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‘The Lion King’ retraces circle of life with launch of new Toronto production

‘The Lion King’ retraces circle of life with launch of new Toronto production

TORONTO — When Ottawa stage actress Camille Eanga-Selenge heard “The Lion King” was mounting a new run in Toronto, she immediately sprang into action.
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Civilization 7 makers work with Shawnee to bring sincere representation of the tribe to the game

Civilization 7 makers work with Shawnee to bring sincere representation of the tribe to the game

MIAMI, Okla. (AP) — Shawnee Tribe Chief Ben Barnes grew up playing video games, including “probably hundreds of hours” colonizing a distant planet in the 1999 title Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri.
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Coeur Mining signs all-stock deal to buy SilverCrest Metals valued at US$1.7B

Coeur Mining signs all-stock deal to buy SilverCrest Metals valued at US$1.7B

VANCOUVER — Coeur Mining Inc. has signed a deal to buy SilverCrest Metals Inc. that values the company at about US$1.7 billion. Under the agreement, SilverCrest shareholders will receive 1.
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Waste flare gas from oil drilling sites to help power Saskatchewan's electricity grid

Waste flare gas from oil drilling sites to help power Saskatchewan's electricity grid

As pressure grows on the oil and gas sector to reduce its emissions, one Calgary-based company is banking on the potential to convert waste gas from oil wells into valuable electricity for nearby communities.
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International fiesta fills New Mexico's sky with colorful hot air balloons

International fiesta fills New Mexico's sky with colorful hot air balloons

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — One of the most photographed events in the world is set to kick off Saturday with a mass ascension of color for the 52nd annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
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Q&A: Mariah Carey wasn't always sure about making a Christmas album

Q&A: Mariah Carey wasn't always sure about making a Christmas album

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mariah Carey relishes the fact that she has become culturally synonymous with Christmas — thanks in part to the longevity of her iconic song “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” and its ubiquity every year when the holidays roll arou
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Peru celebrates 2 decades of a fast-growing breed of guinea pigs eaten as a delicacy

Peru celebrates 2 decades of a fast-growing breed of guinea pigs eaten as a delicacy

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru on Thursday celebrated two decades since the creation of a genetically modified breed of guinea pig, a rodent whose meat has formed a part of the diet of people in the Andean nation for thousands of years.
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Dockworkers' union to suspend strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract

Dockworkers' union to suspend strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract

DETROIT (AP) — The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports reached a deal Thursday to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract.
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Pit bulls in B.C. pet mauling tested positive for meth, cocaine, says city

Pit bulls in B.C. pet mauling tested positive for meth, cocaine, says city

Three pit bulls involved in a deadly attack on another dog last month in Kamloops, B.C., tested positive for methamphetamine and cocaine, and the city is going to court to have them put down.
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Shipments resume as Montreal port strike ends, but tensions linger

Shipments resume as Montreal port strike ends, but tensions linger

MONTREAL — The union representing Montreal dockworkers ended a three-day strike at two terminals as scheduled, but the potential remains for more job action and jammed supply chains in the coming weeks — even with talks set to resume.
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