Today marks the 123rd anniversary of the opening of California's Yosemite National Park, but unfortunately for the treasured government landmark, nobody will be around to help celebrate its birthday.
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Today marks the 123rd anniversary of the opening of California's Yosemite National Park, but unfortunately for the treasured government landmark, nobody will be around to help celebrate its birthday.
At midnight last night, the U.S. federal government partially shut down over a political dispute on a spending bill. On Twitter, politicians pointed fingers, observers shook their heads and comedians had a field day over the #Shutdown.
Last week, the verified Twitter account of the White House retweeted images from @AdorableCareAct, a campaign to support Obamacare using cute little animals. But is the Obama administration behind the fuzzy charm offensive?
If it were up to Bill Gates, you'd never need to press the Control-Alt-Delete key combination on your keyboard again."It was a mistake," said Microsoft's co-founder of the famous "three finger salute" in an interview last week.
The Quebec government finally unveiled the much-anticipated and controversial Values Charter today, which not only has federal leaders up in arms, but has made huge waves across social media platforms.Legality of Senator Mike Duffy's $90K cheque doesn't matter: CBC readers
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It does not matter whether or not Senator Mike Duffy's acceptance of a $90,000 personal cheque from a senior official in the Prime Minister's Office was legal or not because no one will be prosecuted for a criminal offence, CBCNews.ca readers predict.Justin Trudeau's pot admission lights up reaction online
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Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's admission that he has smoked pot since becoming a Member of Parliament lit up Twitter with pot-related puns, some censure and a lot of 'so what?' In an interview published today, Trudeau admitted that he last smoked marijuana about three years ago in his backyard.
Canadians from across the country are weighing in on a hot-button issue in Quebec, where the province is preparing to introduce legislation that would restrict people from wearing religious symbols in several places, like at work.
Twitter was hit with a mix of outrage and support for Prime Minister Stephen Harper after he announced he is seeking prorogation of Parliament.CBCNews.ca readers call for Pamela Wallin's resignation, further audits
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An audit of Sen. Pamela Wallin's expense claims will be presented to a Senate committee Monday, but CBC News reported Sunday that her repayment will be "well into six figures." On Twitter, Facebook and in the comments of our story, some called for Wallin to resign and for further expense audits.
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