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Prime Minister Mark Carney touts Canadian values in speech at global progress summit

TORONTO — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada needs to build new institutions and reimagine old ones as an antidote to the anxieties that people and governments are grappling with in the modern age. Carney...

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Iran warns the US against attacks on its oil tankers and other ships but ceasefire appears to hold

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's Revolutionary Guard navy on Saturday warned that any attack on Iranian oil tankers or commercial vessels would be met with a “heavy assault” on one of the...

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Person dies after being hit by Frontier Airlines plane that was taking off at Denver airport

A person who jumped a fence and was on a runway at Denver International Airport was struck and killed by a Frontier Airlines plane during takeoff, airport authorities said. The collision sparked an engine...

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RCMP cannabis raids won't 'hamper' N.B. First Nations pot sale discussions: minister

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Indigenous Affairs minister says he isn't worried a recent series of raids by the RCMP in three different provinces will derail his negotiations with First Nations to improve...

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Feds greenlight $673 million to keep Canada Post afloat this year

OTTAWA — The federal government is handing hundreds of millions of dollars to Canada Post to keep the money-bleeding mail service afloat for the current fiscal year. A cabinet order gives the beleaguered...

May 8, 2026 3:54 pm EST EST

Google settles racial discrimination lawsuit for $50 million

Google has settled with Black employees who alleged systemic racial disparities in hiring, pay, and advancement in a lawsuit filed in 2022. April Curley, a former Google employee, had sued...

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Quebec politicians say Montreal is 'logical' choice to headquarter new defence bank

MONTREAL — A group of Quebec politicians are pitching Montreal as the "logical" choice to headquarter a new multinational defence bank, while downplaying whether Quebec referendum talk could hurt the...

May 8, 2026 2:28 pm EST EST

Air India slashes flights to Canada amid soaring jet fuel prices

MONTREAL — Air India has slashed its flight schedule due to soaring jet fuel prices, leaving Canadian residents hoping to visit the subcontinent with fewer options and higher fares. In an internal message...

May 8, 2026 12:56 pm EST EST

From Taylor Swift to the Oscars, 400-year-old 'Hamlet' flourishes in the age of TikTok

NEW YORK (AP) — He's on screen, onstage, on tour, online and in song. “Hamlet” — William Shakespeare's masterpiece about a moody Danish prince — seems to be having a moment. A National...

May 8, 2026 3:08 pm EST EST

Smith sees progress on pipeline deal with Ottawa after Carney meeting

OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday she was feeling far more confident about the prospects for a new pipeline following a meeting in Ottawa with Prime Minister Mark Carney earlier in...

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