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South Sudan to represent Africa, Japan to represent Asia in Paris Olympic basketball
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - It was a chant that Luol Deng waited years to lead. He stood along the side of the South Sudan locker room after their run in the World Cup was over, cupped his hands around...
Sep 02, 2023
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 02, 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 02, 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 02, 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 02, 2023
Drought, not smoke, stressing out Saskatchewan trees
With the season of autumn and back to school arriving, a certain amount of stress and browning leaves on the ground is to be expected.However, trees shouldn't be shedding their leaves as early as they...
Sep 02, 2023
'We're playing baseball': 13U AA Western Baseball Championships underway in P.A. after previously being cancelled
The 13U AA Western Canadian Baseball Championships are officially underway in Prince Albert.The city wasn't supposed to host the event as it was originally planned for Kelowna, however, it was cancell...
Sep 02, 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 02, 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 02, 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 02, 2023
