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How Canada invented ‘American’ football, baseball, basketball and hockey - CBC Sports

North America's favourite sports all have Canadian roots - CBC Sports Longform (2023)


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The ticking bomb under Canada’s constitution | The Economist

The obscure-sounding “notwithstanding clause” is actually rather dangerous | The Americas (2022)


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Charter fights - Canada’s constitution is being trampled by populists | The Economist

The “notwithstanding clause” lets politicians nullify citizens’ rights. It needs to go | Leaders (2022)


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Saskatchewan announces international student growth strategy

The government of Saskatchewan in Canada has announced a new provincial strategy to support the growth of international students. “ As part of t... (2021)


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Tech Workers Are Living the American Dream—in Canada

The short-sighted immigration policies of the US administration is driving top talent north of the border. But there's a new global winner: Cana... (2020)


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Why Do Canadians Say 'Eh'?

The story behind Canada’s most distinctive verbal tic. (2017)


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O Canada, never stop being weird | Emer O’Toole | Opinion

They say my adopted country, 150 this year, is dull. From puppets to survivalism, the truth is far stranger Canada Day is approaching, and it’s ... (2017)


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Canada’s Newest Unicorn: Edtech Startup ApplyBoard Raises $75M At $1.4B Valuation

ApplyBoard's revenue surged by 500 percent year-over-year in 2019. (2020)


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University in Canada - Using your Cambridge qualifications to study in Canada

Destination Canada Using your Cambridge qualifications to study in Canada (2019)


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Canada partly to blame for trash fracas with Philippines, say environmentalists | CBC News

The federal government says it’s pursuing all legal options against the now-defunct company that shipped tons of garbage to the Philippines, but ex... (2019)


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What if Montcalm had won? - The Globe and Mail

New France was not the Golden Age nationalist myth-makers made it out to be (2009)


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America Was 20 Minutes Away From Being French

How French hubris determined the fate of North America. “Go there at dawn. The Plains of Abraham are located in what is now downtown Quebec C... (2016)


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Canada to ban keeping whales, dolphins in captivity - CBC

Animal welfare advocates are celebrating after the House of Commons voted Monday to ban keeping whales, dolphins and porpoises in captivity — in a ... (2019)


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Police in Canada Are Tracking People’s ‘Negative’ Behavior In a ‘Risk’ Database - VICE

The database includes detailed, but “de-identified,” information about people’s lives culled from conversations between police, social services, he... (2019)


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You're not poor. You're broke || The Guardian

My heart breaks when my friends conflate the two terms: understanding the difference between ‘broke’ and ‘poor’ is the first step toward building a... (2019)


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What Is a Polar Vortex and Why Is It Making It So Cold Right Now?

Some scientists believe climate change could make these events more common. (2019)


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The Marijuana Billionaire Who Doesn’t Smoke Weed - Fortune

Marijuana: How Cannabis Stock Tilray Brought Weed to America | Fortune Backed by Big Beer and Big Pharma, a secretive Canadian marijuana company... (2019)


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Calgary voters reject city’s pursuit of 2026 Winter Olympics - The Globe and Mail

The Olympic bid appears to be over as 56 per cent of voters said No in a plebiscite held only two weeks after a public funding deal was struck (2018)


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Pipeline Vandals Are Reinventing Climate Activism | WIRED

Angry about climate change, activists shut down an oil pipeline in Minnesota—and then tried to convince a jury that their illegal actions were nece... (2018)


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Corona beer maker Constellation ups bet on cannabis with $4 billion investment in Canopy Growth

Constellation is not planning to sell a drinkable cannabis product in the U.S. before legalization happens across the nation, but it may begin doin... (2018)


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Finding True North

Thousands of Haitians who fled the United States on foot last summer have started very different lives in Canada. (2018)


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Larry Page is quietly amassing a ‘flying car’ empire - The Verge

Google co-founder Larry Page is revealed to be owner of Opener, a Canadian flying car startup that just came out of stealth. He also is involved in... (2018)


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Canada’s climate policy - Trudeau and the Toronto troublemaker - The Economist

DOUG FORD, who is due to be sworn in as Ontario’s premier on June 29th, will not dally. The “very first item” on his agenda will be to “cancel the ... (2018)


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What happened to Tim Hortons? The downfall of Canada's brand | The Guardian

The coffee shop has long been synonymous with Canada, but bad press and changing tastes have hurt it – and then there was the poop incident (2018)


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Canada legalises recreational cannabis use - BBC News

The country is the first in the G7 group of nations to legalise the drug's recreational use. (2018)


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Bootstrapping An Online Fabric Shop and Growing to $20K/mo - Starter Story

Hi - my name is Alanna Banks and I’m the owner of Fridays Off Fabric Shop. Fridays Off is an online fabric store based in Toronto, Canada that supp... (2018)


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Canada developing quantum radar to detect stealth aircraft - BBC News

The Canadian government has invested $2.7m in a project developed by the University of Waterloo... (2018)


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Why Newfoundland has so many icebergs this year - The Economist explains

WHEN a giant and extremely photogenic iceberg grounded near the Newfoundland town of Ferryland in April, it brought global attention to the annual ... (2018)


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Why is Canada’s 150th birthday controversial? - The Economist explains

CANADA celebrates its 150th birthday on July 1st. (2018)


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Why a rocky archipelago south of Newfoundland is officially part of France - The Economist explains

THE first voters in France to cast their ballots in the May 7th presidential elections were not in Europe but on a rocky archipelago in the Atlanti... (2017)


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H-1B visa holders: How The U.S. Lost Thousands Of High-Skilled Workers To Canada

On July 16, 2023 Canada opened visa applications for a pilot program that would allow up to 10,000 H-1B visa holders in the United States to apply ... (2023)


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How I Transformed Canada Goose Into A Billion-Dollar Brand

When Dani Reiss took the reins as CEO of Canada Goose at age 27, he was running a company that brought in $2.2 million a year in revenue. Today, th... (2023)


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LNG, Liquid Natural Gas: Canada’s $30BN Gamble To Become An Energy Superpower

It's one of North America's biggest megaprojects, but you've probably never heard of it. Read how Bluebeam Revu helped one company in the oil and g... (2023)


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Why didn't Canada join the American Revolution? (Short Animated Documentary)

Why didn't Canada join the American Revolution? (Short Animated Documentary) (2023)


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"Who Drew The Map of Canada??" - Jim Gaffigan Stand Up

I toured all across Canada from British Columbia, Calgary, Edmonton and The Maritimes. PALE TOURIST is NOW streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Also ch... (2023)


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Making It | What It Costs To Live in Toronto - Vice News

VICE News Published on Sep 15, 2017 Canada is often lauded for its healthcare system but if you’re trying to buy a place in Toronto, the housin... (2018)


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Canada's New Shipping Shortcut

Wendover Productions Published on Apr 25, 2017 (2018)


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Vancouver: China’s Millionaire Migration

SBS Dateline, 2016: "Over 100,000 Chinese millionaires have moved to Vancouver, sparking everything from a reality show to a property boom making ... (2018)


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The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede

When 38 jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land at Gander International Airport in Canada by the closing of U.S. airspace on Sept... (2018)