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Canadian Chamber of Commerce Joins Calls for Extension of CEBA Repayment Deadline

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of industry associations have joined calls for the federal government to extend the deadline for small businesses to repay pandemic loans received through the Canada Emergency Business Account program. A letter to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Monday urges her to push back the repayment deadline by…


Boat Slams Into House at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks, Injuring 8 Who Were on Board

LAKE OZARK, Mo.—Eight people were hospitalized after a boat left the water and slammed into a house at Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. The 47-year-old driver of the boat was arrested on suspicion of boating under the influence but had not been charged as of Monday morning. The accident happened just before midnight Saturday…


Nicolas Chédeville: Les Deffis (La virtuose) | Jean-Pierre Van Hees & Guy Van Waas

Jean-Pierre MG Van Hees: baroque musette copy of the Chédeville musette (mim inv. 1125) made by Remy Dubois (Belgium) Guy Van Waas: harpsichord (mim inv. 1999.014) made by Alain Anselm (France) Composer : Nicolas Chédeville (1705 – 1782) Les Deffis ou l’Etude Amusante – Pièces pour la musette – Mouvement de chaconne « La Virtuose…


This Is, Like, My Cri De Coeur Against the Word ‘Like’

Commentary A word has invaded American English. It has taken over the casual speaking of several generations under the age of 40. It is so common that hardly anyone who deploys it, no matter how incessantly, even notices it anymore. We are so used to hearing it that we do not even hear it. Or…


Norfolk Southern Pays $1 Million to Pennsylvania Communities Harmed by February Derailment

When a 151-car Norfolk Southern Railway freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3 near the Pennsylvania border, the smoke plume could be seen for miles. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported 38 rail cars derailed, fire damaged an additional 12 cars, and of the train’s 20 total hazardous material cars, 11…


9 People Killed in a Plane Crash in Eastern Sudan as the War Reaches the 100-Day Mark

CAIRO—A civilian plane crashed after taking off from an airport in eastern Sudan, killing nine people, including four military personnel who were aboard the aircraft, the military said, as the conflict in the northeastern African country reached the 100-day mark on Monday with no sign of abating. The military said in a statement that a…


How Albanian Gangs Are Dominating the UK’s Cocaine Supply Networks

Albanian organised crime gangs (OCG) are now dominating the UK’s cocaine supply networks, with small boat arrivals contributing to the gangs’ growing networks, a former police chief has said. Tony Saggers, who headed up the National Crime Agency’s (NCA) Drugs Threat and Intelligence department, said Albanian gangsters have been able to gain considerable control in…


The Secrets of Successful Financial Planning: Inside Tips From an Expert (Part 5.1)

For the sake of liquidity (tax-favored accounts tend to be subject to tax penalties), you will want at least one tax-exposed account. Examples include money for a major business (buy out the boss), or personal outlay (second home), or a Tier 3 cash reserve. But let’s say that you need an equities component to enhance…


Federal Agency Issues Heat Warnings to Millions

National Weather Service (NWS) alerts for “excessive summer heat” across the United States were sent out on Monday, with the agency warning that more of the same is expected for the coming week. The summer weather heat “will build and expand across the Eastern two-thirds of the country this week, starting in the north-central states…


Police Arrest Suspect in Knife Attack on a Train in Western Japan; 3 Were Slashed and Injured

TOKYO—Japanese police said Monday that they have arrested a man on suspicion of slashing three people on a train in western Japan. The 37-year-old suspect was carrying three knives, including two in each hand, when he was arrested on the platform of Rinku Town station in Osaka, western Japan, immediately after the alleged attack Sunday,…