Tag: years
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Japanese man faces 3 years in prison after licking soy sauce bottle in sushi restaurant
Article content A 21-year-old man who filmed himself licking a soy sauce bottle at a conveyor-belt sushi chain in Nagoya, Japan has been sentenced to three years in prison. In its ruling, the Nagoya District Court decided to suspend Ryoga Yoshino’s sentence for five years, Japan Today reports. The defense had requested a suspended sentence…
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‘Substantial’ backlog: Ottawa takes up to three years to process applications for refugees, report finds
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canadian Politics Canada Report comes as the Liberal government ramps up its immigration targets to welcome 500,000 people annually by 2025 Published Oct 19, 2023 • Last updated 6 hours ago • 5 minute read Auditor General Karen Hogan listens to a question during a news conference in Ottawa, Wednesday May 26,…
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Monster Pro Wrestling brings wrestling back to Fort McMurray after more than 20 years
Article content Vance Nevada didn’t care much for Fort McMurray when he entered the wrestling ring on Saturday night. After dismissing the “filthy oil” of Fort McMurray on behalf of “my good friend Justin,” there was plenty plenty of boos and trash talking from the crowd. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.…
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Bryan Adams splits from Vancouver manager Bruce Allen after 40 years
Article content After nearly five decades, Bryan Adams and manager Bruce Allen have reportedly split. A Dec. 18 article by reporter David Farrell in Canada Billboard broke the news, although no official release has been given. Article content Calls to Bruce Allen Talent offices on Gastown’s Carrall Street went to a recording stating it is…
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Apes recognize pictures of friends they haven't seen for more than 26 years
Breadcrumb Trail Links World News Canada The study suggests humans’ closest living relatives possess ‘an enduring memory for previous social partners,’ and that those relationships live on in the great apes’ minds for decades Get the latest from Sharon Kirkey straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Dec 18, 2023 • Last updated 54 minutes ago…
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Quebec trucking VP gets 10 years in U.S. prison for running cocaine smuggling ring
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canada ‘To make money, (the defendant) used his background in the transport industry to exploit perceived weaknesses in law enforcement oversight,’ the U.S. prosecutor said Get the latest from Adrian Humphreys straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Dec 18, 2023 • Last updated 15 minutes ago • 4 minute read A…
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Death by strychnine: Poison Canadian man used went undetected for four years
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canada The highly toxic, colourless pesticide is used in baits designed to kill small animals, like gophers, moles and coyotes Published Nov 21, 2023 • Last updated 21 minutes ago • 3 minute read Photo from Cindy Mackay’s obituary, as published by BattlefordsNow. jpeg Article content Nearly three years after Cindy MacKay’s…
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Sophie Grégoire Trudeau back on the speakers' circuit after eight years
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Culture Celebrity Canadian Politics Canada Books ‘Former de facto first lady of Canada’ is being represented by two firms on either side of the border Published Oct 30, 2023 • 3 minute read Sophie Grégoire Trudeau’s photo from the websites for Keppler and Speakers Spotlight. Photo by Keppler / Speakers Spotlight…
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Hamas has been building tunnels for years. Now Israel hopes to destroy this underground city
Breadcrumb Trail Links World News Israel & Middle East The ‘metro,’ as some call it, is vast. But as one source says: ‘If you dig a tunnel, once you enter it, you can only move in one direction. The route is set’ Published Oct 30, 2023 • 3 minute read A Palestinian worker speaks to…
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Watch: Conrad Black and Kenneth Whyte discuss 25 years of National Post
Article content There was an elegance to it: the two men behind Canada’s most intriguing newspaper startup in generations were named Black and Whyte. Article content Conrad Black, the Canadian media magnate and British lord, had tapped 37-year-old Kenneth Whyte, a wunderkind magazine editor who’d never worked at a newspaper, as founding editor of the…