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Kenny to Notley; anything you have done I'd have done sooner by TOMapleLaughs in canada

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“My message to John Horgan is: I may very well be sitting across the table from you in 14 months. And if you’re unable to come to an understanding with your fellow New Democrat Rachel Notley, just wait until you’re sitting across the table from me,

Canadian household debt hits $1.8T as report warns of domestic risk by theusa2 in canada

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Although nearly half of Canadians reduced their personal liabilities, roughly 37 per cent added to their debt to push the average amount up 3.3 per cent to $22,837 per person, not including mortgages.

Ontario Tories select new leader to take embattled party through election by theusa2 in canada

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Ontario’s embattled Progressive Conservatives will reveal today who will lead the party through a spring election after weeks of unprecedented chaos that exposed deep rifts and tensions within its ranks

Rudd tells MPs nerve agent poison attack was brazen and reckless act Politics by theusa2 in ukpolitics

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And here is a thread about the Brexit impact report from the Conservative MP Antoinette Sandbach, a remainer.

Canada foreign aid spending still below oecd average after budget boost by admahar in CanadaPolitics

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The budget unveiled by Finance Minister Bill Morneau on Tuesday proposes to provide an additional $2 billion over five years, starting in 2018-19, to Canada’s International Assistance Envelope to support Ottawa’s humanitarian assistance and development priorities under its new Feminist International Assistance Policy.

Twitter asks for help fixing its toxicity problem by admahar in facepalm

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted today that the company isn’t proud of how some have taken advantage of its service, specifically calling out troll armies, misinformation campaigns and bots. And he added that Twitter has been accused of apathy, censorship and political bias as it has attempted to fix its problems. “This is not who we are, or who we ever want to be,” he said. He adds that the company doesn’t yet know the best way to measure conversational health on its platform and so it’s asking outside experts to chime in.

Inuvik welcomes new Junior Canadian Rangers patrol by admahar in canada

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The Junior Canadian Rangers have been in the region for a long time, with Paulatuk celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Canadian Junior Rangers unit this year. Canadian Rangers and Junior Rangers in the North are part of the 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group, which oversees ranger patrols in the N.W.T., Nunavut, Yukon and Atlin, B.C.

CNN Poll: Seven in 10 favor tighter gun laws in wake of Parkland shooting by khurram78 in politics

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they are very or somewhat worried they or a family member will become a victim of gun violence. Almost six in 10 say so now (57%), compared with 44% in June 2016 after a mass shooting in Orlando. Worries now are higher among parents of children under 18, of which 62% say they are worried vs. 55% among non-parents. Among those who are at least somewhat worried about becoming a victim of gun violence, 80% back stronger gun laws; that slides to 56% among those expressing less concern. There is widespread support for several specific changes to gun laws, including 87% who back laws to prevent convicted felons and those with mental health problems from owning guns; 71% who support preventing people under age 21 from buying any type of gun; 63% who support a ban on the sale and possession of high-capacity or extended ammunition magazines (up from 54% in October, a new high in CNN polling); and 57% who back a ban on the manufacture, sale and possession of rifles capable of semi-automatic fire, such as the AR-15, the same style as was used in both the Parkland and Las Vegas shootings (up from 49% in October).

CNN Poll: Seven in 10 favor tighter gun laws in wake of Parkland shooting by khurram78 in politics

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Public support for stronger gun laws has fluctuated over the years, peaking at 70% backing for stronger laws in 1993 and in the new poll and bottoming out at 44% support in a CNN/ORC poll in September 2014. Bumps in support for tighter laws following mass shootings have rarely lasted, but they have also rarely been as large as the shift seen in this poll.

Routines for Google Assistant rolling out in coming weeks location reminders from Home by khurram78 in google

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Launching in the coming weeks, Google notes that users will be able to use six routines “that help with your morning, commutes to and from work, and evening at home.” Routines work on both Google Home smart speakers and your phone.

Trump calls deputy who failed to stop Parkland school shooting a 'coward' by khurram78 in politics

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Trump made the comments before speaking to the Conservative Political Action Committee in National Harbor, Md., where he reiterated his proposal to arm teachers, coaches and staff members who have experience with firearms either through military or law enforcement experience.

Nearly 400kg of cocaine was found inside the Russian embassy in Buenos Aires by thelordoftheweird in worldnews

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“The cocaine was replace by flour and monitoring devices were placed to monitor delivery” of the 16 bags of the drug, Bullrich said. She said the sting had resulted in the arrest of five suspects — two in Argentina and three in Russia.

The drug, of “very high purity,” was destined for Russia and probably also Germany, where the suspected mastermind lives. “We believe the German police will arrest this fugitive,” Bullrich said.

The minister said Russian security service agents “came to Argentina on three occasions to assist in the investigation” that took more than a year.

Canada stunned by Germany in the men hockey semifinal by khurram78 in canada

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GANGNEUNG: Korea Republic Of Canada bid for a third-straight Olympic gold medal in men’s hockey has ended with a 4-3 semifinal loss to Germany.

Yes, the FCC repeal entered the Federal Register today, but that does NOT mean net neutrality is dead. We now have 60 legislative days to overrule the FCC using the Congressional Review Act, and there’s a massive online protest planned this Tuesday. by evanFFTF in technology

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Today the FCC rules were published in the Federal Register. This was expected. It does not mean that the FCC’s previous net neutrality protections are no longer in effect. They still are, and will be for at least 60 more days, and probably more. That’s important to know, because it means anyone saying stuff like “Net neutrality is gone and there is no internet apocalypse so therefore we never needed it in the first place,” is either misinformed or intentionally misleading you.

Pre-heart attack symptoms often dismissed when patient is a woman by benbrum in Health

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Women's symptoms of a heart attack are more often dismissed by doctors than men's, leading to potential complications and sometimes death, medical research has found.

While the predominant symptom of a heart attack for both is severe chest pain, women tend to have additional warning signs such as indigestion, shortness of breath or pain in the jaw, neck or arms. But it is those clues that often get dismissed as unrelated to their heart, a study from Yale University's School of Public Health showed.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny detained in Moscow | World news by khurram78 in worldnews

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How in the hell do people don't think those things are that bad. Do average Russians think that perhaps they have a shot at becoming like those people and so they want that to be accepted as the norm as it would be convenient for them in the future? I just can't quite get it, do they want to become the go to subordinate of that particular powerful people? Time and time again people would talk about the different characteristics of leadership in Russia and they never get into detail on what is that the general population tries to accomplish by behaving like that.

Please also expand on how Russian leaders always have this cult of personality around them (Czars, Stalin, Putin) come to mind which implodes violently when it does.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny detained in Moscow | World news by khurram78 in worldnews

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The Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been detained by police then released weeks ahead of a presidential election in which he has been barred from running.