CSIS Director recalled after PMO staff say they weren’t told about China interference in 2019 and 2021 elections
A CSIS report summary tabled at the inquiry alleged that China compelled…
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A recent report by CBS’ “60 Minutes” into cases of “Havana syndrome”…
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With a name that sounds like science fiction, the Ontario Eclipse Task…
NATO: Ukrainian drones responsible for more than 65% of destroyed Russian tanks
More than two-thirds of the Russian tanks that Ukraine’s military has destroyed…
The Woodwright’s Shop vs The New Yankee Workshop on PBS
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her description of the blackness of the “hole in the universe” ~6…
Yes, the Government Really Does Stash Billions of Pounds of Cheese in Missouri Caves – Modern Farmer
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Darien scheme – Wikipedia
Source: Darien scheme – Wikipedia amazing read! See also: Darien Gap.
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Opinion | You Don’t Just See a Total Solar Eclipse. You Feel It Completely.
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Americans Are Rushing to See a Rare US Solar Eclipse on April 8
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As US Government Considers Rescheduling Marijuana, Canada Prime Minister Says International Treaties Were No Issue for His Country
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You’re so vainYou probably think this song is about youYou’re so vain…
Solar eclipse: State of emergency declared in Niagara Region | Globalnews.ca
A state of emergency has been declared in Niagara Region with thousands…
Highway signs asking Ontario drivers to telework during solar eclipse ‘not approved’ | Globalnews.ca
On Monday night, highway signs had advised drivers to avoid traffic by…
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The total solar eclipse will create an optical illusion known as the Purkinje effect. Here’s how to see it | CNN
Those viewing a total solar eclipse might experience an optical illusion known…
Eclipse mania will mean busy highways and transit in southern Ontario. Here’s what travellers are advised to do
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President Javier Milei fires 24,000 government workers in Argentina: ‘No one knows who will be next’
Public sector employees denounce that the cuts will put many state functions…
clearing snow off car failure
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George the Chicken, old keene road, played hockey with his son ?????, gathered chickens
placeholder for a story of when I played hockey in peterborough, ~13yo,…
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Moon Standard Time? Nasa to create lunar-centric time reference system
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How I keep Mr. Mustard from touching Mr. Mayo on a sandwich.
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Opinion | Trump Is Financially Ruining the Republican Party
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Ready or not, self-driving semi-trucks are coming to America’s highways
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No, pork rinds are not healthier than vegetables, and there is no study that proves it
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‘Ozempic babies’ are the latest phenomenon attributed to viral diabetes and dieting drug
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Immigration minister slams Conestoga College over foreign enrolment
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Baby goats in Minnesota die after being infected with bird flu, a first
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Pew Poll Finds 88% of US Adults Support Legalizing Medical and/or Recreational Marijuana
An overwhelming share of U.S. adults say marijuana should be legal for…
Glue Sniffing – Big Trouble in a Small Tube
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First Human Patient to Receive a Neuralink Brain Implant Used it to Stay Up All Night Playing Civilization 6 – IGN
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Mpox outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is a worry to disease docs : Goats and Soda : NPR
With a dramatic jump in cases — and a strain of mpox…
That Time Beer Saved the World | BEYONDbones
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How I make Chicken Kibbeh Wraps with lavash bread.
lavash bread from local restaurant “Kebab on Lavash“, made fresh today, $2…
Dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas test positive for bird flu
Federal officials say milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has…
Canada’s maple syrup reserve almost empty as sap season at risk of becoming another casualty of the winter that wasn’t
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wtf does tl;dr mean?
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