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Kraken-like giant octopus ruled the seas in the time of the dinosaurs, study suggests
A giant octopus may have ruled the ancient seas as a top marine predator in the age of the dinosaurs, according to new research. Japanese scientists from Hokkaido University studied 15 jaw fossils of large octobrachia, which were previously found on Vancouver Island and in Japan, and another 12 jaws of finned octopuses, which were…
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Where Canada’s condo market is headed: FP Video
FP Video puts real estate in focus this week with an investment manager’s take on the best buys in REITs and an update from Urbanation on Canada’s crumbling condo market. Trade lawyer Mark Warner fills us in on the latest in Canada, U.S. trade negotiations. REITs are set for double digit growth, says Dennis Mitchell…
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Racial discrimination factors into reducing sentence for double shooting in Porsche
An Ontario judge whittled 13 months off a 14-year sentence for a man who shot two people due to the Muslim shooter’s youth, racial discrimination he experienced growing up in Toronto, and harsh pretrial jail conditions. A jury in Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice convicted Yousaf Bilal Sheikh, 24, on two counts of attempted murder…
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An ethics report just called on Mark Carney to sell his investments. Here’s why it likely won’t happen
OTTAWA — Lots of ink has been spilled this past year about the quandary of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s sprawling past business dealings, significant investments and his many potential conflicts of interest , and a parliamentary committee unveiled some possible solutions this week. Yet, most of these solutions are very unlikely to see the light of…
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The important questions raised by Parliament’s game of musical chairs
Beneath the partisan acrimony and overheated language, there are useful and important questions about how Canada’s parliamentary democracy works and how it is supposed to work.
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Lakeshore negotiating more solar panels for Atlas Tube Rec Centre as utility forecasts $1.8M in energy savings
The Municipality of Lakeshore could save up to $1.8 million on energy over 25 years by adding more solar panels to the roof of the Atlas Tube Recreation Centre (ATRC), according to a report to council authored by its manager of energy management and utilities, Marco Villella.
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Could nuclear power solve the Yukon’s energy problem?
Officials from Ontario and the Yukon have entered into a partnership that marks “the first step” toward deploying small modular reactors in the Yukon – technology they say could help solve the territory’s energy crisis.
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Days of time change ‘pretty much at the end’ in Manitoba, premier suggests
Manitoba’s premier is moving the needle a tick closer toward ditching the spring forward, fall back ritual, in a move that could usher in a “Prairie time zone.”
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City of Windsor, Valente Homes announce $33.5M luxury condo at Roseland
The City of Windsor and Valente Homes on Friday announced a $33.5 million luxury condo and new golf clubhouse development at the site of the former Roseland Golf & Curling Club building.
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Can incoming CEO Heidi O’Neill breathe new life into Lululemon brand?
When Heidi O’Neill takes the reins of Lululemon Athletica Inc. on Sept. 8, she will be tasked with reviving the Vancouver-based retailer’s growth while appeasing a discontented and outspoken group of shareholders who will likely be watching her every move. Here, the Financial Post looks at the incoming CEO’s long career with one of Lululemon’s…