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    The Canadian Press

    Rio de Janeiro set for Madonna’s massive Copacabana beach concert that will be her biggest ever

    RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Madonna will give a free concert on Copacabana beach Saturday night, turning its vast stretch of sand into an enormous dance floor. It comes after Rio de Janeiro spent the last few days readying itself for the historic performance by the “Queen of Pop.” Rio’s City Hall has said some 1.5 million spectators are anticipated, more than 10 times more than Madonna’s record attendance of 130,000 in Paris’ Parc des Sceaux in 1987. Madonna's official website has been hyping the show

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    The Canadian Press

    WestJet issues 72-hour lockout notice to mechanics union, prepares to reduce schedule

    CALGARY — WestJet has issued a 72-hour lockout notice to the union representing its mechanics, and warns a work stoppage could happen as early as Tuesday. The Calgary-based airline says in a statement that the decision follows an announcement of a strike vote by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association, which represents approximately 670 aircraft maintenance engineers and skilled trade groups with the carrier. The union is currently negotiating its first collective agreement with the airline

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    The Canadian Press

    Montreal launches cruise season with ship that protected 1,500 Ukrainian refugees

    MONTREAL — Cruise ship Staff Capt. Rakesh Prasad can't forget the traumatized expressions on the faces of hundreds of Ukrainians who boarded Holland America's Volendam in April 2022. The 1,500 refugees, who had fled their homeland two months earlier after Russia's invasion triggered an ongoing war there, boarded the ship with their scant possessions largely packed in plastic bags. The ship they boarded at the Port of Rotterdam would be their home for the next six months. "You looked at the kids,

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    Yahoo Finance

    Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting: Warren Buffett talks Apple, AI, Paramount, and more

    Warren Buffett took hours of questions from shareholders on Saturday for the first time since the passing of his right-hand man, Charlie Munger.