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Jeff Daniels looks back with stories and music in new Audible audio memoir 'Alive and Well Enough'
NEW YORK (AP) - Jeff Daniels tackles his life and career in an absorbing, unconventional way this month with a music- and skit-filled audio memoir from Audible that he calls "a little bit like a one-m...
Sep 06, 2023
Deb Haaland, first Indigenous member of U.S. cabinet, meets counterparts in Ottawa
WASHINGTON - The first-ever Indigenous member of the U.S. cabinet is in Canada to talk about how best to help First Nations, Mtis and Inuit communities across the continent. Interior Secretary Deb Haa...
Sep 06, 2023
US Imposes sanctions on Sudanese paramilitary leader for human rights abuses in monthslong conflict
CAIRO (AP) - The United States imposed sanctions Wednesday on a Sudanese paramilitary commander Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo for acts of violence and human rights abuses committed by his troops in their m...
Sep 06, 2023
Three Olympians sign with Toronto's Professional Women’s Hockey League franchise
TORONTO - The yet to be named Toronto franchise in the newly formed Professional Women's Hockey League signed some big-name talent on Wednesday. Canadian Olympians Sarah Nurse, Blayre Turnbull and Ren...
Sep 06, 2023
Germany holds off Latvia and will next play the USA in the FIBA World Cup semifinals
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Germany will play the United States in the semifinals of the Basketball World Cup, a rematch of an exhibition matchup from earlier this summer where the Americans needed a b...
Sep 06, 2023
Tennis ball wasteland? Game grapples with a fuzzy yellow recycling problem
NEW YORK (AP) - Tennis has a fuzzy yellow problem most players don't think about when they open can after can of fresh balls, or when umpires at U.S. Open matches make their frequent requests for "new...
Sep 06, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Simple answers to Noble Creek issue quickly become complicated
THE BEST SOLUTION to a problem is sometimes the simplest.There are, however, two problems with simple solutions. One is that we don't always recognize them. The other is that they're often not nearly ...
Sep 06, 2023
Air Canada apologizes for booting passengers who complained about vomit-smeared seats
Air Canada says it has apologized to two passengers who were escorted off a plane by security after protesting that their seats were smeared in vomit. The airline said Tuesday that the passengers "cle...
Sep 06, 2023
Ombudsman says military underestimating mental health risks of domestic deployments
OTTAWA - Canada is underestimating the mental health impact domestic emergencies like wildfires and COVID-19 have had on the military reservists who respond to them, a new report says. Gregory Lick, t...
Sep 06, 2023
Canada sets forth into quarterfinal matchup against Slovenia at FIBA World Cup
MANILA, Philippines - Canada is set to take on Slovenia today in the quarterfinals of the FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup. Led by all-NBA guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the 15th-ranked Canadians enter...
Sep 06, 2023
