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    Faux News : 'It's time to start profiling Muslims'

    Fox’s Cashin’ In: ‘The Enemy Is Islamic,’ It’s Time to Start Profiling Muslims by Andrew Kirell | 12:33 pm, September 20th, 2014 148 For what was deemed the “most controversial” topic ever discussed on Fox’s Cashin’ In, all the guests seemed to agree: It’s time to start profiling Muslims...
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    Keystone XL Cost Expected To Double

    Pipelines ain't cheap. Pipeline Cost Expected to Double, TransCanada CEO Says The cost of building the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which is awaiting approval from the U.S. after an initial rejection, may climb 85 per cent to $10-billion (U.S.), according to developer TransCanada Corp. The new...
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    Ontario economy poised to grow faster than Canada's: CIBC

    Ontario economy poised to grow faster than Canada's: CIBC CIBC says Canada's most populous province is on track to see its economy expand by more than the national average next year, the first time that's happened since before the recession. The bank says Ontario's economy could expand by 2.8...
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    The top 50 science stars of Twitter

    The top 50 science stars of Twitter Genomicist Neil Hall sparked an online tempest this summer by proposing a “Kardashian Index,” or K-index—a comparison of a scientist’s number of Twitter followers with their citations. Scientists with a high score on the index, named after the reality TV...
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    Justin Trudeau says abortion rights trump MPs' freedom to vote their conscience

    Like a boss. Justin Trudeau says abortion rights trump MPs' freedom to vote their conscience Women’s reproductive rights trump the freedom of Liberal members of parliament to vote their conscience on abortion, Justin Trudeau said, adding that it’s time that his party “actually defended...
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    More than 50 fairs across Ontario this fall

    More than 50 fairs across Ontario this fall Magic performances, goat shows, Celtic music and swordplay — those are just some of the activities available at more than 50 fairs across Ontario this fall. Attractions range from agriculture and antiques to crafts and carnival games. Here is a list...
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    Soldiers on Viagra part of a list of secrets held by Harper government

    Soldiers on Viagra part of a list of secrets held by Harper OTTAWA - Sexual dysfunction in the Canadian military is such a sensitive topic for the Harper government that federal officials have stamped all information related to it as a cabinet secret, something not to be revealed to the...
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    Premier Kathleen Wynne's approval rating on rise: Poll

    Premier Kathleen Wynne's approval rating on rise: Poll Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s job performance rating is on an upswing three months after winning a majority government, a new Angus Reid Global poll finds. Wynne’s performance approval jumped to 41% from 33% in June, even as the poll...
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    Stephen Harper government doesn’t understand Ontario, Justin Trudeau says

    Like, duhhh Stephen Harper government doesn’t understand Ontario, Justin Trudeau says In an election-themed speech Friday, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau told a GTA audience that Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservatives “still don’t seem to get’’ Ontario. Speaking in Markham to the...
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    Naomi Klein: The price of free trade is unchecked climate change

    Hawt and smart. Naomi Klein: The price of free trade is unchecked climate change During the globalization wars of the late nineties and early 2000s, I used to follow international trade law extremely closely. But I admit that as I immersed myself in the science and politics of climate...
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    Potentially toxic mould shuts national science museum in Ottawa

    Potentially toxic mould shuts national science museum in Ottawa A mould infestation at Canada’s national science museum is just the latest blow to a crumbling facility that is jettisoning artifacts, postponing critical repairs and squeezing visitors for new parking fees in a desperate bid to...
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    Canada's inequality growing: Stats Can

    Canada's inequality growing: Stats Can The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer in Canada, a new analysis of Statistics Canada data by an Ottawa-based think tank shows. The study found that, much like the income gap, Canada’s wealth gap is also widening, the Broadbent...
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    Atheist must swear to God -- or leave US Air Force

    In the land of the free, and the home if the brave.. Atheist must swear to God -- or leave US Air Force Washington (AFP) - The US Air Force has told a sergeant he will have to leave the military unless he agrees to take an oath with the phrase "so help me God," officials said Tuesday. In the...
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    Violence between individuals 'kills nine times more people' than wars

    Violence between individuals 'kills nine times more people' than wars Nine times as many people are killed in disputes between individuals, including incidents of domestic violence, than are killed in wars and conflicts, according to a report which urges global bodies, governments and aid...
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    Private sector PUMMELLED as Canada sheds 11,000 jobs in August

    Private sector PUMMELLED as Canada sheds 11,000 jobs in August Employment in Canada’s private sector is at a standstill. While monthly employment readings have seesawed through the year, one trend is clear: Private companies are in no mood to hire, having shed a record 11,800 jobs in August...
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    Brian Mulroney blasts Stephen Harper over foreign affairs, Supreme Court spat

    Brian Mulroney blasts Stephen Harper over foreign affairs, Supreme Court spat OTTAWA — Brian Mulroney is pulling no punches on the 30th anniversary of his historic majority election win, chastising Stephen Harper on everything from foreign affairs to the prime minister’s spat with Canada’s top...
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    B.C. woman pens heart-wrenching right-to-die manifesto before taking her life

    B.C. woman pens heart-wrenching right-to-die manifesto before taking her life “Today, now, I go cheerfully and so thankfully into that good night. Jonathan, the courageous, the faithful, the true and the gentle, surrounds me with company. I need no more.” So ends a heart-wrenching open letter...
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    99.999% certainty humans are driving global warming: new study

    99.999% certainty humans are driving global warming: new study There is less than 1 chance in 100,000 that global average temperature over the past 60 years would have been as high without human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, our new research shows. Published in the journal Climate Risk...
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    Faux News under fire for hypocrisy: 'ISIS needs to convert or we kill them'

    Hannity Guest Confronts Him on Phil Robertson’s ‘Convert or Die’ ISIS Remark Sean Hannity grilled one of his guests tonight on groups like ISIS terrorizing Americans and people in their own countries. But things took a heated turn when Hannity’s guest put him on the spot about Phil Robertson‘s...
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    Stephen Harper's own reports contradict Stephen Harper's view on aboriginal women

    Reports contradict Stephen Harper's view on aboriginal women victims Dozens of federal, provincial and community studies compiled by the Conservative government appear to contradict the prime minister's contention that the problem of missing and murdered aboriginal women isn't a "sociological...