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Trudeau's neglect of the nation has led us to this place
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Dark resentments thought buried in this part of the country have been reawakened. In an astonishing statement to the New York Times in 2015, Justin Trudeau declared, "There is no core identity, no mainstream in Canada,'' and consequently that "makes...
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12 hours ago by spaminator
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Truck Plows Into Christmas Market in Germany
There are fatalities Terror attack fears after lorry ploughs through Christmas market in Berlin leaving two people dead | Daily Mail Online
(by EagleSmack)
23 hours ago by MHz
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Water is Life
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A federal judge has issued a temporary halt to SOME construction of an oil pipeline in North Dakota that Native American tribes have been protesting. Some of those protests turned violent over the weekend. Lawrence reports what he learned at the...
(by Cliffy)
1 day ago by spaminator
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Humboldt Broncos bus crash
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14 dead 15 injured in crash of hockey team bus outside of Tisdale Sask. What a horrible story to wake up to. here is the go fund me page to help these people out. Not a hockey fan but I am a...
(by Hoid)
1 day ago by White_Unifier
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Hillbillies in Love
Former Miss Kentucky charged with sending nude photos to 15-year-old ex-student
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1 day ago by Walter
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Thuggery of the Left
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Unbelievable, except that it happened. Wisconsin's Shame: âI Thought It Was a Home Invasionâ | National Review Online
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3 days ago by Curious Cdn
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GE sets new 52 week low
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$13.62 Walter on suicide watch.
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4 days ago by pgs
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Capitalism will save this world
Watch this entrepreneurs capitalize on the shortage of cheap housing and a abundant supply of cheap plastic material. New homes to be built from 18 tonnes of recycled plastic...
(by Angstrom)
5 days ago by Curious Cdn
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Over a Dozen Dead in California Bar Shooting
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6 days ago by MHz
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The Queen has her 20ft Christmas tree put up
The Queen will spend the festive period at her Norfolk retreat surrounded by her family, but before then her other royal residences are undergoing their own Christmas makeover. ...
(by Blackleaf)
6 days ago by Blackleaf
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2018 deaths of noteables
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Bettina Bien Greaves 1917-2018 A life well lived. RIP
(by Walter)
6 days ago by MHz
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You Can't Make This Shit Up -‘Eco-grief’ over climate change.
VANCOUVERClaire Dooley was 13 when climate change first hit home. It was 2015, and the first year she saw the wildfire smoke blanketing her Vancouver neighbourhood. ...
(by petros)
1 week ago by Dixie Cup
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Toronto Police Officer Charges in Connection with Streetcar Shooting
A Toronto police officer has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a teenager aboard a streetcar last month. An arrest warrant has been issued for Const. James Forcillo, Ontarios Special Investigations Unit said...
(by SLM)
1 week ago by Hoid
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Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
What the f-ck is it and why is Trudeau signing it without your approval? The global compact for migration is the first, intergovernmentally negotiated agreement, prepared under the auspices of the United Nations, to cover all dimensions of...
(by petros)
1 week ago by Hoid
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Four Killed in New Brunswick Shooting
2 police officers among 4 killed in Canada shooting; a suspect is in custody
(by EagleSmack)
1 week ago by spaminator
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Pedestrians mowed down in North York
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Well, it finaly happened in Canada. 15 plus run down by a van on Yonge Street in Toronto with multiple dead. Multiple pedestrians hit...
(by Curious Cdn)
1 week ago by darkbeaver
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Lunacy of the Left
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Clift is nuts. MRC DisHonors Awards: Eleanor Clift Wins Quote of the Year for Insisting Amb. Stevens Wasn't Murdered
(by Walter)
1 week ago by spaminator
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Drug lord's wife has twins in Los Angeles County hospital
A few days old but still. Is this a good tactical poker hand this family has or not? What say ye know-it-alls and sages? Maybe it means nuthin'. REPORTING FROM MEXICO CITY -- The spaces for Name of Father are blank. But the L.A. County...
(by Locutus)
1 week ago by Blackleaf
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Vegans demand that village of Wool change its name
An animal rights group has been roundly mocked after suggesting the Dorset village of Wool change its name - as it currently promotes cruelty to sheep. ...
(by Blackleaf)
1 week ago by Blackleaf
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Yours for Ł2.5 million: A castle once owned by Henry VIII
HOUSE-HUNTERS looking for a piece of history can get their hands on one of Henry VIII's castles - for 2.5m. Grade I listed...
(by Blackleaf)
1 week ago by Curious Cdn
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The army
The thing was going on in that thread about land forces, where it can be matched by strength. Action against enemy troops similarly, we use land forces of the offensive in the warfare and the defense, but it was also called the war as the same of...
(by Christian)
1 week ago by Curious Cdn
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California wildfires leave at least 6 dead, cause 'unbelievable' destruction
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Five people were found dead in their burned-out vehicles after a Northern California wildfire incinerated most of a town of about 30,000 people with flames that moved so fast there was nothing firefighters could do, authorities said Friday. ...
(by Mowich)
2 weeks ago by spaminator
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Not the best way to handle overbooking
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Police are filmed dragging man off United Airlines flight | Daily Mail Online United's CEO apologized today after a man claiming to be a doctor was left bloodied and unconscious as he was dragged off an overbooked flight to make room for staff....
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2 weeks ago by MHz
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'The country cannot run solely on solar panels in the future'
Saskatchewan, P.E.I. best spots for solar panels; not worth it in Manitoba, Quebec, NEB says "The country cannot run solely on solar panels in the future," said NEB chief economist Jean-Denis Charlebois. The NEB today is releasing a study of the...
(by petros)
2 weeks ago by Twin_Moose
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Rebranding The Carbon Tax As A "Price On Pollution".
Remember when the Prime Minister said this a couple of weeks ago? "We don't want pollution, so we're putting a price on it." The PM was talking about his...
(by petros)
2 weeks ago by Twin_Moose
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Time to take CLIMATE CHANGE SERIOUSLY
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The world has barely 10 years to get climate change under control, U.N. scientists say ��There is no documented historic precedent�� for the sweeping changes required to hold the planet��s warming to just 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees...
(by Ocean Breeze)
2 weeks ago by spaminator
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Casey Kasem Dead at 82
A broadcasting icon. His AT40s from 1970 -- 1988 are legendary. RIP
(by IdRatherBeSkiing)
2 weeks ago by spaminator
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Police identify slain 14-year-old Toronto girl
Police have identified the 14-year-old Toronto girl fatally stabbed on New Year's Day as Stefanie Rengel, who classmates described as a happy and friendly student. More...
(by CTV News)
2 weeks ago by Kreskin
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CBC Fifth Estate - the Deep Fake
This was an excellent episode. Pretty scary where things are going.
(by Kreskin)
2 weeks ago by Twin_Moose
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Fracking For Oil Triggers Manmade Earthquakes, Studies Confirm
Fracking For Oil Triggers Manmade Earthquakes, Studies Confirm Fracking for oil triggers manmade earthquakes, studies confirm - thestar.com "Two separate studies are providing insights into the earth-shaking consequences of the controversial gas...
(by Liberalman)
2 weeks ago by Ocean Breeze
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Breaking news
BREAKING NEWS Stephen Hawking dead at the age of 76
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2 weeks ago by petros
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Lack of sunspots to bring record cold, warns NASA scientist
The sky is falling. The sun is entering one of the deepest Solar Minima of the Space Age, wrote Dr Tony Phillips just six weeks ago, on 27 Sep 2018. Sunspots have been absent for most of 2018 and Earths upper atmosphere is responding, says...
(by petros)
2 weeks ago by spaminator
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Two explosions at Boston Marathon finish line injure dozens: reports
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I have a cousin running the Boston Marathon today, and she just posted to facebook that she finished the marathon, despite two explosions that went off near the finish line, injuring runners and spectators. So far the news has no real details about...
(by karrie)
2 weeks ago by petros
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Sh*t hitting the fan at B.C. Legislature!
Sergeant at Arms and Chief Admin. Officer escorted from the legislature and placed on paid admin. leave pending investigation by Atty. General. Stay tuned for further developments.
(by JLM)
2 weeks ago by Hoid
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Postal Strike
I just picked up my gas and hydro bills and both of them had notices in them not to pay through the mails since there might be a postal strike in the offing. First I've heard of it. Are the posties hitting the bricks?
(by Walter)
3 weeks ago by Danbones
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Multiple dead after shooting at Quebec City mosque
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Multiple dead after shooting at Quebec City mosque, police say - Montreal - CBC News
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3 weeks ago by MHz
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Jonestown, 40 years on.
40 Years Since Jonestown Murders Socialisms very ugly side.
(by Walter)
3 weeks ago by DaSleeper
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The subject about Communist
Me and my triple great faith are science, communist, the Lord appreciates it this day and should remain. I'm the default Finns living in Canada near a lake near the water on the right side which is the ocean, so I meant. ...
(by Christian)
3 weeks ago by taxslave
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Summation of Wynne's Minimum Wage Announcement
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Premier Kathleen Wynne announces $15 minimum wage in Ontario - Toronto - CBC News
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3 weeks ago by Hoof Hearted
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Instant Asshole Sideburns!
So my brother's sideburns were going grey. So he bought this dye/ gel at a discount store to color them. He told me he applied the gel...looked in the mirror...and in about 30 seconds he looked like the world's biggest asshole! I couldn't stop...
(by Hoof Hearted)
3 weeks ago by MHz
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Basis for Kilogram Changed
For more than a century, the kilogram was based on a hunk of metal. The world just redefined it using quantum physics. Since the 19th century, the world had based the kilogram on a prototype, which was stored in a safe in France. When that...
(by Ocean Breeze)