Brittany Maria Thiessen
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Being smart trumps being tough when it comes to dealing with crime
With the Winnipeg municipal election nearing, the issues of crime and safety have been at the forefront of the policies proposed by mayoral candidates Sam Katz and Judy Wasylycia-Leis.
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Priding ourselves
I have discovered a newfound sense of national pride and patriotism after Canada’s tremendous success at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. I am sure many Canadians have had similar feelings.
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Confessions of a borderline tweetoholic
Twitter is unique in that the popular site has its own language.
According to Twittords.com (the Twitter dictionary), “twitter-ific” is defined as something being extraordinary and positive, and is a combination between the words Twitter and terrific.
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Canadians ‘get tough’ on crime for all the wrong reasons
A new poll shows that Canadians are favouring harsher punishments for criminals than previously shown. The latest Angus Reid poll found that 62 per cent of respondents in Canada favour capital punishment for murderers and 31 per cent believed that rapists should be put to death.