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Stuck in London, ON for another year, his industry unavailable to him, a minority political party supporter, and staunchly environmentalist, he looks to the internet for a means to staying sane while trying to understand the world around him.
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Public support for climate change has risen dramatically in the last decade, especially as more knowledge of environmental damage becomes available. So with all the talk, why haven't we seen more changes? Why are we still just talking, and not acting?
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A small plane plummeted into Ontario's Algonquin park on Saturday, October 10th, the first crash at the park in over 10 years.
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With a growing rift between the conservatives and liberals over how the Canadian minority government is handling the current economic problems, the two party leaders agreed to have a face-to-face meeting, with the threat of an election looming over them.
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With the sale of the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes to Jim Balsillie all but inevitable, it seems that Hamilton is the logical and likely destination for the NHL team. But why?
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A day after Dalton McGuinty's Economic Development Minister had some harsh words for the Ontario government's involvement in business development, the Premier responded with almost the exact opposite message.
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The British Foreign ministry is scrambling to send lawyers to a pregnant Briton after learning she may face a firing squad if found guilty in a Laotian court.
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With the economy in disarray and Harper's government under close scrutiny, Ignatieff relished in the fact that the Liberals' support is quickly growing, even going so far as to thank the Prime Minister.
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Wednesday, in London's financial district, angry protesters smashed through a bank and stretched the police force to their maximum, all in opposition of the upcoming G20 meetings.
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With climate change warming up regions of the arctic and making resources more accessible, Russia has stepped up it's military presence in the far north.
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Since the start of 2009, a major theme in news headlines has been a cause of worry: 4 major air crashes have grabbed top story status, with a 5th crash being reported in Montana. Is this cluster of air-related crashes a coincidence, or cause for concern?
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The Obama administration set into motion its economic recovery plan today, which reportedly brings together private investors and public money into picking up the banks' troubled assets.
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With rising sea levels a concern for coastal cities, new studies reveal that the Northeastern United States could see the worst rises from the melting ice caps - threatening cities' (like New York and Boston) infrastructures.
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With so much distrust already surrounding the bailed-out companies after the AIG bonus fiasco, the banks find themselves immersed in another scandal as US lawmakers discovered that 13 of the banks receiving the 700 billion dollars owe millions in taxes.
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After a much publicized buildup to the Jim Cramer/Jon Stewart interview on the March 12 episode of The Daily Show, NBC chief executive Jeff Zucker weighed in with his own comments about the comedian's harsh criticism.
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After the reported $165 million in bonuses AIG is giving to their employees, some of which are responsible for the current crisis, the public backlash has been very outspoken - including one US senator, who had some choice words for the executives.
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The report released about the successful August jail break of six Regina inmates highlights the structural problems of the aging Saskatchewan prison and the highly ineffective staff - prompting an 87 million dollar investment into a new prison.
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As expected, the Harper government revealed its budget for the upcoming year, and it's full of a large deficit - but what does it consist of?
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The Canadian government, and its citizens, have been awaiting the 2009 Budget for nearly three months since Harper won a minority government. With so much on the line for Canadian jobs, it's imperative that this budget be not about politics, but people.
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Detroit has undoubtedly been hit the hardest by the US economic recession, but times for the Motor City are getting so tough that newly-released criminals are choosing to stay in jail rather than face life in a battered city - but how bad is it?
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In a momentous vote, the Swiss government approved a legal heroin program to help addicts with an 86% favourable vote, while at the same time rejecting decriminalizing marijuana.
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