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Breaking the boom and bust cycle: How Alberta is trying to diversify its economy As Alberta struggles to emerge from one of its worst economic downturns, Premier Rachel Notley has been pushing to make the province less reliant on oil and the boom and bust cycle that comes with it. The...

Guess who's next? :) Russia's ambassador to Turkey fatally shot in Ankara Andrey Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, was shot and killed in the capital Ankara on Monday. An Associated Press photographer said a gunman fired shots at Karlov at a photo exhibition where the ambassador...

Shots fired. China state newspaper says Donald Trump has no idea how to lead a superpower Donald Trump does not know how to lead a superpower, Chinese state media is reported to have said on Monday morning, following the President-elect’s latest outburst on social media. “Trump is not...

Top Econ professor nails it again. Economics is horrendously misguided and obsessed with completely unimportant things The economics profession has lost its moral groundings, according to one of its most outspoken practitioners. As a result, economists are failing to provide a basic service...

You mean the plummet was a lie? I am le shocked. After Castro, cash for access, pipelines, Liberals end the year well ahead Our latest nationwide public opinion survey explored a wide variety of topics. Our first release describes at the current state of federal politics, including...

Wynne says 'tough choices' remain as Ontario economy recovers Ontario is creating more jobs than other provinces and attracting new businesses but the economic recovery “is still uneven” including in the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton, says Premier Kathleen Wynne. “Work is changing...

That was an appropriate use of caps, Danbones. China 'seizes US vessel' in S China Sea The US has issued a formal request to China to deliver an unmanned underwater drone that was seized in international waters, US officials say. The Chinese navy seized the US underwater research vessel in...

Maxime Bernier calls out Kevin O'Leary, says Tory leader must speak French OTTAWA -- Unilingual businessman Kevin O'Leary should rethink his potential run for the Conservative leadership, Maxime Bernier said Tuesday. The Quebec-based MP and leadership candidate said the Tories will never take...

Yep. Yet another Donald Trump assassination attempt. British man jailed over Trump assassination plot LAS VEGAS — A 20-year-old British man diagnosed with mental illness was sentenced to about four more months in a US prison for trying to grab a police officer’s gun in a plot to kill...

Canada > America Canada shaped China’s new domestic abuse law: feds Canada’s federal government helped to guide China through the drafting of its first national domestic abuse law passed late last year, even fielding a visit from top Chinese lawmakers working on the project. Chinese...

Justin Trudeau: 'Globalisation isn't working for ordinary people' Ordinary people around the world have been failed by globalisation, Justin Trudeau has told the Guardian, as he sought to explain a turbulent year marked by the election of Donald Trump, the Brexit vote and the rise of...

Making America unaffordable again. Canada > America Fed raises rates, sees faster pace of increases in 2017 The U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter point on Wednesday and signalled a faster pace of increases in 2017 as the Trump administration takes over with promises...

Divisions deepen inside Trump Tower Donald Trump’s White House-in-waiting is already being roiled by divisions, with the conservative outsiders who helped power his historic victory colliding with a Republican Party establishment muscling its way in. Insiders paint a picture of constant...

Task force on pot legalization strikes a fine balance of input The task force charged with drawing up a framework for cannabis legalization in Canada has struck a fine balance between providing access to a regulated supply that should undermine the black market and introducing restrictions that...

This Trump voter didn't think Trump was serious about repealing her health insurance CORBIN, Kentucky — Why would people vote for a presidential candidate who campaigned on taking away their health insurance? Last week, we went to Corbin, Kentucky, to try to answer that question. It’s a small...