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Freedom Mobile workers seeking union after acquisition: Teamsters Canada

Freedom Mobile workers seeking union after acquisition: Teamsters Canada

TORONTO — On the heels of the sale of Freedom Mobile, labour union Teamsters Canada said retail and call centre employees at the telecom company are interested in unionization. As a condition of the merger between Rogers Communications Inc.
Funded deals, investment totals fall as VCs adjust to new normal: BDC

Funded deals, investment totals fall as VCs adjust to new normal: BDC

TORONTO — Canada's venture capitalists settled into a new normal marked by fewer and more cautious investments last year — and a new report suggests the pattern will continue.
Statistics Canada to release GDP figures for the first quarter of 2023 today

Statistics Canada to release GDP figures for the first quarter of 2023 today

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to release today its latest reading on how the economy fared in March, as well as for the first quarter of the year.
China warns of artificial intelligence risks, calls for beefed-up national security measures

China warns of artificial intelligence risks, calls for beefed-up national security measures

BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party has warned of the risks posed by advances in artificial intelligence while calling for heightened national security measures.
Gaza Strip's Palestinians polarized by unorthodox watermelon delicacy

Gaza Strip's Palestinians polarized by unorthodox watermelon delicacy

KHUZAA, Gaza Strip (AP) — Locals call it “watermelon salad.” But this delicacy popular in the southern Gaza Strip at this time of year is far from the sweet, refreshing taste the name evokes.
Topless protester at Juno Awards pleads guilty to trespassing, agrees to pay fine

Topless protester at Juno Awards pleads guilty to trespassing, agrees to pay fine

A woman who protested topless onstage at the Juno Awards in Edmonton in March says she has agreed to pay a $600 fine. Casey Hatherly, who goes by the name Ever, says she pleaded guilty to a charge of trespassing.
3rd man charged in 2002 shooting death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay

3rd man charged in 2002 shooting death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay

NEW YORK (AP) — A third man has been charged in the 2002 shooting death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, prosecutors said Tuesday, marking the latest movement in a case that languished for years.
Manson follower Leslie Van Houten should be paroled, California appeals court rules

Manson follower Leslie Van Houten should be paroled, California appeals court rules

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court said Tuesday that Leslie Van Houten , who participated in two killings at the direction of cult leader Charles Manson in 1969, should be released from prison on parole.
House rules panel advances debt ceiling and budget bill

House rules panel advances debt ceiling and budget bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Rules Committee voted 7-6 Tuesday to advance a bill dealing with the federal debt ceiling to the full House, with two Republicans joining Democrats to oppose. The full House is expected to vote Wednesday.

Florida art dealer gets 2 years, 3 months in Warhol forgery scheme

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida art dealer was sentenced Tuesday to two years and three months in federal prison in connection with a scheme involving the sale of fake Andy Warhol paintings.
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