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    Cruz pulls into nationwide dead heat with Trump

    Cruz pulls into nationwide dead heat with Trump MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has pulled into a statistical dead heat with front-runner Donald Trump, a new Reuters/Ipsos national poll showed on Tuesday, as the Texas senator appeared poised to pick up a...
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    Ontario premier meets with Black Lives Matter protesters at the legislature

    Giant leap forward for the libertarians here. Ontario premier meets with Black Lives Matter protesters at the legislature TORONTO – Premier Kathleen Wynne told a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters who marched to the Ontario legislature today that she agrees racism still exists and that...
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    Keystone pipeline shut down after crude leak in South Dakota

    Hold on to your butts. Keystone pipeline shut down after crude leak in South Dakota TransCanada Corp. has shut down its Keystone crude oil pipeline indefinitely after a leak was detected Saturday afternoon in South Dakota. The company is investigating the incident near its Freeman pump...
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    New study recommends no more fossil fuel plants after 2017

    New fossil fuel plants post-2017 risk 2C warming limit To avoid dangerous global warming, 2017 is the last year energy companies can build new coal, oil or gas-fired power plants. That’s the unpalatable finding in a new study by Oxford researchers, killing any notion governments may have over...
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    Manufacturing leads strong GDP growth in January

    Canada's GDP beats expectations, grows 0.6% in January, best month since 2013 Canada's economy expanded for the fourth consecutive month in January, with gross domestic product growing by a more-than-expected 0.6 per cent from the month before. The figure was twice as much as what economists...
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    Catholic Priest may have just gambled away $500k in funds for refugees

    Money for refugees lost gambling, says Catholic Church in London, Ont. Police have launched an investigation into a Chaldean Catholic priest from London, Ont., after church officials reported more than $500,000 slated for refugee sponsorship was lost to gambling. Father Amer Saka, a priest...
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    Suncor shifts focus from oilsands to solar energy

    Heeeeeere come the deniers..... Canada's Suncor plans 240 MW of Alberta solar projects March 25 (SeeNews) - Canadian energy firm Suncor Energy Inc (TSE:SU) is in the early stage of development of 240 MW of solar projects in Alberta province, which would mark its entry into the solar sector...
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    Leonardo DiCaprio attacks Republican presidential candidates

    I would definitely vote for Leo over Trump. Leonardo DiCaprio attacks Republican presidential candidates on climate change Leonardo DiCaprio used a Japanese press conference for the Oscar-winning western The Revenant to launch a thinly veiled attack on Donald Trump and other Republican...
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    It’s clear: the world wants Bernie Sanders

    It’s clear: the world wants Bernie Sanders As an American living abroad, I rarely think of myself as belonging to any sort of expat bloc, even though, taken together, we would constitute the 12th most populous state: there are 8.7 million US citizens living outside the country. I did, however...
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    Young Canadians more likely to see a future without oil and gas

    The poor things.. Young Canadians more likely to see a future without oil and gas Young Canadians may doubt the future importance of the country's oil and gas industry — but Scott Darling does not. Both his sons continue to study petroleum engineering, even amid the current plunge in oil...
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    Alberta Premier Rachel Notley cleared of ethics complaints over fundraisers

    Alberta Premier Rachel Notley cleared of ethics complaints over fundraisers Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has been cleared of two ethics complaints relating to NDP fundraisers in Edmonton and Ontario. While the opposition had questioned whether the fundraisers met ethics laws, ethics...
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    Analysts on Canada's budget: ‘Deficit paranoia is mind-bogglingly stupid’

    Justin Trudeau promises budget holds ‘historic’ investments for indigenous peoples Justin Trudeau promises budget holds ‘historic’ investments for indigenous peoples OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising his government’s first budget will deliver “historic” investments for Canada’s...
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    Plane Crash in Russia kills 62 people

    I'm assuming this one will sink to the bottom. Needs more Islam. Russia FlyDubai crash: Other planes had trouble landing after bad weather hit Aviation experts begin examining black boxes following crash that killed 62 Emergency workers on Sunday finished combing the debris-laden runway...
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    Keystone 'sucked all the oxygen' out of Canada-U.S. relationship

    Keystone 'sucked all the oxygen' out of Canada-U.S. relationship, new ambassador says Canada's new ambassador to the United States says the relentless focus on the Keystone XL pipeline project has strained Canada-U.S. relations, making it difficult for the two countries to make progress on...
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    Manufacturing rebounds in Canada

    Manufacturing rebound bodes well for Canada's oil-shocked economy Canada’s factories have hit a milestone that bodes well for the country’s oil-shocked economy. Manufacturing sales climbed 2.3 per cent in January to top $53-billion, marking the highest level on record, Statistics Canada said...
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    Trump presidency rated among top 10 global risks: EIU

    Trump presidency rated among top 10 global risks: EIU The research firm warns he could disrupt the global economy and heighten political and security risks in the US. However, it does not expect Mr Trump to defeat Hillary Clinton who it sees as "his most likely Democratic contender". He is...
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    The ROC is sympathetic to Alberta's poor economy

    A new poll of 2,098 Canadians between Feb. 16-26 commissioned by the CBC suggests that the rest of the country is sympathetic to Albertans' plight. 92 per cent of Canadians say that the energy industry is important for the national economy. 63 per cent believe Alberta should immediately...
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    Mike Myers says Canada poised 'for very fantastic things'

    Mike Myers says Canada poised 'for very fantastic things' Toronto native Mike Myers is bursting with Canadian pride these days, thanks in part to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and the movie star has been spreading his love for his homeland around Washington, D.C., over the past week. Myers...
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    Has Justin completely lost his faculties?

    Liberals to restore Old Age Security eligibility to 65 While you're not reading REAL news about a guy that said Allah... Liberals to restore Old Age Security eligibility to 65 Next week’s budget will return Canada’s pension eligibility to age 65, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday...
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    Brad Wall asks for a handout

    Socialist Saskatchewan premier wants $570M from Ottawa in federal budget REGINA – Saskatchewan has put money into a federal program to help other provinces and now it’s time to get some payback, says Premier Brad Wall. Wall says he’d like Saskatchewan to get at least $570 million in new...