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Car sales up 9.2 per cent in March, though signs of weakness increasing: Desrosiers

Car sales up 9.2 per cent in March, though signs of weakness increasing: Desrosiers

TORONTO — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says March auto sales were up 9.2 per cent from last year, but it marks a slowdown from a record February gain.
Alley Theatre in Texas puts on Thornton Wilder's last, unfinished play, 'The Emporium'

Alley Theatre in Texas puts on Thornton Wilder's last, unfinished play, 'The Emporium'

NEW YORK (AP) — For Kirk Lynn, it was like a scene from “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” He was in a library at Yale, nervously opening three bankers boxes.
Solar eclipse playlist: 20 songs to rock out to on your cosmic adventure

Solar eclipse playlist: 20 songs to rock out to on your cosmic adventure

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The total solar eclipse is quickly approaching. While you prepare to hit the road towards the path of total darkness or anticipate hours of traffic coming out of your watch party , you'll need something to listen to.
Tech industry says barriers keep Canadian companies from selling to government

Tech industry says barriers keep Canadian companies from selling to government

OTTAWA — Bureaucracy makes it too difficult for Canadian tech companies to sell to government, a new report from an industry group says — and all that red tape is keeping them from a bigger piece of the billions spent on procurement.
Citizen scientist measured Rockies snowfall for 50 years. Two new hips help him keep going

Citizen scientist measured Rockies snowfall for 50 years. Two new hips help him keep going

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These companies have laid off Canadian workers in 2024

These companies have laid off Canadian workers in 2024

Canadians are continuing to be laid off as part of a wave of job cuts that began in 2023 as companies assessed their operations after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic passed.
Lithium company Winsome Resources signs option deal to buy Storonoway's Renard mine

Lithium company Winsome Resources signs option deal to buy Storonoway's Renard mine

Australian lithium company Winsome Resources has signed a call option agreement that will allow it to buy the Renard diamond mine in northern Quebec and its associated infrastructure for $52 million.
Hotels where baseball fans can score cool perks, save some money

Hotels where baseball fans can score cool perks, save some money

With baseball season in full swing, it’s time for fans to make their game-day plans. For those traveling to the game, that can require finding a hotel to serve as a home base. After all, sports and travel go together like peanuts and Cracker Jack.
Robin Walter's 'Little Mercy' receives poetry academy's First Book Award

Robin Walter's 'Little Mercy' receives poetry academy's First Book Award

NEW YORK (AP) — Robin Walter’s “Little Mercy,” a debut collection of verse that celebrates the natural world, has won the 2024 Academy of American Poets’ First Book Award. Walter will receive $5,000 and a six-week residency in Umbria, Italy.
Luxury SUV face-off: Edmunds compares the Genesis GV80 and Lexus RX

Luxury SUV face-off: Edmunds compares the Genesis GV80 and Lexus RX

Genesis, the spinoff luxury automaker from Hyundai, launched its GV80 midsize SUV in 2021.