News Beat
What has Trump done so far?
January 27, 2017By: Manon Busseron Donald Trump became the 45th president of the United States a week ago and has already taken several actions according to his campaign promises. Starting the dismantling of Obamacare Honouring his campaign promise, Donald Trump signed an executive order "to seek the prompt repeal" of the Affordable Care Act. Although Congress still has to vote in order to repeal the law, the order instructs health agencies to use all the means legally possible to restrain access to health care. While Obamacare has benefited 20 million Americans, Trump promised that he would replace it with "something terrific." Taking…
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News Beat: September 3
September 3, 2012Minotaur discovered in Robert C. Brown Hall Last week, in an encounter that could only be described as unbelieva-bull, second-year history major Haru Kenji came face-to-face with a creature from Grecian legend: the minotaur. Although sightings of a 700-pound half-man,…
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News Beat: July 30th
July 30, 2012SFU professor wins world record for thickest accent In a small ceremony held in Convocation Mall last Saturday, Guinness World Record officials awarded SFU professor of computing science, Ranjeet Chupala, the distinct honour of having the world’s thickest accent. Competing…
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News Beat: Serious Edition
July 9, 2012This week's Peak Humour took a turn for the Serious. With serious results! Burnaby Mountain Park introduces new drinking fountains. In a crowded ribbon cutting ceremony last Saturday, the Burnaby Mountain Park Board inducted four new drinking fountains. The…
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News Beat: June 25th
June 25, 2012Virtual unknown sweeps Internet comedy awards In an unprecedented event, a virtual unknown swept the “IVAs” Internet video awards, last night. The video featuring several ducklings following a cat that they believed to be their mother beat out such prominent…
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News Beat: June 4th
June 4, 2012People who say “YOLO” will soon be put to death A new bylaw proposed by conservative MP Shelly Parsons was passed in Parliament last Thursday. The bylaw evokes a three-strikes policy in which people caught using the term “YOLO” in…
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News Beat: May 21st
May 21, 2012Facebook terrorist cell hi-jacks profile page At approximately 1300 hours this afternoon, the sovereign state of one Annie Helgusson’s profile page was viciously and ruthlessly attacked by a rogue cell of Facebook terrorists. The attack occurred on the outskirts of…
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