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A weekend with the second wave

Nov 16, 2020
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Are you planning a winter vacation but don’t have a valid passport? Don’t wait, apply now!
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November 13th 2020

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A seemingly pre-scheduled tweet was deleted by Passport Canada after igniting rage from citizens now eight months into living with international travel restrictions. But even while Toronto residents are increasingly advised against socializing, the Raptors are still hoping to host American teams when the NBA season begins.


Brampton busts Diwali drive-in

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Large gatherings prompt police to shut down temple parking lot in Brampton
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November 15th 2020

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A festival of lights celebration was dispersed by Peel police, who also issued fines related to the Diwali crowd that gathered outside the Gurudwara Nanaksar Temple. Brampton mayor Patrick Brown said most others complied with current rules, as the city’s South Asian community deals with the challenges of being a COVID-19 hot spot.


What actually happened when McGill University students gathered for a fight. A week of online chatter about restless student residents who advertised a mass grapple—in violation of Montreal gathering restrictions—culminated in confirmation that a group of first-years ultimately followed through with it.


Canada’s right side after Trump

The efforts to reset the federal Conservative pitch got front-page play in the weekend National Post, as Erin O’Toole seeks to expand the big blue tent with union-friendly (and China-unfriendly) messaging that’s also being noticed in Australia. The changing of residents at the White House also seems like a factor in where this party is heading next:

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The vast majority of Canadians across the political spectrum tell pollsters again and again they don’t like Trump, but of those who do like him, most also tell pollsters they’d vote for the Tories.
What the end of the Trump era could mean for Canadian Conservatives - CityNews TorontoWhen Donald Trump leaves the White House, a regular feature of the last four years of Canadian politics is going to change: Conservatives will no longer constantly have to distance themselves from such a polarizing president. But to win the next general election, they’ll still face a challe…bddy.me

November 15th 2020

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The last days of a Toronto Holiday Inn suspended in time. Plans for three condo towers across from the Yorkdale Shopping Centre resulted in a recent $86.5 million deal for a 50-year-old suburban hotel. The rooms were uniquely built by stacking individual concrete boxes, and it sustained that chlorine-scented Holiday Inn aura to the end.


Finally, sticking this to Google

Jamie Rix of Stratford, P.E.I., accepted a challenge to contribute to the tradition of creating a phallic symbol only visible from overhead. And thanks to the penchant of journalists to investigate any appearances of the shape of a penis, the property owner seized the moment to explain how it’s a protest symbol pointed west toward Ottawa:

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Google Maps gives bird's eye view of phallic field on P.E.I.
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November 15th 2020

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