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Bill Richardson, a former governor and UN ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies
WASHINGTON (AP) - Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico and a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who dedicated his post-political career to working to free Americans detaine...
Sep 2, 2023

Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-sign offensive lineman Jordan Murray
HAMILTON - Offensive lineman Jordan Murray has returned to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The CFL club announced the signing of the American on Saturday. The 26-year-old from Coppell, Texas started 11 games...
Sep 2, 2023

Ryan Preece ready to race at Darlington after frightening Daytona crash
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) - Ryan Preece had a message to deliver, no matter how bad his eyes looked after his frightening crash at Daytona last week. "It's OK to not race," the Stewart Haas Racing driver ...
Sep 2, 2023

Big-spending Chelsea humbled in 1-0 home loss to Nottingham Forest
LONDON (AP) - Half a billion dollars spent on new signings and Chelsea still looks like a team badly in need of reinforcements. Chelsea lost at home to Nottingham Forest 1-0 in the English Premier Lea...
Sep 2, 2023

Peace Regional RCMP arrest a suspect barricaded inside a residence
Peace Regional RCMP arrested a Grimshaw resident, who was at large on a release order, following a break-and-enter at a residence in Grimshaw. On August 25, mounties responded to an active B&E nea...
Sep 2, 2023

Maine resident captures nature in action in N.B. as shark snacks on whale carcass
Paul Keller was sitting on the back porch of his rented cottage by the Bay of Fundy, sipping his morning coffee, when he spotted some commotion in the water. Perhaps the splash of a flipper, he figure...
Sep 2, 2023

Canada's envoy to Ukraine says Canadian support will outlast Russian invasion
OTTAWA - Canada's new ambassador to Ukraine had an eerie sense of dj vu when she reached Kyiv last month. Natalka Cmok saw so many locals with missing limbs that it reminded her of working in Ukraine ...
Sep 2, 2023

CSIS disinformation campaign leans on Soviet imagery, as Ottawa tracks 'grey media'
OTTAWA - Canada's spy agency is leaning on Soviet imagery to help prime the public against disinformation but experts say Moscow is more likely to use images that make readers think the messaging is c...
Sep 2, 2023

School boards grappling with AI use in classroom, but formal policies still elusive
Some of the largest school boards across Canada will begin the new school year without formal policies on the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom, despite concerns about how the technology...
Sep 2, 2023

N.W.T. officials set to share details about lifting of Yellowknife evacuation order
YELLOWKNIFE - Residents of Yellowknife and a nearby First Nation have been told they'll be allowed home as early as Sept. 6, barring any increase in wildfire risk. The city and the Yellowknives Dene F...
Sep 2, 2023