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What happens after communism? Cubans face huge challenges, big decisions

What happens after communism? Cubans face huge challenges, big decisions

Cuba appears to be tottering toward some kind of political transition. Some Cubans are concerned that the residents own nothing and are too impoverished to take over the few functioning businesses on the island, while there is a large and wealthy diaspora community (and potentially also foreign investors) who would be able to swoop in and buy property and businesses at bargain prices.

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Ontario/Quebec, Politics

January 29, 2025

Ontario party leaders hit campaign trail as snap winter election begins

Ontario’s political party leaders are fanning out across the province…

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Business, Health, Justice, Lifestyle, Ontario/Quebec, Social, Travel

January 29, 2025

Family files lawsuit after Toronto mother, son die on vacation in Dominican Republic

TORONTO — The family of a Toronto mother and son…

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Trump's threat of mass deportations opens up old wounds for a Mississippi community
Star

January 29, 2025

Trump’s threat of mass deportations opens up old wounds for a Mississippi community

Hundreds of undocumented migrants were arrested in workplace raids in…

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CBC's new CEO says cutting government funding would 'cripple' English and French services
Star

January 29, 2025

CBC’s new CEO says cutting government funding would ‘cripple’ English and French services

The new CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada says Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s…

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'It's not who I am now': Sexual abuse victim of former Nunavut priest speaks out
Star

January 29, 2025

‘It’s not who I am now’: Sexual abuse victim of former Nunavut priest speaks out

Last week’s guilty plea from a former Catholic priest who…

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Parents really do have a favourite child, new study suggests. And it's probably who you think it is
Star

January 29, 2025

Parents really do have a favourite child, new study suggests. And it’s probably who you think it is

AÂ new study suggests parents really do have a favourite…

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#TheMoment a ballerina danced on a ship's bow in the Antarctic Ocean
Star

January 29, 2025

#TheMoment a ballerina danced on a ship’s bow in the Antarctic Ocean

Mathieu Forget and Victoria Dauberville recount the moment they collaborated…

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'Gulf of America' shift won't be the first time Google Maps has changed names depending on your location
Star

January 29, 2025

‘Gulf of America’ shift won’t be the first time Google Maps has changed names depending on your location

Google Maps has a history of changing place names and…

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At least 30 killed in stampede at massive Maha Kumbh festival in northern India
Star

January 29, 2025

At least 30 killed in stampede at massive Maha Kumbh festival in northern India

At least 30 people were killed and many more injured…

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