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Low wages, instability to blame for industry labour shortage, workers say
HALIFAX — As restaurateurs across the country scramble to fill thousands of jobs, a common refrain has emerged: If the government wasn’t paying workers to stay home, the labour shortage plaguing the restaurant industry wouldn’t exist.
Aug 25, 2021 4:00 AM
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Through four wars, toll mounts on a Gaza neighborhood
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (AP) — From the shell of their sitting room, its wall blown open by Israeli missiles, Zaki and Jawaher Nassir have a window into their neighborhood’s upheaval.
Aug 24, 2021 10:11 PM
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The Latest: S Korea nearly matches its high for new cases
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has reported 2,155 new coronavirus cases, nearly matching a record daily increase set earlier this month amid an alarming spread of infections.
Aug 24, 2021 9:12 PM
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Fox News earns top ratings spot with Afghanistan coverage
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fox News Channel, bolstered by viewers' rapt attention to the U.S.-led evacuation from Afghanistan, was last week's most-watched TV outlet on broadcast or cable, according to Nielsen company figures out Tuesday.
Aug 24, 2021 8:40 PM
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LPGA Shanghai canceled over COVID-19 travel restrictions
SHANGHAI, China (AP) — The LPGA Tour said in a statement Wednesday that the Buick LPGA Shanghai tournament scheduled for mid-October has been canceled due to ongoing COVID-19 travel restrictions.
Aug 24, 2021 7:57 PM
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Kanye West asks court to legally change his name to Ye
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kanye just wants to be Ye. Kanye West filed court documents Tuesday to legally change his name.
Aug 24, 2021 7:29 PM
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Former NBC News anchor, correspondent Lloyd Dobyns Jr. dies
MEBANE, N.C. (AP) — Lloyd Dobyns Jr., an award-winning NBC News correspondent who reported from places around the world and who anchored an innovative U.S. television newscast in the early 1980s, has died, his family said. He was 85.
Aug 24, 2021 5:07 PM
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'Ultimate drummer': Stars react to Charlie Watts' death
The death of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts drew swift reaction, including from rock ‘n’ roll royalty including Elton John and Paul McCartney. The word “great” was among the superlatives used to describe Watts, who was a mainstay of the Stones.
Aug 24, 2021 4:47 PM
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Recommendations target US oil, gas leasing across the West
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Indigenous leader from New Mexico and former U.S.
Aug 24, 2021 4:23 PM
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Mistrial in Michael Avenatti's California embezzlement case
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in the embezzlement trial of attorney Michael Avenatti, who is charged with stealing millions in settlement money from his clients. U.S. District Judge James V.
Aug 24, 2021 3:33 PM
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