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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
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
Zelenskyy to join G7 at Hiroshima summit as leaders prepare to unveil new Russia sanctions
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will join leaders of the world's most powerful democracies in Hiroshima, Japan, making his furthest trip from of his war-torn country as...
May 19, 2023
Murray's big fourth quarter propels Nuggets past Lakers 108-103 for 2-0 lead in West finals
DENVER (AP) - Jamal Murray scored 23 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter, propelling the Denver Nuggets to a 108-103 come-from-behind win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night for a 2-0 lea...
May 18, 2023
Canada to announce new Russian sanctions at G7 summit: source
OTTAWA - A government official says Canada plans to announce new sanctions on Russia during the G7 Leaders' Summit. The sanctions will target Russian companies involved in military technology, while o...
May 18, 2023
Murray's big fourth quarter propels Nuggets past Lakers 108-103 for 2-0 lead in West finals
DENVER (AP) - Jamal Murray scored 23 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter, propelling the Denver Nuggets to a 108-103 come-from-behind win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night for a 2-0 lea...
May 18, 2023