Author: Alan Binder

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We are writing to you today to express our deep disappointment with the “Canada Day Declaration” of the Canadian Historical Society (CHA). She asserts that “current historical studies…make this conclusion very clear”, that is, the treatment of indigenous peoples in our country was genocide and that there is “widespread consensus among history experts” regarding the proof of “genocidal intent”. The CHA also attacks the profession by saying that historians have turned a blind eye to the tragedies that have marked Canadian history. There is no basis for such assertions and the CHA has no legitimacy in claiming to represent the…

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Narwhals (pictured), bowhead whales, and beluga whales are popular species in the Canadian Arctic. (Paul Nicklin/WWF)The University of Manitoba has just received financial support from the Canadian government to study how whale populations are affected by changes in their environment. This “will help us understand the steps we need to take to ensure that these species continue to evolve in our waters for future generations of Canadians,” said a government press release issued Thursday. According to the Canadian Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and Coast Guard, Bernadette Jordan, the funding is up to $228,736 over three years. It is awarded under…

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My mom said to me, “I’ll remind you that you’re an Olympic bronze medalist every day until you realize it.”, attached to the bronze medal in Tokyo with a laugh. Next to her, Kathleen Frischette smiles as she listens to her daughter. Lorient doesn’t call it sacrifices. For her, it was only natural that she had lived the last four years that she had lived, but I find that she must realize that she gave something extraordinary. Lauriane Genest had practically no reaction across the finish line in third place in the final of the keirin event in Tokyo. (Archives)Photo:…

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A third favorite in the Canadian championship, the Greek clearly dominated the silver medalist at the last Olympics. The Russian player was almost unable to attack the first ball and created only two break opportunities, which were saved by Tsitsipas. After losing the first set, Khachanov missed a restart at the start of the second set and suffered a break from which he never recovered. He was having all kinds of problems with his second ball (22% of points he won in the second term). It was a very good performance on my part,” Tsitsipas said on the court after…

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Bushfires have been burning in the area for weeks, leading to partial or complete evacuation of communities, although many evacuees have returned home this week. first nations of hill al-hoorAnd deer lake The Pekanjikum are being repatriated, while the independent Wabasemung states are still evacuating. Ontario has nearly twice as many fires as last year with a total of 1,081. The average fire for 10 years is 665 fires. The teams continue their efforts to put out major fires in the area, in particular: Kenora 51 which burns over 20,600 hectares and cannot be controlled. It is located 20 km…

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(Ottawa) The Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates that the federal government could earn about $177 million over ten years from a financial support agreement with Air Canada. Posted on Aug 12, 2021 11:34 AM The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) estimate is based on the fact that the airline is using only part of the $5.9 billion aid package agreed with the government in April. The subsidy program called for the federal government to acquire a 6% stake in the company, for $500 million. But the deal also provided for a $1.5 billion secured credit facility and a series of $2.475 billion…

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The danger is serious, unequivocally launches Adrian Dix, the county health secretary. If you or people around you have symptoms, call 911. Under a thermal dome at the end of June, 570 people suddenly lost their lives due to unusually high temperatures. The provincial government and some municipalities have come under heavy criticism for their unwillingness. Many lessons were learned from this event Unique and tragic, says regional medical officer for health Bonnie Henry. We have noticed that the temperature inside homes sometimes increases dramatically, until it becomes fatal for a person whose body cannot adapt to it. This is…

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The 30-year-old Canadian overcame a tough start to the match to eventually win three sets of 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the world’s 31st racket. It was very difficult to predict the outcome of this two-hour and 14-minute meeting at the end of the first round, with Padusa completely in control. Marino was a wreck in her first two serve matches and found herself 0-4 behind. The 23-year-old Spaniard completed the opening set in 24 minutes with another break. I don’t feel like I served the best I could, especially when compared to the duel against Keys, Marino confessed by video.…

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The organizers also announced in their press release the absence of Canadian Milos Raonic (No. 23), who was injured in the heel. I’ve had this problem for a few months, explained Nadal on Tuesday, who has already abandoned the Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympics after losing in the semi-finals to Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros. The fourth player in the world is added to the Serbian, the first player in the world, on the absentee list. Last week in Washington, Nadal, the 20-times Grand Slam champion, was knocked out in the round of 16 by South African Lloyd Harris, the 50th…

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Be careful of fake tickets People seem to be trying to sell fake tickets for some festival shows, especially those at Salebarbes and Bois-Joli. Be vigil and don’t buy tickets online from people you don’t know… neither for the festival nor any other event, the Acadian de Carraques Festival wrote in a Facebook post on Monday morning. The manager of the ticket office, Marie-Soleil Landry, notes that a young lady contacted the organizers at the beginning of the week, because she questioned the legality of the ticket that she wanted to buy online, via a third party. The lady sent…

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