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Sunwing & Meliá offering July savings for Canadian travellers
Travel Press
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July 14, 2025
Sunwing Vacations’ newest Partner of the Month, Meliá Hotels & Resorts is a great option for Canadians looking to embark on a value-packed summer or winter escape. Internationally renowned for their Spanish charm, the brand offers a range of...
Tech CEO pays $400,000 to conduct orchestra: What exactly does a music conductor do?
The Indian Express
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July 14, 2025
Last week, Canada-based entrepreneur Mandle Cheung, chairman and CEO of tech firm Computer Talk Technology, led the Toronto Symphony Orchestra as the ensemble’s conductor. At Roy Thomas Hall, which houses the Toronto Symphony, Cheung presented...
Canada needs to better act on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action
The Runner
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July 12, 2025
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission investigated Canada’s residential school system and its ongoing legacy towards Indigenous Peoples. (Diego Minor Martínez) Ten years ago, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released 94 calls to action to...
The world’s first national park isn’t in the US. It’s in Mongolia
East Idaho News
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July 20, 2025
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (CNN) — Many American schoolchildren grow up learning that Yellowstone was the world’s first national park. But across the globe in Mongolia, just south of the capital, Ulaanbaatar, a mountain holds a claim to the crown....
About 1/3 of Canadians are obese, and researchers saw a steeper increase during the pandemic
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 14, 2025
About one-third of Canadians have become obese — with more weight gain happening during the pandemic, according to a new study. The research, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) Monday, found that 32.7 per cent of...
You Have No Idea How Furious the Canadians Are
New York Mag
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July 14, 2025
A now-famous hat, with over 50,000 units (and many knockoffs) sold. Photo: Jon Laytner for New York Magazine This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. In May, I...
Family raising money to return belongings of Irishman who drowned in Canada
Irish Independent
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Stuart Doonan (30) got into difficulty in water near his accommodation in Montreal. The GoFundMe page was set up after Stuart Doonan, from Drumquin, drowned on June 10. The 30-year-old got into difficulty in water near his accommodation in...
Art Beat: Lopez steps up for Ruby Slipper-Black Boot fundraiser
Coast Reporter
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July 12, 2025
Chilean-Canadian guitarist Oscar Lopez — a two-time-Juno award winner — will perform in Sechelt later this month, headlining a benefit concert for the Ruby Slipper Black Boot Fund. Chilean-Canadian guitarist Oscar Lopez — a two-time-Juno award...
Starbucks tells corporate staff in US and Canada to work in office at least four days a week
The Guardian
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July 15, 2025
Starbucks has ordered its corporate staff to work from the office at least four days a week from late September and is offering cash payments to those who choose to quit instead. Brian Niccol, the chief executive of the Seattle-headquartered...
Immigration minister won’t say if Canada considering barring British, Irish artists over festival performances
The Globe and Mail
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July 14, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, aka Mo Chara, a member of the Irish language band Kneecap was previously charged with a terrorism offence relating to displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah during a November 2024 performance.Kin...
We’re hiring: Culture & Society Editor
The Conversation
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July 9, 2025
The Conversation Canada is seeking a dynamic and thoughtful Culture & Society Editor with a background in critical race scholarship to join our editorial team. This remote, full-time, 10-month contract position is ideal for an experienced editor...
Gardener's Notebook: Ideas as a ‘salad’?
SaskToday.ca
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July 20, 2025
We were in Winnipeg recently, and no visit to that beautiful city is complete without a trip to Assiniboine Park and the English Garden. YORKTON - Today, gardeners, let’s have a ‘tossed salad’ of gardening ideas—a little of this, a little of...
Champion Ivy Russell’s weighty influence on women’s sport
Inside Croydon
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July 20, 2025
Powerful presence: Ivy Russell reigned undefeated as British women’s weightlifting champion through the 1930s – and performed feats of strength at cabaret shows SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: With a story of another of Croydon’s forgotten heroines, DAVID...
Mother, children detained at Canada border held in federal custody for nearly 2 weeks, U.S. rep says
KING 5 - Washington State
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July 14, 2025
Rep. Maxine Dexter said the four children are U.S. citizens and that the family has been detained since June 28 at a Washington CBP facility. OREGON, USA — An Oregon family, including four children who are U.S. citizens, have been detained by U.S....
Starbucks calls remote workers back to rebuild ‘in-office culture’
Seven News
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July 15, 2025
Starbucks is requiring some remote workers to return to its headquarters and increasing the number of days that corporate employees are required to work in an office. In a letter to employees posted on Monday, Starbucks Chairman and CEO Brian...
Aaron Phypers accuses Denise Richards of cheating as she makes explosive abuse claims
Page Six
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July 19, 2025
Aaron Phypers is accusing Denise Richards of cheating during their marriage — and claims he has proof of the alleged affair. The Canadian-born actor, who filed for divorce from the “Wild Things” star earlier this month, alleged in a recent...
Everyone's wrong about Canary Wharf - here's 7 reasons I love it 'with my whole heart'
MyLondon
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July 20, 2025
The east London business district, better known for bankers than charm, has its fair share of critics. But one Londoner is determined to set the record straight on Canary Wharf = calling it one of the cleanest, greenest, safest, and most unfairly...
Local authors showcase their books at Indigo
SNnewswatch
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The showcase featured books ranging from children's and young adult stories to historical fiction. THUNDER BAY — Twelve authors stopped at Indigo Thunder Bay to display, sell and sign their books for its First Annual Local Author Showcase on...
Energeticcity.ca Weekly Review: Local Journalism Initiative
Energeticcity.ca
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July 20, 2025
In this edition of the Weekly Review, we share the additional services we provide. Plus, the most-read stories of the week. Most-read stories for the week of July 13-19, 2025 Welcome to the next installment of the Weekly Review, a series where we...
Canadian Pro-Life Groups are Fighting Hard to Save Babies From Abortion
LifeNews
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July 12, 2025
Pro-life organizations in Canada are applauding the American federal government’s decision to defund Planned Parenthood for the next year, and they hope to emulate this success up north. The “Big Beautiful Bill,” which drops all federal funding...