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Pandemic preparedness Bill C-293 controversy in Alberta’s agriculture sectorMembers of Alberta's poultry, beef, and pork industries are concerned about language in Bill C-293, the Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness Act.CanadaOct 24
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Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy amid financial woesSpirit Airlines filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition after working out terms with bondholders. The U.S. budget airline has lost more than $2.5 billion since the start of 2020.U.S. NewsNov 18
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European Central Bank cuts key rate to lowest level in 3 yearsThe interest rate cut is the European Central Bank's third since June and shows optimism among rate-setters over the path of inflation.EconomyOct 17
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Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine arrested in New York on parole violation claimsThe rapper faces at least two weeks behind bars after he violated the terms of his probation from a felony conviction.EntertainmentOct 30
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Trump repeated election lies in his interview with Joe Rogan. Here are the factsIn his three-hour interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, Donald Trump dug in on his false claims about voting, election fraud and his loss in the 2020 presidential election.U.S. NewsOct 26
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Bank of England holds key rate after U.S. Fed makes 1st cut in 4 yearsThe Bank of England kept its benchmark interest rate on hold at five per cent on Thursday, mere hours after the U.S. Federal Reserve had delivered an oversized rate cut.EconomySep 19
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Far-right party projected to win Austria national electionThe far-right Freedom Party had a lead over the governing conservatives, the People’s Party, in Austria’s election.WorldSep 29
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Culinary ‘weapons’: How Canada plans to win over Germans, one bite at a timeCanada is creating ties in Germany with food diplomacy, a way of bringing people together through the culinary aspect of a culture.CanadaSep 25
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New Alberta COVID data highlights value of getting newly formulated vaccine once available: expertThe latest data published on the Alberta respiratory virus dashboard show that between August 2023 and August 2024, 732 deaths in Alberta were attributed to COVID-19.HealthSep 11
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Boeing workers describe pressure to work too fast, NTSB hears in testimonyThe two-day hearing could provide new insight into the Jan. 5 accident, which caused a loud boom and left a gaping hole in the side of the Alaska Airlines jet.WorldAug 6
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Bank of England joins global easing cycle with 1st rate cut in 4 yearsThe bank said that by a 5-4 margin, its policymaking panel backed a quarter-point reduction in its main interest rate to five per cent, from the 16-year of 5.25 per cent.EconomyAug 1
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Your ‘summer cold’ could likely be COVID-19, doctors say amid surgeGayle Robin was surprised when her sister in California told her in early July she had tested positive for COVID-19, which is rising in Canada, health experts say.HealthAug 3
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Renowned ‘Top Chef Masters’ star Naomi Pomeroy dead from tubing accidentPortland restaurateurs are grieving the loss of the renowned chef, who helped put the city on the map as a culinary destination.U.S. NewsJul 18
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Trump to announce his VP choice at RNC. Who are the top contenders?A defiant Donald Trump, having just survived an attempted assassination, enters the Republican National Convention having not yet announced his vice presidential pick.U.S. NewsJul 15
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The homeless in U.S. may soon find it difficult to even sleep outside. Here’s whyThe case is the most significant to come before the high court in decades on the issue and comes as a rising number of people in the U.S. are without a permanent place to live.U.S. NewsJun 28
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Peterborough health unit offers to cover wastewater surveillance costs after Ontario ends programThe Ontario government will end its wastewater surveillance program for COVID-19 on July 31. However, officials in Peterborough have expanded the program to test for other viruses.HealthJun 14
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COVID-19, Ebola, bird flu: What to know about zoonotic diseasesCOVID-19 and H5N1 bird flu are both zoonotic, meaning they jumped from animals to humans. How did that happen and how can they infect humans?CanadaJun 15
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Biden administration seeks to remove medical debt from Americans’ credit reportsThe U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says the move would remove up to US$49 billion in medical debts from the credit reports of 15 million Americans.U.S. NewsJun 11
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France’s Macron calls snap election after far-right gains in EU pollsFar-right parties rattled the traditional powers in the European Union with major gains in parliamentary seats, dealing an especially humiliating defeat to the French president.WorldJun 10
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Flight costs are likely to continue rising, industry group warnsWhile carriers recover from the groundings worldwide from the COVID-19 pandemic, industry leaders say that there are several costs likely to push those ticket prices ever higher.ConsumerJun 3