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    Toronto Drug squad cop dies of fentanyl overdose

    Toronto police issued a statement Thursday afternoon saying a constable with the drug squad died of a fentanyl overdose in April. Const. Michael Thompson was found in his home in medical distress on April 10, police say. He was rushed to hospital, where he died three days later. Police said...
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    Stop donating canned goods to food banks

    local food bank happily accepts gift cards for Costco, Foodland, etc......... Charity is great, but it's best to not do it in the most inefficient way imaginable I’m begging you: Stop donating canned goods to food banks | National Post
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    17-year-old facing charges after teacher's hip shattered and rotator cuff torn

    Tony Lamonica imagined celebrating his retirement with balloons, cake and colleagues. But after 32-years as a proud high school teacher, he ended his career on a hospital stretcher after an alleged, violent attack by a student. Lamonica, 59, says this past April, he was protecting a female...
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    Omnitrax threatens NAFTA challenge as Ottawa files lawsuit

    The federal government on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Omnitrax — the owner of the washed-out rail line leading to the isolated community of Churchill, Man. — while the company said it would challenge Ottawa under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The government filed its...
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    Now that's commitment

    Jehovah's Witness knew she could die when she refused blood transfusions: Quebec coroner News of her Oct. 12, 2016, death sparked intense debate in a province grappling with limits on religious freedom. Critics said her life had been sacrificed for twisted religious beliefs, and there were...
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    Liberals settle lawsuit with forced out candidate

    The Liberal Party of Canada says it has settled a libel lawsuit with a woman party officials banned from running in a contested Toronto byelection in 2014. After also being forbidden from seeking any Liberal nomination in any riding for the 2015 federal election, Christine Innes launched a...
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    Did China just blow B.C.’s LNG hopes

    Just three and a half months after Petronas and its partners pulled the plug on a $36 billion liquefied natural gas project in B.C., one of the partners has reappeared in Alaska. And what Sinopec has planned for Alaska could blow B.C.’s LNG ambitions right out of the water, if it ever gets a...
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    ALL CANADIAN YouTube classic TV channel Encore + launched

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRX_U53NfmU
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    If you can't afford to take care of Veterans

    then don’t go to war…..Bernie Sanders Veterans Day 2017: Suicide, Opioid Crisis Killing Veterans | Fortune
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    Canadian Black Friday Sales Already Being Advertised

    I don't know why I go through all the flyers we get once a week, but I do. I was sort of taken aback when I saw the Home Depot is already having a Black Friday(2017) sale although I saw nothing I need.........
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    Shipping Giant To Use LNG To Power Ships

    Container shipping giant CMA CGM [CMACG.UL] said on Tuesday that it would use liquefied natural gas (LNG) to power nine extra-large vessels it has ordered, in a first for an industry grappling with how to comply with tougher rules on emissions. “By choosing LNG, the CMA CGM Group goes beyond...
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    Google promoted Texas gunman fake tweets

    I wonder why there's no criticisim of Twitter for keeping these fake Tweets on........? Google says it is "not happy" that its search results displayed false information about Texas gunman Devin Patrick Kelley, who killed 26 people. The search engine displayed a carousel of posts "popular on...
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    WTF! Shoppers & Loblaws Cards Merging

    The WTF for me is the Medias frantic promotion over this earth shattering event. I'm listening to the radio and they have a spot where Ken Shaw of CTV news comes on in an authoritative voice warning of this event and to watch his newscast for what it means to you. Only in Canada I suppose. I'm...
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    U.S. creationist's invitation as speaker for Alberta homeschooling draws fire

    An Alberta homeschooling group that came under fire in 2016 for booking controversial reality-TV couple Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar for its annual convention is again facing heat — this time for inviting a leading U.S. creationist to speak. Ken Ham is listed as one of three keynote speakers at...
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    Phew that's a relief. Case closed............

    Trudeau 'satisfied' with Stephen Bronfman's explanation after Paradise Papers leak Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's satisfied with the explanation top Liberal fundraiser Stephen Bronfman gave after coming under fire for his ties to an offshore trust in the Cayman Islands exposed in the...
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    Delhi residents panic as 'deadly smog' returns

    Panic has gripped the Indian capital, Delhi, as residents woke up to a blanket of thick grey smog on Tuesday. Visibility is poor as pollution levels reached 30 times the World Health Organization's recommended limit in some areas. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) declared "a state of...
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    Jihadi Jack's Parents Want Our Help

    A British-Canadian couple is pleading with the Canadian and U.K. governments for help getting their son out of a prison in Kurdish-held northern Syria. Jack Letts, a Muslim convert from Oxford, England, has been imprisoned since May. His father, John Letts, originally from Pain Court, Ont...
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    Complaining your Taxes are too high but paying $1,000 for a can

    There are some other fantastically crazy entries in the brand’s “Everyday Objects” collection, like this here “paint can ice bucket,” priced at a cool $1,200: http://www.tiffany.com/accessories/barware/everyday-objects-paint-can-ice-bucket-60559090?trackpdp=pr Or this crazy straw made of...
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    Wynnetario is looking for your ideas to improve Wynnetario

    Well besides the obvious one. But even the Star gloomily admits they likely won't get enacted........ Some Ontario Liberal activists are calling for an end to public funding of Catholic schools, improvements to the recognition of foreign professional credentials, and a boost to children’s...
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    Tenants of Regina megamall don't have to hire Canadians

    Tenants of the Chinese megamall being built at the Global Transportation Hub are not required to hire Canadians, like other immigrant-established businesses in Regina. Brightenview Development International is constructing a wholesale mall at the GTH, which the company says will house 300...