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US government shutdown looms at Christmas as Donald Trump demands $5 billion for border wall

Donald Trump on Thursday warned he is prepared to shut down the US government just before Christmas in a row with Democrats over paying for his proposed border wall. The US president declared he would not sign a temporary spending bill extending funding for key government departments because it did not contain money for the […]

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Destiny 2’s annual Moments of Triumph are here

Still playing Destiny 2? You can start working towards your annual Moments of Triumph rewards now. Each year of Destiny culminates in a set of Moments of Triumph rewards – challenges designed to get people mopping up the bits and pieces of the game they’ve not yet completed, like hunting down collectibles, or maybe finally […]

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Toronto Transit To Send 75% Of Its Bombardier Streetcars Back For Repairs

Click:HE 5000 Toronto’s transit commission says the majority of its new streetcars have to be returned to their manufacturer for repairs. The first 67 streetcars out of 89 produced for Toronto by Bombardier Transportation will be sent back for preventative repairs of “inferior frame welds,” TTC spokesman Brad Ross said Wednesday. The defect poses no […]

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Egypt unearths tomb of ancient high priest

Egyptian archaeologists have discovered the tomb of a priest dating back more than 4,400 years in the pyramid complex of Saqqara south of the capital Cairo, authorities said Saturday. "Today we are announcing the last discovery of the year 2018, it’s a new discovery, it’s a private tomb," Antiquities Minister Khaled el-Enany told an audience […]

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New Brunswick’s La Maison BeauSoleil Will Use Robotics To Compete In Global Oyster Market

When the harbours aren’t frozen, Maxime Daigle and his older brother Jean-Francois often take to the cold waters off New Brunswick in one of their family’s flat-bottomed boats to harvest oysters. The siblings are among hundreds of producers along this rocky coast who grow oysters for La Maison BeauSoleil in the company’s distinctive floating bags. […]

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Mortgage Borrowing Among Canada's Millennials Sees Major Pullback

There’s been a steep drop-off in the volume of mortgages that Canada’s millennials are taking out, a sign that the country’s faltering housing market could see more weakness ahead. According to new data from credit bureau TransUnion, new mortgage originations among millennials in Canada fell by 19.5 per cent between the last quarter of 2017 […]

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South African beach in race row as security guards ‘turn away black people’

A picturesque South African beach has been embroiled in a bitter racism row after a local security firm allegedly turned away black bathers from the area, prompting protesters to ritually slaughter a sheep on its sands to ward off prejudice.  Security guards working on Clifton beach in Cape Town allegedly told black citizens to leave […]

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Supply Management Changes Possible Despite Government's Defence

OTTAWA — When it comes to defending Canada’s supply management system from the trade demands of the Trump White House, Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay is leaving the barn door open a crack. The U.S. administration has made it clear it wants Canada’s system for controlling the price and supplies of dairy, eggs and chicken abolished […]

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Spanish city to move thousands of ‘nuisance’ pigeons

A city hall in Spain is preparing to relocate thousands of pigeons in a rare humane attempt to deal with nuisance birds harassing tourists and locals dining on its plazas. Cádiz will catch and move 5,000 urban pigeons 500 miles away to a province of Valencia in a departure from more traditional techniques used by […]

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Did You Fib On Your Mortgage Application? There May Be Trouble Ahead

With house prices rising sharply in some Canadian cities, the pressure on homebuyers to get into the market has grown intense. We are a homeowner society, after all, and for many people, a house or condo is the ultimate status symbol. But with housing moving out of affordability range in Toronto, Vancouver and nearby cities, […]

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