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on November 27, 2014 in World News

Pipeline politics could fuel talk of Alberta separation

Pipeline politics could fuel talk of Alberta separation Few people are indifferent to the prospect of global warming, but that doesn’t mean that greenhouse gas emissions should cloud the debate over construction of new pipelines. Unless we’re going to ban automobiles and other forms of transportation, such as buses and jets, the focus should be on reducing the amount of emissions that are discharged into the air, not on preventing Alberta oil from getting to market. Such common sense is apparently lost on U.S. President Barack Obama, who has been told repeatedly by his officials that the Keystone XL pipeline… View Article

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on November 27, 2014 in World News

Health Canada clamps down on medical marijuana advertising

Health Canada clamps down on medical marijuana advertising 20 medical marijuana producers accused of overpromoting products on web Health Canada has ordered Canada’s medical marijuana companies to stop making their products look so good. The department issued warning letters this week to licensed commercial growers across Canada telling them to clean up their advertising by Jan. 12 or face suspension and even revocation of their licences. The letters, customized for 20 officially licensed producers of medical marijuana, set strict limits on how their products can be presented on websites and social media, even forbidding photos of buds or the inclusion… View Article

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on November 27, 2014 in World News

Suspended Senators Duffy, Wallin, Harb repay $465,000

Suspended Senators Duffy, Wallin, Harb repay $465,000 Three of the four Senators who were suspended last year for filing false expense and living allowance claims have repaid a total of $465,000 over the past year-and-a-half, including interest on the money they wrongly received, public accounts and Senate records show. Three of the four Senators who were suspended last year for filing false expense and living allowance claims have repaid a total of $465,000 over the past year-and-a-half, including interest on the money they wrongly received, public accounts and Senate records show. The repayments will be even higher—more than $511,000—if former… View Article

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on November 27, 2014 in World News

Doug Ford opts out of PC leadership race

Doug Ford opts out of PC leadership race Controversial Toronto city councillor Doug Ford announced Thursday he would not join the Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership race, something he’d been talking about since he finished a strong second in the city’s mayoral race last month. Ford told reporters gathered for the announcement at the family’s business — Deco Labels — that he had received a lot of support and encouragement, but decided not to become the sixth candidate in the PC race. “It’s been the most difficult of my entire life,” he said, “tougher than deciding whether or not to run… View Article

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on November 27, 2014 in World News

Harper names new Supreme Court justice

Harper names new Supreme Court justice An experienced Quebec trial lawyer has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the bench of the Supreme Court of Canada. Suzanne Cote, who has been a member of the Quebec bar since 1981, is the first woman from private practice to be directly appointed to the Supreme Court. She is head of the Montreal litigation group at law firm Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. “With her wealth of legal knowledge and decades of experience, Ms. Cote will be a tremendous benefit to this important Canadian institution,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in a… View Article

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on November 26, 2014 in World News

Man Faces Felony Charge for Pointing Banana at Cop

Man Faces Felony Charge for Pointing Banana at Cop Is that a banana in your pocket or are you just trying to get shot? A Colorado man claiming to be a stand-up comedian was arrested after he allegedly pointed a loaded banana at police officers, which evidently caused them to fear for their lives. The absurd incident occurred on Saturday in Grand Junction. Police approached 28-year-old Nathen Channing after they spotted him walking down the sidewalk waving around a “yellow object.” “I observed Nathen reach into the left side of his coat with his right hand and pull out a… View Article

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on November 26, 2014 in World News

Obama: Americans Have No Right To Favor Americans

Obama: Americans Have No Right To Favor Americans No distinction between native-born Americans and future migrants The only Americans who can legitimately object to immigration are native Indian-Americans, President Barack Obama told his Chicago audience Nov. 24, as he made an impassioned ideological plea for endless immigration, cultural diversity and a big government to manage the resulting multicultural society. “There have been periods where the folks who were already here suddenly say, ‘Well, I don’t want those folks,’ even though the only people who have the right to say that are some Native Americans,” Obama said, rhetorically dismissing the right… View Article

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on November 26, 2014 in World News

Commuters told to ‘run, hide and tell’

Commuters told to ‘run, hide and tell’ in leaflet distributed by police warning of Mumbai-style gun terror attacks at train stations New campaign by police to encourage public to be aware of terror threat Leaflets handed out at stations telling passengers what to do in attack Police say the campaign is the result of an increased threat from fanatics They say information from passengers has prevented previous plots Security services say they’ve foiled ‘marauding gun attacks’ in recent years But some commuters have criticised the leaflets as ‘scaremongering’ A new anti-terror bill is be unveiled today in a bid to… View Article

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on November 26, 2014 in World News

Obama Admits To Violating The Constitution

Obama Admits To Violating The Constitution Tells pro-immigration heckler “I just took an action to change the law” A frustrated President Obama told pro-immigration hecklers in Chicago Tuesday to “get the facts,” and pointed out that he had circumvented the Constitution to stop illegal immigrants being deported. Obama, whose approval rating has fallen below 40 percent, close to an all time low, was responding to a heckler who interrupted his speech by shouting “You have been deporting families.” “What you’re not paying attention to is the fact that I just took an action to change the law, so that’s point… View Article

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on November 26, 2014 in World News

Jian Ghomeshi faces five charges in sexual assault investigation

Jian Ghomeshi faces five charges in sexual assault investigation Former CBC host Jian Ghomeshi is facing five charges in relation to a sexual assault investigation. He appeared in court on Wednesday afternoon and was released on $100,000 bail. Mr. Ghomeshi, 47, was charged with four counts of sexual assault and one count of “overcome resistance – choking,” Toronto police said in a news release. According to the Criminal Code, anyone found guilty of attempting to choke someone to overcome their resistance to the commission of an indictable offence faces a maximum punishment of life in prison. Sexual assault carries a… View Article

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