IMF raises its forecast for world growth this year but says economies will slow in 2027

BANGKOK (AP) — The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slightly upgraded its outlook for the world economy for this year, but it’s still forecasting growth at a sluggish 3.1%. The…

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Canada’s Derek Cornelius to hospital after non-contact injury

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A key member of Canada’s national soccer team could be out for a while. Derek Cornelius sustained a non-contact lower-body…

Murder charge laid in death of Augusta Township woman

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A 50-year-old man from Agusta Township is facing second-degree murder and other charges in the July death of a 79-year-old…

Stratford Festival unveils musical-heavy 2027 season, the first under artistic director Jonathan Church

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Jonathan Church will break with tradition when he begins his first season as artistic director of the Stratford Festival next…

David Suzuki says Mark Carney is driving Canada ‘into a ditch’ with shift on climate

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David Suzuki said that when Prime Minister Mark Carney was first elected last year, he celebrated. Having met and interviewed…

Ottawa city council approves Trump Avenue name change

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“I could speak at great length why I believe strongly it is time to rename Trump Avenue, but I don’t…

Angine de Poitrine makes history at Polaris Music Prize, as Tanya Tagaq blasts Trump

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Angine de Poitrine pulled off an otherworldly feat at the Polaris Music Prize on Tuesday, becoming the first act to…

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison for 2006 sex crime in New York

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 Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul, was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday for a felony sex crime in…

Words long used in the Caribbean and Bermuda are now part of the Oxford English Dictionary

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — More than a dozen words long used in Bermuda and across the Caribbean got…

Movie Review: 'Forgotten Island' is a trippy ode to friendship set against rich Filipino folklore

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Of all the magical portals that transport you to another world, “Forgotten Island” may have the cutest. It’s not a…