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'A no-brainer': Some bosses happily giving staff Monday off along with Canada Day

'A no-brainer': Some bosses happily giving staff Monday off along with Canada Day

TORONTO — Anyone who works Monday to Friday and is keen for a long weekend this Canada Day has likely had to do a bit of calendar juggling to cope with the ill-timed holiday.
Climate change is driving a rise in tick-borne diseases. Here's what to know.

Climate change is driving a rise in tick-borne diseases. Here's what to know.

TORONTO — A warming climate is driving a rise in Lyme disease and the introduction of lesser-known tick-borne diseases, public health specialists say.
Jury set to begin deliberating in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial. Here's what to know

Jury set to begin deliberating in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial. Here's what to know

NEW YORK (AP) — For seven weeks, a jury in Manhattan has listened as prosecutors laid out a criminal sex trafficking and racketeering case against rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ lawyer mocks sex trafficking case in closing, calls charges 'badly exaggerated'

Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ lawyer mocks sex trafficking case in closing, calls charges 'badly exaggerated'

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs' lawyer implored a jury on Friday to acquit the hip-hop mogul, arguing overzealous federal prosecutors twisted his drug use and swinger lifestyle into a sex trafficking and racketeering case that could put him behin
Interior Health CEO is out over closure of Kelowna, B.C., pediatric unit

Interior Health CEO is out over closure of Kelowna, B.C., pediatric unit

KELOWNA — The head of British Columbia's Interior Health authority is stepping aside six months early over staff shortages that forced the closure of Kelowna General Hospital's dedicated pediatric unit.
Kenzo brings mischief back to Paris' iconic Maxim’s with a riot of color and clash

Kenzo brings mischief back to Paris' iconic Maxim’s with a riot of color and clash

PARIS (AP) — Few Paris addresses conjure myth quite like Maxim’s , the gilded Belle Époque haunt where artists and aristocrats once jostled for a seat at dinner, and a place immortalized in Cole Porter’s lyrics and classic Hollywood films as the very
Former PM Harper says military spending can address Arctic infrastructure gap

Former PM Harper says military spending can address Arctic infrastructure gap

OTTAWA — Former prime minister Stephen Harper said Friday the best way to build much-needed infrastructure in the Arctic is through military spending.
PM says negotiations continue as Trump says he's ending trade talks over digital tax

PM says negotiations continue as Trump says he's ending trade talks over digital tax

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he did not speak Friday with Donald Trump before the U.S. president announced a sudden end to trade negotiations in response to Ottawa's plans to push ahead with a digital services tax at the end of the month.
Final budget numbers land: Alberta posts $8.3-billion surplus in 2024-25 fiscal year

Final budget numbers land: Alberta posts $8.3-billion surplus in 2024-25 fiscal year

The final numbers are in on last year's Alberta budget, and the bottom-line figure is an $8.3-billion surplus. It's $2.
S&P/TSX composite finishes lower Friday, U.S. markets hit new highs

S&P/TSX composite finishes lower Friday, U.S. markets hit new highs

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index finished lower Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he is "terminating" trade discussions with Canada, while U.S. markets hit new highs. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 59.63 points at 26,692.32.