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Canadian families spending more on taxes than housing, food and clothing combined: Fraser Institute
The Fraser Institute has released a new report showing the average Canadian family spent more than 42 per cent of its income on taxes in 2019-more than housing, food and clothing costs combined."Taxes...
Sep 02, 2020

Rocky plants trees honouring town councillors
Three new trees have been planted in Rocky Mountain House in recognition of prior elected officials' service to their community. A brief Tree Dedication ceremony was held on Tuesday, Sept. 1.The Town ...
Sep 02, 2020

Report highlights COVID-19's impact on Canadian children
CALGARY - A new report documents how Canadian children have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings of Raising Canada 2020 reveal that many of the top threats to childhood, incl...
Sep 02, 2020

Casse: Well-rested Enforceable ready to take a run at Kentucky Derby
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned North American horse-racing upside down in 2020 but also created a silver lining for trainer Mark Casse. Under normal circumstances, the Kentucky Derby ...
Sep 02, 2020

Art Basel cancels annual Miami event due to virus
MIAMI - The high brow Art Basel fair, known for glamorous parties and celebrity sightings, on Wednesday announced the cancellation of its annual Miami event amid the coronavirus pandemic. The prestigi...
Sep 02, 2020

Venice opens "miraculous" film festival, but veterans lament
VENICE, Italy - The beachfront terrace at the Excelsior Hotel, usually hopping with movie industry VIPs and minor celebrities, is pleasantly quiet. The red carpet has a three-meter-high (ten-foot) wal...
Sep 02, 2020

Season 2 of Amazon hit 'The Boys' finds team on run from law
NEW YORK - The upcoming season of "The Boys" has so many surprises, revelations and themes ripped from today's front pages that some actors are wondering if their show runner has psychic super abiliti...
Sep 02, 2020

BTS on gaining respect in the US: ‘We definitely feel that’
NEW YORK - Loud and happy screams erupt in unison from the seven-member pop stars BTS when they hear they have notched their first No. 1 hit on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart. "DREAM," yells ba...
Sep 02, 2020

John David Washington cements his stardom in ‘Tenet’
Christopher Nolan only casts movie stars as his leading men. From Leonardo DiCaprio and Hugh Jackman to Christian Bale and Matthew McConaughey, Nolan's actors are larger-than-life, capital "S" stars. ...
Sep 02, 2020

Former Italian premier Berlusconi tests positive for COVID
ROME - Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has tested positive for COVID-19 after a precautionary check and will quarantine at home, his press office said on Wednesday. Berlusconi, who is ...
Sep 02, 2020