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German Village of 102 Braces for 750 Asylum Seekers Is Canada next

NDP was paying some Punjabi phone canvassers $13 (four bucks less than their English counterparts) | National Post If you're going to run on a platform of a $15/hr minimum wage you'd better practice what you preach.

New Muslim Mosque to Have Speakers That Can be Heard up to 15 Miles Away | bfnn This is going to be interesting -

Iran publishes book on how to outwit US and destroy Israel | New York Post Interesting article

Anonymous targets IS sympathisers This should be interesting.

Sony Pictures Imageworks unveils new Vancouver headquarters Some good business news.

Glendale city council cancels arena lease agreement; what’s next for Yotes? I'd like to see either Seattle or Hamilton but Quebec City would be cool. I remember the old rivalry with Montreal.

B.C. gains 31,000 jobs in May, private-sector employment surges across Canada I'm not sure if these stats include a bunch of part time minimum wage jobs, but we're still short of people in the North.

ATB Financial prepares Alberta-focused crowdfunding platform | National Crowdfunding Association of Canada With the number of entrepreneurs in Alberta I believe this is going to be a huge success

Don’t bet against Canada just yet, say TD economists As an economic developer I believe that the TD is right on this one. There is a lot of innovation happening and with the establishment of Tech hubs and innovation centres there is more help for the entrepreneur than ever before. The...

Man sues B.C. rodeo company, says bull called Slow Poke was violent despite name Some people's children just don't get it.

Six provinces approve crowdfunding, Ontario to develop separate standards - The Globe and Mail This is a good thing. As I have a crowdfunding portal (www.investlocalbc.ca) I'm a happy camper today.

William Saletan: ISIS has burned itself with its latest atrocity | National Post Now that a Muslim Nation has effectively declared war on ISIS let's see how things will play out.

Mount Polley spill: Search warrants executed at Imperial Metals - British Columbia - CBC News This could be interesting.....

Report says bitumen spill effects unknown By Bob Weber, Monday, February 02, 2015 @ 11:52 AM The federal government has been trying to hide legitimate concerns about the consequences of oilsands pipelines by keeping under wraps a report on the possible environmental threats such projects pose...