In 25 years, every business school in the country will be doing case studies about how a long defunct company known as “Google” once had an unbeatable lock on online information retrieval and then started doing shit like this.
Jason Markusoff
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Alberta premiers’ comments & policies on COVID vaccines:
Kenney in 2021: “For the love of God, please get vaccinated.” Offers $100 cash incentive to those who do.
Smith in 2024: It “doesn't work particularly well.” If you want it, you’ll have to pay $100.
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Speaking in the White House just now, Trump praised Carney's move to drop counter-tariffs and said "We are working on something, we want to be very good to Canada. I like Carney a lot. I think he's a good, good person, and we had a very good talk yesterday." Full quote:
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NEW: Canada is planning to remove counter-tariffs on US goods that comply with the free trade deal, but keep them on steel, aluminum and autos. PM Mark Carney making the announcement shortly. Comes a day after he spoke with Trump by phone. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Canada to Drop Many Retaliatory Tariffs in Olive Branch to Trump
Canada will remove its retaliatory tariffs on a long list of US products that comply with the existing North American trade deal, seeking to lower tensions with the White House.
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Confronting what its culture minister called a "reading crisis," the Danish government announced this week that it planned to make books exempt from a 25% value-added tax.
Facing a ‘Reading Crisis,’ Denmark Wants to Make Books Cheaper
The Danish government announced this week that it planned to make books exempt from a 25 percent value-added tax.
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UCP government MLAs have submitted proposals to Alberta's independent electoral boundaries commission to redraw several urban ridings and blend them with rural areas:
Proposal to redraw Alberta election boundaries draws 'gerrymandering' claim in Lethbridge | CBC News
A proposal from United Conservative Lethbridge-East MLA Nathan Neudorf to carve Lethbridge into four new constituencies is being blasted by his Lethbridge counterpart in the legislature, NDP Lethbridg...
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The latest inflation data for car & home insurance, by province.
Alberta absolutely in a league of its own here.
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Here’s the second flip floperrrino from the Alberta government today. Looking for a proactive press release about the restoration of proactive expense receipt disclosure policy today? Good luck. edmonton.citynews.ca/2025/08/19/a...
Alberta government again shifting expense disclosure policy after widespread backlash
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government is again shifting its expense disclosure policy after critics from across the political spectrum accused her of dodging responsibility. In early August, the...
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The Cobra
Let's have some fun.
Name a player who has played for both the Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates.
I'll start: Matt Stairs
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Whose huts? Walhuts!
