April 04, 2019 / By mobanmarket
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s public safety minister says the province will meet demand for recreational marijuana with only one government-run shop and an online store when the drug is legalized next month. Mike Farnworth also defended the province’s approach to legalization Monday after it announced that only one brick-and-mortar BC Cannabis Store in Kamloops will […]
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A controversial cartoon of Serena Williams which was accused of being racist and presenting her as “ape-like” has been found by Australia’s media watchdog to be acceptable. The cartoon, which appeared in Melbourne’s Herald Sun newspaper, depicted a heated exchange between Williams and an umpire during her loss to Naomi Osaka in the final of […]
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I have mixed feelings about my experiences in graduate school. As a Black, first-generation Canadian and the first in my family to become a doctoral student, I did not understand the culture of the academy. If I knew then what I know now as an adjunct professor teaching part time, I might have made different […]
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For the first time in six years, Super Smash Bros. Melee will not be gracing the main stage of this year’s Evo, as the game has been dropped from the tournament’s line-up. A game Nintendo amusingly described as “too difficult”, Super Smash Bros. Melee has been a staple of fighting game tournaments since its release […]
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Seven years ago Macky Sall was propelled to victory in Senegal’s presidential election by a vibrant youth movement insistent on sweeping away the old guard. Youngsters from Y’en a Marre (‘Fed Up’) rallied around the opposition candidate as the country stared down the barrel of constitutional crisis when 85-year-old president, Abdoulaye Wade, stood for an unprecedented […]
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Prince Harry, you held it together for so long. When your future wife, Meghan Markle, stepped out of the car in her spectacular white dress, you were in the chapel at the end of the aisle. Like every man awaiting the love of his life, you looked hella nervous. I know that seemingly endless fidgeting, […]
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NEW YORK — Michael Kors is buying the Italian fashion house Gianni Versace in a deal worth more than $2 billion (CAD$2.59 billion), continuing its hard charge into the world of high-end fashion. The deal Tuesday comes just 14 months after the New York handbag maker spent $1.35 billion (CAD$1.75 billion) adding to its portfolio […]
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UPDATE: The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a baby boy Monday morning, Kensington Palace confirmed on Twitter, and also via official announcement outside Buckingham Palace. LONDON — The Duchess of Cambridge entered a London hospital Monday in labour, Britain’s royal palace said. The baby will be a third child for her and husband Prince […]
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France is mulling tackling a rising tide of workers taking sick leave by encouraging them to work from home when ill. Sick leave costs France’s social security system up to €10 billion a year, with the average private sector employee taking 17 days per year in 2017. With sick days rising, due in part to […]
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TORONTO — Iconic American toy brand FAO Schwarz is coming to Canada, but it won’t be here for long. The New-York based retailer announced Tuesday that it is opening pop-up spaces at every Hudson’s Bay Co. store in a bid to bring some of the U.S.’s most beloved toys to Canada. The spaces, ranging in […]
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