By Rahim Faiez And Amir Shah The Associated Press KABUL — Islamic State militants attacked Afghan soldiers guarding a military academy in the capital of Kabul on Monday, killing at least 11 troops and wounding 16. The attack was the latest in a wave of relentless violence in Kabul this […]
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By Liudas Dapkus The Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania — One of the heaviest drinking nations in the world is facing a severe hangover. Lithuania’s new liquor law has increased the legal drinking age from 18 to 20, banned alcohol advertising, and drastically curtailed opening hours for liquor stores. The law, […]
By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A federal copyright board has raised the music streaming royalties for songwriters and music publishers by more than 40 per cent to narrow the financial divide separating them from recording labels. The decision announced earlier this weekend by the National Music […]
The Associated PressJoseph Pisani NEW YORK–The next Colonel Sanders is giving the character a little bit of “country music flair.” KFC has picked singer Reba McEntire to play the founder of the fried chicken chain–the first female celebrity in the role. In commercials starting next week, McEntire dons the Colonel’s […]
The Canadian PressEmanuel Sequeira PENTICTON, B.C.–Opinions are a bit mixed among Canada’s best women’s curlers on the new format for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The national championship, which begins today at the South Okanagan Events Centre, has been changed from a 12- to a 16-team field this year. The […]
The Associated PressJohn Pye MELBOURNE, Australia–It took just over an hour for Roger Federer to fix one anomalous statistic in his extraordinary career. The defending champ, who was leading Hyeon Chung 6-1, 5-2 when the Korean retired in the second set of their Australian Open semi-final earlier today, is within […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson SAN DIEGO–Tiger Woods has been away from the PGA Tour too long to know for certain when a shot is as good as it looks. This was a six-iron on the par-three 16th hole on the South Course at Torrey Pines, from 188 yards to a […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK–Donald and Melania Trump had a simple request: to borrow a Van Gogh painting from a New York museum for their White House private quarters. Instead, the Washington Post reports the Guggenheim Museum’s curator came up with a pointedly satirical counter-offer: a solid gold toilet used […]
The Associated Press DALLAS–It was just another game for Curtis McElhinney last night–even though he hadn’t played in more than a month. McElhinney made 39 saves in helping the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Dallas Stars 4-1. He had lost in his last two appearances in December but kept himself […]
The Canadian PressStephanie Levitz OTTAWA–Kent Hehr has resigned from the federal cabinet after the sport and disabilities minister was accused of making inappropriate sexual remarks while a provincial politician. The allegation, which stems from his time as an Alberta MLA a decade ago, first was levelled against Hehr on social […]
“Exercise Frosty Gunner,” featuring personnel, vehicles, and equipment from the 116 Independent Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery (based in Kenora), will run today through Sunday on the land surrounding the Fort Frances Curling Club. A “focused display” will be held Saturday from 1-2:30 p.m. As well, a recruitment information booth […]
Press Release About 20 workers at the Dryden Volunteer Recruitment and Referral Centre voted 75 percent in favour of ratifying a new three-year contract that also just was approved by the DVRRC board. DVRRC provides support for individuals with both physical and developmental disabilities. “We are pleased to have finalized […]
