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    Macleans: Welcome to Third Place, Liberals

    On the eve of the official kick-off of the Ontario provincial election, Kathleen Wynne’s governing Liberals have fallen to third place and the second-place NDP has considerable room to grow, according to a shocking new poll. The online poll of 1,010 eligible voters, conducted on May 3 and 4 for...
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    Ontario PCs May Have Broken Election Rules

    Liberals call for Elections Ontario probe of PCs 'Ford Nation Live' video ads The Ontario Liberals say the Progressive Conservatives use of "fake news" videos as advertisements may violate campaign finance law and are calling for Elections Ontario to investigate the allegations. "The Ford...
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    Majority US Muslims Support Gay Marriage. Majority of US White Christians Don't.

    Majority of U.S. Muslims Now Support Gay Marriage, While White Christians Remain Opposed Opposition to same-sex marriage has decreased across a broad swath of religious groups in the United States, with white evangelical Christians one of the few movements for which a majority remains in...
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    Doug Ford Dumps PC Candidate that Got Him the Job as Infighting Begins

    Maybe he shouldn't have colluded with her. Ford cans PC candidate Granic Allen following YouTube video comments PC Leader Doug Ford dumped one of his most high-profile candidates Saturday — fellow leadership contender and supporter Tanya Granic Allen — just hours after the Ontario Liberals...
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    Guess Who's Spreading FAKE NEWS?!

    Danbones Alert! Danbones Alert! Doug Ford creates simulated news to counter media that ‘isn’t going to give us a fair shake’ Tom Blackwell May 3, 2018 7:10 AM EDT A microphone-toting reporter stands by the side of the road, her hair whipped by the wind, as if breathlessly reporting breaking...
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    Real GDP by industry grew in every province in 2017, StatsCan says

    And now for the conbots who purport to care about the economy to tell us why they hate good news about the economy. (It's Trudeau's socks) Real GDP by industry grew in every province in 2017, StatsCan says Canada's gross domestic product grew 3.3 per cent in Canada in 2017 — the strongest...
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    The Communist Party of Canada

    Conservative MP Bob Saroya took trip to China paid for by Communist Party A Conservative MP took a free trip to China this spring that was in part funded by the foreign affairs arm of the ruling Chinese Communist Party – a department that is dedicated to wooing support overseas. Babar (Bob)...
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    Is Marx Still Relevant?

    Is Marx Still Relevant? On the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx’s birth on May 5, 1818, it isn’t far-fetched to suggest that his predictions have been falsified, his theories discredited, and his ideas rendered obsolete. So why should we care about his legacy in the twenty-first century...
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    Trump paid off a pornstar to keep quiet about an affair

    No longer an allegation. Now confirmed. Trump repaid Cohen for hush payment to porn star, says Giuliani U.S. President Donald Trump's new lawyer Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday that Trump repaid his personal attorney Michael Cohen for a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, directly...
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    $3 gas coming to a station near you

    In the United Shtashe. $3 gas coming to a station near you The national average price is up to $2.81 a gallon according to AAA, an increase of 3 cents in the last week, and 15 cents in the last month. This is the highest prices have been since 2014. And more price hikes are on the horizon...
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    Doug Ford says he would open up Greenbelt to development

    First legitimately boneheaded error by Trump, I mean Ford. Doug Ford says he would open up Greenbelt to development Video leaked by the Liberals shows Doug Ford promising that if elected Premier, he’ll open up the Greenbelt for development to help decrease housing prices. Nitish Bissonauth...
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    Trump Staff Raid his Ex-Doctor's Office for Medical Files

    Donald Trump's ex doctor says office was 'raided' for medical files Donald Trump's personal doctor has claimed his New York office was "raided" shortly after he told a newspaper that the president had taken hair growth medication for years. Dr Harold Bornstein told NBC News that Mr Trump's...
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    When alphas collide: how Trudeau and Macron handle Trump's displays of dominance

    Trump's an alpha? :lol: When alphas collide: how Trudeau and Macron handle Trump's displays of dominance It was clear, watching both Justin Trudeau and Emmanuel Macron shake hands for the first time with Donald Trump, that each had prepared for the moment. Trump's notorious...
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    Trump's chief of staff calls Trump an Idiot

    Better than a moron, I guess. :lol: ioqTnh14Kro Kelly thinks he's saving U.S. from disaster, calls Trump 'idiot,' say White House staffers WASHINGTON — White House chief of staff John Kelly has eroded morale in the West Wing in recent months with comments to aides that include insulting...
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    Trump supporters go Full Leftard over Mild Comedy Routine at the White House

    The Outrage At Michelle Wolf Sitting at a table pretty far from the stage at the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner on Saturday night, I watched comedian Michelle Wolf deliver a brilliant, well-timed roast of President Donald Trump, those who work for him and the media...
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    Trudeau Announces 3000 Canadian jobs added by Amazon

    That's the tech company, Amazon, not to be confused with the pipeline company, Amazon. Trudeau announces Amazon bringing 3,000 new tech jobs to Vancouver Amazon has announced plans to expand its Vancouver tech hub and bring 3,000 jobs to the city. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was on hand...
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    Alberta Ice Jam Flooding

    Global warming strikes again? Northern Alberta braces for ice-jam flooding, evacuations along the Peace River Residents of Fort Vermilion in northern Alberta are being warned that an ice jam on the Peace River could cause severe flooding as soon as Saturday. "If that ice backs up on the...
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    Turns out pipelines don't do much for the economy

    The great pipeline debate: Is it good for the economy? Kinder Morgan, the Texas-based company whose Canadian division owns and operates the pipeline, said that nearly all the oil produced in Western Canada currently gets sold to the United States at a discount to the world price for similar...
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    Great America: Ford Discontinues Production Of Most Car Models

    Ford Discontinues Production Of Most Car Models Ford's decision to discontinue almost all of its car models in North America within two years will leave its Canadian operations intact, since they are focused mainly on sport utility vehicles and light trucks. Jerry Dias, national president of...
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    U.S. economy slows as consumer spending brakes sharply

    The opposite effect of what tax cuts are purported to do. Shocking. U.S. economy slows as consumer spending brakes sharply The U.S. economy slowed in the first quarter as consumer spending grew at its weakest pace in nearly five years, but the setback is likely temporary against the...