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Canadian 9/11 widow ‘appalled’ by CBC policy against using term ‘terrorist attack’
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CBC’s staff note instructing reporters not to refer to 9/11 as a “terrorist attack” has drawn a sharp rebuke from the Canadian widow of one of the victims. Maureen Basnicki tells National Post: “There’s not enough adjectives out there to describe my reaction. I was more than dismayed; I was angry.”
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Harley-Davidson becomes unlikely flashpoint in Canada-U.S. trade war
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In York, Pennsylvania, where Harley Davidson has its largest U.S. manufacturing plant, the Republican Party has a particularly challenging midterm race ahead. That makes Canada’s 50 per cent tariff on U.S.-origin motorcycles an important factor in the trade war, experts say.
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David Clement: Counter-tariffs will hurt Canadians more than they’ll hurt Trump
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“If Trump is going to make life more expensive for American consumers with tariffs, our response should not be to engage in his economic delusions.… Doing so makes life more expensive for Canadians,” writes David Clement.
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What White House’s eagle vs. goose post doesn’t show — the Canada goose won that fight
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A social media post by the White House recently featured an image of a bald eagle staring off into the distance while throttling a Canada Goose. The possibly AI-altered version of the encounter, captured last year by an Ontario man, seemed to tell an entire story of dominance and submission. But there was much more to it than that.
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