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U.S. Postal Service suspends accepting mail for north of the border due to Canada Post strike
U.S. Postal Service suspends accepting mail for north of the border due to Canada Post strike

The U.S. Postal Service asked customers to refrain from mailing items addressed to Canada until further notice due to a Canada Post strike.

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Can AI chatbots make your holiday shopping easier?
Can AI chatbots make your holiday shopping easier?

Tired of thinking about what gifts to buy? AI chatbots might help, but don't expect them to do all the work or always give you the right answers.

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Before exiting, Biden heads to Africa to highlight his own counter to China. Will Trump take it up?
Before exiting, Biden heads to Africa to highlight his own counter to China. Will Trump take it up?

Joe Biden's first visit to the continent as president will highlight the Lobito Corridor railway redevelopment in Zambia, Congo and Angola.

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Poilievre calls for asylum seeker cap, border plan as U.S. tariff threat looms
Poilievre calls for asylum seeker cap, border plan as U.S. tariff threat looms

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has demanded the federal government present a plan before Parliament to beef up border security as U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatens to impose stiff tariffs...

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'Moana 2' sails to a record $221 million opening as Hollywood celebrates a moviegoing feast
'Moana 2' sails to a record $221 million opening as Hollywood celebrates a moviegoing feast

NEW YORK (AP) — Christmas came early at the box office this year. “Moana 2” brought in a tidal wave of moviegoers over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, setting records with $221 million in ticket...

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Work underway in Alberta town to restore one of last remaining Quonset-style theatres
Work underway in Alberta town to restore one of last remaining Quonset-style theatres

COLEMAN, Alta. — The historic Roxy Theatre in southwestern Alberta's Crowsnest Pass has seen better days. Its neon sign is in need of repair, the inside is bone-chillingly cold, and the heating, flooring,...
Banks head into Q4 with investors looking for better days ahead
Banks head into Q4 with investors looking for better days ahead

The majority of Canada's big banks are heading into fourth-quarter earnings this week riding high as fears around mortgage defaults and a recession ease. But analysts say the banks will have to show...
Ms. Rachel, Paw Patrol to fuel Spin Master sales as it faces fraught holiday season
Ms. Rachel, Paw Patrol to fuel Spin Master sales as it faces fraught holiday season

Max Rangel can't help but crack a smile when he hears a sing-songy "hello" emanate from an overall-and-pink T-shirt clad doll sitting on a table covered in toys in his Toronto office. Many people have...
Putin signs off record Russian defense spending as top EU officials visit Kyiv
Putin signs off record Russian defense spending as top EU officials visit Kyiv

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin approved budget plans, raising 2025 military spending to record levels as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine. Around 32.5% of the budget...
Trump calls Florida meeting with Trudeau productive amid stiff tariff threat
Trump calls Florida meeting with Trudeau productive amid stiff tariff threat

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump called his meeting with Justin Trudeau productive and says the prime minister made a commitment to work with the United States to end the drug crisis amid the...