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Why few Canadian credit-card holders are benefiting from interest-rate cuts, unlike in the U.S.

Why few Canadian credit-card holders are benefiting from interest-rate cuts, unlike in the U.S.

Credit cards in the U.S. typically have variable interest rates, but in Canada the majority of credit cards have fixed rates
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Burnaby-designed BEAST dominates world wheelchair competition

Burnaby-designed BEAST dominates world wheelchair competition

A BCIT research and design team won gold at the 2024 Cybathlon in Zurich, Switzerland with a three-wheeled device dubbed The BEAST.
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Kamala Harris says Trump's comment on women 'is offensive to everybody'

Kamala Harris says Trump's comment on women 'is offensive to everybody'

PHOENIX (AP) — Kamala Harris said Thursday that Donald Trump’s comment that he would protect women whether they “like it or not” shows that the Republican presidential nominee does not understand women’s rights “to make decisions about their own live
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Arizona enlists county employees to help tackle a surge of 2-page early ballots

Arizona enlists county employees to help tackle a surge of 2-page early ballots

PHOENIX (AP) — Employees for Arizona’s most populous county are taking on extra shifts to help election workers with an around-the-clock operation to process early ballots that are an unusually long two pages .
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Union issues strike notice in B.C. port labour dispute, employers say

Union issues strike notice in B.C. port labour dispute, employers say

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's ports may again be disrupted by a labour dispute, as employers say they have received 72-hour strike notice from the union representing foremen.
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B.C. health authority fined $274K after hospital employees exposed to illicit drugs

B.C. health authority fined $274K after hospital employees exposed to illicit drugs

Two workers at Penticton Regional Hospital fell ill after being exposed to a 'noxious odour.' Another eight were also treated for exposure, according to WorkSafeBC
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Americans helping Ukraine's war efforts say the US hasn't done enough

Americans helping Ukraine's war efforts say the US hasn't done enough

KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Each time U.S. philanthropist Amed Khan returns to Ukraine, he begins by offering condolences for those killed in the war since his last trip.
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Colorado governor works to remedy leak of voting system passwords

Colorado governor works to remedy leak of voting system passwords

DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s Democrat governor said Thursday that he is providing state aircraft and vehicles to help with changing voting system passwords that were accidentally leaked on a state website .
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Dodgers' World Series-ending win averages 18.6 million; series averages 15.81 million for 5 games

Dodgers' World Series-ending win averages 18.6 million; series averages 15.81 million for 5 games

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dodgers' 8-7 victory over the Yankees in Game 5 for their eighth World Series title and second in five years averaged 18.6 million viewers on Fox, Fox Deportes and streaming, according to Nielsen.
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No trick! Halloween temperatures soar above normal in Northeast

No trick! Halloween temperatures soar above normal in Northeast

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (AP) — Trick-or-treaters in the Northeast who in past years would bundle up under their Bluey or Beetlejuice costumes comfortably roamed neighborhoods in unseasonably mild temperatures Thursday. New York City hit 81 degrees (27.
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