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Buffalo sauce latte? 5 out-there food and drink concoctions from big chains

VANCOUVER — Tim Hortons is drawing inspiration from chicken wings for its newest latte flavour: Buffalo sauce. The limited-edition drink, available only in two Buffalo, N.Y.
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Brown: JFK Jr.'s college application now for sale was stolen

Brown: JFK Jr.'s college application now for sale was stolen

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University is not happy that the college application of John F. Kennedy Jr. is up for sale online for $85,000, saying it was stolen and the school wants it back.
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At Disney World, 4 hotels in pilot program to accept pets

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Four hotels at Walt Disney World Resort will allow guests to bring dogs beginning Sunday.
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Storms surge and US retail sales surge; most in 2 1/2 years

Storms surge and US retail sales surge; most in 2 1/2 years

WASHINGTON — Americans increased their spending at retailers last month by the most in two and a half years, driven by strong auto sales as residents of hurricane-ravaged areas replaced destroyed cars. Retail sales rose 1.
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City of Victoria joins campaign seeking climate costs from fossil fuel industry

VICTORIA — The City of Victoria is about to become the third Vancouver Island municipality to send what it calls a climate accountability letter to 20 of the world's largest fossil fuel companies.
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Central Europe tackles issue of lower quality consumer goods

Central Europe tackles issue of lower quality consumer goods

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — The leaders of four Central European countries have cautiously welcomed European Union proposals to address their concerns that multinationals sell lower-quality versions of their foods to consumers in Central and Eastern Europ
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Sears Canada in court seeking approval to liquidate remaining stores

Sears Canada in court seeking approval to liquidate remaining stores

TORONTO — Sears Canada is due in court today to seek approval for a full liquidation of its remaining stores as early as Oct. 19, putting another 12,000 employees out of a job.
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Quebecor's TVA television group gets new CEO as Tremblay retires, resigns posts

MONTREAL — The TVA television network in Quebec is getting a new CEO effective immediately, as Julie Tremblay retires and resigns her other posts within the Quebecor Media Group.
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Renters find extra hurdles to recovery after hurricanes

Renters find extra hurdles to recovery after hurricanes

DALLAS — A neighbour was the first to tell Paige Cane that her landlord had posted an eviction notice on the door of her flooded apartment in Port Arthur, Texas.
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Oil-rich South Sudan faces fuel shortage as 'people suffer'

Oil-rich South Sudan faces fuel shortage as 'people suffer'

JUBA, South Sudan — "In September there was no fuel anywhere," Samson Kamuya says. The exhausted 45-year-old hangs his head. He's been waiting four days at a gas station in South Sudan's capital, Juba, to no avail.
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