states Archive
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Yes, anti-pipeline Vancouver really is North America’s largest exporter of coal
Posted on 12.04.2018 | No CommentsA city dead set against expanding petroleum exports is decidedly less irked about another type of fossil fuel -
Obama’s Bunker Festers in The Swamp
Posted on 06.02.2018 | No CommentsOnce upon a time a seasoned political operative ran for President of the United States against a candidate who had virtually no political experience. She—Democrat Ms. Hillary Clinton—former First Lady of Arkansas, former First Lady of the... -
Canada and U.S. touting Vancouver meeting on North Korea, but key ally Japan is reluctant
Posted on 19.12.2017 | No CommentsThe Japan Times reported that Canada had been trying to set it up for December, but Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono wouldn't commit to anything before the end of the year
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Supply management dispute likened to ‘family fight’ as North American farmers unite over NAFTA talks
Posted on 16.08.2017 | No CommentsWhile stacks of paper hit negotiating tables for a first round of talks, there were warning bells from a sector that has roundly benefitted from the deal since 1994
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Trump tells North Korea to ‘get their act together’ or it will be in trouble ‘like few nations have ever been’
Posted on 10.08.2017 | No CommentsTrump's statement comes on the heels of his 'fire and fury' threat two days ago
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Almost two thirds of Americans oppose Trump scrapping Paris agreement, poll shows
Posted on 05.06.2017 | No CommentsOpposition outpaces support by a 2 to 1 margin. While 67 per cent of Republicans support the action, that drops to 22 per cent of independents, 8 per cent of Democrats -
The steady decline of America’s death rows
Posted on 06.05.2017 | No CommentsIn 2016, there were 20 executions nationwide, the lowest annual total in a quarter-century -
What one photo reveals about North Korea’s nuclear program — more than Kim Jong Un intended
Posted on 27.02.2017 | No CommentsSeveral experts analyzed a March 2016 photo of the North Korean leader unveiling what he claimed was a new nuclear device -
Justin Trudeau finds allies across political lines in signalling disapproval of Trump’s travel ban
Posted on 29.01.2017 | No CommentsPremiers Brad Wall and Kathleen Wynne along with Alberta PC leadership candidate Jason Kenney were on Trudeau's side on the Trump ban while Kellie Leitch stayed silent -
How Canada’s zany dairy system affects daily life, from cheese bandits to dessert-starved Newfoundlanders
Posted on 25.11.2016 | No CommentsThe unexpected side effects of supply management include everyone hating us and a goat 'brain drain' -
Bots, trolls and state media: How Russian propaganda machine spread fake news to sway U.S election
Posted on 25.11.2016 | No CommentsRussia's increasingly sophisticated propaganda machinery echoed and amplified right-wing sites across the Internet as they portrayed Clinton as a criminal -
Influential, experienced and erratic: Trump picks retired general to be national security adviser
Posted on 18.11.2016 | No CommentsMichael Flynn helped dismantle insurgent networks in Afghanistan and Iraq but then surprised - and sometimes dismayed - colleagues by joining Trump’s political insurgency
