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(Bloomberg) — Senate Democrats are considering adding a 1 percent tax on stock buybacks to their tax, climate and drug price bill to appease Sen. Kyrsten Sinema without losing fellow moderate Sen. Joe Manchin, people familiar with the talks said. Sinema, an Arizona Democrat, has opposed narrowing the interest loophole and expressed concern about the …

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Studio Verso won the first women’s long course race at the 204th Sant Joan Regatta on Thursday. (Ted Dillon/CBC) Although delayed by a day due to weather issues, the shores of Lake Quidi Vidi were busy for the championship races of the historic 204th St. John’s Royal Regatta Thursday night. It was the first time …

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A Saint John woman is a million dollars richer thanks to her Lotto 6/49 draw last month. Helena Bragg’s ticket matched all 10 guaranteed prize numbers on July 6. He received the surprising good news while he was on his way to collect some wine and flowers. “First I bought the wine, then I …

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A helicopter carrying three provincial government workers conducting a wildlife survey was flying at low altitude when it crashed near Camrose, Alta., in January, according to a new report from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. The report found that an unintentional right roll preceded the Jan. 23 crash of the Bell 206B helicopter in …

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Felix Auger-Aliassime makes winning debut on Los Cabos ATP Tour Auger-Aliassime advances to Los Cabos Open quarterfinals Sportsnet.ca Auger-Aliassime advances to Los Cabos Open quarterfinals with straight sets win TSN Canada’s Auger-Aliassime defeats American Johnson en route to Los Cabos Open semifinals CBC Sports Auger-Aliassime wins in straight sets to advance to Los Cabos Open …

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Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly speaks at a press conference as she meets with her counterparts from the Baltic region in Quebec City on June 2. Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said she would welcome an investigation into whether Ottawa knew before Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine that locally hired staff at the Kyiv …

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A woman uses her mobile phone as she walks in front of a large screen showing news about China’s military exercises encircling Taiwan, in Beijing on August 4. NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images China deployed dozens of aircraft and fired live missiles near Taiwan on Thursday in its biggest-ever drills across the Taiwan Strait, a day after …

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Tensions flared in the House of Commons foreign affairs committee on Thursday as Foreign Minister Melanie Joly came under fire over a report that Canada “abandoned” Ukrainian embassy staff while the Russian invasion was approaching. The report, which was published Tuesday by the Globe and Mail, cited three sources who alleged that Global Affairs Canada …

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Someone call Marie Kondo, because season 24 of Big Brother has gotten messy. To be clear, I say this with the utmost appreciation for the disaster: Big Brother has been stuck in a predictable, let’s-vote-with-the-house routine for many seasons, and it’s a delight to see the opposite happening here. But between Kyle’s ill-advised showmance with …

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It must have been a very good meal. Days after Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving flew to Montreal to meet with him in person for dinner, the Flames are closing in on signing Jonathan Huberdeau to a contract extension. According to Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli, it will be an eight-year extension worth $10.5 million …

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