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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Under Fire for Alleged Privileged Access to Liberal Party Donors
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau under fire for giving preference to rich campaign donors Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Justin Trudeau’s Apologies One of the most lauded world leaders has become entangled in a scandal all too typical of politicians – money for access. It is alleged that rich Liberal Party donors were given […]
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Vice’s Shane Smith Interviews Justin Trudeau
Vice’s Shane Smith interviewed Justin Trudeau who is now Prime Minister-elect of Canada Shane Smith Interviews Justin Trudeau: The VICE News Interview from VICE News
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The Grey Market for Cannabis in Canada
The Dark Grey Market: Canadian Cannabis from VICE
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News Headlines May 5, 2015: US Authorizes Ferry to Cuba, China Wants Muslims to Sell Alcohol, Tel Aviv Protests Due to Police Brutality
United States Authorizes Commercial Ferry Service to Cuba Qatar Detains German Reporters Investigating World Cup People’s Republic of China Orders Muslims to Sell Cigarettes, Alcohol to “Weaken Islam” Canadian Anti-Terror Legislation Sparks Anger France’s Lower House Approves Sweeping Intelligence Bill Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Claims Responsibility for Texas Shooting Blue Galaxy Discovered 7.4 […]
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Ice Skater Trips on Rug While Singing ‘Oh Canada,’ the Canadian National Anthem
Thankfully the guy is not seriously injured and was even a good enough sport to play on as if nothing had happened. But something did happen and through internet, YouTube-fueled video osmosis we can absorb the embarrassment and hilarity of the moment. [YouTube, Mark Donnelly Trips over carpet at Penticton VEES Game 10-3-14]
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Extra! Extra!: Vikings in Canada, Elon Musk’s Hyperloop, NASA Discovers Pink Planet
Evidence of Viking Outpost in Canada China’s ‘Left Behind’ Children More Prone to Abuse, Neglect Irish Discover World’s Oldest Bog Body Elon Musk Unveils His Hyperloop Transportation Revolution Genus of Chinese Medicinal Herbs More Carcinogenic than Tobacco Senior International Olympic Committee Member Raises Possibility of Removing Games from Russia NASA Discovers Pink Planet Two Years […]
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Chinese Tech Giant Lenovo May Purchase Blackberry Maker Research in Motion (RIM)
Chinese computing giant Lenovo is considering purchasing Canadian smartphone handset maker RIM in a bid to join the burgeoning smartphone market. The world’s second largest computer manufacturer by volume, Lenovo’s purchase of Research in Motion would give it an entrance into the lucrative smartphone segment in an effort to diversify its non-pc assets. […]
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New Canadian 20 Dollar Bills Feature Wrong Maple Leaf in Design Error
An error by the Bank of Canada in the design of its new 20 dollar bills made from plastic has placed the Norwegian maple leaf, and not the native sugar maple leaf that is on Canada’s national flag, on its currency. The mistake was spotted by an observant Canadian botanist, Sean Blaney, of the Atlantic […]
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Canadian Police Searching for Would-Be Bomber of Vancouver’s Iconic SkyTrain
A bomb found on the elevated tracks near the SkyTrain in Vancouver, British Columbia has Canadian police on the hunt for the would-be terrorist who was targeting one of Vancouver’s busiest commuter stations. [National Post]
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Iceland and Greenland Discuss Adopting the Canadian Dollar as National Currency
The economic downturn has claimed many victims: individual citizens, corporations, countries and potentially entire monetary unions (such as Greece in the euro). Iceland is no stranger to economic hardship, becoming the first nation to declare sovereign bankruptcy in years when it did so in 2008. In order to jumpstart the economy, use of the loonie […]
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