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Mike Bola
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Born in Vancouver and raised in Surrey, BC. 🇨🇦

Views/opinions are of my own. Reposts/Posts aren't agreements nor do they reflect my employer or volunteer work. Community Activist. Like=Agreement.
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Indian steelmakers jump after New Delhi imposes import tariffs reut.rs/45oglGd
Indian steelmakers jump after New Delhi imposes import tariffs
Shares of major Indian steel companies climbed between 2% and 5% on Wednesday after the country imposed a three-year import tariff on select products to curb cheap shipments from China.
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December 31, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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More musicians have canceled their upcoming concerts at the Kennedy Center after its board voted to rename the performing arts venue to include President Trump’s name.
More musicians cancel Kennedy Center concerts after board votes to add Trump's name to the building
Recent cancellations have left the performing arts center in Washington with gaps in programming for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
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December 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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The Kennedy Center has been hit with a string of abrupt cancelations in the wake of its board of trustees' adding President Donald Trump's name to the landmark performing arts institution. https://cnn.it/3LpbsWC
December 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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The Chinese military says that it was dispatching air, navy and rocket troops to conduct joint military drills around Taiwan, a move it called a “stern warning” against separatist and “external interference” forces.
Chinese military to stage drills around Taiwan to warn 'external forces' after tensions with U.S. and Japan
The drills come amid Chinese anger at U.S. arms sales to the self-ruling island and a statement by Japan’s prime minister that its military could get involved if China were to move against it.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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#PeachlandBC - March: Peachland council meeting strikes heated debate about basement suites westknews.com/2025/12/25/m...
March: Peachland council meeting strikes heated debate about basement suites - West K News
West Kelowna/Peachland’s top story for March 2025
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December 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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"About half of Americans said in a new CNN Poll that the 2028 presidential election has been on their mind at least somewhat," writes
Zachary B. Wolf. | Analysis
https://cnn.it/4pXcRTi
December 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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This government could save $6 billion by selling unneeded office space and embracing a flexible remote work model. Their own research proves it.

Full in-office mandates are a huge waste of taxpayer money. Join the fight to protect remote work.

www.foryoucanada.ca/remoteworks
December 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Waymo's San Francisco outage raises doubts over robotaxi readiness during crises reut.rs/4jzsxtT
Waymo's San Francisco outage raises doubts over robotaxi readiness during crises
A widespread power outage in San Francisco that led to Waymo robotaxis stalling and snarling traffic earlier this month has raised concerns about the readiness of autonomous vehicle operators to tackle major emergencies like earthquakes and floods.
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December 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Beijing imposes sanctions against 20 U.S. defense-related companies and 10 executives, a week after Washington announced large-scale arms sales to Taiwan.
China sanctions 20 U.S. defense companies and 10 executives over massive arms sales to Taiwan
The move followed the announcement of a U.S. arms-sale package valued at more than $10 billion that drew an angry response from China, which claims Taiwan as its own.
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December 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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'I want justice': Wife demands answers and accountability after 44-year-old Edmonton man dies waiting in ER theprovince.com/news/local-n...
December 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Elon Musk slams Canadian health care after Edmonton father dies in ER theprovince.com/news/nationa...
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Home Alone fans stunned to learn the movie wasn't filmed in THAT famous house - as the 'crazy' real location is revealed trib.al/bcwdSId
Fans are stunned to learn Home Alone wasn't filmed in the famous house
It's the film that is on everyone's screens over the Christmas period.
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December 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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White House orders U.S. forces focus on 'quarantine' of Venezuela reut.rs/3Ld7Bfj
White House orders U.S. forces focus on 'quarantine' of Venezuela
The White House has ordered U.S. military forces to focus almost exclusively on enforcing the "quarantine" of Venezuela, a U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Agios Pharma shares jump as US FDA expands approval for its blood disorder drug reut.rs/3YHha9h
Agios Pharma shares jump as US FDA expands approval for its blood disorder drug
Shares of Agios Pharmaceuticals jumped nearly 12% premarket on Wednesday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the expanded use of its drug for the treatment of a type of blood disorder.
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December 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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US FDA approves Omeros' drug to treat dangerous transplant complication reut.rs/4j9J9rG
US FDA approves Omeros' drug to treat dangerous transplant complication
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Omeros' drug for a dangerous transplant complication, marking the first treatment to be greenlit for the condition, the company said on Wednesday.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Arthritis breakthrough as experts find herbal remedy has powerful pain relieving properties trib.al/NS66Jiv
Herbal remedy may have powerful arthritis pain relieving properties
Exercise, weight management and physiotherapy are common approaches recommended by medics, to help treat arthritis, but it is often not enough.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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“Flu, flu, flu. So much flu,” said one doctor in Michigan. “We are inundated."

“I don’t think I ever remember seeing it really this severe, this soon,” said another in Colorado.
'So much flu': What to know as flu season ramps up early this year
Doctors say that so far, kids are hit hardest with the flu. The flu shot is helping to keep them out of the hospital.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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The FDA has approved a daily pill version of the weight-loss drug Wegovy, introducing a new option for how patients can take medicines in a class of drugs that has revolutionized obesity treatment: https://cnn.it/4p1TOG9
December 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM