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B.C. sets new five-year housing orders for 10 more municipalities

B.C. sets new five-year housing orders for 10 more municipalities

VICTORIA — British Columbia has set new housing targets for a group of 10 more municipalities with the goal of meeting housing demands in the province.
Jury acquits Memphis man charged with organizing the daytime ambush killing of rapper Young Dolph

Jury acquits Memphis man charged with organizing the daytime ambush killing of rapper Young Dolph

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A jury found a man not guilty Thursday of organizing the daytime ambush killing of rapper Young Dolph at a Memphis bakery in November 2021.
Tariffs: Quebec liquor board prepares to destroy $300,000 worth of American alcohol

Tariffs: Quebec liquor board prepares to destroy $300,000 worth of American alcohol

MONTREAL — The Quebec liquor board may be forced to destroy $300,000 worth of American alcohol that the province has banned from stores. The provincial government on March 4 ordered the state-owned corporation to empty shelves of U.S.
Saskatchewan premier calls on Prime Minister Carney to meet with China's Xi on canola

Saskatchewan premier calls on Prime Minister Carney to meet with China's Xi on canola

OTTAWA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said Thursday that he wants Prime Minister Mark Carney to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping to resolve the trade issues that have led to steep tariffs on Canadian canola products.
Georgia man may have tried to enter CDC campus two days before he attacked agency

Georgia man may have tried to enter CDC campus two days before he attacked agency

NEW YORK (AP) — The Georgia man who shot at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention buildings on Aug. 8 apparently tried to enter the campus two days earlier but was turned away by security, according to an internal CDC email.
Backpack, rifle belonging to missing Norwegian hiker found in northern Manitoba: RCMP

Backpack, rifle belonging to missing Norwegian hiker found in northern Manitoba: RCMP

WINNIPEG — Searchers canvassing treacherous muskeg and swift-moving rivers have recovered a backpack and rifle belonging to a missing Norwegian trekker who was on a cross-continental journey of the Canadian wilderness.
S&P/TSX composite gains amid rotation out of tech stocks and into other sectors

S&P/TSX composite gains amid rotation out of tech stocks and into other sectors

TORONTO — Strength in the basic materials sector helped Canada's main stock index close higher on Thursday, while U.S. markets lost ground amid a rotation away from large tech stocks.
Rising concerns over U.S. move to broaden products subject to metal tariffs

Rising concerns over U.S. move to broaden products subject to metal tariffs

TORONTO — There's growing concern about a move by the United States to make hundreds more product categories subject to the country's 50 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum content.
Orlando officials denounce removal of rainbow crosswalk near Pulse nightclub mass shooting site

Orlando officials denounce removal of rainbow crosswalk near Pulse nightclub mass shooting site

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Orlando officials on Thursday denounced the overnight removal of a rainbow-colored crosswalk outside the Pulse nightclub where 49 people were gunned down, saying it was part of an attack on LGBTQ lives by Republican Gov.
Back-to-school cellphone plans offer choice, discounts as students leave the nest

Back-to-school cellphone plans offer choice, discounts as students leave the nest

There are "very aggressive" deals out there targeted toward students.