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Lululemon founder Chip Wilson is starting athletic-brand venture
Chip Wilson is building up a business of small athletic-focused brands , according to a person familiar with the matter, setting up new avenues for potential growth for the billionaire founder of Lululemon Athletica Inc . The venture will include new brands as well as existing small brands , the person said. Wilson hired an…
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Sexual assault charges stayed against Alberta spiritual leader, wife
Sexual assault charges against a self-styled spiritual leader and his wife in the Edmonton area have been stayed.
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‘We need to reassess’: The evolution of one gender care doctor
During a recent talk at the invitation of the University of Alberta, Dr. Karine Khatchadourian offered a candid appraisal of the evidence underpinning Canada’s approach to treating gender-distressed youth. The field is in a highly consequential grey zone with contradictory findings at best, the Ottawa doctor told a virtual audience. The evidence doesn’t allow doctors to say with confidence whether puberty…
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Grocery benefit and one-time GST top-up to land in Canadians’ accounts in June
The Liberal government’s groceries benefit and GST top-up announced in January will begin landing in Canadians’ bank accounts in June.
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Map reveals the postcodes losing Canada Post door-to-door delivery this year
Canada Post has announced that 13 communities across the country, encompassing 31 postcodes, will no longer receive door-to-door delivery and instead transition to community mailboxes, starting later this year. The first batch of addresses being converted to community mailboxes is mostly concentrated in Vancouver and elsewhere in B.C., but several areas in Winnipeg, Ottawa, Etobicoke…
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Maya Gebala’s dad shares new photos: ‘Seeing the focus in her eye … she is absolutely there’
New images on Facebook have been shared showing recovering 12-year-old Tumbler Ridge shooting victim Maya Gebala interacting with her her little sister in hospital. The pictures show Maya and Dahlia operating a touchscreen together, their hands touching. Dahlia is wearing a hoodie with Maya’s name on the front and back, and in the second photo…
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After testicular cancer surgery, Forge FC’s Kyle Bekker wants men to ‘listen to their body’
Forge FC midfielder Kyle Bekker gathered recently with teammates to inform them about his recent absence from the Canadian Premier League club. “I had surgery four weeks ago [this past] Monday to remove a tumour after being diagnosed with testicular cancer,” Bekker revealed Thursday to CBC Sports.
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Bankruptcy bid adds to financial woes threatening debt-ridden B.C. developer
A B.C. developer who has already risked jail time for failing to come clean about the finances behind her lavish lifestyle now faces a possible bankruptcy order over a $74-million loan she guaranteed in relation to prime property in the heart of Vancouver’s Cambie Corridor.
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Carney invites global CEOs to ‘first-ever’ Canada Investment Summit this September
Prime Minister Mark Carney is inviting the world’s largest investors, including top CEOs, entrepreneurs, and global business leaders, to the “first-ever” Canada Investment Summit in Toronto this September as part of his plan to unlock $1 trillion in new investments over the next five years. The summit — taking place on Sept. 14 and 15…
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From political rump to anti-separatism powerhouse: Inside a politico’s bid to transform the Alberta Liberals
Veteran operative Stephen Carter wants to change the small party into a big referendum advertiser. He may change its name, too.