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Indigenous opera singer Emma Pennell wins $25K emerging artist award

Indigenous opera singer Emma Pennell wins $25K emerging artist award

Indigenous soprano Emma Pennell has won a $25,000 emerging artist award. The 27-year-old opera singer will receive the RBC Emerging Artist Award during weekend celebrations for the 2025 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards.
Competition Bureau urges retailers and landlords to drop property controls

Competition Bureau urges retailers and landlords to drop property controls

OTTAWA — The Competition Bureau is urging retailers and landlords to drop or change competitor property controls that are not justified even if they do not raise issues under the Competition Act.
Greater Toronto home sales fall 13.3 per cent in May as inventory levels rise: board

Greater Toronto home sales fall 13.3 per cent in May as inventory levels rise: board

TORONTO — Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area remained weak in May while inventory levels were up — giving more negotiating leverage to potential homebuyers.
Auto sales up 7.9% in May, market remains resilient in face of tariffs: DesRosiers

Auto sales up 7.9% in May, market remains resilient in face of tariffs: DesRosiers

DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says the auto market remained resilient last month as sales were up 7.9 per cent year-over-year despite trade disruptions in the auto industry.
Broadway has found its Gen Z audience - by telling Gen Z stories

Broadway has found its Gen Z audience - by telling Gen Z stories

NEW YORK (AP) — Kimberly Belflower knew “John Proctor is the Villain” needed its final cathartic scene to work — and, for that, it needed Lorde's “Green Light.
Canadian telecom sector gathers for annual summit as report touts industry investment

Canadian telecom sector gathers for annual summit as report touts industry investment

TORONTO — Leaders in Canada's telecommunications sector are urging policymakers to make it more attractive for companies to invest in improved infrastructure, as a new report says sustained spending by carriers is key to boosting economic growth.
Wildfires force Hudbay Minerals to suspend work at Snow Lake mine in Manitoba

Wildfires force Hudbay Minerals to suspend work at Snow Lake mine in Manitoba

TORONTO — Hudbay Minerals Inc. says wildfires burning in northern Manitoba have forced it to suspend work at its Snow Lake mine.
Stephen King on 'The Life of Chuck,' the end of the world and, yes, joy

Stephen King on 'The Life of Chuck,' the end of the world and, yes, joy

NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen King ’s first editor, Bill Thompson, once said, “Steve has a movie camera in his head.” So vividly drawn is King’s fiction that it’s offered the basis for some 50 feature films.
From frustration to joy: What I learned about getting a hearing aid

From frustration to joy: What I learned about getting a hearing aid

NEW YORK (AP) — My first tip-off were the little things, the high-pitched little things: the doorbell and ringtones my kids could hear but I could not.
Trump tax bill will add $2.4 trillion to the deficit and leave 10.9 million more uninsured, CBO says

Trump tax bill will add $2.4 trillion to the deficit and leave 10.9 million more uninsured, CBO says

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s big bill making its way through Congress will cut taxes by $3.75 trillion but also increase deficits by $2.
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