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Chris Selley: Seven years for mischief, one day for terrorism — someone make it make sense

On Monday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and deputy leader Melissa Lantsman publicly deplored the seven-year sentence that might be facing Tamara Lich and Chris Barber on Wednesday. They were key organizers and spokespeople for the 2022 Freedom Convoy that eventually parked itself in downtown Ottawa and didn’t leave for three weeks. Read More
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Coca-Cola to release new Coke with sugar. Trump says it’s ‘better’ than corn syrup. Is it?

Coke preferences can get pretty niche. People in Canada and the United States have long waxed lyrical about the Mexican version. (Though some claim Colombian Coke is even better.) One of the most common reasons fans give for seeking out the nostalgic, glass-bottled Mexican import comes down to the sweetener. Our southern-most North American neighbour uses sugar, while the Canadian and American versions contain high-fructose corn syrup. Read More
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Jamie Sarkonak: Nanaimo, where complaining about feces-drenched drug zones is all you can do

Nanaimo, B.C.'s downtown drug experiment has failed to stabilize its overdose rate. It has managed, however, to line the city’s oldest streets with feces, garbage, hit-and-runs, doorway fires and damaged property — a situation so bad that city council, just last week, considered fortifying its parking lot with a 1.8-metre fence. Read More
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André Pratte: Dialogue key to decreasing tensions between Alberta and Quebec

Seven years ago, Quebec Premier François Legault made a very unfortunate comment, calling oil from Alberta’s oil sands "dirty energy." “I am not embarrassed to refuse dirty energy while we are offering clean energy at a competitive price,” Legault said, rejecting the idea of a pipeline crossing Quebec’s territory to reach the port of Saint John, New Brunswick. Albertans were incensed, and rightfully so, considering that Quebec receives billions in equalization payments thanks, in part, to Alberta’s prosperity. Consider also that Quebecers consume millions of barrels of gas from the oil sands each year. Read More
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From potatoes to cocoa and coffee, severe weather spikes food prices worldwide, study finds

In 2021, crops withered as Western Canadian farmers faced the worst drought in 19 years. Wheat stocks dropped 38.7 per cent year over year in its wake. By April 2022, food manufacturers were paying more than double what they were in 2020, and that cost had trickled down to consumers. According to Statistics Canada, shoppers spent more on bread (+12.2 per cent), pasta (+19.6 per cent) and cereals (+13.9 per cent) than they had the year prior. Read More
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