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Manitoba Tories promise another tax cut, Liberals promise spending and some tax hikes

Manitoba Tories promise another tax cut, Liberals promise spending and some tax hikes

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives promised a tax cut Wednesday for the second straight day on the campaign trail, while the Liberals promised $1 billion in new spending funded in part by tax increases.
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What today's interest rate decision means, and what experts say is next

What today's interest rate decision means, and what experts say is next

The Bank of Canada surprised almost no one when it held interest rates steady at five per cent Wednesday amid cooling economic data. Here's what you need to know about the decision, and what could be next.
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More post-secondary students rely on parents, stay home to finish school: RBC poll

More post-secondary students rely on parents, stay home to finish school: RBC poll

TORONTO — Inflation is driving more post-secondary students to stay home with their parents as they complete their studies — marking a shift from a decade ago, a poll published by RBC on Wednesday shows.
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On flooded N.S. street, some ask province to consider buying and demolishing houses

On flooded N.S. street, some ask province to consider buying and demolishing houses

HALIFAX — David Oxford says he hopes the Nova Scotia government will consider buying and demolishing his flood-damaged home in the Halifax area, as he fears climate change will bring more dangerous downpours to his street.
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Leaders 'never bound' by Conservative party members' policy ideas: Pierre Poilievre

Leaders 'never bound' by Conservative party members' policy ideas: Pierre Poilievre

OTTAWA — On the eve of his first policy convention as Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre reminded Canadians that he is not bound by the policy ideas the grassroots membership chooses to advance.
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Remains of two Innu children exhumed in Quebec as families question who they buried

Remains of two Innu children exhumed in Quebec as families question who they buried

MONTREAL — The remains of two Innu children have been exhumed from a Quebec cemetery to help give closure to families who have long-standing questions about the identities of the bodies they buried in 1970.
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Global group of media organizations releases principles for AI development

Global group of media organizations releases principles for AI development

TORONTO — Twenty-five global organizations, including news and publishing companies, have banded together to urge developers, operators and deployers of artificial intelligence (AI) systems to respect intellectual property rights.
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Tennessee Titans trying to avoid rebuild in chasing Jaguars to retake AFC South title

Tennessee Titans trying to avoid rebuild in chasing Jaguars to retake AFC South title

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons has never even thought of his Tennessee Titans as rebuilding, especially not under coach Mike Vrabel. "I want to win, and I know Vrabes and them want to win," Simmons said.
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Nova Scotia singer-songwriter Bruce Guthro remembered as exceptional musician

Nova Scotia singer-songwriter Bruce Guthro remembered as exceptional musician

HALIFAX — Bruce Guthro, a legendary singer-songwriter from Cape Breton whose career spanned four decades and both sides of the Atlantic, has died. He was 62.
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Rental of B.C. school for Sikh referendum vote is cancelled by district

Rental of B.C. school for Sikh referendum vote is cancelled by district

SURREY, B.C. — Organizers of a Sikh community referendum on Punjabi independence say they've received a "slap in the face" from a British Columbia school district that cancelled their rental of a school to host voting this weekend.
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