Rain-drenched Prairie farmers to get financial help from Bank of Montreal
REGINA – A big Canadian chartered bank is launching a Prairie-wide program to help the cash flows of farmers whose land has been drenched by heavy rain this year.
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Lebanese family dispute over royalties threatens to silence beloved Arab singer Fairouz
BEIRUT – Across four decades, Fairouz’s songs of freedom, justice and love transfixed Arab audiences, moved millions to tears and gave hope to the Lebanese during the darkest days of their 15-year civil war.
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Google backs off report of search being cut off in China, blames system error
SAN FRANCISCO – Google says its search engine and several other services are working normally in mainland China after previously reporting the service had been completely blocked.
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