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Celine Dion fans rejoice as Canadian icon performs on Eiffel Tower to cap Paris Olympics opening ceremony
- Friday marked Dion's first live performance since the superstar singer revealed she was living with a rare, progressive disorder known as Stiff Person Syndrome.
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- CelebrityCBC
Céline Dion sings at Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony
Céline Dion sang at the Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony on Friday, marking her first public performance since 2020.The Games saved Dion for the end of the four-hour-long event, when she performed French singer Edith Piaf's 1950 song Hymne à l'amour from the balcony of the glowing Eiffel Tower after the Olympic torch was lit. Dion's performance closed out Friday's opening ceremony. (Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)Viewers were quick to praise the performance on social media, posting that Dion's si
- US PoliticsYahoo News
Who is leading the race to become Kamala Harris's running mate? New Yahoo News poll shows support for top contenders.
A Yahoo News guide to the top Democratic vice-presidential contenders
- NewsCBC
COVID-19 public health emergency in B.C. declared over
British Columbia's top doctor says she is ending the public health emergency declared in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says after four years of mask mandates, gathering restrictions, vaccinations and hospitalizations, any remaining restrictions, including the vaccination requirement for health-care workers, are being rescinded. Henry says that after reviewing all the data, she is confident the province has reached the point where there
- US PoliticsAssociated Press
Volunteers and donations surge into Democratic campaigns with Harris atop the ticket
The day after Vice President Kamala Harris entered the race for the White House, Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee's Michigan campaign office saw 650 people sign up to volunteer. The next night in Nevada, Rep. Steven Horsford had another 600 volunteers register in his Las Vegas-area district. “The theory of the case is proving true: There’s a renewed enthusiasm within the Democratic Party for our candidate at the top of the ticket,” said Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota, who had been among Democrats cal
- BusinessYahoo Finance Canada
Canada's deficit could rise with slower population growth: Desjardins
It warns there is "downside risk" to various economic indicators because planned reductions in non-permanent residents are not explicitly included in federal budget projections.
- NewsCBC
Nova Scotia posts $143M surplus rather than expected $279M deficit
Nova Scotia closed the books on last year's budget with a $143-million surplus rather than the $279-million deficit it predicted last spring, thanks in part to an unexpected jump in taxes collected from a growing population.Government spending for the 2023-24 fiscal year topped $16.38 billion — about $643 million more than budgeted — but revenue growth outpaced that.Total revenues were more than a billion dollars above what was budgeted, landing at $16.52 billion.This is the second time the Prog
- NewsCBC
'Absolutely frightening': Winnipeg senior charged $146K for water bill
A Charleswood man is raising concerns about automated bill payments after his mother was charged an outrageous amount — nearly $150,000 — on her city water bill.
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'Monster' fires may have destroyed half of historic Canadian town
The blazes are still out of control as firefighters try to save as many buildings as possible.
- NewsAssociated Press
Veterans lobbied for psychedelic therapy, but it may not be enough to save MDMA drug application
It was a landmark moment for the psychedelic movement: The Department of Veteran Affairs’ top doctor stood on stage, praising advocates who have spent decades promoting the healing potential of mind-altering drugs. In an unannounced appearance at a New York psychedelic conference, the VA’s Dr. Shereef Elnahal said his agency was ready to start rolling out MDMA-assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder as soon as regulators approved it. “The VA has to be first, as we have been, with t
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UK drops plans to challenge ICC arrest warrant request against Benjamin Netanyahu
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office said Friday that the U.K. will not intervene in the International Criminal Court’s request for an arrest warrant against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The announcement is reversal of plans announced by former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who was ousted earlier this month when Starmer's Labour Party swept Conservatives from office in a landslide. “This was a proposal by the previous government which was not submitted before the election,
