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Breaking: Bob Rae stepping down as an MP to focus on mediation work (5)

Liberal member of Parliament Bob Rae announced Wednesday he is stepping down as an MP in order to focus on his work as a lawyer and mediator on First Nations issues. Rae, 64, made the announcement in Ottawa Wednesday, alongside … Continue reading

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Another Montreal mayor resigns in scandal (4)

MONTREAL – Montreal has had its second scandal-provoked mayoral resignation in less than a year, with an arrest and criminal charges leading to the departure Tuesday of an interim city-hall boss. Replacement mayor Michael Applebaum stepped down a day after … Continue reading

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Canada-EU trade deal threatened by infighting (10)

Canadian trade negotiators are running up against bureaucratic infighting among European Union officials, who are backing away from earlier commitments in talks for a Canada-EU trade deal – increasing the chances Stephen Harper will return home empty-handed after a week-long … Continue reading

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The Mighty Bakken (1)

[Ed. note: North Dakota registered $25.3 billion in taxable economic activity 2012, a 29 percent increase from 2011. The major reason for this economic boom is described below.] Any discussion of the revolution in U.S. upstream technology and its impact on the … Continue reading

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Satellites Identify Hotspots for Drought in Coming Years

Despite heavy rains this week, drought persists throughout much of the Midwest and Southern U.S., forcing residents to pump more water from deep underground. Now a new paper in Science points out that our nation’s groundwater reserves are also being depleted throughout large swaths … Continue reading

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Liberal appointee asks court to let him keep $231,000 in housing allowances

OTTAWA – A Liberal appointee in the Senate has asked a court to let him keep $231,000 in housing allowances his peers say he should repay. Sen. Mac Harb filed an application for a judicial review in Ontario Superior Court … Continue reading

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Former Alberta university student pres tries to avoid jail time

CALGARY — Robbing a bank while disguised should land the former president of the Mount Royal University students’ association a four-year prison term, a prosecutor said Monday. But the lawyer for Meghan Melnyk suggested her client should be spared any … Continue reading

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Government proposes move to withhold two weeks’ pay from public servants

OTTAWA — The Conservative government is proposing to claw back four per cent of the public service payroll from its employees as part of its sweeping plan to modernize its pay system and bring it in line with the private … Continue reading

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GCHQ intercepted foreign politicians’ communications at G20 summits (10)

Foreign politicians and officials who took part in two G20 summit meetings in London in 2009 had their computers monitored and their phone calls intercepted on the instructions of their British government hosts, according to documents seen by the Guardian. Some delegates … Continue reading

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Quijones: (Spanish) Banks Worse Than Pushers (10)

Steppenwolf’s The Pusher exploded on to the counter-culture scene in 1968 and was chosen as the opening song for Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper’s 1969 cult movie Easy Rider (to listen to the track, click here). As its title suggests, the song is about drug … Continue reading

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Court: Ariz. citizenship proof law illegal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states cannot on their own require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing up easier. The justices voted 7-2 to … Continue reading

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Chang: Bad Omens In China – Banks Default, Debt Auctions Fail

On Friday, China’s Ministry of Finance sold only 9.53 billion yuan of government bills, far less than the 15 billion yuan offered.  It was the first failed Finance Ministry auction since July 2011.  To add insult to injury, Beijing had to pay … Continue reading

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