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Arab leaders, joined by Syria's Assad at summit in Saudi Arabia, look to resolve other conflicts
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Arab leaders, joined by Syrian President Bashar Assad for the first time in more than a decade, were holding an annual summit Friday in Saudi Arabia, with a focus on Sudan ...
May 19, 2023

'That sucked': Players from teams that got close reflect on Canada's Cup drought
Shawn Horcoff remembers a pat on the back as he was pumping gas. Wade Redden will never forget the throngs of fans waiting at the airport. Jannik Hansen couldn't walk down a grocery store aisle withou...
May 19, 2023

In The News for May 19 : Travellers breathe easier after WestJet pilot strike averted
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 May 19 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
May 19, 2023

Passport redesign just the latest battle in the culture war over Canadian identity
OTTAWA - The government hit delete on Terry Fox. That's how Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre put it when he posted a nearly-five minute video on Twitter condemning the Liberal government for its p...
May 19, 2023

Rewriting history: A look at some historical sites where plaques may be changed
Parks Canada is rewriting hundreds of outdated historical plaques that mark some of the country's most prominent places and events. Here's a look at 10 sites where texts are being reviewed: 1. Batoche...
May 19, 2023

Princess Anne to visit Canada's oldest regiment in New Brunswick this weekend
FREDERICTON - Princess Louise,the mare that was once the mascot of the 8th Canadian Hussars, never met the calvary regiment's horse-loving colonel-in-chief. But this weekend the cherished horse will b...
May 19, 2023

'Good corporate neighbours': Locals fear disruptions from giant VW plant in Ontario
ST. THOMAS, ONTARIO - Jenna Tranter thought she had finally found rural tranquillity a decade ago when she bought a lush 25-acre farm where she could teach horseback riding, removed from the traffic a...
May 19, 2023

Parks Canada plans major rewrite of more than 200 historic site plaques
EDMONTON - They're affixed to old buildings where someone important used to live. Or they're mounted on a rock overlooking somewhere where something once happened. Cast in bronze or lettered on a sign...
May 19, 2023

WestJet, pilots reach 11th-hour deal as strike averted
CALGARY - WestJet and its pilots union say they have reached a last-minute deal, averting a strike ahead of the May long weekend. A statement from the Air Line Pilots Association says union leaders vo...
May 19, 2023

Tkachuk ends 6th-longest game in NHL history, Panthers outlast Hurricanes 3-2 in 4th OT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Matthew Tkachuk beat Frederik Andersen in the final seconds of the fourth overtime to give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes early Friday in Game 1 o...
May 19, 2023