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Have you ever considered that the Prime Directive is not only not ethical, but also illogical, and perhaps morally indefensible?

  • Manitoba premier touts Churchill as Canada's 'only hope' should Trump move to acquire Greenland

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  • I don't think it's clear what he means, tbh. I don't see how it could mean anything other than a permanent military presence there, which...isn't currently on the table?

  • Survey from Winnipeg spa asked 'blatantly disrespectful' question about 'purity of the country': customer

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  • Sure, but I'm not about to absolve the spa of responsibility for what they put out into the world.

  • Survey from Winnipeg spa asked 'blatantly disrespectful' question about 'purity of the country': customer

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  • Can't say I agree with that.

    Alexandre Boileau, Groupe Nordik's senior director of marketing in sales, said in an emailed statement to CBC News that the survey was "reviewed in advance" but admits the company "did not apply sufficient scrutiny" to the values-based questions CROP included.

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    Survey from Winnipeg spa asked 'blatantly disrespectful' question about 'purity of the country': customer

    www.cbc.ca /news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-thermea-spa-survey-9.7050152
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    WestJet reversing move to install tight seating layout

    www.cbc.ca /news/canada/calgary/westjet-reversing-move-to-install-tight-seating-layout-9.7048610
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    Canada and China reach 'landmark' tariff-quota deal

    www.cbc.ca /news/politics/livestory/canada-china-electric-vehicles-canola-trade-deal-carney-xi-9.7048058

  • CBC News further expands local journalism, bureaus

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  • Yeah, I don't know if they're focusing on more geographically spread-out areas, or what.

  • Quebec Premier François Legault says he will resign

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  • It sounds like the party is in the toilet, and the PQ is riding high in the polls...

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    CBC News further expands local journalism, bureaus

    www.cbc.ca /news/editorsblog/cbc-news-local-journalist-bureaus-expansion-9.7044796
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    Quebec Premier François Legault says he will resign

    www.cbc.ca /news/canada/montreal/legault-resigns-ahead-of-provincial-election-9.7044929
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    Command the Aetherian Salvation [T6]!

    www.playstartrekonline.com /en/news/article/11579460
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    Patch Notes for 1/13/26

    www.playstartrekonline.com /en/news/article/11579454
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    Command the Orion Interceptor

    www.playstartrekonline.com /en/news/article/11579433
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    Do you Believe in a No Win Scenario?

    www.playstartrekonline.com /en/news/article/11579439
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    Government documents suggest Ottawa stalled airline fee meant to fund passenger complaints system

    www.cbc.ca /news/gopublic/airline-passenger-complaints-delay-fee-9.7038661
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    Join the Feast, or Be the Feast!

    www.playstartrekonline.com /en/news/article/11579406
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    The Gamma Quadrant Needs You!

    www.playstartrekonline.com /en/news/article/11579397
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    Claims that crime spikes around supervised drug consumption sites unfounded: study

    www.cbc.ca /news/canada/manitoba/study-supervised-consumption-sites-toronto-crime-9.7036017

  • Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he's appointed Chrystia Freeland as an economic adviser

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  • Even a broken clock...

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    Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he's appointed Chrystia Freeland as an economic adviser

    www.cbc.ca /news/world/freeland-ukraine-economic-advisor-9.7033382

  • Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case

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  • ohhhh now i get it

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    Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case

    www.thebeaverton.com /2026/01/mark-carney-turns-off-geolocation-on-phone-just-in-case/
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    Goodfood's licence suspended by Canadian Food Inspection Agency

    www.cbc.ca /news/canada/montreal/goodfood-licence-suspension-cfia-9.7032304

  • Cities need to overcome the fear of the first step in change

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  • There are probably a lot of lessons that could be learned from Portage & Main.

    For the vast majority of the city's population, it was a place to pass through, not a place to exist, and it was absurd to have a city-wide referendum on it (I'm against referendums in general, but that's another discussion). Regional polling consistently showed that the people who actually live in the area supported re-opening the intersection to pedestrians.

    The fears surrounding re-opening the intersection were stoked by former mayor Sam Katz for years, in the interest of cheap political points.

    Sprinkle in some NIMBY businesses in the concourse below the interesection, and you have a recipe for inaction. Things only changed when they received a $74 million estimate to maintain the underground concourse.

  • Spiked ’60 Minutes’ Segment Spreads Online After Canadian TV Network Posts Unedited Episode

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  • I think it was probably an accident (I believe Global has since pulled it?), but a happy one.

  • 'Too much regulation, not enough action': Carney rebuffs Trudeau's climate policies

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  • I'm not super comfortable with a lot of what he's saying, but it would be pretty tough to make the case that "not enough action" isn't an accurate statement.

    According to new data released from Environment and Climate Change Canada, the country will fall well short of its 2030 climate goal — just halfway to its target of a 40 to 45 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions below 2005 levels.

    I'm deeply skeptical that his approach is going to do any better, but I support the idea of boosting investment in clean(er) alternatives. And he did get Alberta to agree to increase their industrial carbon price.

  • Bombardier wins $753M federal contract to replace RCAF’s Challenger fleet

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  • Also, it looks like these jets will be for operations like medevac and disaster relief, with VIP transport continuing to be gravely by the Airbus CC-330.

    This article muddies that a bit by delving into the past controversies with the use of the Challengers as VIP transport.

  • Bombardier wins $753M federal contract to replace RCAF’s Challenger fleet

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  • It looks like the Global 6500 is a new/in-development plane, but it's a business jet, which is one of the few things Bombardier seems to do well. Hopefully they won't make a mess of it.

  • Q's Wonderful Gifts

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  • I don't think their F2P model is as good as it used to be - those Legendary bundles are awful - but it's still pretty good.

  • Q's Wonderful Gifts

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  • Including vendor junk food items in the giveaway is certainly a choice, but from the picture it looks like there will eventually be things that people actually want...

  • WestJet and Air Transat passengers fight back after airlines falsely claim they can’t film disputes

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  • I agree, but also this was a 2700 km trip, as the crow flies.

  • Pipeline deal with Ottawa met with boos at Alberta UCP convention

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  • The boos came later when she asked if they were more comfortable in Canada than they were a few days ago.

    And the pipeline deal is why she was asking, so what's the difference, exactly?

  • Here's what to know about the energy agreement between Ottawa and Alberta

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  • What are the chances that Alberta just agreed to an increased industrial carbon tax in exchange for a pipeline that never gets built?

  • Fact File: No 'plan' to 'euthanize' 15 million Canadians with MAID

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  • Well, euthanizing 1/3 of the population would certainly help alleviate the housing crisis...

  • Should parents who refuse childhood vaccines be liable if their choice harms someone else’s kid?

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  • Agreed - it's pretty unlikely that you'd be able to prove something like that.

    I suppose you could try to apply precedents surrounding HIV disclosure, but I think it'd be a tough sell.

    Edit: And to be clear, even in that situation, we're talking about disclosure, not actual treatment-related choices.