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GOP makes plans to invalidate Endangered Species Act With the ascension of President-elect Donald Trump, Republicans see an opportunity to roll back the Endangered Species Act, which has become one of the government's most powerful conservation tools. The GOP contends the act has been used by...

:lol: UK press locked out of White House over birthdate snafu British journalists were apparently locked out of the White House on Friday amid confusion over the United Kingdom-style formats of their birthdates. Unlike in the United States, where the month appears ahead of the day and year...

Indigenous elder steps in to end tense moment between Trudeau and pipeline protester Protesters gave Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pause during his town hall meeting in Winnipeg on Thursday, until an Indigenous elder stepped in to ask for their "respect." The prime minister was in the city...

905ers are a lock. Premier Kathleen Wynne to reject Toronto's request for tolls on DVP, Gardiner Premier Kathleen Wynne will reject Toronto's request to impose tolls on the Don Valley Parkway and Gardiner Expressway, a move the city had asked for in order to pay for new transit projects...

Obama! Doomsday Clock ticks closer to apocalypse and 1 person is to blame Scientists moved the hands of the Doomsday Clock closer to midnight on Thursday amid increasing worries over nuclear weapons and climate change. Each year, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a nonprofit that sets...

Just 15 percent of doctors want ObamaCare repealed The vast majority of doctors do not want ObamaCare to be repealed, a new survey finds. Just 15 percent of primary care doctors surveyed by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania want the healthcare law to be repealed. Even among...

Mexico and Canada prepare for trade talks President Enrique Peña Nieto and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed during a telephone conversation yesterday to work together to continue pushing for the economic integration of North America, the president’s office said. The Canadian prime...

Over 100 years to develop a nation. Less than a week to completely ruin it. :lol: Mexican president CANCELS meeting with Donald Trump in breakdown of relations between two countries The Mexican president has cancelled his meeting with Donald Trump in an extraordinary breakdown of relations...

Trudeau shoots down accusations of lying about oilsands at Calgary town hall CALGARY—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau launched an impassioned defence for balancing the environment and economy at a raucous town hall in the heart of oil country Tuesday. A man wearing a shirt with “I Love Oil Sands”...

Absolutely ingenious. This should be done for every politician moving forward. Keith Olbermann Outlines How The Media Should Really Deal With Donald Trump Keith Olbermann has called on media organizations to stop covering President Donald Trump’s speeches live. Instead, he says they...

TRUMP WHITE HOUSE SENIOR STAFF HAVE PRIVATE RNC EMAIL ACCOUNTS Updated | Senior Trump administration staffers, including Kellyanne Conway, Jared Kushner, Sean Spicer and Steve Bannon, have active accounts on a Republican National Committee (RNC) email system, Newsweek has learned. The system...

Trump is reportedly still using his unsecured Android phone Donald Trump’s long-held Android phone is a security nightmare for a high-level politician, but according to a report from The New York Times, the newly inaugurated president is still using the device. In a profile of the president’s...

As Trump doubles down on wall promise, Canada and Mexico must unite, says Agustin Barrios Gomez Trump will turn on Canada, warns former Mexican congressman A former Mexican congressman and founding member of the Mexico based think tank; the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations, is warning...

Google bans 200 publishers in crackdown on fake news Google says it has booted 200 publishers from accessing its advertising service, Adsense, many of which were banned for posting fake news stories. Google released the numbers on Wednesday as a part of a blog post from Scott Spencer...

Trump is double plus good! 1984 sales soar after Trump claims, alternative facts After incorrect or unprovable statements made by U.S. Republican President Donald Trump and some White House aides, one truth is undeniable: Sales of George Orwell's 1984 are soaring. First published in 1949...

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...

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...

'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...

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...

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...