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Biden speaks with Canada's Trudeau in first foreign leader call as US President
Ottawa (AFP) - In his first call to a foreign leader as US President, Joe Biden spoke with Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau Friday on a number of topics and made plans to continue the conversation next month, Ottawa and Washington said in separate statements. During the conversation, which Canada said lasted approximately 30 minutes, the two leaders covered everything from the coronavirus pandemic, which has led to the closure of the US-Canada border since March, to environmental protections. In a similar call Friday, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed on Twitter that h...
AFP
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First Nations artist explores ‘indigenous futurisms’ in his Woodland-style work
Art by Tsista Kennedy and republished with permission. Woodland style art can be characterized by its colorful figures, dark black lines, and as one British Columbia art studio describes it, as “native art that blends traditional legends and myths with contemporary mediums.” It’s a style that 19-year-old artist, Tsista Kennedy, of the Anishnaabe and Onyota’aka Nations of London, Ontario, Canada has embraced, making a distinct mark by incorporating the traditional and the modern. Kennedy's work can be seen as murals in local health centers, in galleries, and as the visual brand for the Indigeno...
Global Voices
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Trudeau says will keep pushing Biden to save Keystone pipeline
Ottawa (AFP) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he would press US President-elect Joe Biden in the coming days to reconsider his decision to scrap the Keystone XL pipeline connecting the Alberta oil sands to coastal refineries in Texas. Upon taking office Wednesday, Biden is expected to quickly rescind a permit for the pipeline via executive order, effectively blocking completion of the project started almost a decade ago. "I brought up this issue in my very first conversation with President-elect Biden before Christmas," Trudeau told a news conference. "Over the past number...
AFP
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Kid Rock marks 50th birthday, vows likely farewell tour, raises $200K for pandemic fund
DETROIT — The party was a little more intimate than the king-sized concert he threw in Detroit a decade ago. But there was a big dose of goodwill as the Kid Rock marked his 50th birthday Sunday night during an online event, raising about $200,000 for a fund supporting restaurants and bars imperiled by the COVID-19 pandemic. Streaming live for fans during a digital hangout, Rock was joined in person by a few dozen family members and friends — including Motley Crue’s Vince Neil, country stars Jake Owen and Jon Pardi, and former Detroit Red Wing Chris Chelios — for a celebration at his Cowboy Tow...
Detroit Free Press
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Chipotle introduces Shawn Mendes bowl
In the latest pop star-inspired addition to its menu, Chipotle has rolled out the Shawn Mendes Salad Bowl, attaching donations to the singer’s foundation to each sale of the dish. The bowl of lettuce, black beans, chicken, salsa, guacamole and cauliflower rice is set for a two-week run in America and Mendes’ native Canada. It arrived Thursday, little more than a month after Chipotle added a Miley Cyrus wrap called the Guac Is Extra But So Is Miley Burrito. “I have my own bowl !!” Mendes tweeted on Thursday night. The Denver-based burrito chain said each online sale will carry a $1 donation to ...
New York Daily News
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Biden to scrap Keystone XL pipeline permit: Canadian media
Montreal (AFP) - President-elect Joe Biden plans to scrap the permit for the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline between Canada and the US, two Canadian broadcasters said Sunday. CBC and CTV cited sources and notes from Biden's transition team that indicate he will rescind the permit via executive order following his inauguration on Wednesday. The $8 billion pipeline extension would transport about 500,000 barrels of oil per day from Canada's tar sands in Alberta to refineries in coastal Texas. Owned by TC Energy and the government of Alberta, the extension was blocked in 2008 by then-presi...
AFP
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The weekly geography quiz
GEOQUIZ: Which of the Great Lakes sits at the base of Niagara Falls? Answer: Lake Ontario. It is situated downstream from Lake Erie.
Chicago Tribune
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Fly south or roost? Canadian 'snowbirds' weigh Florida mid-pandemic
Montreal (AFP) - Birds of a feather normally flock together, but the pandemic has divided Canada's "snowbird" warm weather migrants into two camps: those staying home this winter and those heading to Florida no matter the cost. Nearly a million Canadians make the annual pilgrimage, fleeing to the southern United States to pass what would otherwise be gray and snowy months with their toes tucked in the sand and ocean breeze in their hair. The coronavirus has led a majority to forgo the trip this year -- but for those flouting Canada's repeated calls to stay put, the price tag on winter at the b...
AFP
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Air Canada reroutes Boeing 737 MAX after engine problem
Montreal (AFP) - An Air Canada Boeing 737-8 MAX flying from Arizona to Montreal with three crew members on board experienced an engine problem that forced it to land in Tucson, the airline said Friday. Shortly after taking off on December 22 the pilots "received an engine notification and, according to the standard operating procedure for such a situation, they decided to shut down an engine," Air Canada said in a statement written in French. "The aircraft was rerouted to Tucson, where it landed normally and remains," Air Canada said, without specifying the nature of the malfunction, which occ...
AFP
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Deep fake queen gripes at Harry, Meghan in alternative Xmas message
The British broadcaster Channel 4 has produced a satirical fake video in which Queen Elizabeth II appears to complain about the departure of Harry and Meghan for its annual alternative to the monarch's Christmas message. "There are few things more hurtful than someone telling you they prefer the company of Canadians," Elizabeth appears to say in a teaser video uploaded to Twitter, although she is in fact animated and dubbed using so-called deep-fake technology. The queen's grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan broke away from the British royal family and at first lived in Canada for a time...
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