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In Barkov They Trust: The Panthers, led by their captain, are headed back to the Stanley Cup Final
The entire play took eight seconds, and basically summed up why the Florida Panthers have enormous, nonstop belief in Aleksander Barkov. Third period, Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals, game tie...
May 29, 2025

Long-shuttered US ambassador's residence in Damascus is reopened as Washington mends ties with Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - The U.S. flag was hoisted Thursday outside of the long-shuttered ambassador's residence in Damascus, in a sign of growing ties between Washington and the new Syrian government. ...
May 29, 2025

Thousands evacuated as wildfires continue burning in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says 17,000 people have been evacuated from several communities and First Nations as he placed his entire province under a state of emergency late Wednesday over crippling w...
May 29, 2025

Provinces 'hold the key' to unlocking homebuilding, new report argues
OTTAWA - While the federal government and cities across Canada are making strides on expanding the housing supply, the provinces still need to get serious about building quality homes, a new report re...
May 29, 2025

In the news today: U.S. federal court rules against Trump tariffs
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... U.S. federal court rules against Trump's fentanyl and 'Liberation Day' tariffs United States President Donald ...
May 29, 2025

Hockey players' sex assault trial continues after court hears police interviews
LONDON - The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is set to continue today after court heard interviews some of the accused gave to police months after the ...
May 29, 2025

Hockey players' sex assault trial continues after court hears police interviews
LONDON - The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is set to continue today after court heard interviews some of the accused gave to police months after the ...
May 29, 2025

Almost 70 per cent of Canadians surveyed want child vaccines to be mandatory: poll
A new poll suggests nearly 70 per cent of Canadians support mandatory childhood vaccinations. The Angus Reid Institute survey comes as a measles outbreak touches several provinces, primarily infecting...
May 29, 2025

South Korean navy patrol plane crashes in country's south
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A South Korean navy plane carrying four people crashed during a training flight on Thursday and it was not immediately known if there were casualties, the navy said. The patr...
May 28, 2025

Israel says it will establish 22 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel said Thursday it would establish 22 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. They would include new settlements and the legalization of outposts already built without ...
May 28, 2025