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Retailer London Drugs closes stores in Western Canada due to 'cybersecurity incident'

Retailer London Drugs closes stores in Western Canada due to 'cybersecurity incident'

VANCOUVER — Confused shoppers milled around the front of a London Drugs store in downtown Vancouver on Monday, some wondering aloud why they couldn't access the store to get prescriptions or buy hair dye.
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Wake up, sleeping beauties. It's almost Met Gala time

Wake up, sleeping beauties. It's almost Met Gala time

NEW YORK (AP) — True love's kiss or an invite to the Met Gala? Those in the rarefied ranks of international celebrity — and Anna Wintour's good graces — need not choose.
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Britney and Jamie Spears settlement avoids long, potentially ugly and revealing trial

Britney and Jamie Spears settlement avoids long, potentially ugly and revealing trial

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears and her father Jamie Spears will avoid what could have been a long, ugly and revealing trial with a settlement of the lingering issues in the court conservatorship that controlled her life and financial decisions for
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Trudeau promises to protect local construction jobs — and to hold EV plants to it

Trudeau promises to protect local construction jobs — and to hold EV plants to it

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Paramount Global replaces CEO Bob Bakish with a troika of executives

Paramount Global replaces CEO Bob Bakish with a troika of executives

NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount Global on Monday announced that Bob Bakish is stepping down as CEO of the film, television and multimedia company. Bakish will be replaced by a troika of executives who will form a new “Office of the CEO.
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'We are serious': Alberta government's master plan to expand rail passenger service

'We are serious': Alberta government's master plan to expand rail passenger service

CALGARY — The Alberta government has announced a master plan aimed at increasing passenger rail service in the province. But at this point it could be decades if and when the finished product comes to fruition.
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Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' hits No. 1, with songs claiming the top 14 spots

Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' hits No. 1, with songs claiming the top 14 spots

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift continues to dominate in the week following the release of her 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” The 31-track album has hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, tying Swift with Jay-Z for second-most No.
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Less alcohol, or none at all, is one path to better health

Less alcohol, or none at all, is one path to better health

It’s wine time. Beer Thirty. Happy hour. Five o’clock somewhere. Maybe it's also time to rethink drinking ? Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart, but better research methods have thrown cold water on that.
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (22,011.62, up 42.38 points): Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Up 19 cents, or 0.39 per cent, to $49.15 on 12.5 million shares.
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Bob Geldof didn't see the point of a Live Aid musical. He changed his mind.

Bob Geldof didn't see the point of a Live Aid musical. He changed his mind.

TORONTO — Bob Geldof wasn't sold on the idea of a Live Aid stage musical, at least not at first. To paraphrase his colourful words, he thought it was a crappy idea.
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