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Last week, a British court decided in favour of British icons Pink Floyd in their lawsuit against their record label, EMI. The issue at hand …

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In a uniquely Canadian way—politely, subtly—the Conservative government has made a clear statement in support of Israel’s divide-and-conquer rule over the Palestinian Territories. By slashing …

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Colby Cosh Canadian journalists covering the Games have, virtually to a man, accepted the premise that the Games provide an accurate moral, artistic, and technical …

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