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Oscars producers promise cameos and surprises for Sunday’s (1 hour earlier) show

Oscars producers promise cameos and surprises for Sunday’s (1 hour earlier) show

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With just a few days to go until the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday , the show’s producers are feeling good about what they’ve put together.
RBC raises renewable funding target, reports little progress on oil and gas emissions

RBC raises renewable funding target, reports little progress on oil and gas emissions

TORONTO — Royal Bank of Canada plans to ramp up its renewable energy funding, even as it also reported little progress on reducing the emissions intensity of its oil and gas financing.
Amid Louisiana's crawfish shortage, governor issues disaster declaration

Amid Louisiana's crawfish shortage, governor issues disaster declaration

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Amid a crawfish shortage in Louisiana, the nation’s top producer of the crustaceans that are a staple in Gulf Coast seafood boils, Gov. Jeff Landry issued a disaster declaration for the impacted industry Wednesday.
Tight-lipped Bank of Canada holds key rate at 5%, says it's too early to cut rates

Tight-lipped Bank of Canada holds key rate at 5%, says it's too early to cut rates

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada brushed off questions about rate cuts as it held its policy rate at five per cent, arguing inflation is still too high to justify lower borrowing costs.
Montreal's 'Just for Laughs' comedy festival cancels this year's edition, seeks to avoid bankruptcy

Montreal's 'Just for Laughs' comedy festival cancels this year's edition, seeks to avoid bankruptcy

MONTREAL (AP) — The Montreal company that operates the “Just for Laughs” comedy festival said Tuesday it has canceled this year’s event as it seeks to avoid bankruptcy. Groupe Juste pour rire Inc.
Enbridge bullish on Mainline, sees Canadian pipelines maxing out capacity by 2026

Enbridge bullish on Mainline, sees Canadian pipelines maxing out capacity by 2026

CALGARY — Enbridge Inc. is bullish on the future of its Mainline pipeline system in light of projections that Canadian oil output could exceed the country's pipeline export capacity as early as 2026.
Montreal real estate market sees 'dynamic start' to 2024 as February home sales rise

Montreal real estate market sees 'dynamic start' to 2024 as February home sales rise

MONTREAL — The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says Montreal-area home sales jumped 30 per cent in February compared with the same month a year earlier, but sales activity remained slightly below the historical average for this
Vienna Philharmonic, once an all-male ensemble, now has 24 female musicians

Vienna Philharmonic, once an all-male ensemble, now has 24 female musicians

NEW YORK (AP) — Andrea Götsch was surprised when she won her audition in 2019 that led to membership in the Vienna Philharmonic .
Movie Review: 'Kung Fu Panda 4' is a sweet, fun and well executed passing of the torch

Movie Review: 'Kung Fu Panda 4' is a sweet, fun and well executed passing of the torch

“Kung Fu Panda 4” finds our trusty, rotund hero Po at a career crossroads and he's nervous. "Change doesn’t have to be a bad thing,” he is told.
Just for Laughs' financial woes are worrying for future of comedy, Brent Butt says

Just for Laughs' financial woes are worrying for future of comedy, Brent Butt says

The cancellation of this year's Just for Laughs Montreal festival and the financial woes of the company that operates it threaten to leave a hole in Canada's comedy scene, those in the industry said as uncertainty swirled about the brand's future.