Arivia posted:

The War of 420

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Joshua Boyle...was arrested and charged with assault, unlawful confinement and other offences that are alleged to have occurred...in Ottawa between Oct. 14 and Dec. 30
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Boyle, his wife Caitlan and their three children — all of whom were born in captivity — returned to Canada on Oct. 13

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Joshua Boyle, the Canadian hostage who spent years with his family imprisoned by the Haqqani network, has been arrested for some horrible things that he apparently did immediately after coming back.

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada...-in-ottawa.html


Police aren't releasing any victim information but it's probably safe to assume it's domestic in nature.

When they were first returned I hoped that they'd be able to overcome a lot of the trauma and it was a sort of bittersweet story last year. Now it's just awful on awful.

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“Obviously, he is responsible for his own actions,” she wrote, “but it is with compassion and forgiveness that I say I hope help and healing can be found for him. As to the rest of us, myself and the children, we are healthy and holding up as well as we can.”

Postess with the Mostest posted:

Omar Khadr's sister's ex husband sure seems a bit messed up.

Leofish posted:

Hopefully there aren't any incriminating photos of Joshua Boyle and the Prime Minis--

https://twitter.com/BoylesVsWorld/status/943112626522931200

Oops.

flakeloaf posted:

Man who was rescued from foreign shithole meets head of government, film at 11

infernal machines posted:

As a big fan of Murphy Brown, this has all been deeply confusing for me.

PT6A posted:

Stupid Conservative fuckface Candice Bergen's existence is disrespectful toward excellent and talented actress Candice Bergen -- a much more significant issue than Trudeau's sweater.

PT6A posted:

No Boston Legal fans in here? For shame!

flakeloaf posted:

Two women who became famous cause an old white guy stuck his hand up a wooden rear end in a top hat and made it talk.

HookShot posted:

Leofish posted:

Hopefully there aren't any incriminating photos of Joshua Boyle and the Prime Minis--

https://twitter.com/BoylesVsWorld/status/943112626522931200

Oops.

DariusLikewise posted:

Yeah keep riding the wave, stocks never go down in price.

vyelkin posted:

Let's square this circle and assume that the 2006 "other common interests, haha" were weed.

Entropic posted:

WTF is the story with the boyle family? Mulitple kids born in captivity, wtf, how does that happen without either the captors or the couple being seriously hosed up?

Entropic posted:

WTF is the story with the boyle family? Mulitple kids born in captivity, wtf, how does that happen without either the captors or the couple being seriously hosed up?

Albino Squirrel posted:

https://twitter.com/CandiceBergenMP/status/947211408743088128

https://twitter.com/CandiceBergenMP/status/947312860111110144

(both Justin Trudeau and his brother Alexandre were born on Christmas Day, which probably explains the 'happy birthday' sweaters)

littleorv posted:

How much does it cost to become a franchise owner

infernal machines posted:

https://twitter.com/LukewSavage/status/948622144094613504

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Eligibility for personal emergency leave pay
An employee who has been employed for at least a week with an employer is entitled to be paid for the first two days of personal emergency leave taken in a calendar year.

Risky Bisquick posted:

I like how they spell out getting paid for bereavement is a benefit and not a right granted by the ESA for Ontario

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It gained notoriety after taking the car blogs by storm earlier this year. It is a machine for those who think Ford's fastest, most ridiculous truck – the F-150 Raptor, which looks like it escaped from the Baja 1000 off-road race – is simply not enough. The MegaRaptor looks like a regular Raptor with 'roid rage. It's Dwayne Johnson versus Vin Diesel. Both are huge. One is huger.

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It includes military-grade MRAP wheels meant to withstand an explosion, 46-inch tires, new suspension and chassis components that raise the truck by 4 1/2 or 5 inches, a 5-inch wide exhaust and a 4.88 gear set for the rear differential, plus many more add-ons that will be meaningless to those not fluent in truck-speak.

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Opening the door to the MegaRaptor, the first problem is obvious. The bottom of the seat is at eye-level. There is no step-stool or ladder that flips down to make getting in look cool and effortless. Climbing up involves some grunting. Once inside you can see clearly over the tops of all SUVs. Nothing directly in front of it is visible, thanks to the huge, wide hood.

A single lane suddenly feels too narrow.

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WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The Canadian government on Wednesday criticized the United States for a decision to impose duties on certain softwood lumber exports and underlined its determination to fight the move.

The duties, which went into effect on Wednesday, are “unfair, unwarranted and troubling,” Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said in a statement.

Ottawa has already launched challenges against the duties - which range from about 10 percent to nearly 24 percent, below a preliminary range of about 17 percent to 31 percent - with the World Trade Organization (WTO) and through the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

“The government of Canada will continue to vigorously defend our industry and its workers against protectionist trade practices,” Freeland said.

The U.S. Commerce Department’s decision imposes anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties affecting about $5.66 billion worth of lumber and comes amid increasingly acrimonious talks on renegotiating NAFTA, the trilateral trade pact between the United States, Canada and Mexico.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said he had every confidence the administration of President Donald Trump would win the trade challenges Canada has launched.

“(We) will continue to stand up against unfair trade practices that harm American workers and businesses. Even our closest allies must follow the rules,” he said in a statement.

The Commerce Department accuses Canada of unfairly subsidizing and dumping softwood lumber, which is commonly used in the construction of homes. Canada denies it is dumping the lumber.

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer expressed confidence that the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission closely followed U.S. law and that their actions were consistent with the country’s WTO obligations.

”We will of course defend this case and expect to prevail,” Lighthizer said.

Some of the main affected Canadian firms are West Fraser Timber Co Ltd, Canfor Corp, Conifex Timber Inc, Western Forest Products Inc, Interfor Corp and Resolute FP Canada Ltd. Shares in the firms were little changed on Wednesday.

The decision to impose tariffs followed failed talks to end the decades-long dispute between the two countries. The row centers on the fees paid by Canadian lumber mills for timber cut largely from government-owned land. Those fees are lower than fees paid on U.S. timber, which comes largely from private land.

Joe Patton, U.S. Lumber Coalition Co‐Chair and Vice President of Wood Products at The Westervelt Company, defended the U.S. move on Wednesday.

“These duties are a fair enforcement of U.S. trade law. For decades, the Canadian government has abused the law and provided massive subsidies to its lumber industry, harming U.S. producers and workers,” he said.

The Lumber Trade Council of British Columbia, a province with a significant forestry industry, said last month it was confident the decision would be overturned, calling it “completely without merit.”

Around 33 percent of the lumber used in the United States in 2016 was imported, with more than 95 percent coming from Canada, according to the U.S. National Association of Homebuilders.

patonthebach posted:

Tims made only 100 million in profit last year? That seems super low. Is that just for the corporation and doesn't include the franchisees takehome?

I do love all the facebook anger I've seen over the $14 hr minimum wage as somehow its stealing from regular working people. They can't seem to get it through their heads the only way Walmart or Tims can pay people 10.25 and they survive is because government programs make up the extra 5 dollars an hour they need. Why are we letting this big corporations underpay people so its covered by the taxes of working folk?