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What Immediate Write Off Means for a Canadian Firm Buying Equipment
The previewed Productivity Mega-Deduction would let a business write off eligible capital purchases at once, changing the timing, and the value, of tax relief.
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After the Wangaratta Attack, Australia Confronts a Surge of Threats Against Its Lawmakers
After the Wangaratta Attack, Australia Confronts a Surge of Threats Against Its Lawmakers The apparent deliberate attack on independent MP Helen Haines outside her…
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Pope Leo XIV Returns to the Window: First Angelus After Surgery Draws Thousands
Pope Leo XIV led his first Angelus since lung-cancer surgery on Sunday, appearing unaided at the Apostolic Palace window and thanking thousands of pilgrims for prayers that sustained him.
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Hurricane Trudy Bears Down on Mexico’s Pacific Coast as a Major Hurricane This Weekend
Hurricane Trudy is bearing down on Mexico’s Pacific coast as a major hurricane this weekend, threatening life-threatening flooding and landslides across three states —…
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The World Watches Washington: Trump’s Sanctions Waiver Reshapes the Russia Equation
From Kyiv to New Delhi to Brussels, capitals spent Saturday digesting the same news: the toughest Russia sanctions package Congress has produced in years…
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Supercomputers and Sovereignty: Canada Joins EuroHPC as Cohere Gets 1.6 Billion
Canada has joined Europe's public network of supercomputers, and Ottawa has put 1.6 billion Canadian dollars behind its leading artificial intelligence company, in two moves that show what technological sovereignty means in practice.
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United States Rejects U.N. Pandemic Declaration and Walks Away From WHO Talks
The United States has rejected a United Nations pandemic-preparedness declaration and ceased negotiations on the World Health Organization’s Pandemic Agreement and the amended International…
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Brent Crude Tops $114 as Trump Accuses Iran of Manipulating Oil Markets
Oil prices have surged to their highest levels in five months, with Brent crude trading above 114 dollars a barrel and US oil pushing past 100 dollars, as
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Sovereign Wealth Enters the AI Race: Singapore’s GIC Leads Anthropic’s Push Toward a $350 Billion Valuation
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund is leading a roughly $10 billion investment push into Anthropic that would value the artificial intelligence company at about $350…
Sports
From the Rays Side: How Game 3 Was Lost Before the Fifth Inning
Tampa Bay managed just one hit against Robert Gasser and one run all night, and the fifth inning rout only confirmed a game the Rays were already losing.
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Caleb Hearon Turns Personal Grief into Tears and Laughter in ‘Trash Mountain’
Caleb Hearon's deeply personal grief dramedy 'Trash Mountain', co-starring Zooey Deschanel, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Health
Kenya’s Ebola Count Rises to Seven as Africa CDC Rallies Behind the Response
Kenya's Ebola cases rose to seven after four new infections were caught in quarantine, as Africa CDC rallied behind the response and 128 of 130 contacts were traced.
Science
Far-Infrared PRIMA Telescope Advances Toward a 2033 Launch Decision
NASA has selected PRIMA, a proposed far-infrared space telescope, to advance into Phase B preliminary design — the stage at which a mission proves…
