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THE WEEKLY GOOSE

NO: 115 |  04.19.2023
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TRAVEL GUIDES

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SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT

BEAVER BITES

  • When it comes to nature and preservation, sometimes you just have to play the capitalist game to make it happen. That's what The Nature Conservancy of Canada did when they went up against developers to secure the largest private island in Lake Superior. The price? $7.2 million.
     
  • Public art is meant to be looked at, not climbed. A 26 year old man found this out the hard way after climbing around Edmonton’s famous silver ball sculpture, falling in, and getting trapped. Firefighters had to rescue him.
     
  • The NHL playoffs kicked off last night, marking an exciting time of year for many Canadians. Three Canadian teams have a chance at the cup, with the Edmonton Oilers predicted to have the best chance of the three.
     
  • Speaking of hockey, the feds have reinstated funding for Hockey Canada. It does come with some conditions, of course, but the bottom line is that the government funding is a relatively small portion compared to the dollars they get from sponsors, which have not returned just yet. Some of these corporate sponsors include Nike, Tim Hortons, Scotiabank, and even Canadian Tire, which is said to have permanently severed its ties with the organization.
     
  • Being famous makes marketing stuff a lot easier to do, so we're always happy to learn when it's done for something good, such as these “Dear Terry” shirts, which were designed with the help of Ryan Reynolds and the Fox family. In just two months, they've already raised $1 million for cancer research.
     
  • First it was Uruguay, then Canada and Thailand. Could Germany now be the fourth country in the world to legalize cannabis? This would actually be huge news as legalization of the drug in the EU’s largest economy could potentially open the door to similar reforms in other European countries.
     
  • It's not that often that we hear positive news about emissions but in 2021, Canada's greenhouse gas emissions only went up 1.8%. Going up isn't that great BUT this number is lower than they were in 2005 and a quarter of the way to the 2030 target.
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