BC Forest Industry in Trouble
11/14/2019 7:14 AMMembers of the urban commentariat have called Alberta's demands for constructive government action in the oil industry whining. Will they say the same about BC's Forest Industry which is demanding government action in response to mill closures and thousands of...
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6 Technology Trends Revolutionizing The Transportation Sector
11/13/2019 9:37 AMThe transportation industry boasts this inglorious claim to fame: It’s responsible for nearly 30 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Of that, cars and trucks alone are believed to be responsible for nearly one-fifth of all U.S. emissions. But...
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Murky Business of Chinese Merchandise on Amazon’s US Site
11/13/2019 9:32 AMAs Amazon “aggressively recruited Chinese manufacturers and merchants” to sell to US consumers, its China team “saw increasing patterns of fraud, counterfeits and unsafe products.” But consumers have no clue where the sellers are and where the products came from....
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Ousted Uber CEO Cashes Out $500 Million In Stock
11/13/2019 9:28 AMOusted Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick sold more than half a billion dollars’ worth of stock last week, and many expect he will be redirecting that cash windfall to his new startup. Kalanick co-founded Uber in 2009 but was ousted as CEO in 2017 after a series of...
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This is the Very Definition of Insanity
11/13/2019 7:36 AMThe same formula for decades - governments spend more money and wait lists for medical treatment keep growing. And it doesn't bother defenders of the status quo one bit - no matter how many people...
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How Did This Happen?
11/12/2019 7:12 AMSeven out of ten millennials say they support socialism. Nearly 20% think the Communist Manifesto is better than the Declaration of Independence - 15% long for the former Soviet...
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How Video Game Stocks Perform Heading Into The Holiday Shopping Season
11/11/2019 10:30 AMVideo game stock performance in the two months heading into the holidays has given investors about an even shot at gains and losses over the last decade, historical price data show. Unless you include Microsoft Corporation. When looking at six video game stocks’...
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The One Chart Every Millennial Should Ignore
11/11/2019 10:25 AMThe media is full of articles about the financial situation of Millennials in today’s economy. According to numerous surveys, they are saddled with too much debt, can’t secure higher wage-paying jobs, and are financially distressed on many fronts. Moreover, this is...
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If We Want to Honour our Veterans
11/11/2019 7:56 AMAnd current members of the Canadian Forces we should ask what the heck are our universities, some businesses and politicians are doing about being in bed with the world's dominant totalitarian state - China despite warnings from...
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Instant Wisdom, Quote of the Week, Shocking Stat & The Goofy
11/09/2019 11:00 AMInstant Wisdom In the battle between communism vs the freedom and capitalism - the winner was declared on Nov 9, 1989 but it may be premature. Quote of the Week British historian, David Starkey, warns about the consequences of "revolution by stealth" in terms of...
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