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Political Corner: Irish border negotiations need to be handled more delicately than Brexit was
February 25, 2020By: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate Three years and two prime ministers later, the United Kingdom successfully left the European Union on January 31. The rest of the year is going to be filled with UK-EU free trade talks. These talks are going to determine the future of the UK’s relationship with the Union and are taking place against the backdrop of the UK’s transition period out of the EU. The goal of the talks will be to negotiate a free trade deal to protect the UK’s economy once they finally leave the EU. At the same time, there are also going…
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September 9, 2018Written by: Kelly Grounds, SFU Student “Scallop War” breaks out between France and the UK An incident in which 35 French fishing boats chased five UK ones out of the Baie de Seine has been dubbed the “Scallop War.”…
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June 9, 2017By: Olivia Roberts IRAN – Deadly attacks in the Iranian capital At least a dozen people were killed following shootings in the Iranian Parliament and the shrine of former supreme leader Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran. It is reported that the…
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October 24, 2016Iraq ISIL: Iraqi forces started battle to retake Mosul from Islamic State According to Peshmerga military commanders, the battle to recapture the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) stronghold on Mosul could take two months. ISIL militants overran Mosul…
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September 19, 2016INDIA - Paralympian ranked third in the world Devendra Jhajharia broke his own record in the Paralympic Games in Rio. The paralympian, husband, and father of two children is now ranked third in the world for the men’s javelin throw.…
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Misogyny should be considered a hate crime
August 2, 2016[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he police force in the British county Nottinghamshire announced on July 13 that, in partnership with the Nottingham Women’s Centre, misogynistic acts can now be reported and investigated as hate crimes. The Nottinghamshire Police defined such acts as “behaviour targeted…
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Canada isn’t ready for a borderless Commonwealth
November 16, 2015Applying for a student visa is one of most godawful things I’ve ever done. The process is so bogged down by bureaucracy it’s a miracle anyone ever gets to study abroad. And after my exchange to France, my own personal…
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