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Music Review: Janelle Monáe embraces sexy fun on album 'The Age of Pleasure'

Music Review: Janelle Monáe embraces sexy fun on album 'The Age of Pleasure'

“The Age of Pleasure” by Janelle Monáe (Atlantic Records) A girl’s gotta relax. A girl’s gotta go with the funk. A girl’s gotta have her fun. Janelle Monáe’s fourth studio album “The Age of Pleasure” is a study in sexy chill by the pool in the sun.
RRSP, TFSA or FHSA? Young Canadians looking to invest face wide range of options

RRSP, TFSA or FHSA? Young Canadians looking to invest face wide range of options

TORONTO — One of Rebecca Clancey's friends suggested she put $400 a month into an RRSP. Another urged her to store all savings in a tax-free savings account.
Foo Fighters, Fall Out Boy, Kelly Clarkson, Kane Brown, Lil Wayne headline iHeartRadio festival

Foo Fighters, Fall Out Boy, Kelly Clarkson, Kane Brown, Lil Wayne headline iHeartRadio festival

NEW YORK (AP) — Foo Fighters, Fall Out Boy, Kelly Clarkson, Kane Brown and Lil Wayne are among the headliners this fall at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas, which will be broadcast live throughout the country.
June is rhubarb picking time in the garden, so pucker up

June is rhubarb picking time in the garden, so pucker up

Years ago, when my now-grown daughter Justine was a toddler, we visited a U-pick farm where she plucked plump, ripe strawberries from a field of sprawling plants.

Fire & Flower files for court protection from creditors under CCAA

TORONTO — Cannabis retailer Fire & Flower Holdings Corp. says it has received a court order for creditor protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.
Millennial Money: Does ESG actually do any good?

Millennial Money: Does ESG actually do any good?

ESG, or environmental, social and corporate governance criteria, has become a lightning rod for contention. The right says it’s woke hogwash, and the left says it can save the planet. But few can say what ESG has actually done.
Prince Harry arrives at High Court for testimony in phone backing case

Prince Harry arrives at High Court for testimony in phone backing case

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has arrived at a London court ahead of his testimony against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other unlawful snooping. The prince arrived at the High Court in a black SUV.
Credit card balances increase in first quarter as mortgage market slows: Equifax

Credit card balances increase in first quarter as mortgage market slows: Equifax

TORONTO — Equifax Canada says credit demand was high in the first quarter of the year while the mortgage market saw a significant slowdown. The agency says in its latest consumer credit report that on average, consumers are spending 21.
Mirvish announces Canadian cast of 'Six', the hit musical about Henry VIII's wives

Mirvish announces Canadian cast of 'Six', the hit musical about Henry VIII's wives

TORONTO — Henry VIII has chosen his "Six" wives in Canada. Mirvish Productions has announced the cast of the musical about the monarch's ill-fated spouses, with Jaz Robinson of Whitby, Ont.
Speranza Scappucci to become Royal Opera's principal guest conductor

Speranza Scappucci to become Royal Opera's principal guest conductor

LONDON — Speranza Scappucci will become principal guest conductor of London’s Royal Opera starting with the 2025-26 season. Her appointment was announced by the company on Monday.
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