activity fuelled in part by a United States tariff...
Sep 07, 2025

Many EV owners say they're undeterred after the federal government's mandate pause
Not much changed immediately for electric vehicle drivers across Canada after the federal government announced a step back from its EV policy. But many drivers fear infrastructural growth and improved...
Sep 07, 2025

Moratorium called on new digital transformation contracts by Quebec government
QUBEC - An opposition party in Quebec says the government must implement measures to prevent cost overruns before launching itself into any new digitization projects. The party, Qubec Solidaire, made ...
Sep 07, 2025

Israel says a Houthi drone from Yemen has hit near its southern airport of Ramon, halting flights
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - A drone launched from Yemen by the Houthi militant group has hit Israel's southern airport, closing the airspace and halting flights, the Israeli military said Sunday. Israel s...
Sep 07, 2025

See Nepal's living goddess leave her palace to bless throngs of worshipers
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Trishna Shakya, 8, looks imposing in her finery as she is carried high in the arms of a helper from the temple palace. As she rides a chariot bedecked in garlands of brilliant ...
Sep 07, 2025

Pope Leo XIV declares 15-year-old computer whiz, known as God's influencer, a saint
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV declared a 15-year-old computer whiz the Catholic Church's first millennial saint Sunday, giving the next generation of Catholics a relatable role model who used techn...
Sep 07, 2025

Russia assaults Ukraine with over 800 drones and decoys, the largest such attack in the war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia hit Ukraine's capital with drone and missiles Sunday in the largest aerial attack on the country since the war began, killing at least two people and leaving smoke rising f...
Sep 07, 2025

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to resign, Japanese television reports
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has expressed his intention on Sunday to step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for its big loss in the July parliam...
Sep 07, 2025