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Canadian woman gets three years’ jail in first ever sentencing for a ‘Pretendian’

ICYMI: Karima Manji, whose daughters accessed over C$150,000 in benefits for Inuit residents, pleaded guilty in February

A Canadian woman who fraudulently claimed her daughters were Inuit has been sentenced to three years in jail, in what is believed to be the first ever custodial sentence for a “Pretendian”.

Karima Manji, whose daughters accessed more than C$150,000 in benefits intended for Inuit, was sentenced on Thursday, after pleading guilty to fraud in February. Continue reading…
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Butter tarts and tourtière: Jonny Lake’s recipes for Canada Day

Two all-time Canadian favourites to celebrate Canada Day: a proper, weighty pie of ham hock and spiced mince, and traditional tarts with a buttery, caramelised currant filling

Canada is a vast country with a diverse population, both indigenous and immigrant. That makes it hard to come up with a definitive answer to the question: what is a typical Canadian dish? However, butter tarts and tourtière will both be recognisable to most Canadians, and are a great way to celebrate the country’s food on Canada Day on July 1. The celebrations usually revolve around the barbecue, with burgers, ribs and hotdogs always winners and bright yellow mustard always present, but there’s no reason a big meat pie and butter tarts can’t also feature, not least because they’re always a good idea at any time of year. At Labombe, the wine bar at my restaurant Trivet in London, we’ll be celebrating Canada Day with lobster rolls, poutine and bloody caesars, a very Canadian drink in which the tomato juice in a bloody mary is replaced with tomato and clam-flavoured Clamato; keeping on theme for dessert, we’ll also be baking a few blueberry pies along with those obligatory butter tarts. Continue reading…
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Canadian man makes history after receiving zero election votes: ‘I am the true unity candidate’

ICYMI: Félix-Antoine Hamel ran in federal election to protest the country’s lack of electoral reforms

A Canadian man has made history by receiving zero votes in a contested federal election, after running as part of a protest over the lack of electoral reforms in the country.

“When I saw the result, I was like: ‘Well, I am the true unity candidate. Everyone agrees not to vote for me,’” Félix-Antoine Hamel told CBC News. Continue reading…
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Canadian woman gets three years’ jail in first ever sentencing for a ‘Pretendian’

Karima Manji, whose daughters accessed over C$150,000 in benefits for Inuit residents, pleaded guilty in February

A Canadian woman who fraudulently claimed her daughters were Inuit has been sentenced to three years in jail, in what is believed to be the first ever custodial sentence for a “Pretendian”.

Karima Manji, whose daughters accessed more than C$150,000 in benefits intended for Inuit, was sentenced on Thursday, after pleading guilty to fraud in February. Continue reading…
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Millions of Miniverse toys recalled over risks of skin, eye and respiratory issues

ICYMI: US product safety agency says MGA Entertainment’s Make It Mini toy sets contain resin that is harmful when liquid

A large volume of toys – 21m sets of MGA Entertainment’s Miniverse Make It Mini sets – are being recalled across the US over risks of skin, eye and respiratory irritation.

In an announcement on Tuesday, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said that the toy sets, which consist of spheres containing material required to assemble miniature imitations of appliance, food or lifestyle items, contain resin that, when liquid, can cause various physical issues. Continue reading…
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