NEW YORK (AP) — The holiday season is here, and with it, a present for fans of end of year data and marketing: Spotify Wrapped is here! And Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny has been named its most-played artist for a fourth time, dethroning Taylor Swift. On Wednesday, the streaming giant unveiled its annual overview...
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December 5, 2025December 5, 2025Business
Critics question Saab’s offer to bring 10,000 aerospace jobs to Canada
OTTAWA — Critics are questioning the solidity of Saab’s pitch to deliver 10,000 jobs in Canada if it decides to set up shop here to assemble Gripen fighter jets. The Swedish company has said little about how it came to that number, making it hard to evaluate the offer. Saab spokesperson Jenny Gerdes said the...
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December 5, 2025December 5, 2025Business
Critics question Saab’s offer to bring 10,000 aerospace jobs to Canada
OTTAWA — Critics are questioning the solidity of Saab’s pitch to deliver 10,000 jobs in Canada if it decides to set up shop here to assemble Gripen fighter jets. The Swedish company has said little about how it came to that number, making it hard to evaluate the offer. Saab spokesperson Jenny Gerdes said the...
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December 5, 2025December 5, 2025Arts
Zohran Mamdani and the Louvre make the list of most mispronounced words of 2025
From the election of Zohran Mamdani to the intrigue surrounding the jewel heist at the Louvre, keeping up with this year’s news also left some Americans struggling with pronunciations. That’s put both the name of New York City’s incoming mayor and the famed Paris museum on a list of the most mispronounced words in 2025....
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December 5, 2025December 5, 2025Business
Government says it’s working on long-term plan to improve CRA services
OTTAWA — The federal government says it’s working on a long-term strategy to address problems at the Canada Revenue Agency as the agency’s 100-day plan to improve its services reaches its end point next week. Wayne Long, secretary of state for the Canada Revenue Agency and financial institutions, told the House of Commons public accounts...
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December 5, 2025December 5, 2025Arts
Mike Smith of ‘Trailer Park Boys’ has court date in N.S. for sexual assault charge
Mike Smith of “Trailer Park Boys” fame has a court date scheduled this morning in Dartmouth, N.S., for his sexual assault case. Smith was charged on Oct. 2 in an alleged sexual assault from December 2017 involving a female complainant. Smith, 53, was born near New Glasgow, N.S., and is best known for playing Bubbles...
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December 5, 2025December 5, 2025Business
Joly says Stellantis getting a notice of default following production shift to U.S.
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is serving Stellantis a notice of default after the automaker shifted some of its production to the United States. Stellantis announced in October it was moving planned production of its Jeep Compass from Brampton, Ont. to Illinois. Joly told the standing committee on international trade today the move breaches...
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December 5, 2025December 5, 2025Business
ICE says armoured vehicles ordered from Roshel produced in U.S.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says the vehicles it is purchasing from Canadian defence firm Roshel fall under Buy American provisions. The department’s media relations team says in an emailed statement the “production of the Roshel Senator emergency response vehicle originates in the United States.” Despite numerous requests, the ICE agency did not provide a...
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December 5, 2025December 5, 2025Arts
New Zealand man accused of eating Faberge pendant inspired by Bond movie as police wait for evidence
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Police in New Zealand are waiting for nature to take its course after a man allegedly tried to smuggle a 33,000 New Zealand dollar ($19,000) pendant out of a jewelry store by swallowing it. The 32-year-old man, who has not been publicly named, is accused of eating an ornate Fabergé...
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December 5, 2025December 5, 2025Business
Government says it’s working on long-term plan to improve CRA services
OTTAWA — The federal government says it’s working on a long-term strategy to address problems at the Canada Revenue Agency as the agency’s 100-day plan to improve its services reaches its end point next week. Wayne Long, secretary of state for the Canada Revenue Agency and financial institutions, told the House of Commons public accounts...