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Big ambition, big competition: U.S. fast food chains flock to crowded Canadian market

Big ambition, big competition: U.S. fast food chains flock to crowded Canadian market

TORONTO — Competition has loomed over Jersey Mike’s push into Canada from the start. The U.S. sandwich chain revealed its Canadian ambitions just over a year ago on the same day as rival Jimmy John’s.
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Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, handlers say, predicting 6 more weeks of wintry weather

Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, handlers say, predicting 6 more weeks of wintry weather

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Sunday and predicted six more weeks of wintry weather, his top-hatted handlers announced to a raucus, record-sized crowd at Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania.
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Groundhog Day 2025: Willie, Fred and Sam at odds over spring’s arrival

Groundhog Day 2025: Willie, Fred and Sam at odds over spring’s arrival

Canada’s famous prognosticating rodents were split over spring’s arrival on Groundhog Day. Ontario’s Wiarton Willie reportedly did not see his shadow on Sunday morning, which is good news for people tired of wintry weather.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces removal of U.S. booze from LCBO amid tariff feud

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces removal of U.S. booze from LCBO amid tariff feud

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says American products will be removed from LCBO shelves on Tuesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump's promised tariffs come into effect.
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Direct primary care cuts out insurance companies. Could it gain traction under Trump?

Direct primary care cuts out insurance companies. Could it gain traction under Trump?

Andrea Meneses stumbled on a direct primary care clinic because of a crisis. Her grandmother, visiting Wisconsin from Bolivia, did not have insurance but needed to see a doctor fast.
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'Here we are again': Death row Canadian waits as Montana looks at resuming executions

'Here we are again': Death row Canadian waits as Montana looks at resuming executions

CALGARY — The fate of a Canadian who has been on death row in Montana for the past 42 years has been thrown into more uncertainty as state legislators try again to remove obstacles to resuming executions.
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'Here we are again': Death row Canadian waits as Montana looks at resuming executions

'Here we are again': Death row Canadian waits as Montana looks at resuming executions

CALGARY — The fate of a Canadian who has been on death row in Montana for the past 42 years has been thrown into more uncertainty as state legislators try again to remove obstacles to resuming executions.
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'Here we are again': Death row Canadian waits as Montana looks at resuming executions

'Here we are again': Death row Canadian waits as Montana looks at resuming executions

CALGARY — The fate of a Canadian who has been on death row in Montana for the past 42 years has been thrown into more uncertainty as state legislators try again to remove obstacles to resuming executions.
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How to watch and stream the Grammy Awards ceremony, red carpet arrivals and interviews

How to watch and stream the Grammy Awards ceremony, red carpet arrivals and interviews

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 67th annual Grammy Awards are set to recognize some of the most talented performers and biggest hits in pop music on Sunday, with different ways to watch the festivities.
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The power of independent journalism: From her Brooklyn apartment, she 'scooped' the nation's media

The power of independent journalism: From her Brooklyn apartment, she 'scooped' the nation's media

First word of the Trump administration's since-rescinded order to freeze spending on federal loans and grants came not from a major news organization, but from a woman working alone in her Brooklyn apartment.
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