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Dear Superintendents, Principals, and Administrators, I am an employee with the Calgary Catholic School District. I choose not to reveal my identity. As you read forward, you will come to understand why. I am one voice, though I wholeheartedly know that statements in this letter will resonate and connect with others like me. In that […]

Trump, who suggested the shutdown could last months or a year, displayed woeful ignorance of the plight of federal employees at this press conference Friday when he said feds would encourage him to “keep going” with the shutdown, because his obsession with a border wall “is far more important” that a fully operational government.

"I first took on The Lord of the Rings at the age of eleven or twelve," writes The New Yorker's Anthony Lane. "It was, and remains, not a book that you happen to read, like any other, but a book that happens to you: a chunk bitten out of your life." The preteen years may remain […]

Sokoto state Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and his second wife, Mairo Mustapha, just welcomed their first baby together in Dubai. They have been married for several years. Pretty Mairo gave birth to a baby girl.

The global political environment is the most dangerous it’s been in decades — and things are only getting worse, according to the Eurasia Group. The consultancy firm’s founder Ian Bremmer analyzed the risks currently facing the world, and he said this year could set up “big t...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Academy of American Poets has named two new chancellors: former U.S. poet laureate Natasha Trethewey and Joy Harjo, the first Native American to join the academy's board. The academy announced the selections Monday. The chancellors serve as consultants, prize judges and "ambassadors of poetry." The academy also counts such prize winners as Terrance Hayes and Elizabeth Alexander on its board. Board members are appointed to six-year terms. Past members have included W.H. Auden, Adrienne Rich and Lucille Clinton. Читать дальше...

The Tom Thibodeau era in Minnesota ended on Sunday in typically tumultuous fashion, a reminder of his high-profile miscalculations.

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Swiss clockmaker L’Epée is probably best known among watch enthusiasts for its epic and often out-there haute horology collaborations with avant-garde watch brand MB&F. The new L’Epée Time Fast D8 clock is, in fact, the first creation from L’Epée we have discussed without MB&F attached...

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Due to the snowy weather and dangerous road conditions, all schools are closed today in Thunder Bay and buses cancelled in areas east of the city.

Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature (photo: Jim Rosvold).

Hisense has made more of a push into the Australian market in the last few years, and prior to CES 2019 kicking off proper the Chinese multinational announced it would be bringing its gargantuan 100" laser TV down under. Here's everything the company announced at their conference this year. More »

Chelsea assistant Carlo Cudicini has praised Kepa Arrizabalaga's transition to English football.

Good morning Mets fans, we are just 36 days away from pitchers and catchers! Let’s take a quick look at what’s going on around the league as we [...]

Garmin updated its Drive line of navigators at CES 2019 with new, road trip-friendly features. They give information about national parks and provide TripAdvisor ratings for restaurants and hotels, among other features.

We are one week into the 2019 winter transfer window and Manchester United have been linked with a whole host of centre-backs. It has been a problem position for us this season, backed up by keeping our three clean sheets… Continue Reading →

It’s a bizarre way to run a massive country like Canada but considering the alternatives it’s probably the best we can hope for. It has taken our current provincial government a long time to understand that when dealing with Ottawa and other provinces a position of guarded antagonism allied to constant grievance is the posture […]

Politics Insider for January 7: Trudeau once again leaves Singh dangling, what won't be talked about in Beijing and the case of the duelling pro-pipeline convoys

Pep Guardiola's side face Burton Albion in the next round and remain firm market principles having avoided Arsenal and Chelsea in the semi-final draw

Fearing low voter turnout due to the escalation of violence in Jammu Kashmir and the recent snowfall which has cut-off most areas in south Kashmir, political parties and election officials in the state have urged the Ministry of Home Affairs to hold simultaneous state Assembly and Lok Sabha polls in April