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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...
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    White Fragility: People will Insist They Are Not Racist

    Like all the conbots in this forum. 'People Will Insist That They are Not Racist': Robin DiAngelo on 'White Fragility' and the Way Forward DiAngelo, a San Francisco-born social justice educator, is the author of "White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism". Her...
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    69 Thousand COVID Infections in 1 Day

    Republican states are going to be shut down (fukken Trumptards) U.S. sets record for new COVID cases third day in a row at nearly 69,000 A total of eight U.S. states – Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, Ohio, Utah and...
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    Canada added 1 MILLION jobs, most from Ontario

    Alberta is a complete disaster. Canada added almost 1 million jobs in June but still almost 2 million down from pre-COVID level The job gains were better than the 700,000 jobs that economists polled by Bloomberg were forecasting. More than half of the new jobs came from Ontario and Quebec...
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    For 3rd day in a row, U.S. coronavirus cases surge by more than 40,000

    It hit 50,000 yesterday. This is actually worse than the apocalyptic projections a few months ago. For 3rd day in a row, U.S. coronavirus cases surge by more than 40,000 More than 2.5 million people have tested positive for the new coronavirus in the United States and more than 125,000...
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    Global Oil Demand To Drop By 6.4 Million Bpd In Second Half 2020

    Oil is Dead Global Oil Demand To Drop By 6.4 Million Bpd In Second Half 2020 According to the cartel, the loss in global oil demand will slow to 6.4 million bpd in the second half of the year, compared to an estimated decline of 11.9 million bpd in the first half of the year. In...
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    GTA Tops Population in all of North America

    A massive accomplishment! GTA population growth topped Canadian and American cities in 2019 Toronto in 2019 won the title of fastest growing city in Canada and the U.S. — a boom fuelled by immigration unlikely to be derailed by the pandemic, experts say. Toronto’s immigration advantage saw...