Pentagon debuts its new stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s newest nuclear stealth bomber is making its public debut after years of secret development and as part of the Pentagon’s answer to rising concerns over a future conflict with China. The B-21 Raider is the first new American bomber aircraft in...
Belgium’s golden generation is over, where now for Martinez? DOHA, Qatar (AP) — His eyes welling up, Roberto Martinez said his goodbyes and left, his next whereabouts unknown. It is the end of an era for Belgium’s golden generation. But for the man who led it to third place at the 2018 World Cup,...
Hong Kong divided over China’s COVID-19 protests HONG KONG (AP) — The recent wave of protests against China’s anti-virus restrictions was a ray of hope for some supporters of Hong Kong’s own pro-democracy movement after local authorities stifled it using a national security law enacted in 2020. Thomas So, who joined about a dozen...
Opinion | 24 book gift ideas for kids, and for adults who could use diversions and discoveries Giving a child a book opens the world to them — no wonder they’re so popular as gifts. With so many to choose from, our regular kids’ book experts, Deirdre Baker and Rabia Khokhar, have picked options...
Snotty Nose Rez Kids give listeners some pandemic relief with ‘I’m Good, HBU?’ Boy, are these guys prolific. It’s been a little over a year since Snotty Nose Rez Kids dropped their Polaris Music Prize-shortlisted “Life After” and now the Vancouver-based rap duo of Darren “Young D” Metz and Quinton “Yung Trybez” Nyce are...
Review | Cormac McCarthy’s two-book, ‘literary double album’ ‘The Passenger’ and ‘Stella Maris’: Life in survival mode The publication of “Stella Maris” only a month after “The Passenger,” Cormac McCarthy’s first novel since “The Road” in 2006, is just one of the odd things about this literary double album. As albums go, what’s on...
US coach Berhalter to draws on Dutch lessons at World Cup DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Gregg Berhalter knows plenty about Dutch soccer — he turned pro in the Netherlands 28 years ago. He will look to draw on the lessons he learned there when he coaches the United States against Oranje on Saturday for...
EXPLAINER: What’s the effect of Russian oil price cap, ban? FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Western governments are aiming to cap the price of Russia’s oil exports in an attempt to limit the fossil fuel earnings that support Moscow’s budget, its military and the invasion of Ukraine. The cap is supposed to take effect Monday,...
Official says over 10,000 Ukrainian troops killed in war KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A top adviser to Ukraine’s president has cited military chiefs as saying 10,000 to 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the country’s nine-month struggle against Russia’s invasion, a rare comment on such figures and far below estimates of Ukrainian casualties...
In The News for Dec. 2: November jobs numbers out this morning In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 2 … What we are watching in Canada … Statistics Canada...