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Open the door to cheaper electric vehicles from Europe, advocates urge

Open the door to cheaper electric vehicles from Europe, advocates urge

TORONTO — The federal government has stopped the world’s cheapest electric vehicles — made in China — from coming into Canada with a 100 per cent tariff, so advocates are pushing to make it easier for automakers to bring in cheaper ones from Europe.
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Review: 'Donkey Kong Bananza' trades manic platforming for unhurried exploring

Review: 'Donkey Kong Bananza' trades manic platforming for unhurried exploring

TORONTO — Even a rampaging ape needs to take time to stop and smell the roses.
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Searching for pennies: With the cut in federal funding public broadcasters are looking to cope

Searching for pennies: With the cut in federal funding public broadcasters are looking to cope

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Lauren Adams, general manager for KUCB public radio in Unalaska, Alaska, didn't have much time to reflect on Congress, 4,000 miles away, stripping federal funding for public media this week. She's been too busy working.
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What's in the Republican bill cutting $9 billion from public broadcasting and foreign aid

What's in the Republican bill cutting $9 billion from public broadcasting and foreign aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led Congress has passed President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion in public broadcasting and foreign aid spending.
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Malaysia's first professional violin maker carves out a rare craft

Malaysia's first professional violin maker carves out a rare craft

SELANGOR, Malaysia (AP) — Hunched over his workbench, Tan Chin Seng shaves the wooden top plate of a violin, removing thin layers with slow, deliberate strokes. The work is meditative, out of the public eye.
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Indiana Jones whip snaps up $525,000 at auction after 'Citizen Kane' sled goes for $14.75 million

Indiana Jones whip snaps up $525,000 at auction after 'Citizen Kane' sled goes for $14.75 million

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A whip wielded by Harrison Ford in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” that once belonged to Princess Diana has sold at auction for $525,000.
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WNBA All-Stars dazzle fans with stunning fashion on the Orange Carpet

WNBA All-Stars dazzle fans with stunning fashion on the Orange Carpet

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The WNBA All-Stars tipped off the weekend by showing off their best fashion fits Thursday, turning the orange carpet into their own catwalk.
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Ex-pilot called himself Messiah on climate-change mission, day before alleged hijack

Ex-pilot called himself Messiah on climate-change mission, day before alleged hijack

VANCOUVER — The day before the suspected hijacking of a light aircraft triggered a security scare at Vancouver's airport this week, former commercial pilot Shaheer Cassim posted on social media that he was a "messenger of Allah" sent to save humanity
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Carney's meeting with First Nations on major projects leaves some chiefs frustrated

Carney's meeting with First Nations on major projects leaves some chiefs frustrated

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said he was optimistic about finding consensus on the Liberals' major projects law as he met with hundreds of First Nations chiefs on Thursday, but by mid-afternoon some leaders had walked out of the summit, decryi
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B.C. Premier David Eby leans on Ravi Kahlon again as he reshuffles cabinet

B.C. Premier David Eby leans on Ravi Kahlon again as he reshuffles cabinet

VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby has leaned on Ravi Kahlon from the moment he officially sought the government's top job, with Kahlon co-chairing his leadership campaign.
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