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Hinton council prepares to approve increase utility rates

Hinton council prepares to approve increase utility rates

The increased utility rates are meant to cover increasing water and sewer costs, due mainly to aging infrastructure, and fund a new water treatment plant as those services are slowly transferred from the pulp mill to the town.
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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Big balloons, wet weather and 21 protesters arrested

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Big balloons, wet weather and 21 protesters arrested

NEW YORK (AP) — The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade marched, soared and roared into its second century on Thursday despite a drenching rain and a brief disruption from pro-Palestinian demonstrators.
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Why retailers still see Black Friday as the high point of the holiday shopping season

Why retailers still see Black Friday as the high point of the holiday shopping season

NEW YORK (AP) — After weeks of plugging increasingly inviting discounts, retailers in the United States and several other countries are preparing for prime time: Black Friday , the bargain bonanza that still reigns as the unofficial kickoff of the ho
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Montreal shopping mall playing ‘Baby Shark’ song to prevent unhoused from loitering

Montreal shopping mall playing ‘Baby Shark’ song to prevent unhoused from loitering

MONTREAL — A shopping mall and office complex in downtown Montreal is being criticized for using the popular children's song "Baby Shark" to discourage unhoused people from loitering in its emergency exit stairwells.
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Shoppers strategize how to score the best deals as tax holiday looms

Shoppers strategize how to score the best deals as tax holiday looms

TORONTO — A tax holiday introduced by the federal government is throwing a bit of a wrench in Andy Thompson's Christmas shopping plans.
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Conservatives, Bloc to vote against Liberals’ GST relief bill

Conservatives, Bloc to vote against Liberals’ GST relief bill

The bill is expected to pass by the House of Commons with support from the NDP. It lifts federal sales tax on some goods from Dec. 14 to Feb. 15 and is expected to cost the treasury $1.6-billion
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Female racing pioneer 'Motorcycle Mary' McGee dies a day before documentary on her is released

GARDNERVILLE, Nev. (AP) — Mary McGee, a female racing pioneer and subject profiled in an Oscar-contending documentary “Motorcycle Mary,” has died, her family said. She was 87.
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Georgia suspends talks on joining the EU for 4 years, accusing the bloc of blackmail

Georgia suspends talks on joining the EU for 4 years, accusing the bloc of blackmail

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia is suspending talks on its bid to join the European Union for four years, its prime minister said Thursday, in view of what he described as “blackmail and manipulation” from some of the bloc's politicians.
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BC Place to be fenced off for Taylor Swift shows, with zone limited to ticket holders

BC Place to be fenced off for Taylor Swift shows, with zone limited to ticket holders

VANCOUVER — Vancouver officials say areas around BC Place stadium will be strictly limited to ticket holders for Taylor Swift's three Eras Tour shows that begin next week, as they announce preparations for what they say will be one of the biggest eve
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BC Place to be fenced off for Taylor Swift shows, with zone limited to ticket holders

BC Place to be fenced off for Taylor Swift shows, with zone limited to ticket holders

VANCOUVER — Vancouver officials say areas around BC Place stadium will be strictly limited to ticket holders for Taylor Swift's three Eras Tour shows that begin next week, as they announce preparations for what they say will be one of the biggest eve
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