Despite recent tensions between the U.S. and Canada, Palm Springs, California, hung banners with a heart-shaped Canadian flag to reassure tourists that they’re welcome.

In response, Palm Springs now has banners and flags on lamp posts that proclaim love for Canada. The city’s mayor, Ron DeHarte, tells KCRW that Canadian tourists have visited Palm Springs for decades, ...

The signs, reading “Palm Springs Loves Canada,” are part of a citywide initiative to reassure Canadian tourists they are welcome in the desert community. For Ross, a Canadian visitor, the ...

Last week, the city of Palm Springs installed banners on its streetlights and signs at the airport declaring “Palm Springs [heart] Canada,” with the Canadian flag inside a heart symbol. Keith ...

The Parker Palm Springs has a long and storied history. It was originally built in 1959 as the first Holiday Inn in California. It was later purchased by actor Gene Autry, who used it to house his ...