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Arizona Police force their way into home to remove an un-vaccinated toddler with high fever

Police in Arizona forced their way into a home with guns drawn to remove an un-vaccinated toddler with a high fever, amid mounting concern over falling immunisation rates in the US.  Officers in Chandler, Arizona broke down the door of the family home after the child’s parents refused to let police and a Department of […]

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ESPN Networks to Carry Over 400 Division I Games

BRISTOL, Conn. — ESPN will offer its most robust NCAA Division I Softball slate to date with more than 100 games televised across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network (schedule) and Longhorn Network (schedule) and at least 300 games carried on ESPN3 and SEC Network +, totaling more than 400 games available this spring. ESPN will […]

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Rachel Notley Is Securing A More Stable Future For Alberta Oil

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley deserves credit for taking bold measures to address an immediate crisis affecting her province, and the Canadian economy as a whole. The price of oil has been hitting historic lows, thanks in part to a glut in the market. Notley, who has been defending this industry since her election, responded as […]

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Vancouver Housing Enters Dreaded 'Death Cross.' Here's What That Means For Prices

Josh Sherman, Livabl Enter the death cross. The ominous term, one that should be familiar to those following the stock market, isn’t literally a matter of life or death. But it does often signal an asset will lose value, and according to new analysis from Eitel Insights, Vancouver’s detached-home prices have spiraled into a death-cross […]

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What Jim Carrey Got Wrong About Canada's Health-Care System

Last week, Jim Carrey told the world what he really thinks of the Canadian health-care system on the hit show Real Time with Bill Maher. While our media is constantly being bombarded by messages that our health-care system is the ideal to live up to, it’s a concept that only sounds nice on paper. In […]

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No. 5 LSU Tops No. 4 Auburn, 6-1, in Game Two of WCWS

OKLAHOMA CITY – No. 5 LSU defeated No. 4 Auburn, 6-1 in game two of the 2015 Women’s College World Series, Thursday afternoon at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium.   Box Score | LSU Press Quotes | Auburn Press Quotes Carly Hoover (pictured) went the distance for the Tigers (51-12), scattering six hits, striking out […]

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Paris police chief fired over Champs-Elysées riots as French government to ban protests in trouble spots

The Paris police chief has been fired for failing to contain violent riots that saw a string of flagship restaurants and shops torched along the French capital’s famed Champs-Elysées. The government announcement came after top security officials acknowledged that attempts by 5,000 police to stop several hundred black-clad rioters running amok along “the world’s most beautiful avenue” for seven […]

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PlayStation Plus Free Games for December 2018 Revealed

Sony has revealed the full lineup of free games PlayStation Plus subscribers will receive in December though the PlayStation Blog, and the list includes an atmospheric horror game, an over-the-top action-racer, and more. This month’s PlayStation Plus lineup includes: Soma (PS4) Onrush (PS4) Steredenn (PS3) Steinsgate (PS3) Iconoclasts (PS Vita, Cross Buy with PS4) Papers, Please (PS […]

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The Drop In 2018 Canadian Home Prices Isn’t What It Seems

Although much has been made about the decline in Canadian home sales and prices, one economist suggests it wasn’t as bad as it seems. “Remember: If the price of every house in the neighbourhood stays the same in a given year, but fewer of the expensive ones change hands in favour of the cheaper ones, […]

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South Korea proposes artificial rain project to combat Seoul air pollution

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has proposed a joint project with China to use artificial rain to clean the air in his country, where an acute increase in pollution has caused alarm. Moon also instructed government officials on Wednesday to speed up the retirement of old coal-burning power plants, according to his spokesman, Kim Eui-kyeom. Seoul has been […]

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