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‘Slow cooking’: Jerome Blake enjoying journey to become fastest man in Canada
TORONTO — Jerome Blake’s rise to becoming Canada’s fastest man this season has been a…
A former Rolling Stone says the Met has his stolen guitar. The museum disputes it
LONDON (AP) — It’s only rock ‘n’ roll, but it’s messy. A guitar once played…
Ozzy Osbourne died of a heart attack, report says, citing death certificate
LONDON (AP) — Ozzy Osbourne died of a heart attack and had coronary artery disease…
Trump takes an unexpected walk on the White House roof to survey new projects
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s day began typically enough, with a television interview and…
A look at the status of US executions in 2025
Twenty-eight men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and…
Rain-shortened MLB Speedway Classic tops Saturday sports ratings
The 2025 MLB Speedway Classic was the most-watched sporting event on Saturday, despite being rain-shortened.…
Alex Ovechkin partners with a Russian technology company to make a movie about his career
Alex Ovechkin has partnered with a Russian technology company to produce a movie, series or…
Trump’s politically motivated sanctions against Brazil strain relations among old allies
SAO PAULO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has made clear who his new Latin…
Sudan accuses the UAE of funding Colombian mercenaries to fight alongside the RSF in civil war
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan has accused the United Arab Emirates of sending Colombian mercenaries to…
Hilary Weston, fashion mogul and former Ontario lieutenant-governor, dead at 83
Hilary Weston, an Irish-Canadian fashion mogul and former lieutenant-governor of Ontario who devoted time to…
Iran’s president appoints moderate politician to top security post
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has appointed veteran politician Ali Larijani as…
Lady Gaga leads 2025 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, followed by Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar
NEW YORK (AP) — Abracadabra, feel the beat under your feet — Lady Gaga is…
Alex Ovechkin partners with a Russian technology company to make a movie about his career
Alex Ovechkin has partnered with a Russian technology company to produce a movie, series or…
Moroccan truck drivers kidnapped by Islamic State group released in Mali
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Four Moroccan truck drivers, who were kidnapped in January in West…
An Australian artist is painting huge murals on silos in the US Midwest
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — High atop a massive grain elevator in the middle of Minot,…
Hunger-striking women demand Israel return the body of Palestinian activist killed in settler clash
UMM AL-KHAIR, West Bank (AP) — Nearly two dozen Bedouin women, enrobed in black, sat…
How to humanely deal with pests without using cruel traps or harmful chemicals
I’ve seen a rash of social media posts recommending the application of sticky-tape bands around…
Eagles running back Saquon Barkley declines invitation to join Trump’s sports council
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Saquon Barkley has declined an invitation to join President Donald Trump’s council…
Oprah Winfrey picks Richard Russo’s ‘Bridge of Sighs’ for her book club
NEW YORK (AP) — Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Russo i s the latest author to…
Iran orders a day of business and office closures to relieve electric grid in heat wave
TEHRAN (AP) — Authorities in Iran ordered government offices and banks across much of the…
Carney toured Canadian Navy facility as B.C. visit continued Monday
NANOOSE BAY — Prime Minister Mark Carney continued his visit to British Columbia on Monday…
How Russia reins in the internet by blocking websites and isolating it from the rest of the world
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — YouTube videos that won’t load. A visit to a popular independent…
Brazil’s Supreme Court orders house arrest for former President Bolsonaro, a Trump ally
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the house arrest for former…
8 are missing, including an Irish missionary, after gunmen storm a Haiti orphanage
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Eight people, including an Irish missionary and a 3-year-old child, remained…