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    Somali militants offer 10 camels for information on Barack Obama

    Al-Shabaab mocks US bounty of up to $7m for whereabouts of group's leaders with offer of camels and chickens 'Whoever reveals the hideout of the idiot Obama will be rewarded with 10 camels,' said Fuad Muhammad Khalaf of al-Shabaab. Somali Islamist militant group is offering rewards of...
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    Nunavut families to protest high food costs where whole chicken costs $65

    It's hard to feed a family when a bag of apples costs $15 and a spring chicken will set you back more than $60. That's why the people of Nunavut are organizing a massive demonstration on Saturday - at home and in Ottawa - to protest the soaring cost of groceries in the territory. It began...
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    Sask., Ottawa reach deal on greenhouse gases

    Province granted more control The federal government has agreed to give Saskatchewan control over how it cuts greenhouse gas emissions from its coal-fired power plants. Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent and Saskatchewan Environment Minister Ken Cheveldayoff announced Friday they have...
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    What are you eating right now?

    I'm eating instant frozen toast. 6 slices for only 4 bucks. Smoooookin deal.
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    Does Sino Fraser University Need a Men's Centre?

    Proponents argue male students require a safe space too, but opponents worry equality issues are overlooked. Thirty years after Simon Fraser University's Women's Centre opened its doors, the campus is now considering a proposal for its first ever Men's Centre. Last Wednesday the Simon Fraser...
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    Moose migration may bring wolves

    With moose venturing farther south in Saskatchewan come their natural predators - wolves. "(The moose population has) expanded quite a bit in southern Saskatchewan over the last 20 years," said Gary Provencher, a conservation officer for the Ministry of Environment. "From what we know...
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    Man catches homemade bomb while fishing south of Saskatoon

    I'll do a better job next time. RCMP are attempting to determine how a homemade explosive device came to be caught by a fisherman in a Saskatchewan. Saskatoon RCMP were contacted Sunday night around 7:20 p.m. by a man who had been fishing at the Brightwater Reservoir near Hanley...
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    Bank, Sask. building trades call for more funding for aboriginal education

    REGINA — Canada’s looming labour shortage could be met in part by the rapidly rising aboriginal population, but not unless the widening education gap between natives and non-natives is addressed, according to the head of aboriginal banking for one of Canada’s largest banks. “We’ve got a...
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    Regina eyes $80M deal for sale of wastewater

    The City of Regina is considering selling treated wastewater to a potash mine in a deal valued at $80 million, according to a report going to council members next week. The proposed deal, with a company called Western Potash Corp., would see water from the city's treatment plant piped to a...
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    Infrastructure, Infrastructure and more Infrastructure

    Federal cash for roads, sewers to continue, minister pledges National infrastructure program, currently funded to 2014, will continue beyond The president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities says mayors across the country are relieved that the federal government has committed to...
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    Moose delays Regina flights

    Some flights were briefly put on hold at the Regina International Airport Friday after a moose wandered onto the airfield. It happened sometime after 6 a.m. CST at the airport just west of the city. Air travellers waited on the runway while workers chased the moose away. The moose was...
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    Study accuses corporations of hypocrisy on climate change

    If you're paying into CPP you're a part owner of the majority of these corporations. Find out who does the voting for Canada at the shareholder's meetings and hassle them to speak up.
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    Study accuses corporations of hypocrisy on climate change

    Of course GE would play both sides. It helped them snag a sweetheart deals on their nat gas turbines.
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    Ontario a drag on national wage growth

    Wage growth remains tame in Canada, and nowhere is it weakest than in the country’s most populous province. Average weekly earnings rose 2.1 per cent among Canadian workers in March, led by Saskatchewan and Newfoundland -- where wage growth is running at twice the national pace. It’s a...
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    A Fearie Tale

    Map in detail Link to secret report
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    Epic Anti-Global Warming Monologue

    It ain't gonna happen.
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    Epic Anti-Global Warming Monologue

    It's toast in the next quake anyway. It already is a dive and it's the only known hole to be above ground.
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    Epic Anti-Global Warming Monologue

    Yay! Disney World will make for an awesome dive park.