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Poilievre tight-lipped on what Conservatives might do with capital gains tax changes

Poilievre tight-lipped on what Conservatives might do with capital gains tax changes

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is telling business leaders to fight their own battles when it comes to the Liberals' proposed changes to capital gains taxation.
Bombarded with spam texts? Stats show the problem is getting worse in Canada

Bombarded with spam texts? Stats show the problem is getting worse in Canada

At least once a day, Digvijay Kosamia glances at his vibrating cellphone to check the latest text he's received, only to find a "frustrating" message from an unknown number.
The King's openness about cancer has helped him connect with people in year after coronation

The King's openness about cancer has helped him connect with people in year after coronation

Of all the things experts expected the royal family to face in the year following Charles' coronation, the events of the last five months took people by surprise.
With a vest and a voice, helpers escort kids through San Francisco’s broken Tenderloin streets

With a vest and a voice, helpers escort kids through San Francisco’s broken Tenderloin streets

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wearing a bright safety vest with the words “Safe Passage” on the back, Tatiana Alabsi strides through San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood to its only public elementary school, navigating broken bottles and stained sleeping b
Juro Kara, rebel playwright behind Japan's modern underground theater, dies at 84

Juro Kara, rebel playwright behind Japan's modern underground theater, dies at 84

TOKYO (AP) — Juro Kara, who helped shape Japan’s postwar avant-garde theater, defiantly yet playfully transforming the essence of Kabuki aesthetics into modern storytelling, has died. He was 84.
Frank Stella, artist renowned for blurring the lines between painting and sculpture, dies at 87

Frank Stella, artist renowned for blurring the lines between painting and sculpture, dies at 87

NEW YORK (AP) — Frank Stella, a painter, sculptor and printmaker whose constantly evolving works are hailed as landmarks of the minimalist and post-painterly abstraction art movements, died Saturday at his home in Manhattan. He was 87.
London Drugs announces gradual reopening of stores following cybersecurity incident

London Drugs announces gradual reopening of stores following cybersecurity incident

London Drugs says it is gradually reopening its stores following a cybersecurity incident that shuttered its more than 80 locations across Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and B.C. The Richmond, B.C.
WestJet issues 72-hour lockout notice to mechanics union, prepares to reduce schedule

WestJet issues 72-hour lockout notice to mechanics union, prepares to reduce schedule

CALGARY — WestJet has issued a 72-hour lockout notice to the union representing its mechanics, and warns a work stoppage could happen as early as Tuesday.
Montreal launches cruise season with ship that protected 1,500 Ukrainian refugees

Montreal launches cruise season with ship that protected 1,500 Ukrainian refugees

MONTREAL — Cruise ship Staff Capt. Rakesh Prasad can't forget the traumatized expressions on the faces of hundreds of Ukrainians who boarded Holland America's Volendam in April 2022.
It's Cinco de Mayo time, and festivities are planned across the US. But in Mexico, not so much

It's Cinco de Mayo time, and festivities are planned across the US. But in Mexico, not so much

The United States is gearing up for Cinco de Mayo.
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