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The importance of Indo-Canadian relations
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Indo-Canadian relations took centre stage last week as Prime Minister Stephen Harper made his first visit to India. According to numerous pundits, a visit
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Nov. 18, 2009
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“We once got a really really awful review….The person dedicated the better part of the article to slagging us even though we were the
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Nov. 18, 2009
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5 years: Laurier archaeologist wins cyberlibel case A prehistoric archaeologist associated with Wilfrid Laurier University was awarded $125,000 in damages in one of Canada’s
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Nov. 18, 2009
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Theft Under $5000; Location: University Stadium; Reported: Nov. 9, 2009 @ 11:57 a.m. Person(s) unknown stole a street sign from a post in front
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Illegal activity on campus?
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Students download music from the Internet without paying for it. This is a fact; while it might seem like a sweeping generalization to condemn
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World in Brief: Nov 18, 2009
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Massachusetts, United States According to the Calgary Herald, uttering the word “meep” just as the Sesame Street character Beaker famously does has become grounds
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Stealing culture: Who owns national art?
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Upon visiting the famous Parthenon in Greece, visitors may be struck by the emptiness of the site. The ancient Greek ruins are surprisingly sparse,
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Lines on a map: Freetown, Sierra Leone
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At sunset I am sitting down to dinner on a gorgeous beach, my table wiggled into the sand, a pile of seafood caught that
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Rethinking the African aid model
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If you have yet to hear of Dambisa Moyo, you will soon know her well. Her provocative new book, Dead Aid: Why Aid is
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Human rights in the Americas
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On Nov. 12, the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Governance Village, the organization of American States, and Canadian International Council (CIC) hosted an
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