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CBC.ca City pullings plug on Bowfort interchange public art CBC.ca Plans for public art at the Bowfort interchange in Calgary were paid for, but more than a year after the piece was partly unveiled, CBC News has learned it will never be completed. This week, the city pulled the plug on the landscape piece, known as …
Read MoreAs a staunch Independent, partisan bickering over pretty much everything these days drives me batty. So many issues that should barely be considered “political” much less “partisan” have divided Americans among party lines and become man-made mountains both Democrats and Republicans are willing to die on. But the issue of climate change in particular has become increasingly partisan, which makes no sense whatsoever. I mean, I know Al Gore making himself the face of global warming was probably enough to create a partisan divide all by itself, but when you…
Read MoreEthics watchdog declines to probe Ontario Liberal sex harassment claimCBC.caCBC News does not know the names of either the staffer, the MPP or the Liberal officials. The allegations are laid out in a letter from Integrity Commissioner David Wake to the woman's lawyer, John Nunziata, in which the commissioner declines to … Read more: www.cbc.ca
Read MoreIf you give Ellen a piece of information, you’d better believe she will remember it. The perfect example of this occurred recently on U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka’s 21st birthday. SEE ALSO: Michael B. Jordan had the perfect response to this tweet about him still living with his parents To mark the occasion, Ellen took to Twitter to give the following “present” to Osaka. pls block me 😩 — NaomiOsaka大坂なおみ (@Naomi_Osaka_) October 16, 2018 Then the man himself responded. You’re welcome, Naomi. — Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) October 17, 2018 The…
Read More(CNN)A Wisconsin sheriff made a plea on Thursday for volunteers to help in the search for a missing teenager whose parents were found dead in their home this week. Since authorities received a cryptic 911 call and discovered the bodies of Jayme’s parents in their home near the town of Barron early Monday, investigators have received more than 400 tips and have not confirmed any credible sightings of the girl. But the sheriff said he has a “100% expectation that she’s alive.” An Amber Alert was issued Monday for Jayme…
Read MoreCBC.ca New federal asbestos ban includes controversial exemptionsCBC.caNew regulations designed to ban asbestos will go into effect by the end of this year â but an analysis of the final rules introduced Wednesday reveals they have been watered down from what the federal government originally proposed. The final … Read more: www.cbc.ca
Read MoreThe great statesmans standing in the Britain of 2018 is arguably higher than it was in 1945. This biography too easily dismisses his less heroic side How to assess the career of a world-changing politician who was also a prolific journalist, writer and incessant self-publicist? Aside from his other achievements, Winston Churchill wrote a six-volume, 1.9m-word account of the second world war and his role in winning it. Are we able, more than five decades after his death, to peer over the mountain of his reputation and his writings more…
Read MoreI’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: Friends is a great show and was actually pretty progressive given that it was made in the 90s (multiple interracial relationships, a baby out of wedlock, surrogacy, etc.). And while that important thesis is not in any way material to the topic at hand, I just want David Crane and Marta Kauffman to know they’ve still got hitters out here. In any case, even if you call yourself a diehard Friends fan, I doubt you know everything there is to know about this show. And I…
Read More“The president is denying he’s giving cover in any way to the Saudis, insisting he simply wants to find out what happened,” Tapper said on Wednesday’s broadcast of “The Lead.” But it was “about as tough as the president was willing to get,” he added. Check out the clip here: RELATED COVERAGE Barack Obama Brutally Shuts Down People's Lame Excuses For Not Voting Laura Ingraham: Vote GOP Or Democrats Will Replace You With Immigrants Fake Melania Trump Hilariously Sums Up Her Feelings About President's Alleged Affairs Michael Moore Reveals The…
Read MoreNo bad vibes here: Harry and Meghan donned colourful leis for a discussion around mental health on Bondi Beach.Image: Chris Jackson – Pool/Getty Images It’s been an understandably busy few days for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who are in the midst of their first overseas visit. On Friday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex dropped by Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, the chia seed-laden suburb that’s known for its bohemia and totally chill vibes, man. SEE ALSO: Why the next royal baby might not be a Prince or Princess…
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Read MoreCBC.ca Edmonton Girl Guide sells out of cookies in cannabis store lineup CBC.ca Elina had to go back to school Thursday, so she couldn’t come to the phone to talk to CBC News. But Seann Childs said his daughter has already been sold cookies door to door in their neighbourhood. People aren’t always home, Childs said, so it’s not …
Read MoreThe Austin American-Statesman reported. On Oct. 8 — two days after Kavanaugh’s confirmation — Travis County Court-at-Law No. 3 Judge John Lipscombe draped black funeral bunting over the entrance to doors to his courtroom, the paper reported, citing a Twitter photo posted by KVUE-TV BRETT KAVANAUGH HIT WITH MORE SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS The act derailed more than 103 defendants’ schedules and baffled other defense lawyers who said they didn’t receive enough notice. Of the 137 cases scheduled that day, 135 were rescheduled for a future date, The Statesman reported. Travis…
Read MoreCBC.ca Toxic mushrooms poison 2 dogs in North Vancouver, police say CBC.ca Joan Stewart-Gay says the loss of Clooney has been devastating for her, and for her other pets.( Jon Hernandez/ CBC ). “He threw up at two in the morning, and again at five, ” Stewart-Gay told CBC News. “I get up to take him across town to the emergency …
Read More(CNN)Citing a maritime law from the 1850s, the companies that operated a duck boat that sank during a fierce storm in July, killing 17 people, have filed paperwork asking a federal court to rule they have little or no liability for the incident. Survivor: Husband’s memory will keep me going “Except as provided in section 30506 of this title, the liability of the owner of a vessel for any claim, debt, or liability described in subsection (b) shall not exceed the value of the vessel and pending freight,” the law…
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