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RYDER CUP '25: The recipe for what Justin Thomas calls the 'biggest golf event ever'
Take the loudest and rowdiest event in golf. Put it on a public golf course in New York notorious for its proud and raucous crowds. Now fill it with 50,000 flag-waving fans at Bethpage Black. It's a r...
Sep 18, 2025 United States captain Keegan Bradley, left, and Europe captain Luke Donald pose for a photo with the Ryder Cup trophy after a press conference in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa, File)
One man in an Italian supercar atop an aircraft carrier. And a record in his sights
CIVITAVECCHIA, Italy (AP) - Along Italy's Mediterranean coast on Thursday, driver Fabio Barone raced across the flight deck of a navy ship while chasing a world record: the fastest car on a boat. Last...
Sep 18, 2025 Italian driver Fabio Barone attempts to break his own speed record on a ship, at the wheel of a Ferrari SF 90, on the flight deck of the Italian Navy aircraft carrier Nave Trieste, docked at the port of Civitavecchia, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 2.5% as U.S. tariff risks shift
By Craig Lord in Ottawa The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point on Wednesday as the central bank worries less about inflation risks and more about a slowing economy. The ...
Sep 17, 2025
Social media has us in its grip and won't let go. The Charlie Kirk killing is a case study
Charlie Kirk's mastery of social media was key to his rise as an influence in conservative politics. So the extent to which his death and its aftermath have played out on those forums shouldn't come a...
Sep 16, 2025
Chrystia Freeland to leave cabinet for Ukraine envoy role: reports
By Kyle Duggan in Ottawa Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to leave cabinet for a special envoy role with Ukraine, according to multiple media reports. The announcement could come as so...
Sep 16, 2025
Inflation ticks higher to 1.9% in August, short of economists' expectations
By Craig Lord in Ottawa Some stubbornness at the gas pumps pushed the headline inflation rate a couple ticks higher to 1.9 per cent in August, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. Gasoline prices rose 1.4 ...
Sep 16, 2025
Alberta to add citizenship to ID cards to streamline service, protect elections
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is adding proof of citizenship markers to driver's licences and other forms of identification to streamline services and prevent election fraud. Smit...
Sep 15, 2025 Alberta Premier Danielle Smith answers a question from the media during the 2025 summer meetings of Canada’s premiers at the Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ont., on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Mexico trip kicks off globe-hopping travel season for PM Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is off to Mexico City this week - the first of many official trips during what diplomats like to call "summit season." Here's a look at where Carney will be racking up the k...
Sep 15, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney waves as he boards a government plane to head home from Riga, Latvia on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
What to know about the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's assassination
Authorities are still trying to learn more about what motivated the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at a college in Utah, as authorities aim to bring formal charges this week against the man they arres...
Sep 15, 2025 Charlie Kirk speaks before he is shot during Turning Point's visit to Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP)
Emmy Awards highlights: Tramell Tillman, Colbert wins and a teen who stepped out of his comfort zone
The Emmy Awards weren't all about Seth Rogen walking up the aisle in his burnt orange tux to collect yet another award. It just sometimes seemed that way. Rogen's "The Studio" won a total of 13 Emmys,...
Sep 15, 2025 Owen Cooper, winner of the award for outstanding supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie for "Adolescence," poses in the press room during the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
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