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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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'Not going to play their games': Singh won't help Tories, Bloc topple the Liberals
Star

October 30, 2024

‘Not going to play their games’: Singh won’t help Tories, Bloc topple the Liberals

New Democrats will not cave to demands from the Bloc…

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Slivered onions likely source of E. coli outbreak at U.S. McDonald's, CDC says
Star

October 30, 2024

Slivered onions likely source of E. coli outbreak at U.S. McDonald’s, CDC says

Slivered onions served on McDonald’s items including Quarter Pounder hamburgers…

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Attempts to put Trudeau leadership question to rest only making caucus tensions worse, MP says
Star

October 30, 2024

Attempts to put Trudeau leadership question to rest only making caucus tensions worse, MP says

One of the Liberal MPs calling for a secret ballot…

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As sales drop, Starbucks is killing extra charges for non-dairy options
Star

October 30, 2024

As sales drop, Starbucks is killing extra charges for non-dairy options

Starbucks will stop charging customers an extra fee for substituting…

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Indigenous leaders praise report on Canada's 'disappeared' residential school children
Star

October 30, 2024

Indigenous leaders praise report on Canada’s ‘disappeared’ residential school children

Kimberly Murray has opened an uncomfortable and difficult but long…

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19 charged in 'violent' drug trafficking ring in northeast B.C.: police
Star

October 30, 2024

19 charged in ‘violent’ drug trafficking ring in northeast B.C.: police

Federal prosecutors have approved charges against 19 people, eight of…

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Former Winnipeg hockey coach pleads guilty to luring, sexually assaulting teenage player
Star

October 30, 2024

Former Winnipeg hockey coach pleads guilty to luring, sexually assaulting teenage player

A former Winnipeg hockey coach has pleaded guilty to sexual…

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Robert Downey Jr. will sue execs if they recreate him with AI — even after he's dead
Star

October 30, 2024

Robert Downey Jr. will sue execs if they recreate him with AI — even after he’s dead

Robert Downey Jr. said in a recent podcast appearance that…

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A fundamental difference between Danielle Smith's Bill of Rights and what's come before
Star

October 30, 2024

A fundamental difference between Danielle Smith’s Bill of Rights and what’s come before

The Charter and rights declarations are typically consensus-building, unifying moments….

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