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    Calgary, greatest city in the world,,, Harper says !!

    Yep, if Harper says it the greatest, then it's the greatest!!! Yahoo !! Calgary 'greatest city in the world'? Harper thinks so | Stampede News | Calgary Stampede | Calgary Sun
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    Quebec and the Fairy Godmother !!

    Copy of a resent article that appeared in the Calgary Herald. ------------------ * Subject: Alberta's oil industry- article from Calgary Herald This is the typical*Alberta*view on our relationship with the ROC (rest of*Canada), excluding B.C. and*Saskatchewan*of course. Fascinating article by...
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    Ralph Klein to finally get Order of Canada

    Finally, after all the requests the easterners finally relented.. Good for Ralphy, he usually gets things done in the end !!! Copy -------- *After several years of delay, former Premier Ralph Klein will be awarded the Order of Canada, the country’s highest honor. Several sources confirm...
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    Mulcair re-mortgages Hse 11 times, wtf ?

    Since 1980, this guy has re mortgaged his house 11 times, all the way from $58k. Just what gives here?? Most normal people would have their mortgages paid off since 1980, it was only $58k... Both him and his wife are professionals drawing a professional salary... Is this the kind of guy we...
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    Immigrants to Canada live in subsidized housing

    Here is just another example of where we let immigrants into our country and they can't even earn enough to support themselves and their families. Why are we letting these type of immigrants into our country? Subsidized housing should be used for Canadians who fall on hard times, it should not...
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    Poll: Canadians don't trust Muslims

    This poll shows that most Canadians do not trust Muslims and most feel that Muslims brought it on themselves.. More than half of Canadians mistrust Muslims, poll says -------- Asked if Muslims can be trusted, a countrywide total of 52 per cent of respondents said either "not at all" or only "a...
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    Equalization Payments for 2012

    Source: Statistics Canada Quebec and Ontario will receive the most from equalization payments in the 2012-2013 year.[3] However, per capita, PEI benefits the most. In the 2012-2013 year, the following provinces will receive equalization payments:[3] Quebec ($7.391 billion) Ontario ($3.261...
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    Military ships rocks & sand from Afgan to Montreal

    I'll bet someone out there is still laughing at how they pulled a good one over the eyes of Canadians. Seems to me that the shippers should have been able to monitor the transport of these containers quite easily. I wonder how this Montreal firm was chosen to do this job ?? Military gear...
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    No Order of Canada for Ralph Klein

    Ralph is an award winning broadcast journalist, been major of Calgary for (?) terms, brought the winter olympics to Calgary, been an MP, a Primier for 3 terms etc etc and still no Order of Canada. Other Primiers got their recognition usually within a year of quitting office. But the easterns...
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    Is Western Independence Necessary ??

    This is not my article, it is a Copy/Paste article. I thought is was worthy of thought, so I'm Posting it here. ------------------------------------------------- WHY WESTERN INDEPENDENCE IS NECESSARY Introduction To someone who has lived in Western Canada all their life, the answers are so...
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    CBC's The National from Calgary tonight

    Apprently the segment of At Issue Panel, as seen on The National every thursday, will be broadcasting from Mount Royal University in Calgary tonight (Oct 20). I sure hope the students there really give the easterners the "what for" tonight. But CBC will probably do their usual and screen all...
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    Calgary, Cultural Capital of Canada

    Yahoo !!! Who would have thunk it !!!! Beat,,,,you know who !!!!.....:lol: Global Calgary | Calgary a Cultural Capital of Canada for 2012
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    Lots of personel changes in the tv news media

    It seems Patric Brown was always with the CBC, but now I see he has gone over to Global. National | Patrick Brown Then there is Tom Clark, I got to notice him when he was on CTV as a political commentator. Then earlier this year he was on CBC, he was even on with Peter Mansbridge. Now I see...
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    MP flirts with Chinese Journalist

    Bob Dechaert was caught sending flirtatious emails to a journalist who he claims was only a friend. I think when emails contain words like "I miss you" or "love you", this is obviously crossing the line particulaily when you read the context in which these emails are written in. It is...
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    Regina & Sas'toon top national crime stats

    Regina, Saskatoon top national crime stats http://ca.news.yahoo.com/regina-saskato ... 30332.html Regina and Saskatoon continue to post the worst crime statistics among major Canadian cities, according to the most recent report on crime. "Despite an 8% decline, Regina continued to report the...
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    Ontario takes $2.2 Billions in Transfer Payments

    Growing equalization payments to Ontario threaten country: expert | News | National Post By Lee Greenberg TORONTO — In just three years, Ontario has become the second-largest recipient of equalization payments in the country, with $2.2-billion set to flow into its “have-not” coffers this year...
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    Oil Sands are Alberta staples

    Something that is slowly beginning to be realized is that the Oil Sands are not so bad after all. Archives: 2011 | Financial Post ... -on-earth/ Quote: "Facts are that petroleum from the oil sands is no dirtier, in terms of emissions and other health hazards, than California crude, many other...
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    This is how Integration works

    Just one example. YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
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    Tax Freedom day today

    Alberta had the earliest Tax Freedom day of May 19. NFLD is the latest at June 19. TFD is later this yr by a few days. Tax Freedom Day falls on June 6 - Canada - Canoe.ca It will take Canadians two days longer this year to be free of federal and provincial tax burdens and to start working for...
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    Arnie has been messing with the hired help !!

    What is it with Americans and the people that come to the USA?? Just a couple of days ago it was that IMF guy from France, now we see Arnie has been doing it a lot if the time, oh boy!! Maybe it's something in their diet?? Gotta get some of their diet, hee hee!!