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The “root causes” questions have been asked
By PATRICK HUNTER
Justin Trudeau is right. And so is President Obama.
In the wake of the Boston bombing, Trudeau noted, in an interview with the CBC’s Peter Mansbridge, that in addition
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Post-secondary environment hostile to Blacks
By MURPHY BROWNE (Abena Agbetu)
“In the decade leading up to 2015, nearly 70 per cent of Canada’s projected 1.7 million new jobs are expected to be in management positions or in occupations usuall
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Candace Chapman joins Washington Spirit soccer team
Canadian defender, Candace Chapman, has joined the Washington Spirit that is currently preparing for the new eight-team United States Women’s Soccer League.
A member of Canada’s Olympic bronze medal team at last y
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Arisa Cox to host Big Brother Canada
Multimedia personality, Arisa Cox, will host the upcoming Canadian reality television show, Big Brother Canada, which premieres later this month.
The 2002 Harry Jerome Award winner and E! News Weekend co-host will int
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Nigerian coach’s race comments spark controversy
Controversy has reared its ugly head just two weeks before the start of the Africa Cup of Nations’ soccer championship in South Africa.
Nigerian coach, Stephen Keshi, is concerned that he and his African counterpart
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What’s driving Canada’s foreign policy?
The CBC recently reported on a “leaked” document which outlines the possible future direction of Canada’s foreign policy. Before I get into the meat of that discussion, be wary of a couple of things.
I have put
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Hart out after Canada’s soccer team’s failures
Stephen Hart’s tenure as Canada’s men’s soccer coach was sealed before he hopped a flight to Honduras two weeks ago for a decisive World Cup qualifier.
It mattered that his team – which needed just a draw to a
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Awaiting the Lankin-Sheikh review on social welfare reform
By PAT WATSON
The home phone rang Monday morning – some minutes into what for the normal world is the commencement of business hours – just after 9 a.m. Too late to answer the call, it went into voice mail.
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Condoleezza Rice should tell the whole truth
The only speaker whose performance I watched at the Republican National Convention was former U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice. I mainly wanted to see the spin she would deliver to her brothers and sisters from another mo
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Opposition politicians vow to end police brutality in Guyana
By MURPHY BROWNE (Abena Agbetu)
This is the dark time, my love,
All round the land brown beetles crawl about
The shining sun is hidden in the sky
Red flowers bend their heads in awful sorrow
This is
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