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Abiteboul admits 2021 regulations ‘go in Renault’s direction’

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Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul believes the French manufacturer is the team on the grid that could benefit the most from Formula 1’s 2021 regulation overhaul. The technical and commercial changes that shall be introduced from next year will hopefully steer the sport into a new era, in which a more equitable sporting and financial […]

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Newfoundland Weather Reporter Chris Murphy Gets Knocked Down By Wind

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Canadian weather reporters are brave souls. They brave the most extreme weather conditions just to let people know that they really shouldn’t try to brave extreme weather conditions. Weather Network reporter Chris Murphy is no different. Murphy was out in St. John’s to give viewers a first-hand look into a raging snowstorm making its way […]

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Twiggy The Water-Skiing Squirrel Illegally Shredding Waves In Vancouver

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It’s 2020 and a water-skiing squirrel is breaking the law in Canada.  This week we learned that Twiggy the water-skiing squirrel, a longtime fixture at boat shows across North America, has been water-skiing illegally in several Canadian cities for decades.  That’s because longtime bylaws in various cities, including Toronto and Vancouver, prohibit the domestication of […]

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SunChips’ Failed Noisy Compostable Packaging Gets The Last Laugh

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Nearly 10 years ago, I too giggled at the horrendous sound a package of SunChips made in my hands. It was an exceptionally loud, metallic crinkle. A sound so spectacular and un-chip-bag-like that TV producers made the “world’s first 100 per cent compostable chip bag” the butt of jokes for weeks. Introduced in spring 2010, […]

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Vasek Pospisil Sips On Maple Syrup Because He’s A True Canadian

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Most athletes drink water, others swear by sports drinks. Vasek Popsisil? He gulps maple syrup because that’s what Canadians do. To put that in perspective, an elite-level athlete with unfettered access to the most healthy and hydrating beverages on the planet has made this delightful delicacy his drink of choice on the court.  It’s the […]

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Canada Presses Iran To Give Flight 752's Black Boxes To Global Experts

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WINNIPEG — Canada is keeping up the pressure on Iran to involve outside experts in the investigation into downed Ukrainian jetliner PS752, amid signs that Iran is balking at turning over the flight data recorders. Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne wrote Sunday to his Iranian counterpart to stress Canada’s view that the black boxes should […]

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Janet Jackson revient par la grande porte

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2015 sera son année! Alors qu’elle prépare son grand retour pour cet été, Janet Jackson a reçu hier soir à Los Angeles le prestigieux Ultimate Icon lors de la cérémonie des BET awards. Sept ans que la pop star se tenait éloignée de la scène musicale, depuis l’accueil mitigé de son dixième album, Discipline, en […]