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In the news today: Trudeau at ASEAN summit, evacuation order lifting in Yellowknife
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Coco Gauff reaches her first US Open semifinal at 19. Ben Shelton gets to his first at 20
NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff knows what it takes to reach a Grand Slam…
Kentucky Democrat Beshear links GOP challenger to reality of abortion law in reelection campaign
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has pushed his opposition to Kentucky’s abortion…
Proud Boys’ Enrique Tarrio gets record 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Proud Boys’ Enrique Tarrio gets record 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy…
Sen. McConnell’s health episodes show no evidence of stroke or seizure disorder but questions linger
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s health episodes show “no evidence” of a…
No longer stranded, tens of thousands clean up and head home after Burning Man floods
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The traffic jam leaving the Burning Man festival eased up considerably…
Alaska couple reunited with cat 26 days after home collapsed into river swollen by glacial outburst
ANCHORAGE, ALaska (AP) — A pair of Alaska teachers needed good news after they lost…
Coach of Spain’s World Cup-winning women’s soccer team is fired weeks after victory celebration kiss
MADRID (AP) — The coach of Spain’s World Cup-winning women’s soccer team was fired Tuesday,…
Oil prices spike as Saudi Arabia, Russia extend 1.3 million barrel a day oil cut through December
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed Tuesday to extend their…
Man who killed 6 members of a Nebraska family in 1975 dies after complaining of chest pain
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A man who killed six members of a Nebraska family nearly…
To mask or not to mask? Biden goes both ways after first lady tests positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden turned up in a mask for the first time…
Trial for ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers not about their political beliefs, Crown says
OTTAWA – Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are not on trial for their political beliefs…
Georgia can resume enforcing ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender youth, judge says
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia can resume enforcing a ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender…
Shabtai Shavit, Israeli spymaster who led Mossad in 1990s, dies at 84
JERUSALEM (AP) — Shabtai Shavit, the Israeli spymaster who was credited with advancing Israel’s historic…
Manitoba premier kicks off election campaign, calls provincial vote for Oct. 3
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson launched an election campaign Tuesday and promised more tax…
Canada marks two years of single-game sports betting with concerns from researchers
Canadian researchers are raising concerns about the lack of health data as well as the…
Stock market today: Wall Street ends lower following two weeks of gains
NEW YORK – Stocks closed lower on Wall Street as traders return from a long…
Israeli military kills 2 Palestinians in West Bank, a militant in an army raid and a teenage gunman
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops killed a Palestinian militant during an army raid in the…
New book details Biden-Obama frictions and says Harris sought roles ‘away from the spotlight’
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new book about Joe Biden portrays the president as someone whose…
Canada’s promised Indo-Pacific trade representative to be based in Jakarta: Mary Ng
JAKARTA – Canada will open an export development office in Jakarta and has named an…
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Aug. 31 The Washington Post…
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw resigns after turbulent three years at the helm
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw will step down this month to help…
Wait times to exit Burning Man drop after flooding left tens of thousands stranded in Nevada desert
BLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev. (AP) — Wait times for tens of thousands of Burning Man…