Tennis Aryna Sabalenka left the U.S. Open in tears 12 months ago as the runner-up. She exited in the semifinals each of the two years before that. This time, Sabalenka was in a joking mood after winning her first championship at Flushing Meadows and the third Grand Slam title of her career.26-year-old from Belarus earns
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Brake recall affects 159,000 Ram 1500 trucks in Canada
Business The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said a software malfunction may result in the anti-lock brake system control module disabling the electronic stability control system.Stellantis says software problem in anti-lock brake system could increase crash risksThomson Reuters · Posted: Sep 07, 2024 1:55 PM EDT | Last Updated: 11 hours ago A 2019
Nighttime nightmares grow for stargazing spots in this national park in Alberta
Edmonton The northern lights, the total eclipse and the perseid meteor shower are out-of-this-world celestial events driving Canadian stargazers to dark sky tourist spots in 2024. What’s also up, in some places, are noise complaints, nocturnal roadkill and bad behaviour.Overcrowding, bad behaviour and nocturnal roadkill prompt new rules A steady stream of vehicles pour in
Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice captures the voice but misses the mark
Entertainment·REVIEW As a biopic, The Apprentice is entirely unsure of the man it seeks to assess — perhaps understandably, as its star is very much still living and forging the legacy any such film would need to define.Overview of former U.S. president’s early years leaves its protagonist uninvestigated Jackson Weaver · CBC News · Posted:
B.C. United intends to run some candidates to keep party status
British Columbia Some voters might still see the B.C. United on the ballot for the upcoming provincial election despite recently suspending its “full provincewide” campaign.It’s unclear who will run as B.C. United candidates and in which ridingsCBC · Posted: Sep 06, 2024 10:40 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago B.C. United says it will
Boeing Starliner capsule departs from space station, leaving its 2 astronauts behind for months
Science After months of turmoil over its safety, Boeing’s new astronaut capsule departed the International Space Station on Friday without its crew and landed back on Earth.Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore arrived at the space station in June, but won’t be able to get home until 2025 Marcia Dunn · The Associated Press · Posted:
B.C. man downplays hero label after pulling unconscious driver from burning car
British Columbia A 20-year-old man was pulled from a burning car and attended to by passersby after his vehicle crashed near Nelson, B.C., early Thursday. The driver was taken to hospital with serious injuries, and the response from a good Samaritan is being considered for life-saving awards.’A lot of people are calling me a hero
Female athletes keep getting killed in Kenya. Advocates blame a domestic violence epidemic
As It Happens6:31Rebecca Cheptegei is the 3rd elite female athlete killed in Kenya since 2021 WARNING: This article contains details of domestic violence. Joan Chelimo Melly keeps wondering if there’s something she could have done to save Rebecca Cheptegei’s life. Cheptegei, a 33-year-old Ugandan Olympic runner and mother of two girls, died this week after she was doused
1st human case of rabies in Ontario since 1967 confirmed in Brantford-Brant resident
Hamilton A resident of Brantford-Brant is currently hospitalized with rabies. The health unit says it’s the first case in Brantford-Brant ever and the first in Ontario since 1967.Suspected exposure was from a bat in Gowganda area of the Timiskaming regionCBC News · Posted: Sep 06, 2024 3:54 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago
Canada sending rocket motors, spare parts to Ukraine in latest aid package
Politics Canada is donating tens of thousands of rocket motors, a handful of surplus warheads and the decommissioned chassis of nearly 100 armoured vehicles to Ukraine as part of its latest military support package.Defence minister also unveils details of F-16 pilot training program for Ukraine Murray Brewster · CBC News · Posted: Sep 06, 2024