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A year of Doug Ford: Retreating on cuts or just taking a break?
Tuesday, 04 June 2019 05:21 Written by theconversation Mark Winfield, York University, Canada It’s been a bad few weeks for Ontario Premier Doug Ford as he approaches the…
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This young black doctor helped develop a laser technology process that kills cancer
Dr. Hadiyah Nicole Green...NBC News Dr. Hadiyah Nicole Green dedicated herself to fighting cancer when her aunt and uncle…
US Visa Applicants To Submit Social Media Details, 5 Years’ Worth Of Email Addresses
Monday, 03 June 2019 13:37 Written by tribuneonlineng Under the newly adopted rule, nearly all applicants for United States visas will now have to submit their social media…
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The real ‘American Gangster’ who once ruled the heroin trade in NYC dies at age 88
Sunday, 02 June 2019 13:05 Written by face2faceafrica Luigi Novi / Wikimedia Commons Frank Lucas, whose story was adapted into the 2007 film American Gangster played by…
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Regulate social media platforms before it's too late
Saturday, 01 June 2019 14:46 Written by theconversation Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg initially dismissed as “crazy” the warnings that Russia had been using Facebook to spread propaganda in…
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Chris Attoh Grilled By U.S Police Over His Cryptic Tweet Hours Before His Wife's Death
Friday, 31 May 2019 20:44 Written by tori.ng After becoming a prime suspect in the wife's murder, Chris Attoh has been grilled by US police over cryptic tweet. …
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Ancestral languages are essential to Indigenous identities in Canada
Friday, 31 May 2019 01:03 Written by theconversation Language is a complex structure. Here, Jeremy Dutcher performs during the Polaris Music Prize gala in Toronto on Sept. 17,…
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A must-read list: The enduring contributions of African American women writers
Toni Morrison, Zora Neale Hurston and Nella Larsen are on this short list of enduring must-read writers. Left to right:…
The Ontario government's shameful snub of affordable housing
Wednesday, 29 May 2019 09:35 Written by theconversation Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, speaks with Toronto Mayor John Tory before a recent news conference announcing funding for affordable…
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The new NAFTA's assault on public health
U.S. President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto hold a news conference before signing…
