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Warning: Canada is not what you think it is, ey
If you assume Canada is a welcoming haven from the bile and divisiveness in the age of Trump, you may be mistaken.
Canada’s government toppled, elections in May
Canada’s opposition defeated Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s minority government in a no-confidence vote on Friday.
Canada’s leader seems set to retain job
Canada’s Conservative Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, appeared poised to retain his job as polls opened in Tuesday’s national election.
Canadian minister quits over security lapse
The Canadian Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier, dubbed ”Bumbling Bernier” by his critics, resigned on Tuesday after admitting that he left sensitive government documents at the…
Obama has Clinton in his sights
Barack Obama bids on Tuesday to knock Hillary Clinton out of the White House race after a mud-slinging campaign that Democratic grandees fear is helping nobody but Republican…
Canada pulls out of UN conference on racism
Canada on Wednesday bowed out of the United Nations 2009 conference on racism in Durban, saying it would likely ”degenerate into … expressions of intolerance and anti-Semitism”.…
Top jazz players pay tribute to Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson’s dazzling keyboard technique, commanding sense of swing and mastery of different piano styles from boogie woogie to bebop could leave even his most accomplished…