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Today’s front page of the day comes from Canada’s Guelph Mercury, which published a print edition for the last time on Friday. The 149-year-old paper’s final front led with -30-, which the newspaper explained was a print tradition. “The tradition faded as computers replaced typewriters in newsrooms. But, for anyone who cares about journalism, -30-…
Entry Text UPDATE: 8:38 p.m. ET — RCMP say four people were killed in a shooting in northern Saskatchewan, not five as the prime minister said earlier. LA LOCHE, Sask. — A student who was just returning from lunch when shots were fired at a northern Saskatchewan school Friday said his friends ran past him…
Trump raises questions about Cruz’s ‘precarious’ Canadian birth. Source: Trump raises questions about Cruz’s ‘precarious’ Canadian birth
It’s uncanny! Toronto Mayor Rob Ford at a rally in the city, April 17, 2014, and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Dec. 21, 2015Photo illustration by Slate. Rob Ford by Geoff Robins/AFP/Getty Images. Donald Trump by Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images. Excerpted from The Only Average Guy: Inside the Uncommon…
There’s a big debate happening tonight, and it has nothing to do with Donald Trump or the Republican primary. While Americans wait for the 9 pm GOP showdown, Canadian political junkies (and US-based fans of Canadian politics) will be tuning in to theMaclean’s National Leaders Debate, the first debate of the Canadian federal election of…
Seventeen-year-old Malyk Bonnet says he doesn’t think of himself as a hero. But the woman who owes her life to his courage and good judgment would probably disagree. As CBC News reports, Bonnet was on his way home from work when he noticed a couple arguing by a bus stop. Persuaded that the man might…
I know, right? Will your friends agree? Share this Link People In Toronto Created A Memorial To A Dead Raccoon After The City Forgot To Pick It Up http://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/people-i… RIP #DeadRaccoonTO People In Toronto Created A Memorial To A Dead Raccoon After The City Forgot To Pick It Up – BuzzFeed News.
My name is Stephen Harper and I approve this candidate (until I learn he’s a fake). Photo via Chris Lloyd‘s website. This article originally appeared on VICE Canada. A Conservative candidate’s sudden resignation marks the latest chapter in an artistic performance that’s now spanned over 15 years. On Tuesday, a CBC News investigation revealed that…
It started out well enough. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Montreal’s Victoria Square, the heart of what’s left of its financial heft, waving banners, shouting slogans, hugging, smiling, high-fiving, smoking weed, all with the intent of sticking it to Quebec’s Liberal premier, Philippe Couillard, and his austerity budget. Thursday’s march was the apex…
Target to close all 133 Canadian stores; 17,600 employees will lose jobs Target says it will close its stores in Canada, a market that it entered only two years ago. Image: AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz/Associated Press By Anita Li2015-01-15 17:18:19 UTC TORONTO — Target is closing all of its stores in Canada, less…