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I don’t beerlieve it, there’s an RPG tavern management simulator

The tavern: the quintessential hub of a medieval story. The roaring fires, the frothing ale, the boisterous banter – why, a fantasy role-playing game wouldn’t be the same without one. But how often have you thought about actually running one? Imagine no longer! Introducing Crossroads Inn, an RPG and management sim in one, and nothing […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Ban On Bringing Booze Over Provincial Borders

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the constitutionality of a New Brunswick law that ensnared a man who brought home beer and liquor from neighbouring Quebec. The unanimous high court decision Thursday effectively preserves the current trade regime, saying provinces have the power to enact laws that restrict commerce if there is […]

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China population growth slows despite abolition of the one-child policy

China’s population grew at a slower rate last year despite the abolition of the one-child policy, official data showed Monday, raising fears an ageing society will pile further pressure on an already slowing economy. There were 15.23 million live births in 2018, a drop of two million from the year before, data from the National Bureau of […]

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Canada-China Trade Deal Must Not Have Any 'Progressive' Elements: Ambassador

OTTAWA — China’s ambassador has firmly rejected a key pillar of the Trudeau government’s trade agenda, branding its attempts to entrench labour standards in a free trade pact as a non-starter for his country. Ambassador Lu Shaye said Tuesday that Canada’s “so-called” progressive trade agenda has no place in the free trade agreement the two […]

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Donald Trump will keep troops in Iraq to ‘watch Iran’

The United States will keep troops in Iraq in order to “watch” Iran, Donald Trump said on Sunday. Mr Trump said he wanted to maintain a military presence in the country even though he had repeatedly described the original decision to invade Iraq as one of the “greatest mistakes” ever made by the US. “We […]

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Trump's Idea For 25% Tariffs On Auto Imports Met With Shock, Disbelief

Canadian auto industry observers are reacting with shock and disbelief to news that U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation that could result in tariffs of up to 25 per cent on auto sector imports into the United States. David Adams, president of the Global Automakers of Canada, which represents Japanese car manufacturers Honda […]

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ‘denied weekly phone calls to husband’ after hunger strike threat

Authorities in Iran have cancelled Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s weekly phone calls with her husband and have begun reducing her food rations, after the jailed British-Iranian charity worker announced she was planning a hunger strike. Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe, writing in a letter released by a human rights charity last week, said she intends to go on a three-day […]

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Checked Bag Fees At Air Canada, WestJet Rise In Tandem

MONTREAL — Many Canadians will be forced to spend a little more to travel after Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Ltd. said they are increasing fees for passengers to check their bags. The country’s two largest airlines are raising the fee for the first checked bag to $30 from $25, and for the second bag […]

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Ski resort evacuated and thousands stranded as heavy snow blankets Alps

Heavy snowfalls have left large areas of the Austrian and Bavarian Alps paralysed, with more than 2,000 people trapped in villages and ski resorts cut off from the outside world. Five people have been killed, and another two are missing.   The entire Austrian ski resort of Hochkar was evacuated on Monday amid fears of avalanches.  “We […]

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Jagmeet Singh's Trip To B.C. Fuels Rumours He'll Run For Burnaby Seat

VANCOUVER — Federal New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says while he has been encouraged to run for Parliament in the newly vacated British Columbia riding of Burnaby South, he won’t be making an announcement yet. Singh spent Friday in Metro Vancouver, with two planned events in the riding that New Democrat MP Kennedy Stewart vacated […]

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