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Disney’s family-friendly “Lilo & Stitch,” a live-action remake of the 2002 animated film, won the North American box office for a second week in a row, taking in another $63 million, industry estimates showed Sunday. So far, its worldwide take is at a whopping $610 million, Exhibitor Relations said.Maia Kealoha (as Lilo), Hannah Waddingham, Courtney B. …

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For Silicon Valley venture capitalists, the world has split into two camps: those with deep enough pockets to invest in artificial intelligence behemoths, and everyone else waiting to see where the AI revolution leads.The generative AI frenzy unleashed by ChatGPT in 2022 has propelled a handful of venture-backed companies to eye-watering valuations. Leading the pack is …

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Canada’s latest growth figures, released Friday, were better than expected, but also highlighted weaknesses in the economy as the effects of a trade war launched by US President Donald Trump began to take hold.The nation has been shaken by the mercurial Republican billionaire’s repeated tariff threats — and his targeting of its automotive, steel and …

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The western Canadian province of Saskatchewan declared a wildfire emergency on Thursday, becoming the second to do so after neighboring Manitoba had ordered 17,000 people to quickly flee their homes in remote communities a day earlier.”It’s a very serious situation that we’re faced with in Saskatchewan,” the province’s Premier Scott Moe told a news conference.”We …

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Two human traffickers were sentenced Wednesday for their roles in a smuggling operation that resulted in the 2022 deaths of four Indian nationals, including a three-year-old and an 11-year-old, the US Department of Justice said.Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, was sentenced to over 10 years in prison for organizing logistics and co-conspirator Steve Anthony Shand, 50, was …

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More than 17,000 people in Canada’s western Manitoba province were being evacuated on Wednesday as the region experienced its worst start to a wildfire season in years.”The Manitoba government has declared a province-wide state of emergency due to the wildfire situation,” Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew told a news conference. “This is the largest evacuation Manitoba will …

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King Charles III hailed Canada as “strong and free” as he delivered a major speech to open parliament in Ottawa against the backdrop of US President Donald Trump’s threats to take over the country.”Democracy, pluralism, the rule of law, self-determination, and freedom are values which Canadians hold dear, and ones which the government is determined …

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King Charles III stressed Canada’s proud independence on Tuesday as he delivered a major speech to open parliament in Ottawa set against US President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to take over the country.”Democracy, pluralism, the rule of law, self-determination, and freedom are values which Canadians hold dear, and ones which the Government is determined to …

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A Canadian man who stole the famed portrait of a scowling Winston Churchill in a brazen international art heist was sentenced to jail Monday, according to local media.The “Roaring Lion” portrait of the late British prime minister had been gifted to the Fairmont Chateau Laurier hotel in Ottawa by the late Armenian-born Canadian photographer Yousuf …

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King Charles III is to deliver a historic speech to open Canada’s parliament on Tuesday, with the nation, of which he is head of state, facing unprecedented threats from US President Donald Trump.Prime Minister Mark Carney has said he intends to use the king’s first visit to the British Commonwealth nation since his coronation to …

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