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Box-office smash 'Moana 2' drives Disney profit in the first quarter

Box-office smash 'Moana 2' drives Disney profit in the first quarter

NEW YORK (AP) — Disney easily topped first-quarter expectations thanks in part to the box office success of “Moana 2.” The Walt Disney Co. earned $2.55 billion, or $1.40 per share, for the period ended Dec. 28.
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Scarcity behind the medals: Canada's national sport organizations running deficits

Scarcity behind the medals: Canada's national sport organizations running deficits

The winner of a complete set of medals and Canada's Olympic flag-bearer in Beijing's closing ceremonies is in debt. Isabelle Weidemann wasn't comfortable stating how far she's in the red.
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Canadian video game industry saw 9% drop in number of companies: report

Canadian video game industry saw 9% drop in number of companies: report

The number of video game companies operating in Canada dropped nine per cent in the wake of a pandemic-fuelled gaming boom, most of them smaller independent shops with fewer than 25 employees, according to an economic report on the industry.
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'A madness in the air.' Trump's threats unleash patriotic wave among Canadians

'A madness in the air.' Trump's threats unleash patriotic wave among Canadians

FREDERICTON — McGill University undergrad Daniel Miksha made a significant decision over the weekend. After hearing the news that U.S.
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B.C. fast-tracking 18 mining and energy projects in face of U.S. tariff threat

B.C. fast-tracking 18 mining and energy projects in face of U.S. tariff threat

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has released a list of 18 critical mineral and energy projects worth roughly $20 billion that it said it's working to accelerate in the face of ongoing tariff threats from the United States.
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China counters with tariffs on US products. It will also investigate Google

China counters with tariffs on US products. It will also investigate Google

BEIJING (AP) — China announced retaliatory tariffs on select American imports and an antitrust investigation into Google on Tuesday, just minutes after a sweeping levy on Chinese products imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump took effect.
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No Canadian soldiers assigned to border enforcement, minister says

No Canadian soldiers assigned to border enforcement, minister says

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister David McGuinty suggested Tuesday that some information about Canada's upgraded border plan to halt fentanyl and illegal border crossings into the United States may not have flowed to U.S.
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Prairies Economic Development Minister Terry Duguid named new Jasper lead

Prairies Economic Development Minister Terry Duguid named new Jasper lead

JASPER, ALTA. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named Terry Duguid, the minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, as the new ministerial lead for the town of Jasper, Alta.
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Opposition parties call for Parliament's return after Trump hits pause on tariffs

Opposition parties call for Parliament's return after Trump hits pause on tariffs

OTTAWA — Opposition parties say the Liberals must recall Parliament within the next month to act on Donald Trump's tariff threat, but the government insists it does not need to pass legislation to take the action the U.S. president wants to see.
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Federal, Manitoba governments commit nearly $80 million for northern railway, port

Federal, Manitoba governments commit nearly $80 million for northern railway, port

WINNIPEG — The federal and Manitoba governments are putting more than $79 million into a railway and a port in the province's north.
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