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Now it is a new source of tension in U.S.-Chinese trade relations. U.S. executives contend that the mysterious cache was part of a brazen scheme by one of China’s richest men to game the global trade system. Nearly one million metric tons of aluminum sit neatly stacked behind a fortress of...

“The current national anthem has served America proudly for many a year now. However … it’s time that we retire that old standard and choose a song that better reflects America and its policies and practices,” writes organizer Shannon Madden. “I nominate ‘War Pigs’ by Black Sabbath...

No, you read that correctly. This mysterious state of affairs was revealed in a nationwide class-action lawsuit against dairy cooperatives, groups of farmers who pool their supplies but, as a whole, serve as middlemen between the farmers and dairy processors. In this case, lawyers from one of...

On Sept. 6, the B.C. Supreme Court will hear a lawsuit led by Dr. Brian Day against the provincial government. Dr. Day, who owns a for-profit surgery centre, seeks to strike down legislation that puts limits on how doctors can profit from medically necessary services Fundamentally the potential...

Barack Obama has cancelled a meeting with the president of the Philippines after Rodrigo Duterte appeared to call him a “son of a who*e”. The move followed a warning from Duterte to the US president to keep off the subject of extrajudicial killings in his country’s brutal drug war when they...

My name is Thomas Odem a custodian to an expatriate late ******* ******* a native of your country who died on Uganda building collapse. After countless attempts to locate any of his family members or relatives proved unsuccessful, I am delighted to locate you. In accordance to Uganda Financial...

When the Labour Day parades begin Monday, New Democratic Party politicians will, as usual, be there. For a party that was co-founded by the union movement, participation in the annual event is a symbolic must. National party leader Tom Mulcair may have mixed views about Toronto – a city that...

Native to Southeast Asia, the kratom tree's leaves have been used for centuries as an herbal drug by laborers and farmers. Today, kratom leaves are ground into pills and powders, and sold as a dietary supplement. It can be found in head shops and online. It's even made into drinks in some bars...

When Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin had his inauguration party, most of the people who attended the nearly empty venue were evangelicals getting their Jesus on. In a remarkable tip of the hat to his supporters, the Gov finally approved a tax abatement costing Kentuckians $18 million along with an...

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Canadian spending on the Buffalo side of the Niagara isn’t returning soon. That means that the budget planning of local governments—plans that include the effortless arrival of $30 million or so more in free dollars a year—will have to change. (Both the elected Erie County comptroller and the...

Library customers can end up owing large sums to the library because they are able to take out up to 25 books at a time, which could have a retail value of $25 each. Anyone with overdue books will have the chance to return them before the authorities are notified...

Hard to imagine it was sixteen years ago that negligence by the Ontario town's utilities manager, Stan Koebel, and his brother Frank, the water foreman, resulted in the lethal contamination of the town's well. Before it was over five were dead and fully half of the town's 5,000 population fell...

The Protests At Standing Rock Another of Wounded Knee? The following is an example of what they can accomplish when they have the will. It's just too bad they don't cover all subjects as coherently...... www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwsCuG1kSRk&list=PLDIVi-vBsOEygID4uPKD-GL39WY-tEDyp

Here are six quick reasons why labour has no business holding a Liberal love-in. 1. The Trudeau government has done next to nothing in clearing out the Harper-appointed management at Canada Post. If the Liberals had cleaned house, we likely wouldn’t be in this mess. 2. The US Steel...

There are couriers who will go directly to the consignee. Yes it costs more and they may insist on a wooden crate but..... A Winnipeg woman says she is outraged after finding out a courier she used to ship an heirloom painting to her nephew in Montreal threw the artwork in the garbage. Judith...

and $1,125 "army jacket lounge pants." Golden Goose pink distressed suede Superstar low-top sneakers detailed at vamp and counter with duct tape. $525.00 1"/25mm midsole (approximately)Rounded toe, metallic silver debossed lettering at lightly padded tongue, dot-perforated signature star and...

The provincial government released a resource assessment by Beicip-Franlab on Thursday that suggests there are potentially 25.5 billion barrels of oil in the West Orphan Basin, compared to the 12.5 billion barrels the Flemish Pass is believed to hold. It's a study the provincial government...

A Progressive Conservative campaign training session for young party activists was marred by shoe-throwing, sexist language and participants being denied adequate food and water, the Star has learned. More than 100 youth members paid between $295 and $395 for the Conservative Leadership...

What did he do? For the past two years(!), he’s been calling in as a guy named “Dwayne from Swedesboro.” The problem – the “caller” is supposedly a black guy, incorporating the worst stereotypes imaginable. As an example, he’s constantly referring to being worried about all the pregnancy tests...