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Calgary man who ran large-scale Ponzi scheme ordered to pay millions in penalties

Calgary man who ran large-scale Ponzi scheme ordered to pay millions in penalties

CALGARY — A Calgary man has been sanctioned by the Alberta Securities Commission following a securities fraud investigation that found the man had bilked investors of millions of dollars in one of the largest Ponzi schemes the province has seen.
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Canadian GDP shrinks in Q2 but economists aren't fretting a recession — yet

Canadian GDP shrinks in Q2 but economists aren't fretting a recession — yet

The central bank will be carefully parsing the latest GDP figures ahead of its next interest rate decision on Sept. 17.
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Music Review: Sabrina Carpenter's 'Man's Best Friend' is a sincere but still sexy breakup album

Music Review: Sabrina Carpenter's 'Man's Best Friend' is a sincere but still sexy breakup album

If Sabrina Carpenter's “Short n' Sweet” celebrated the start of a romantic relationship, the pop sensation's seventh studio album, “Man's Best Friend,” is where it all comes undone in messy pieces.
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Taylor Kitsch's 'The Terminal List' character gets an origin story in 'The Terminal List: Dark Wolf'

Taylor Kitsch's 'The Terminal List' character gets an origin story in 'The Terminal List: Dark Wolf'

Taylor Kitsch's character ends up a villain in 2022's Chris Pratt-led series, “The Terminal List,” and in a new series, viewers learn how he got that way.
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BRP regains confidence to issue guidance as it posts better than expected results

BRP regains confidence to issue guidance as it posts better than expected results

BRP Inc. says it delivered better than anticipated results despite the economic environment, leaving it confident enough to issue full-year guidance.
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A Broadway show asks a white actor to replace an Asian one. The backlash was swift

A Broadway show asks a white actor to replace an Asian one. The backlash was swift

NEW YORK (AP) — The Broadway rom-com “Maybe Happy Ending” isn't in a very happy place these days. A casting controversy threatens to dampen the show's post-Tony Award-winning glow.
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Fed governor Cook seeks court order blocking her firing by Trump

Fed governor Cook seeks court order blocking her firing by Trump

A lawyer for Lisa Cook on Friday urged a U.S. judge to let the Federal Reserve governor keep her job while she fights President Donald Trump's attempt to fire her in a stunning assault on the central bank's independence. The case in the U.S.
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Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein dreams are alive

Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein dreams are alive

NEW YORK (AP) — On the first day of shooting “Frankenstein,” Guillermo del Toro held up a drawing of the creature he had made when he was a teenager. “He said, ‘This is like Jesus to me,’” recalls Oscar Isaac.
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More companies pull thousands of packages of shrimp for potential radioactive contamination

More companies pull thousands of packages of shrimp for potential radioactive contamination

More companies are recalling tens of thousands of packages of imported shrimp sold at Walmart, Kroger and other U.S. stores because they may contain radioactive contamination, according to federal notices. AquaStar USA Corp.
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Ontario's Grade 10 financial literacy requirement needs a rethink, critics say

Ontario's Grade 10 financial literacy requirement needs a rethink, critics say

TORONTO — Education experts and advocates are questioning Ontario's already delayed plan to introduce a financial literacy requirement for high school students as part of the Grade 10 math course, with some saying the approach may actually discourage
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