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Some new air passenger rights land mid-July, others delayed until Christmas
OTTAWA - Long-promised rules meant to help frustrated air passengers will arrive in two phases - first this summer, and then Christmas - but the longer wait for some rules, the ambiguou...
May 26, 2019
Federal lawsuit filed to block Alabama's new abortion ban
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A federal lawsuit filed Friday asks a judge to block an Alabama law that outlaws almost all abortions, the most far-reaching attempt by a conservative state to seek new restrictions...
May 26, 2019
Rhys Duch's overtime winner lifts Calgary Roughnecks to NLL Cup win
CALGARY - For the first time in 10 years, the Calgary Roughnecks are the champions of the National Lacrosse League. Rhys Duch's second goal came in overtime as the Roughnecks captured their third NLL ...
May 26, 2019
Bid to get D-Day beaches added to list of UN World Heritage Sites in limbo
OTTAWA - The beaches of Normandy, where the Allies stormed ashore to begin the eventual liberation of Europe from Nazi rule, are widely regarded by veterans and historians alike as venerated, sacred g...
May 26, 2019
Wildfire crews watching for dangerous wind shift in High Level, Alta.
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - Crews battling an enormous wildfire just outside the small northern Alberta town of High Level are bracing for what could be a dangerous wind shift today. The Chuckegg Creek fire i...
May 26, 2019
Montreal native Auger-Aliassime drops out of French Open
PARIS - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime has pulled out of the French Open because of injury. The 18-year-old Montreal native said he was not at his best physically on Saturday after losing in the Lyon ...
May 26, 2019
Fire in tutoring centre kills 19 students in western India
NEW DELHI - At least 19 teenage students were killed in a fire that broke out Friday in a tutoring centre in the western Indian city of Surat, a top state official said. More than a dozen students wer...
May 26, 2019
By George! Princess Charlotte to attend school with brother
LONDON - The first day of school can be stressful but Princess Charlotte will have her older brother there to lean on. Kensington Palace said Friday that 4-year-old Charlotte will join her brother Pri...
May 26, 2019
3-time Grand Slam champion Kerber loses opener in Paris
PARIS - Angelique Kerber won't complete a career Grand Slam this year. Still hampered by a right ankle injury, the three-time Grand Slam winner lost in the first round of the French Open on Sunday as ...
May 26, 2019
Kenyan court upholds laws criminalizing same-sex relations
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya's High Court on Friday upheld sections of the penal code that criminalize same-sex relations, a disappointment for gay rights activists across Africa where dozens of countries h...
May 26, 2019