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Grocer profits in 2022 top five-year average, Loblaw beats best results: report

Grocer profits in 2022 top five-year average, Loblaw beats best results: report

Canada's top three grocers all posted higher profits this year compared with their average performances over the last five years, new research from Dalhousie University has found.
Prince William's Earthshot Prize ceremony to air on PBS, BBC

Prince William's Earthshot Prize ceremony to air on PBS, BBC

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Earthshot Prize , founded by Britain’s Prince William to honor groundbreaking solutions to environmental issues, will broadcast its second ceremony on PBS and the BBC.
Bono opens book tour before adoring fans at Beacon Theatre

Bono opens book tour before adoring fans at Beacon Theatre

NEW YORK (AP) — Bono opened his book tour Wednesday night in what he called a “transgressive” mood, a little bit guilty for appearing on stage with three musicians who were not his fellow members of U2 and otherwise singing, joking and shouting out h
Former CTV anchor Lisa LaFlamme among luminaries to be invested into Order of Canada

Former CTV anchor Lisa LaFlamme among luminaries to be invested into Order of Canada

OTTAWA — Former CTV national news anchor Lisa LaFlamme is among the luminaries set to be invested into the Order of Canada. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon will decorate 44 appointees at a ceremony at Rideau Hall this morning.
P.E.I. carpenter Nicholas Herring wins Writers' Trust fiction prize

P.E.I. carpenter Nicholas Herring wins Writers' Trust fiction prize

TORONTO — Debut novelist Nicholas Herring took home the top fiction prize at the Writers’ Trust Awards Wednesday evening for his tale of a lobster fisher whose unhappily monotonous life is upended by a series of unexpected events.
'Manifest' takes off on Netflix for fourth and final season

'Manifest' takes off on Netflix for fourth and final season

When NBC canceled the sci-fi family drama “Manifest” last year after three seasons, fans were devastated: The central mystery about a commercial plane that disappeared for more than five years — only to land with crew and passengers that hadn't aged
Woman says humiliation kept her silent on Weinstein assault

Woman says humiliation kept her silent on Weinstein assault

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A massage therapist testified Wednesday that the humiliation and embarrassment she felt at allowing herself to be repeatedly alone with Harvey Weinstein after he sexually assaulted her kept her silent about it for years.
'Protective effect' of annual flu shot can lower the risk of stroke: Calgary study

'Protective effect' of annual flu shot can lower the risk of stroke: Calgary study

CALGARY — A new study from the University of Calgary says getting the annual flu shot may have a major health bonus other than fending off the latest strain of influenza — it may also lower the risk of having a stroke.
Filmmaker Haggis takes stand to 'clear my name' in rape suit

Filmmaker Haggis takes stand to 'clear my name' in rape suit

NEW YORK (AP) — Filmmaker Paul Haggis told jurors Wednesday that he believed he had a consensual encounter with a woman who later accused him of rape, portraying himself as a “flirt” who acted on what he thought was mutual attraction.
Italy's right-wing government slammed for anti-rave decree

Italy's right-wing government slammed for anti-rave decree

MILAN (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday defended her government against criticism that a decree banning rave parties could be used to clamp down on sit-ins and other forms of protest while a march by thousands of fascist sympathizers
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