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H&R REIT confirms strategic review, units up more than 10 per cent

H&R REIT confirms strategic review, units up more than 10 per cent

TORONTO — Units in H&R Real Estate Investment Trust were up more than 10 per cent after the trust said it is reviewing strategic alternatives after receiving an unsolicited expression of interest.
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GTA home sales down year-over-year in June, listings up: real estate board

GTA home sales down year-over-year in June, listings up: real estate board

TORONTO — Real estate watchers in the Greater Toronto Area are hoping a recovery may be underway as figures for June showed signs that activity could be stabilizing after a sluggish first half of 2025. Home sales in the region ticked 2.
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Czech international film festival opens with honors for actors Peter Sarsgaard and Vicky Krieps

Czech international film festival opens with honors for actors Peter Sarsgaard and Vicky Krieps

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Karlovy Vary International Film Festival was kicking off its 59th edition on Friday with honors for American actor Peter Sarsgaard and actress Vicky Krieps from Luxembourg.
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A strike by air traffic controllers is disrupting travel to, from and over France

A strike by air traffic controllers is disrupting travel to, from and over France

PARIS (AP) — About 40% of flights were canceled Friday at all Paris airports and tens of thousands of passengers were rearranging plans at the height of the summer travel season because of a strike by French air traffic controllers seeking better wor
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Want to take a dip in Paris? River Seine reopens to public swimming for first time in a century

Want to take a dip in Paris? River Seine reopens to public swimming for first time in a century

Three new swimming sites on the Paris riverbank will open on Saturday.
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Second-generation Canadians weigh the cost of carrying on the family business – and their parents' legacy

Second-generation Canadians weigh the cost of carrying on the family business – and their parents' legacy

Amid the economic uncertainty, some second-generation immigrant business owners say they’re grappling with how they can carry on their parents’ legacy – and what it could cost them.
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Research on gene therapy for rare inherited disease reduces costly, regular treatment

Research on gene therapy for rare inherited disease reduces costly, regular treatment

HALIFAX — A researcher says an experimental gene therapy for a rare inherited disorder is saving almost as much money for the treatment of five patients as the study itself costs.
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Veterans and civilians bond over beers and bluegrass at Nashville's American Legion Post 82

Veterans and civilians bond over beers and bluegrass at Nashville's American Legion Post 82

NASHVILLE, Tenn.
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Pakistan’s biggest brewery is evolving from its 165-year-old liquor legacy

Pakistan’s biggest brewery is evolving from its 165-year-old liquor legacy

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — A pungent fug of malt and yeastiness hangs over Murree Brewery, Pakistan ’s biggest and oldest producer of alcoholic drinks.
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A year before declaring independence, colonists offered 'Olive Branch' petition to King George III

A year before declaring independence, colonists offered 'Olive Branch' petition to King George III

NEW YORK (AP) — Alarmed by the policies of President Donald Trump , millions turned out last month for protests around the United States and overseas.
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