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Sarah McLachlan's daughter offered to skip graduation to make John Summit gig happen

Sarah McLachlan's daughter offered to skip graduation to make John Summit gig happen

TORONTO — Sarah McLachlan wasn't about to skip her daughter's high school graduation for a splashy gig in Ibiza with American DJ John Summit.
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Trump turns $11.1B in US government funds into a 10% stake in downtrodden Intel

Trump turns $11.1B in US government funds into a 10% stake in downtrodden Intel

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday announced the U.S.
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Tariffs: Quebec will donate rather than destroy expiring U.S. alcohol, minister says

Tariffs: Quebec will donate rather than destroy expiring U.S. alcohol, minister says

MONTREAL — Quebec's finance minister says $300,000 of expiring American alcohol that is banned from the province's shelves will be donated rather than destroyed.
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Don't fret: Air guitar world title returns home to Finland after 25 years

Don't fret: Air guitar world title returns home to Finland after 25 years

OULU, Finland (AP) — Finnish air guitarist Aapo “The Angus” Rautio plucked victory from thin air on Friday night , grabbing the world championship title for his homeland for the first time since 2000.
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Mariah the Scientist's 'Hearts Sold Separately' mixes love potions and pensive emotions

Mariah the Scientist's 'Hearts Sold Separately' mixes love potions and pensive emotions

NEW YORK (AP) — If you were surprised when Mariah the Scientist’s “Burning Blue” hit No. 1 on Billboard’s rhythmic airplay chart, you weren’t alone. “It’s shocking.
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HHS moves to strip thousands of federal health workers of union rights

HHS moves to strip thousands of federal health workers of union rights

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has moved to strip thousands of federal health agency employees of their collective bargaining rights, according to a union that called the effort illegal.
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Wall Street soars on hopes for lower interest rates as the Dow surges 846 points to a record

Wall Street soars on hopes for lower interest rates as the Dow surges 846 points to a record

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rallied to its best day in months on Friday after the head of the Federal Reserve hinted that cuts to interest rates may be on the way , along with the kick they can give the economy and investment prices.
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Manitoba's premier's social media post violates election law, Manitoba Tories allege

Manitoba's premier's social media post violates election law, Manitoba Tories allege

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Opposition Progressive Conservatives accused Premier Wab Kinew Friday of breaking a law that bans government advertising during election campaigns.
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Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe heads to China Sept. 6 to talk trade amid canola fight

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe heads to China Sept. 6 to talk trade amid canola fight

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he leaves in two weeks to talk trade in China as his province grapples with punishing tariffs on canola. Moe's office says the six-day trip, starting Sept.
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S&P/TSX composite jumps on Carney's tariff move and U.S. rate expectations

S&P/TSX composite jumps on Carney's tariff move and U.S. rate expectations

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained more than 270 points on Friday as the federal government announced it would remove some of its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, lifting hopes for a trade deal, while U.S.
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