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US consumer watchdog finds that school lunch fees are taking a toll on parents

US consumer watchdog finds that school lunch fees are taking a toll on parents

NEW YORK (AP) — Single mother Rebecca Wood, 45, was already dealing with high medical bills in 2020 when she noticed she was being charged a $2.49 “program fee” each time she loaded money onto her daughter’s school lunch account.
More women had their tubes tied after Roe v. Wade was overturned

More women had their tubes tied after Roe v. Wade was overturned

More women chose to have their tubes tied after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, a new study shows, and the biggest increases were in states that ban abortion .
Book Review: 'We're Alone' by Haitian American writer Edwidge Danticat weaves personal and political

Book Review: 'We're Alone' by Haitian American writer Edwidge Danticat weaves personal and political

Haitian American writer Edwidge Danticat explores family, homeland and her literary heroes in “We're Alone,” a new volume of essays that include personal narratives of her early years as child immigrant in Brooklyn to reportage of recent events like
U.S. regulator fines TD Bank US$28M for faulty consumer reports

U.S. regulator fines TD Bank US$28M for faulty consumer reports

TORONTO — The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ordered TD Bank Group to pay US$28 million for repeatedly sharing inaccurate, negative information about its customers in the latest reprimand of the bank by regulators. The U.S.
Dollarama keeping an eye on competitors as Loblaw launches new ultra-discount chain

Dollarama keeping an eye on competitors as Loblaw launches new ultra-discount chain

Dollarama Inc.'s food aisles may have expanded far beyond sweet treats or piles of gum by the checkout counter in recent years, but its chief executive maintains his company is "not in the grocery business," even if it's keeping an eye on the sector.
B.C. businesses seek concrete economic 'vision' from parties ahead of fall election

B.C. businesses seek concrete economic 'vision' from parties ahead of fall election

VANCOUVER — Leaders from a wide array of businesses in British Columbia are urging the province's political parties to "deliver a clear and actionable plan" for revitalizing an economy that they say has pushed many residents into a "personal recessio
The prison where the ‘In Cold Blood’ killers were executed will soon open for tours

The prison where the ‘In Cold Blood’ killers were executed will soon open for tours

LANSING, Kan. (AP) — The shuttered Kansas prison where the killers chronicled in Truman Capote 's “In Cold Blood” were executed is now a tourist attraction.
The prison where the ‘In Cold Blood’ killers were executed will soon open for tours

The prison where the ‘In Cold Blood’ killers were executed will soon open for tours

LANSING, Kan. (AP) — The shuttered Kansas prison where the killers chronicled in Truman Capote 's “In Cold Blood” were executed is now a tourist attraction.
'Saturday Night' director credits success of 'SNL' to show's Canadian influence

'Saturday Night' director credits success of 'SNL' to show's Canadian influence

TORONTO — Jason Reitman says showing his film about the origins of "Saturday Night Live" in Toronto feels "amazing," given the sketch-comedy institution's Canadian roots.
Movie Review: Sinister and unhinged, James McAvoy is the weekend host from hell in ‘Speak No Evil’

Movie Review: Sinister and unhinged, James McAvoy is the weekend host from hell in ‘Speak No Evil’

Quick. Has there ever been a horror film set in a country home with a decent cell signal? Nope, and there’s no signal at Paddy and Ciara’s house, either, deep in the English countryside.