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Kris Kristofferson, country music icon and Hollywood actor, dead at 88; FILE - Kris Kristofferson poses for a portrait in Nashville, Tenn\., on Aug\. 15, 1995\. Kristofferson has retired after five decades\. A statement from his publicist said the Country Music Hall of Famer and Grammy winner retired in 2020\. His son, John, stepped in last year to oversee his father's business including his record label\. The Texas-born Oxford scholar brought introspective and poetic lyrics to country music with songs like "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" and "Me and Bobby McGee\." He was a member of the supergroup The Highwaymen and starred in 70 films over his career\. \(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File\)

Kris Kristofferson, country music icon and Hollywood actor, dead at 88

September 29 , 2024 at 06:35:06 p.m. EDT • :

Kris Kristofferson, the singer-songwriter and actor who brought gritty realism to country music, has died at 88.
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Nisga'a from across B.C. learn about their ancestors, culture on trip to Nass Valley; The lava beds in the Nass Valley in northern B\.C\., in July 2024\.

Nisga'a from across B.C. learn about their ancestors, culture on trip to Nass Valley

September 29 , 2024 at 07:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Nisga'a people from all over British Columbia, many of whom had never been to their home territory, made the multi-day journey to the Nass Valley to connect with community and heal from past traumas.

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They owned their cars for years. Now Ontario police say they're stolen property; Wayne Evoy holds a photo of his beloved 1934 Ford Coupe\. The car was seized by Ontario Provincial Police in July 2024, after it was reported stolen by a vintage car dealer\.

They owned their cars for years. Now Ontario police say they're stolen property

September 29 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

The reported theft of more than 200 vintage motor vehicles from an Ontario dealer is creating grief for classic car enthusiasts. With dozens seeing their beloved rides repossessed by police — sometimes years after purchase — with no apparent hope of compensation.
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Parents are utterly exhausted. Has kid sleep always been this bad?; Stock image of a tired mother and her awake child

Parents are utterly exhausted. Has kid sleep always been this bad?

September 29 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

While exhausted parents worrying about their children's sleep certainly isn't new, some experts note several modern issues — like information overload and intense parental pressures — may be both amplifying and exacerbating the problem.
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With market prices for coffee jumping, could that cup of java be a jolt to your wallet?; Dan Streetman, vice president of wholesale and coffee buyer for Irving Farm Coffee Roasters, holds a handful of La Bendicion coffee beans from Nicaragua at Irving Farm in the Manhattan borough of New York September 23, 2014\. For the first time in three years, Streetman is buying coffee beans in bulk from Colombia, exploiting low comparative prices and reflecting new flexibility by U\.S\. roasters who had become over reliant on a single country for premium arabica\. Streetman, the buyer for New York City-based specialty roaster and retailer Irving Farm Coffee Roasters, stopped ordering from the South American country in 2011 as disease devastated crops, supplies became erratic and prices soared\. Instead he bought more from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras\. Now, leaf rust fungus, known as roya, is threatening Central America's crops, lifting the cost for many of those grades above Colombia's for the first time in more than eight years, according to Reuters data on physical coffee prices, which are expressed as differentials above or below New York futures\. To match story USA-COFFEE/ROASTERS Picture taken September 23, 2014\. \(UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES\)

With market prices for coffee jumping, could that cup of java be a jolt to your wallet?

September 29 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

The price of coffee has been skyrocketing on international commodities markets, and while consumers in Canada haven't felt the grind yet, the pressure of climate change on the world's coffee farms is setting the industry on edge, insiders and scientists said. 
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WATCH | #TheMoment Canada's hammer throw champion got a golden welcome; Ethan Katzberg, Canada's first Olympic gold medalist in hammer throw, recounts the moment his hometown of Nanaimo, B\.C\. threw a party in his honour\.  

September 29 , 2024 at 05:12:57 a.m. EDT • :

WATCH | #TheMoment Canada's hammer throw champion got a golden welcome

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Human rights museum marks anniversary after 10 years of learning amid protest; The Canadian Museum for Human Rights welcomed its first visitors on Sept\. 20, 2014\.  

September 29 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Human rights museum marks anniversary after 10 years of learning amid protest

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Former Trudeau cabinet minister criticizes PMO over access to prime minister; Liberal MP Marc Garneau waves as he passes journalists, as he leaves a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, March 8, 2023\.  

September 29 , 2024 at 02:59:30 p.m. EDT • :

Former Trudeau cabinet minister criticizes PMO over access to prime minister

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Lebanon says nearly 1 million now displaced by war. These are some of the stories of those forced to flee; Samaa Ameiri Qais, 51, left her house in Dahiyeh and doesn't know what state it's in\. She sent her children kids to her sister's home in Syria for safety but she herself refuses to leave Lebanon\.  

September 29 , 2024 at 03:29:25 p.m. EDT • :

Lebanon says nearly 1 million now displaced by war. These are some of the stories of those forced to flee

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COVID rapid tests may be trickier to find at pharmacies this fall. Here's what you need to know; Positive, left, and negative COVID-19 antigen rapid tests are picture in Calgary, Alta\., Tuesday, Jan\. 4, 2022\.  

September 29 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

COVID rapid tests may be trickier to find at pharmacies this fall. Here's what you need to know

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September 19 , 2024 at 02:06:08 p.m. EDT • :

Earth will get a 'mini-moon' this month, but it's only visiting

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September 29 , 2024 at 05:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Disability advocate speaks out after awards ceremony held without full accessibility

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September 29 , 2024 at 04:00:25 a.m. EDT • :

Women are ready to tell their own coming-of-age stories in a new wave of films

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September 29 , 2024 at 04:36:52 p.m. EDT • :

Atlantic crews working in U.S. to restore power in Helene's wake

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September 29 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Ottawa, Ontario spar over funding for First Nations elders home

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