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Canada needs 'growth-first' agenda in volatile times: Scotiabank CEO

Canada needs 'growth-first' agenda in volatile times: Scotiabank CEO

HALIFAX — The head of Scotiabank says Canada needs a "growth-first agenda" as the country finds itself at a crossroads.
UK royals meet Italy's president and enjoy a special tour of Rome's Colosseum

UK royals meet Italy's president and enjoy a special tour of Rome's Colosseum

ROME (AP) — King Charles III and Queen Camilla met Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Tuesday, the second day of a state visit to Italy that marks the British monarch's first overseas trip since he was briefly hospitalized for side effects from h
For young investors looking for bond exposure, it’s best to keep it simple: experts

For young investors looking for bond exposure, it’s best to keep it simple: experts

For young investors who are building the fixed-income portion of their portfolio, it’s best they keep their approach simple and go for low-cost investment options, experts say.
Book Review: 'Make Sure You Die Screaming' is an absurd road trip novel for modern times

Book Review: 'Make Sure You Die Screaming' is an absurd road trip novel for modern times

If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em on a multi-day, drunk-driving road trip in middle-class middle of America to find their missing father with a garbage goth girl named Yivi whom they met two weeks ago in an Airbnb basement.
Tom Cruise to return to Cannes with 'Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning'

Tom Cruise to return to Cannes with 'Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning'

NEW YORK (AP) — Three years after flying into the Cannes Film Festival with “Top Gun: Maverick,” Tom Cruise is returning to the Croisette with “Mission: Impossible — Final Reckoning.
Cineplex reports $29.5M March box office, down from $59.2M a year ago

Cineplex reports $29.5M March box office, down from $59.2M a year ago

TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. says its box office revenue for March totalled $29.5 million, down from $59.2 million a year earlier when its results were powered by Dune: Part Two and Kung Fu Panda 4.
Emmy-winning composer likens working with 'White Lotus' creator Mike White to 'toxic relationship'

Emmy-winning composer likens working with 'White Lotus' creator Mike White to 'toxic relationship'

Cristobal Tapia de Veer says he’s checking out of “The White Lotus” for good. After three seasons, the Chilean-Canadian composer whose trademark sounds helped define the hit HBO series, has said he won’t return for its fourth and final season.
Every yard makes a difference. Native-plant champion Doug Tallamy's got a new book explaining how

Every yard makes a difference. Native-plant champion Doug Tallamy's got a new book explaining how

The loss of these native plants and habitats to development poses an existential threat not just to wildlife, but to us, says Doug Tallamy, the entomologist and author of Bringing Nature Home.
Oaks, asters and 6 other 'keystone' native species to plant for biodiversity

Oaks, asters and 6 other 'keystone' native species to plant for biodiversity

University of Delaware entomologist Doug Tallamy's research has identified “keystone” plant species that make up the foundation of many U.S. ecosystems by producing food for native insects, thus supporting the ecological food web.
Death toll from North Macedonia nightclub fire rises to 61

Death toll from North Macedonia nightclub fire rises to 61

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The death toll from last month’s deadly nightclub fire in North Macedonia has risen to 61 after a second critically injured victim died while receiving treatment in Lithuania, authorities said.