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    More Than Half of Canadians Say Religion is Harmful

    According to a new poll from Ipsos, conducted for Global News, more than half of Canadians believe religion does more harm than good. And among Canadians, it’s people in Quebec who really look down upon religion.Compared to the rest of Canada, Quebecers are significantly more likely than...
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    The next Ontario election will be different from the last

    whether or not it’s called before next year’s fixed date of June 07. While the NDP are pointing out that the Liberals of stealing their ideas, Toronto Star columnist Bob Hepburn has all but scared the crap out of the Star readers in the 416 having declared a Conservative victory . Meanwhile in...
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    The Corruption of Latin America

    No One Has Ever Made a Corruption Machine Like This One Odebrecht men. In the past decade or so, their group, the Structured Operations Division, had helped the company secure contracts to build dams, power plants, airports, and refineries across Latin America. They did it by creating fake...
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    Therer you have it. White Guy Gets Bail

    He should praise the Lord he's white......... Federal Judge Thomas McCoun granted bond for Russell Friday, writing there was no clear and convincing evidence "the defendant represents a threat to any person or community." Last month, cops found bomb-making material, weapons, and ammo in the...
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    What constitutes blasphemy?

    You may not have guessed it, but Canada has had a blasphemy law on the books since 1892. It seems like a radical rule for a modern nation, but this is what Section 296 of the nation’s Criminal Code says:(1) Every one who publishes a blasphemous libel is guilty of an indictable offence and...
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    Canada is facing yet another flour recall

    It comes on the heels of a separate massive, national flour recall sparked by another E. coli outbreak — one that made some people so sick, they ended up in hospital. "I'm still upset over what happened, and my two-year-old, he is still recovering," says Kyla Hermsen from Grand Forks, B.C. Her...
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    I suspect we are seeing the end of Breitbart

    Breitbart goes limp after 90% of advertisers withdraw, fires worker after anti muslim post The Pro-Trump Internet And The Alt-Right Are Turning On Breitbart “People in MAGA world don’t really look to [Breitbart] for breaking news as much as they used to,” Jack Posobiec told BuzzFeed News...
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    Canadians Among Least-Taxed People In Developed World

    A new report that seeks to shine light on the contentious issue of taxation says the idea Canadians are heavily taxed is a myth. The study from the Broadbent Institute found that tax revenue as a share of the economy is at the low end of global norms. On tax revenue, Canada ranked 25th out of...
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    Theresa May Threatens British Internet Freedom To End

    Theresa May says that last night's London terror attacks mean that the internet cannot be allowed to provide a "safe space" for terrorists and therefore working cryptography must be banned in the UK. This is a golden oldie, a classic piece of foolish political grandstanding. May's predecessor...
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    Bell, Rogers, Telus raise some internet prices

    while small providers drop theirs. "Here we go again — they've got their hand in my pocket," says Toronto Bell customer Larry McLean about his latest price increase. "We're paying too much." The hikes come on the heels of a CRTC ruling declaring broadband internet a basic and vital service...
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    So what will Jason Kenney do? (WWJKD?)

    Edmonton’s Pride Parade will be held next Saturday, and it has been become an article of faith among Albertan politicians of most ideological stripes for several years now that failure to appear at Pride goeth before a fall. So what will Jason Kenney do? Alberta’s just not the place it was...
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    Mr. Social Security Has Vanished

    A Kentucky disability lawyer scheduled to be sentenced next month for defrauding the government of nearly $600 million has disappeared, the FBI said. Eric Conn pleaded guilty in March to stealing from the federal government and bribing a judge. He was scheduled to be sentenced next month and...
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    A climate denier, an anti-vaxxer, and a pro-lifer all

    walk into church together... They congratulate each other for being the chosen ones to survive the rapture, while people starve and islands go under water around the world. They comfort each other over the children they lost to disease, telling one another "it was gods will" and "they are...
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    Being lazy is a sign of high intelligence

    I always wanted to read this book but I was too lazy to go out and buy it............ Corrine Maier, author of the book "Hello Laziness, Why hard work doesn’t pay," argues that in a corporate world that squelches independent thinking and exploits it’s workers, you may as well be a slacker...
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    TV producers pitch 24 Sussex reality show

    The renovation of the prime minister's residence at 24 Sussex Drive is drawing significant interest from across the country, including at least two proposals by producers wanting to turn it into a reality TV show. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sparked a flurry of messages offering ideas for...
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    Caterpillar Whistleblower Could Collect $600 Million

    In the the spring of 2008, finance executives from Caterpillar Inc. gathered for a few days of meetings in the Peoria Civic Center, a few blocks from company headquarters. Early in the proceedings, Eugene Fife, chairman of the audit committee, reminded the attendees that they cradled...
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    18th-century thinkers behind laissez-faire economics saw slavery

    as a great example of global free trade For nearly four centuries, the Atlantic slave trade brought millions of people into bondage. Scholars estimate that around 1.5 million people perished in the brutal middle passage across the Atlantic. The slave trade linked Africa, Europe and the...
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    Walmart Is Accused of Punishing Workers for Sick Days

    A report released Thursday by a workers’ advocacy group says Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, routinely refuses to accept doctors’ notes, penalizes workers who need to take care of a sick family member and otherwise punishes employees for lawful absences. The report, based on a...
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    Aussie slams Daily Mail for their cheap, lazy reporting

    Stefanovic was speaking specifically about an article published yesterday on the website which pictured him checking into a caravan park in Yamba, NSW, with a younger female colleague. The headline, which has since been changed, made reference to the fact Stefanovic's girlfriend was not...
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    Sault Ste. Marie provincial byelection

    Who will be the Wynner? Sault Ste. Marie votes today in provincial byelection seen as test for Liberals | CP24.com