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Here's a list of April inflation rates for selected Canadian cities

Here's a list of April inflation rates for selected Canadian cities

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in April, Statistics Canada says.
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Here's a list of April inflation rates for Canadian provinces

Here's a list of April inflation rates for Canadian provinces

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in April, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 0.4 per cent (1.1) — Prince Edward Island: 0.6 per cent (1.
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With a massive ark and museum, he spreads creationism a century after Scopes trial. He’s not alone

With a massive ark and museum, he spreads creationism a century after Scopes trial. He’s not alone

WILLIAMSTOWN, Ky. (AP) — As the colossal replica of the biblical Noah’s Ark rises incongruously from the countryside of northern Kentucky, Ken Ham gives the presentation he’s often repeated.
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Takeaways from AP's report on creationist beliefs 100 years after the Scopes trial

Takeaways from AP's report on creationist beliefs 100 years after the Scopes trial

WILLIAMSTOWN, Ky. (AP) — Some people thought the 1925 Scopes monkey trial marked a cultural defeat for biblical fundamentalism. But a century after what was dubbed the Trial of the Century, the issue is far from settled.
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New EU and UK sanctions target Russia's shadow fleet of tankers illicitly transporting oil

New EU and UK sanctions target Russia's shadow fleet of tankers illicitly transporting oil

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Tuesday agreed to impose fresh sanctions on Russia, notably targeting almost 200 ships from the shadow fleet illicitly transporting oil to skirt Western restrictions put in place over Moscow's war in Ukraine.
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Can you control required minimum distributions?

Can you control required minimum distributions?

Once you hit required minimum distributions age (73), how much control do you have over the timing, amount, and source of your distributions? Let’s examine each of the levers.
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Trump vows to turn the Kennedy Center around as he seeks to remake arts and culture in America

Trump vows to turn the Kennedy Center around as he seeks to remake arts and culture in America

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hosted the Kennedy Center 's leadership at the White House on Monday night, reinforcing how much attention he's devoting to remaking a premier cultural center as part of a larger effort to overhaul the social
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BC Hydro's challenge: Powering province through surging demand, drought and trade war

BC Hydro's challenge: Powering province through surging demand, drought and trade war

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's power utility is facing transformational challenges of drought, rising costs and a trade war with the United States as it works to meet electricity demand that's surging after two decades of relative stability.
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Australian central bank reduces benchmark interest rate to 3.85% in second cut this year

Australian central bank reduces benchmark interest rate to 3.85% in second cut this year

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank on Tuesday reduced its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage for a second time this year, to 3.85% after inflation fell within a target range.
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Former FBI director James Comey calls controversy over Instagram post 'a bit of a distraction'

Former FBI director James Comey calls controversy over Instagram post 'a bit of a distraction'

NEW YORK (AP) — Former FBI director James Comey says that he's still a bit bewildered over how a seemingly innocent Instagram shot of shells arranged in the sand led to allegations by Donald Trump among others that he was calling for the president's
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