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Yes: https://calgaryherald.com/business/business-wire/lng-canada-project-in-british-columbia-given-final-approval-by-shareholders
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Sorry, where are those links supposed to go? Both just take me to a database title page....
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Some good news for a change: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/windsor-girl-receives-new-heart-becomes-an-aunt-and-gets-her-home-back-all-in-one-weekend/ar-BBRfLPB?li=AAggXBV t's a Christmas miracle for a little girl from Windsor — born with a birth defect where the left side of her heart did not form correctly. Two days after she blew out her birthday candles, eight-year-old McKayla Warder received a heart transplant after spending more than 480 days on a waiting list. "It's going to be the best Christmas ever. There's no other gift that we could ever ask for," said her father, Justin Warder. Her family moved to Toronto when McKayla was placed on the transplant list. During that time, she and her family — parents and two siblings — stayed at the Ronald McDonald House in Toronto. Justin said wherever they went, they had to bring oxygen tanks for McKayla. "If we go to church, we plan on going for a couple hours. So we bring two tanks, which is good enough for four hours," he said. "If somebody wants to do something afterward, we can't just wing it." He said the family would have to rush home every time they didn't bring enough oxygen during an outing. But with the transplant complete, the eight-year-old will no longer have to be hooked up to oxygen tanks everywhere she goes. Not the only Christmas miracle that weekend On Friday, McKayla's birthday, a string of good news came to Justin. Back in April, the Warder family's home was severely damaged due to a house fire. And two days before the transplant on Friday, the family was able to repossess their home. "I was excited because it was my daughter's birthday. I was a little bummed out not to be there, but I was here at the home, and I was excited about getting the home prepared," said Justin. And then he heard his daughter-in-law was about to give birth to a baby girl. "I got to hold her that day. It was beautiful." Justin's granddaughter and McKayla's niece, Eliana, was born in the early hours of Saturday morning. "I basically had a house, trying to get furniture. And in the same day, having a grandbaby. I thought the weekend couldn't get any greater," he said. A few hours later on Saturday, Justin received a "very emotional" call from his wife in Toronto. "She told me the heart came ... I didn't know what to do," said Justin, adding he drove home to pick up some clothes before immediately heading to Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto. The heart transplant started at about 4 a.m. Sunday and ended 4 p.m. the same day. In the days since the procedure, McKayla's recovery has gone very smoothly, according to her father. He said doctors at Sick Kids Hospital may even discharge her back to Ronald McDonald House as early as Saturday. "I didn't think she'd be out of sedation for, at least, a couple weeks. She's sitting up. She's drinking water. She's doing all the things she normally did before." Now, with Christmas just days away, Justin said he's excited to see his daughter's smile as she spends time with the rest of the family at home — and not in the hospital. "What more could I ask for?"
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Some perspective from Eastern Canada: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/a-letter-from-quebec-to-my-friends-in-alberta/ar-BBRf04E?li=AAggNb9 The paragraphs quoted are from the middle of the article, but they addressed a couple of points that seem to come up often in this discussion. Click on the link above to read the entire article.
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Someone (or someones) in London is making Scrooge and Grinch look like nice guys. They've essentially shut down Gatwick airport by flying drones in the restricted airspace and have been doing so repeatedly, stranding hundreds of passengers: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/londons-gatwick-airport-shut-for-over-17-hours-in-unprecedented-drone-attack/ar-BBReOpb?li=AAggNb9 Hopefully they catch these dickwads and they can spend Christmas in jail....
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TBH, Alf, I stopped paying attention after the NIMBYs scuttled the Waterfront Stadium plan. I don't know much about the current ownership (other than Steve Nash) but if I was them, I'd be looking into a new stadium with a grass pitch, ASAP.
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Not that it's going to matter to Whitecaps' fans any time soon.....
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Cannot think of a more perfect choice for this. An Astrophysicist who also happens to be a terrific guitarist: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/entertainment/music/brian-may-to-release-first-solo-in-20-years/ar-BBRcUKZ?li=AAggSpD The man who wrote (and sang) the song "39", (which is the only rock song I can think of that included a reference to Time Dilation) will be composing and performing a song about Man's deepest exploration of the cosmos.
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Let me guess: Another day of the week ending in "Y"?
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Just so you know Alf....that wall was built to keep aliens out...just like the one Trump isn't building and Mexico definitely won't be paying for. Kind of makes you wonder though, if Emperor Qin ever told his subjects that he was going to "build a Wall and the Mongols are going to pay for it!"
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Nice summation. Of course, these facts have been laid out for the anti-immigrant crowd many times before. Don't be surprised if you see repeated erroneous claims of how immigrants are such a burden to us "hard working Canadian taxpayers". As someone who has been paying taxes longer than most on these boards (and who has three daughters all in entry-level employment situations) I welcome immigration. It's one of the many things that make a country truly "great".
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Yep. I'd recommend Rosetown....it's an example of the type of marketing Erik the Red employed when he named Greenland... You're supposed to hear "Rosetown" and think of flowers, but in reality it's more like "Yup. The sun rose again today"......
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I think that as far as international relations go, he definitely raised Canada's profile. It was more a case of him not being as popular domestically. (At least, west of Ontario) I think Justin is similar in that regard. He is viewed more favorably in other countries than he is at home. In any event, I think we tend to have short memories when it comes to such things. Many politicians are looked at as better people once they've left office. Dubya is a perfect example, as was his father.
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This should make JT a little less "unpopular", but for certain folks, it probably won't: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/justin-trudeau-is-trying-to-get-canada-out-of-a-multi-billion-dollar-saudi-arms-deal/ar-BBR4usg?li=AAggNb9 Personally, I don't care how much it costs. The Saudis' actions in Yemen tell me we shouldn't be doing any kind of business with them.
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As someone who cheers for a long time lousy franchise, this weekend couldn't have gone much better.... Bills win, while everyone else in the AFC East loses (nothing like a game against the Patsies to make me a Big Ben fan)...Browns win, keeping their slim playoff hopes alive and my least favorite NFC team get shut out by the Colts... ...this coming off the heels of the Canucks demolishing the Flyers last night and Spurs' win against Burnley, while both the Gunners and Man U lose, this was pretty much as good as a December weekend gets...
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It's still a long shot, but it's nice to see the Browns still with a mathematical shot at the playoffs this late into the season. As a fan of Baker Mayfield, I realize that you have to take the good with the bad. The pick at the end of the first half was brutal, but that's Baker. He has confidence bordering on cocky and he's been that way since his days at OU. There's basically no play that he doesn't think he can complete. Once he learns how to consistently recognize when he should go for it and when he should play it safe, the Browns could be dangerous.
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As the father of a daughter who loves elephants, (I can't begin to tell you how many times I sat through "Dumbo" with her) this story resonates strongly with me: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/cambodia-seizes-3-tonnes-of-african-ivory/ar-BBR1nuI?li=AAggFp5 Well done Cambodia. Keep it up!
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I am. Had a gig last night as a matter of fact. I read up a bit on Gamelan, because I'm not really familiar. Sounds fantastic.
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I don't read a lot of this kind of stuff, but for historical fiction, I recently read "Sarum" by Edward Rutherford. It's a fictional account of the history of England. The history is accurate, but the events that take place in the novel are fictionalized accounts of various protagonists throughout England's history. It goes back to before the building of Stonehenge and the occupation of Rome. I quite enjoyed it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarum_(novel) Another writer of historical fiction that I cannot recommend highly enough is Canadian writer Guy Gavriel Kay. He writes Fantasy as well as historical fiction. (and sometimes the lines are blurred) I'm pretty sure I've read everything he's written and greatly enjoyed all of it. https://brightweavings.com/
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I agree with a lot of this. I do believe that KW rarely got the benefit of the doubt, partially because of his size and partially because of reputation and I too thought the firing of Robbo was poorly done. It's fine to change things up, but I think the timing was poorly thought out and had the opposite of the desired effect. I was left shaking my head at Dalrymple's decision making almost every game. Part of the GM's job is to know when the coach has "lost the room" and I feel the reactions of the players suggests that it wasn't the case with Robinson. He needed more talent to work with. The back end sucked ever since Parker left and the most consistent scoring threats were a kid and an old man. Robbo signs the players, but he has to have the resources to sign a competitive roster and that falls on management, IMO. This team will never go anywhere until Lenarduzzi is kicked to the curb and an ownership group that actually cares about winning takes over.