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'It feels personal': Canadian farmers cope with Chinese tariffs on canola and peas

'It feels personal': Canadian farmers cope with Chinese tariffs on canola and peas

MOOSE JAW — Canola runs deep on Margaret Rigetti’s farm in southern Saskatchewan. Her grandfather was among the first to grow the bright yellow flowering crop in the 1970s, and it has been a staple ever since.
As Musk gained power in Washington, his popularity has fallen, an AP-NORC poll finds

As Musk gained power in Washington, his popularity has fallen, an AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk spent years building cachet as a business titan and tech visionary, brushing aside critics and skeptics to become the richest person on the planet.
New brands, recipes and habits: How grocery shoppers are standing up to the U.S.

New brands, recipes and habits: How grocery shoppers are standing up to the U.S.

Canada’s trade war with the U.S. has had a swift impact on grocery stores, with companies putting up maple leaf tags on shelves, shifting their product mix and highlighting local items.
Market turmoil has many afraid to check retirement savings

Market turmoil has many afraid to check retirement savings

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Montgomery used to check the balance on his retirement account once a week and smile. But lately, not wanting to get upset and question if he could retire in a few years, there was only one solution.
'#Skoden' doc shows 'kind and gentle' side of unhoused Indigenous man who became a meme

'#Skoden' doc shows 'kind and gentle' side of unhoused Indigenous man who became a meme

Pernell Bad Arm never asked to become a meme. But in the early 2010s, a photo of the First Nations man — clad in a windbreaker with his fists up in a fighter’s stance, his gaze slightly vacant — spread across the internet.
A massive explosion at an Iranian port linked to missile fuel shipment kills 25, injures some 800

A massive explosion at an Iranian port linked to missile fuel shipment kills 25, injures some 800

MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — A massive explosion and fire rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant, killing 25 people and injuring around 800 others.
Suspect in Kardashian jewel heist case plans to take responsibility for his role at Paris trial

Suspect in Kardashian jewel heist case plans to take responsibility for his role at Paris trial

PARIS (AP) — One of the suspects in the armed robbery of Kim Kardashian said he plans to take responsibility for his role in the 2016 high-profile heist and will apologize in court as the trial begins Monday in Paris.
The Vietnam War produced classic Hollywood films - and hardly any classic female roles

The Vietnam War produced classic Hollywood films - and hardly any classic female roles

“Me love you long time,” a Vietnamese sex worker tells the U.S. troops, swiveling her hips as she hawks her services.
Campgrounds and visitor centers at federal lakes are closing amid Trump's budget cuts

Campgrounds and visitor centers at federal lakes are closing amid Trump's budget cuts

TOPEKA, Kan.
White House journalists use annual press dinner to celebrate First Amendment

White House journalists use annual press dinner to celebrate First Amendment

There was no president. There was no comedian. What remained at the White House Correspondents' Association's annual dinner on Saturday night were the journalists and the First Amendment.
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