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on January 15, 2015 in World News

2 Hindu men claim to have been banned from ‘Muslim-free’ shooting range

2 Hindu men claim to have been banned from ‘Muslim-free’ shooting range The father and son say they were denied entry to The Gun Cave Indoor Firing Range in Hot Springs, Ark., by owner Jan Morgan, who says she prevented the pair from entering due to ‘safety concerns’ and has proudly declared her business ‘Muslim-free.’ wo Hindu men claim they were banned from using an Arkansas gun range that proudly declares itself to be a “Muslim-free zone” after the owner mistook them for being Muslim. The father and son allege that they were turned away from The Gun Cave Indoor… View Article

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on January 14, 2015 in World News

Canada being sued for billions under NAFTA investor protections

Canada being sued for billions under NAFTA investor protections Study charts foreign corporations’ growing use of NAFTA’s investor protections to sue governments over environmental and economic regulations. The private owner of the Detroit-Windsor bridge is suing Canada for billions under NAFTA, one of many legal cases cited in a new study on corporations’ growing use of investor protection measures to challenge the Canadian, U.S. and Mexican governments. Michigan billionaire Matty Moroun, owner of the existing bridge connecting Windsor to Detroit, is claiming damages from Ottawa in connection with Canada’s plan to help build a second bridge linking Ontario to Michigan… View Article

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on January 14, 2015 in World News

Advocate Keith Neville ordered to stop work with veterans’ appeals

Advocate Keith Neville ordered to stop work with veterans’ appeals Keith Neville has worked 48 cases and won appeals in all of them A veterans’ advocate in Whitney Pier said he’s been told by the federal government he can no longer help former military members navigate the bureaucracy of the Veterans Review and Appeal Board. Keith Neville has successfully advocated for 48 veterans having their cases heard by the Veterans Review and Appeal Board, which provides veterans and other applicants with an independent avenue of appeal for disability decisions made by Veterans Affairs Canada. In July, the board sent Neville… View Article

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on January 14, 2015 in World News

Justin Trudeau’s Liberals lead among women, Stephen Harper’s Conservatives among men

Justin Trudeau’s Liberals lead among women, Stephen Harper’s Conservatives among men Liberals pick up support among both sexes – but Conservatives holding their own An article in Chatelaine magazine last year asked, “Is Justin Trudeau the candidate women have been waiting for?” The polls suggest that, for a plurality of women, he just might be. But does that make Stephen Harper the candidate for men? Women are an important electoral demographic not just because they make up a little over half of the Canadian population — they’re also more likely to vote. An Elections Canada study estimated that turnout among… View Article

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on January 14, 2015 in World News

Former Pro-GMO Scientist Speaks Out On The Real Dangers of Genetically Engineered Food

Former Pro-GMO Scientist Speaks Out On The Real Dangers of Genetically Engineered Food I retired 10 years ago after a long career as a research scientist for Agriculture Canada. When I was on the payroll, I was the designated scientist of my institute to address public groups and reassure them that genetically engineered crops and foods were safe. There is, however, a growing body of scientific research – done mostly in Europe, Russia, and other countries – showing that diets containing engineered corn or soya cause serious health problems in laboratory mice and rats.I don’t know if I was passionate… View Article

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on January 14, 2015 in World News

Ex-NYPD Detective: Muslim-Only ‘No Go Zones’ Could Come to US

Ex-NYPD Detective: Muslim-Only ‘No Go Zones’ Could Come to US “Those people should be kicked out immediately” The rise of so-called “no-go zones” in France — segregated Muslim communities governed by local imams and abandoned by French police — are the handiwork of Islamists who plan to spread them throughout the non-Muslim West, a former New York City police detective told Newsmax TV on Tuesday. “I think this is actually a strategy that is slowly being implemented worldwide by radical Islam,” Harry Houck, a private investigator and retired NYPD detective, told “The Steve Malzberg Show,” describing a process of gradual… View Article

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on January 14, 2015 in World News

Bobcat nearly makes off with cat

Bobcat nearly makes off with cat A homeowner in Kettle Valley met an unwelcome intruder in his garage recently after the intruder tried to take off with his cat. The seemingly cuddly bobcat (pictured above) snatched a Kettle Valley man’s cat and nearly got away with it, if it weren’t for some helpful neighbours. “Apparently, his neighbours saw this bobcat grab a hold of his cat and proceed to drag it off, so they ran after the bobcat, and the bobcat released the cat, and they both ran into the bush. When they got a hold of the house cat’s… View Article

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on January 14, 2015 in World News

Russian politicians and bankers think oil will reach $60-$80 in 2015

Russian politicians and bankers think oil will reach $60-$80 in 2015 An average oil price in 2015 will probably be in the range of $60 to $80 a barrel, say leading Russian politicians and bankers talking at the Gaidar Economic Forum in Moscow. The Head of Sberbank German Gref suggests oil will return to the level of $60-70 a barrel in the near future. “I do not believe it will continue to be low at $40, but it may stay at $60-70 for several years,” Gref told reporters at the economic forum in Moscow Wednesday. READ MORE: Oil plummet: Crude… View Article

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