Carney’s bid to forge the world’s largest trading bloc will be an uphill battle

No one can accuse Prime Minister Mark Carney of lacking ambition.

But high on the agenda for a three-country trip that will take him over the next week to the eastern reaches of the globe is what may be his most audacious gambit: trying to forge the world’s largest trading bloc as an antidote to U.S. President Donald Trump.

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‘High levels’ of illegal family voting in Gorton and Denton by-election

Nigel Farage has claimed a report of high levels of illegal family voting in the Gorton and Denton by-election “raises serious questions about the integrity of the democratic process in predominantly Muslim areas”.

An election observer group on Thursday night raised concerns over what it called “concerningly high levels of family voting” in the constituency.
Democracy Volunteers said they attended 22 of the 45 polling stations in the constituency, spending 30 to 45 minutes in each, and witnessed family voting in 15 of the 22 polling stations observed.

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The mountain of evidence over weight-loss drug damage

THE UK’S drug regulator has warned doctors of the ‘small risk of severe acute pancreatitis’, a potentially fatal condition, in patients taking weight‑loss and diabetes drugs linked to around two deaths per week in the UK. Meanwhile, Novo Nordisk, maker of Ozempic, faces more than 1,800 lawsuits alleging the drug has caused not only acute pancreatitis but also stomach paralysis, vision loss, kidney injury, gallbladder disease and other permanent harms. If successful, the claims could cost the company up to $2billion.

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Indigenous man who cleaned up after murder bragged Gladue ‘discount’ would half his sentence

An Indigenous man who bragged to an undercover cop about the Gladue “discount” that would cut his penalty in half for helping to clean up after a Calgary murder has been sentenced to 6.5 years in prison, even though the Crown was looking for as much as 10.

A jury convicted Jason Leo Tait of being an accessory after the fact to murder in the death of Keenan Crane. He was acquitted of manslaughter.

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Canada’s global performance rankings are in freefall

There is an ongoing debate over whether Canada is doing better economically than Alabama, based on their relative GDP per capita, with many on the Canadian Left arguing that our country’s economic performance and quality of life look much better when other factors are taken into account.

Unfortunately, this argument misses the mark. When we expand our comparisons beyond Alabama, it quickly becomes apparent that GDP per capita is, if anything, overstating the relative state of our economy and wellbeing relative to our global peers.

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So long, Mr. Clean: Mascot to ‘retire’ after almost 7 decades on the job

Mr. Clean – Probably racist

After 68 years of keeping up appearances, Mr. Clean, the polished mascot of the cleaning product company with his name, is throwing in the towel.

In a retirement announcement video shared on the brand’s Instagram, Mr. Clean is shown addressing a crowd of reporters at a press conference, while donning shades and a Hawaiian shirt.

Huh?

From 2017 – The New Face of Mr. Clean is African-American

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1 in 4 Canadians in long-term care were given anti-psychotic drugs without diagnosis, report finds

One in four Canadians living in long-term care homes were prescribed anti-psychotic medication without a diagnosis of psychosis, according to a new report that highlights serious risks associated with using the powerful drugs.

The report, released on Thursday by the Canadian Institute for Health Information, examines the safety and well-being of residents in long-term care homes. It found the rate of anti-psychotic medication use in long-term care homes was higher in Canada compared to several other countries, including the United States, Australia and Sweden.


Why weren’t they given MAiD?

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