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    Premier Kathleen Wynne bombarded on social media by homophobic, sexist abuse

    Premier Kathleen Wynne bombarded on social media by homophobic, sexist abuse The replies to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne on Twitter are not for the faint of heart. The tweets at Wynne predominantly express anger about her record and most stay within the bounds of fair comment, not crossing...
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    Chief Trump Allies and His Own Daughter Registered to Vote in Two States

    Oh brother :lol: Steve Bannon registered to vote in two states despite Trump's cries of 'voter fraud' A senior White House adviser to Donald Trump is registered to vote in two different states, a practice that the US president wrongly claimed amounted to electoral fraud on Wednesday as he...
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    Aziz Ansari tackles Trump, Islamophobia and 'casual white supremacy' on SNL

    'Lower case KKK movement' :lol: Aziz Ansari tackles Trump, Islamophobia and 'casual white supremacy' on SNL There was no impersonation of Donald Trump by actor Alec Baldwin on Saturday Night Live this week, but guest host Aziz Ansari gave his own two cents about the new U.S. president. The...
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    Scientists plan climate change march on Washington

    Scientists plan climate change march on Washington Scientists are planning a march against Donald Trump after his administration enforced what is said to be a temporary media blackout on the Environmental Protection Agency. The organisation's social media accounts have been silent since...
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    Intelligence Report confirms US is no longer a legitimate democracy

    US is no longer a full democracy, EIU warns The U.S. has been demoted from a full democracy to a flawed democracy for the first time, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Every year, the firm's Democracy Index provides a snapshot of global democracy by scoring countries on five...
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    US bill to prevent Trump from launching nuclear war

    Democrats introduce a bill to prevent Donald Trump from launching a nuclear war Senator Ed Markey and Rep. Ted Lieu introduced legislation intended to prevent President Donald Trump from using nuclear weapons in a first-strike scenario without the explicit approval of Congress on Tuesday. The...
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    ‘We’re not just making sh*t up’: Neil deGrasse Tyson slaughters anti-science crank

    ‘We’re not just making sh*t up’: Neil deGrasse Tyson slaughters anti-science crank at press event Neil deGrasse Tyson blasted an anti-science skeptic who confronted him at a press conference last week when the man tried to convince him that the Large Hadron Collider is an existential threat to...
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    Trudeau cabinet welcomes Trump's Keystone XL decision

    Let's see how they can renegotiate the terms of the arrangement. Trudeau cabinet welcomes Trump's Keystone XL decision Donald Trump has given the green-light to the Keystone XL pipeline project, breathing new life into a project that was long thought dead, but a series of new demands from...
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    Canada’s trade minister sending signal to China: ‘We’re open to trade’

    Canada’s trade minister sending signal to China: ‘We’re open to trade’ While Canada moves to protect its economy from U.S. President Donald Trump’s protectionist agenda, Trump and his commerce secretary have been throwing punches at China, accusing its government of being protective and...
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    Madonna to Trump: '%*$# You'

    Warning: explicit language in video
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    Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne slams ‘inaccurate’ Kevin O’Leary in open letter

    Let's see if Kevin has the balls to fire back. Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne slams ‘inaccurate’ Kevin O’Leary in open letter Ontario’s Liberal premier has written an open letter to newly announced candidate for Conservative leadership Kevin O’Leary criticizing his proposed policies and...
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    The White House Now Says, Nope, You're Never Going To See Trump's Tax Returns

    The White House Now Says, Nope, You're Never Going To See Trump's Tax Returns Senior advisor to president Kellyanne Conway said Sunday that Donald Trump will now not release his tax returns after the completion of an IRS audit despite his repeated pledges to do so. "The White House response is...
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    ‘Take it off, you terrorist!' - Woman attacked for Wearing Niqab

    Woman captured on camera abusing a Muslim student wearing a niqab: ‘Take it off, you terrorist’ A WOMAN has been caught on camera allegedly abusing a Muslim student wearing a niqab at a Sydney university, calling her a ‘Muslim terrorist’ and demanding she take off her veil. Ramzy Alamudi...
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    Prince Charles takes down Trump on Climate Change

    Prince Charles says climate change is the 'wolf at the door' The Prince of Wales has described climate change as the “wolf at the door” as he urged world leaders to take immediate steps to combat what he sees as the biggest threat to the future of the planet. In his bleakest comments on the...
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    Neil Young among artists, activists urging Trudeau government to electoral reform

    Neil Young among artists, activists urging Trudeau government to reform electoral system A collection of activists, political players and artists — including musician Neil Young — is calling on Justin Trudeau's Liberal government to keep its promise to implement a new federal electoral system...
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    Stronger Canadian Economy Anticipated in 2017

    Stronger Canadian Economy Anticipated in 2017 OTTAWA, Jan. 17, 2017 /CNW/ - Following an increase of just 1.3 per cent last year, Canada's economic growth is expected to accelerate to 1.9 per cent in 2017, according to The Conference Board of Canada's Canadian Outlook: Winter 2017. "Last year...
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    Disgraced Former PM (Harper) Denounces Trump at Trade Meeting

    Dumb and Dumber Trump poised to 'reverse' seven decades U.S. foreign policy: Harper OTTAWA -- Former prime minister Stephen Harper says Donald Trump's presidency is a major source of international uncertainty that will "reverse" seven decades of U.S. foreign policy. Harper delivers that...
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    Trump ‘cyber tsar’ Giuliani among swathes of hacked top appointees

    Fake tsar Trump ‘cyber tsar’ Giuliani among swathes of hacked top appointees Passwords used by Donald Trump’s incoming cyber security advisor Rudy Giuliani and 13 other top staff members have been leaked in mass hacks, a Channel 4 News investigation can reveal. Passwords are publicly...
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    Trump's inauguration line up panned as 'D-List'

    Who the hell are these people? :lol: Chrisette Michele set to join Trump's D-list inauguration line-up - NY Daily News Entertainers at Donald Trump's inauguration won't be limited to washed-up country crooners, TV talent show contestants and Rockettes who couldn't get the day off. Singer...
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    Trump: 'I don't like to lie'

    Trump: 'I don't like to lie' President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview published Wednesday that he doesn't like to lie. "I don't like to lie, no," the president-elect told Axios. "It's not something that I would like to be doing." When pressed about whether it is ever OK to lie...