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Canadian Cops to Force Drunk Drivers to Listen to Nickelback

Canadian Cops to Force Drunk Drivers to Listen to Nickelback

The Canadian town of Kensington has an an unusual plan to deter its residents from drinking and driving this holiday season. Not only will the police officers charge you, they’ll also blast music by rock band Nickelback while they haul you to jail. “When we catch you, and we will catch you, on top of a hefty fine, a criminal …

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Impending Donald Trump has Internet Archive mirror to Canada

Impending Donald Trump has Internet Archive mirror to Canada

Yes, the Internet Archive — the “Wayback Machine” that’s home to hundreds of billions of dead or otherwise lost web pages — is heading to Canada. And yes, President-elect Donald Trump is part of the reason. Back in September, the President-elect said, “Cyber is becoming so big today. It’s becoming something that, a number of years ago — a short …

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Plane with a Brazilian football team crashes in Colombia, Report

Plane with a Brazilian football team crashes in Colombia, Report

A plane carrying the Brazilian first division Chapecoense football team has crashed in north-central Colombia. Six of the 81 people on board are believed to have survived the crash. Brazil has declared a mourning period following the plane crash. A Reuters photographer said the British Aerospace 146 had split into two. The tail end had been destroyed, leaving only the …

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BC paramedics get $5 million boost to fight fentanyl crisis

BC paramedics get $5 million boost to fight fentanyl crisis

Health Minister Terry Lake has announced a $5 million boost in funding for B.C. Emergency Health Services to respond to the opioid overdose crisis. Lake says B.C. had the highest number of overdose-related 911 calls ever recorded over the past week with a particularly big spike in Greater Vancouver, where paramedics responded to 494 suspected overdose or poisoning events. “Our …

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CRTC helps Canadians take control of TV services, Report

CRTC helps Canadians take control of TV services, Report

The Canadian Radio Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) recently renewed Canadian broadcast licenses for one year rather than seven. To follow these best practices, providers should, among other things: provide information about the new choices that will be available as of December 1, 2016; keep their offers simple and transparent; offer deals and discounts regardless of the entry-level package selected; provide online …

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Lilly Alzheimer’s drug fails in final clinical trials

Lilly Alzheimer's drug fails in final clinical trials

Eli Lilly said its Alzheimer’s drug had failed in a large clinical trial. Shares of Lilly are down 14% to $65.14 in early trading on the solanezumab study failure, which is also a big setback for the entire field of Alzheimer’s drug research. Solanezumab is the latest in a long string of drugs that have proven too weak to stop …

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South Korean leader leader explains Viagra

South Korean leader leader explains Viagra

The office of embattled South Korean President Park Geun-hye has confirmed a mass-purchase of Viagra pills, but said the medication was intended to treat altitude sickness for the president and her staff. Park’s office has insisted that the purchase had nothing to do with anyone’s erectile dysfunction, and was instead to treat potential altitude sickness that could have been experienced …

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Tila Tequila Suspended From Twitter After Posting Photo Doing Nazi Salute

Tila Tequila Suspended From Twitter After Posting Photo Doing Nazi Salute

Tila Tequila has been suspended from Twitter following a tweet in which she shared a photo of herself saluting Hitler with two men at the white nationalist National Policy Institute conference in Washington over the weekend. Tequila posted a picture from a National Policy Institute event, with her hand raised in the air in the Nazi salute. She captioned the …

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2017 Honda Civic Type R busted in California “Video”

2017 Honda Civic Type R busted in California (Video)

A 2017 Honda Civic Type R prototype has been spotted testing in the US just weeks after the covers were pulled off a concept in Paris. Honda has only shown the next Civic Type R in prototype form, but this white one looks production ready. It’s reportedly a pre-production model, and the YouTuber that captured it says it was driving …

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New lung transplant technique could save lives, finds new research

New lung transplant technique could save lives, finds new research

A new technique which doubles the usual time donor lungs can remain outside the body can benefit patients, staff and allow retrieval of donor lungs across greater geographical areas, says a study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. After retrieval, donor lungs are usually bathed in an organ-preserving solution, inflated with oxygen and kept on ice less than eight hours. …

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2017 Jeep Compass: Engine details announced “Video”

2017 Jeep Compass: Engine details announced (Video)

For 2017, the Jeep Compass finds itself somewhere between the Cherokee and Grand Cherokee in terms of exterior styling, taking on the former’s shapeliness and the latter’s facial features. Compass shoppers have two four-cylinder engines to choose from: a 158-horsepower 2.0-liter base engine or an available 172-horsepower 2.4-liter engine. Acceleration is meager with both, and the standard engine is especially …

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