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    Canada's Manufacturing Sector is BOOMING despite Covid-19

    Shame about the whole, umm.. Oil thing.... *awkward* Canadian factory sector growth jumps to two-year high in August Canadian manufacturing activity accelerated in August to its fastest pace in two years, adding to evidence of a rapid rebound in the domestic economy as businesses reopen...
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    Biden just walloped Trump for calling the military 'losers' and 'suckers'

    Just completely dunked on him lmao A Furious Biden Calls Trump’s Reported Insults of Fallen Soldiers ‘Disgusting’ Mr. Biden, who noted at times that he was trying to keep his language in check in an effort to strike a presidential tone, spoke in strikingly personal terms on Friday about the...
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    Globe and Mail: The oilsands are worthless

    Oil is Dead. The oil-sands fundamentals are dire and stark – and Canada shouldn’t spend to revive a dying dream Peak oil is near – not because of oil scarcity, but because demand is slowing. Electric cars are getting cheaper and better, climate polices are...
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    Canadian Oil And Gas Spending Plummets 54%

    Uh oh. 'Impossible breakevens'. So polite. Canadian Oil And Gas Spending Plummets 54% Canada’s capital spending on its oil and gas industry fell by more than half in the second quarter as the pandemic-inspired low prices continue to burden oil and gas producers with impossible breakevens...
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    Ontario's Stage 3 reopening brings no surge in COVID-19 cases after 4 weeks

    Well that's how it's done. And with Trudeau and Ford working together to get 3M to manufacture masks in Canada, it's an economic boon for the country as well. Ontario's Stage 3 reopening brings no surge in COVID-19 cases after 4 weeks While it would be absolutely premature for the...
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    US at the 'bottom of the pile' for handling covid

    Nasty! Just nasty nasty nasty. Americans rank dead last -- by a long way -- among citizens of more than a dozen countries who were asked whether their nation is more united now than it was before the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey released Thursday. And they come in last...
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    The US is Suffering at least 1 Million Lost Jobs A Week

    Jobs, jobs, jobs and jobs. Let's vote for jobs! Yayyyyyyyy!!!!! New York(CNN Business) Another 1 million American workers filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week on a seasonally adjusted...
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    Record-setting deficit expected as Alberta releases fiscal update

    Alberta really sucks at this whole economy thing, eh? Record-setting deficit expected as Alberta releases fiscal update The 2020-21 budget, released in February, projected the deficit would reach $6.8 billion by the end of the fiscal year. Kenney said that number is now forecast to be "well...
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    Canada's Top Soldier Calls Trump Advisor an Idiot

    A Trumptard, one might say... Gen. Rick Hillier calls Trump adviser Peter Navarro an 'idiot' for belittling Canada's role in Afghanistan Canada's former top soldier Rick Hillier lashed out today at U.S. President Donald Trump's trade adviser, calling Peter Navarro an "idiot" for dismissing...
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    Rift already taking place in Conservative camp

    A Scheer mistake coming back to haunt them for sure. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will not campaign for new Conservative leader TORONTO -- Ontario Premier Doug Ford has said he will not be...
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    Trudeau Derangement Syndrome

    In the military of all places. Who woulda thunk it? *picks nose* Here's Cletus, Jeebus and Weedus: Military intelligence probes far-right activity in Canadian Ranger unit CBC's investigation uncovered the Mygglands' online support for the far-right Three Percenter movement and the...
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    Let's play: If an Election Were Held Today

    If an election were held today: Trudeau Liberals up 8 point over Conservatives in popular support if election called Respondents rated Trudeau by a significant margin as the most decisive, intelligent, and charismatic leader OTTAWA — A new poll suggests Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would...
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    Alberta failing to do its part on Covid-19

    An American province failing to keep its citizens safe. Shocker. Alberta surpasses 13,000 total COVID-19 cases; four additional deaths Alberta’s top doctor expressed concern for the level of COVID-19 spread linked to private gatherings in the province, as the total number of confirmed...
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    Liberals Right, Conservatives Wrong

    What else is new? Canadian intelligence assessments of Saddam's Iraq got it right, new paper says A new...
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    Canada Retail Returned to Pre-Covid Levels in June 2020

    While the US flounders. Retail sales jumped 23% in June, enough to get back above where they were before COVID-19 Canadian retailers racked up $53 billion in sales in June, a 23 per cent rise from May and enough to put the figure above where it was in February before COVID-19 walloped...
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    Euro takes over the dollar as US Jobless claims reach peak

    Dollar on defensive as fresh jobs pain hits U.S. economy The euro, which has been the biggest beneficiary of a recent decline in the dollar, will come into focus later on Friday as traders brace for euro zone manufacturing data. A larger-than-expected rise in weekly U.S. jobless claims came...
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    BREAKING: Trudeau planning social welfare system overhaul

    This is it folks. Trudeau planning social welfare system overhaul Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is weighing sweeping changes to Canada’s social welfare system and a series of economic measures that will align the country with ambitious climate goals. The economic recovery plan to bolster...
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    Renewables overtake oil

    Oil is Dead Oil nosedives while renewables rise U.S. President Donald Trump has proven to have a soft spot for flatterers, quacks, polluters and coal companies. Little wonder, then, that when oil prices plunged in mid-April, Trump tweeted, “We will never let the great U.S. Oil & Gas Industry...
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    Automakers make the case for electric pickup trucks

    Automakers make the case for electric pickup trucks Bollinger has poured tens of millions of dollars of his own money into his eponymous start-up, convinced that Americans would swap their gas-guzzling pickup trucks for battery-powered ones. Without the technical know-how or automotive industry...
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    Doug Ford: US Response to COVID-19 is Reckless

    Even a broken clock can somethin somethin.. Premier calls U.S. COVID-19 response 'reckless' as Ontario prepares for possible second wave TORONTO -- Premier Doug Ford said that Ontario is so much “better prepared” for a potential second wave of COVID-19 as he once again compared his...