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'Cultures mixed together': South Asian music festival filling gap during Stampede

'Cultures mixed together': South Asian music festival filling gap during Stampede

CALGARY — For those who don’t necessarily want to kick up their cowboy boots at the Calgary Stampede, there's Stampede Mela.
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'Kind of stuck': Weak condo market means tough choices for potential move-up buyers

'Kind of stuck': Weak condo market means tough choices for potential move-up buyers

While optimism is building in some parts of Canada for a rebound in the real estate market, condominium dwellers wanting to move up to a larger space face tough choices amid little sign of improvement for that segment.
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Most US adults say child care costs are a 'major problem,' a new AP-NORC poll finds

Most US adults say child care costs are a 'major problem,' a new AP-NORC poll finds

Americans overwhelmingly view the cost of child care as a significant issue, and most support initiatives to offer free or low-cost day care and to require employers to provide paid family leave for parents of babies, according to a new poll.
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Montreal home sales up in June as median price rises around 7% from last year: board

Montreal home sales up in June as median price rises around 7% from last year: board

MONTREAL — Montreal-area home sales were up in June compared with the same month a year ago, as prices rose around seven per cent across all housing types.
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Natanael Cano expands his sound with new album, 'Porque La Demora'

Natanael Cano expands his sound with new album, 'Porque La Demora'

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Natanael Cano was not afraid to leave the terrain of corridos tumbados that made him famous to experiment with trap, reggaeton, Afrobeats and other urban genres in his new album.
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Rubio says U.S. and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace talks

Rubio says U.S. and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace talks

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the U.S. and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace talks after he met with his Russian counterpart in Malaysia Thursday.
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Stephen King to narrate 'Hansel and Gretel' audiobook with Maurice Sendak's illustrations

Stephen King to narrate 'Hansel and Gretel' audiobook with Maurice Sendak's illustrations

NEW YORK (AP) — The audio edition of an upcoming re-telling of the Grimm fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel,” which combines the renowned sensibilities of Stephen King 's words and the late Maurice Sendak 's illustrations, will be narrated by an author wh
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Judas Priest, Rick Springfield, John Oates and Bob Geldof reflect on 40 years of Live Aid

Judas Priest, Rick Springfield, John Oates and Bob Geldof reflect on 40 years of Live Aid

NEW YORK (AP) — Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts aimed to do a lot of good — helping to raise over $100 million for famine relief in Ethiopia and inspiring worldwide awareness for a cause it might otherwise have ignored.
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Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag is up for auction in Paris

Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag is up for auction in Paris

PARIS (AP) — Sketched out on an airplane vomit sack, it became fashion’s must-have accessory.
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Here are some things you can do to be better prepared for major flooding

Here are some things you can do to be better prepared for major flooding

Catastrophic floods can be difficult to prepare for. Sometimes evacuation is the right call, but if it's too late the best bet is to find higher ground nearby.
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