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Feb 18, 2022 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
It's hard to describe what a contentious issue ownership of these papers used to be. K.C. Irving's purchase of the Gleaner in 1968 triggered hearings, a raid on Irving corporate offices by federal competition authorities and a dramatic star-studded month long trial in 1972.
Buying the Gleaner gave Irving ownership of all five of New Brunswick's english daily newspapers at the time. Various Irving companies were charged with the "formation or operation of a combine" likely to operate "to the detriment or against the interest of the public."
Feb 4, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Ever wonder how Cdn provinces compare to US States of a similar size in COVID related deaths? No? Here it is anyway:
Location Pop C-19 Deaths
Canada 38.4m 34,381
California 39.2m 80,798
Ontario 14.9m 11,651
Penn 13.0m 41,359
Location Pop C-19 Deaths
