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    Saskatchewan Labour Shortage "Worst in History".

    More than 80 per cent of Saskatchewan's non-union contractors believe the current labour shortage is the worst in the province's history, with nearly three out of four unable to hire a journeyperson within three months and four out of 10 unable to hire at all. Merit Contractors Association...
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    Denial site

    His realitty check came back NSF.
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    This summer may see first ice-free North Pole

    Where do skeptics fit in?
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    Denial site

    Holy ****. Progress!
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    This summer may see first ice-free North Pole

    I predict it will freeze every winter.
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    Top Gear host hits the wall on climate science

    Dr Seuss illustrated by Hendrick Avercamp
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    Top Gear host hits the wall on climate science

    Rainmanton Rebel IS a conspiracy theory.
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    'Perceived threat' closes Detroit-Windsor Tunnel

    The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel has been closed due to a "a perceived threat," officials say. Carolyn Brown, executive vice-president of the tunnel corporation, would only say Windsor police were notified of "a potential threat" at approximately 1 p.m. A tunnel employee told CBC News a bomb...
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    Bloodsucking parasite named after Bob Marley

    Reggae king Bob Marley has finally hit the big time, joining an exclusive club of superstars with a species named after them. A marine biologist has discovered and named a small parasitic crustacean Gnathia marleyi. You read that right: a crustacean, not a Crustafarian. "I named this...
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    Wind farm opponents cheer federal study of health effects

    Opponents of wind farms are hailing Health Canada's decision to study the possible connection between noise generated by the towering turbines and adverse health effects reported by people living close to them. Federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced Tuesday that Ottawa will conduct...
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    This summer may see first ice-free North Pole

    No but our diminishing, moving magnetosphere with giant hole in it is.
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    World economies should look to Canada for success, Stephen Harper says

    CALGARY — Prime Minister Stephen Harper told a gathering of party supporters that other nations hoping for economic success in the future, must “become what Canada is today.” At his annual Stampede-week barbecue in his Calgary riding, Saturday, he said that the country will not “slip back”...
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    Ohhh the horror! Nuclear giant Areva begins expansion of uranium mill in McClean Lake

    SASKATOON - French nuclear giant Areva says it has started the first phase of construction to expand its McClean Lake uranium mill in northern Saskatchewan. Areva and its partners are investing $150 million to upgrade the mill and increase its capacity. The upgrade is being done so that the...
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    Another goddamn poll... Two-thirds of Canadians want weed decriminalized.

    OTTAWA — Two-thirds of Canadians think the law should be changed so that people caught with small amounts of marijuana no longer face criminal penalties or fines, a new poll has found. The nationwide survey for Postmedia News and Global TV, which examined the state of Canadian values, revealed...
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    Researchers to announce evidence of ‘God particle’

    GENEVA — Scientists working at the world’s biggest atom smasher plan to announce Wednesday that they have gathered enough evidence to show that the long-sought “God particle” answering fundamental questions about the universe almost certainly does exist. But after decades of work and billions...
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    Medicare Celebrates 50 years today.

    July 1 is the anniversary of the Saskatchewan Medical Care Insurance Act Sunday is the 50th anniversary of the arrival of medicare in Saskatchewan. It was a pivotal , but divisive moment in Saskatchewan's history that even led to a doctors' strike. When the Saskatchewan Medical Care...
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    100th anniversary of the Regina Cyclone

    The F4 tornado that swept over Regina 100 years ago this weekend remains the deadliest disaster of its kind in Canadian history REGINA -- It may sound strange that a horse could be tossed from downtown Regina, across Wascana Lake, through the doors of the Saskatchewan Legislative Building and...
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    North Carolina tries to outlaw climate models

    If you can run faster than a slug, you've got no problems with rising seas (if they were rising).
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    North Carolina tries to outlaw climate models

    Oh the horror. You'd think people were glued down to one spot and can't out run a Cm of water per decade.
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    Global warming debunked

    It if gets any warmer I'll have to remove my sweater and slippers.