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from CBC News (Canada)
From sacred to secular: Canada set to lose 9,000 churches, warns national heritage group
A national charity that works to save old buildings estimates that 9,000 religious spaces in Canada will be lost in the next decade, roughly a third of all faith-owned buildings in the country. National Trust for Canada regeneration project leader Robert Pajot says every community in the country is going to see old church buildings shuttered, sold off or demolished. In rural areas, congregations are shrinking as members age or move away. In cities, the increasing secularization of society coupled with new spiritual practices has cut into traditional Christian church attendance. Even rising immigration hasn't been enough to offset the trend. With fewer people in the pews, and less money in the coffers, rising maintenance costs on old buildings have overwhelmed many congregations.
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from Legal Insurrection
Finland: Government Collapses Over Universal Health Care Costs, #Bernie2020 Hardest Hit
The warning signs were on the wall last spring when Finland, as Leslie noted, ended its experiment with “universal basic income.” Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who has been hanging his socialist mantle on the “success” of Finland’s socialist structure, may be the hardest hit. It’s not just Finland experiencing such problems with its socialist policies. Other Nordic countries, also touted by American socialists and communists as the model America should follow, are suffering similar economic burdens directly related to their socialist policies.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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from UPI News Agency (United Press International)
Media/News Company
Yi Gang: U.S., China reach 'consensus' on key issues in trade talks
Yi didn't clarify which areas the U.S. and China reached consensus on, but said the discussions on foreign exchange had been "very meaningful."
Yi Gang: U.S., China reach 'consensus' on key issues in trade talks
Yi didn't clarify which areas the U.S. and China reached consensus on, but said the discussions on foreign exchange had been "very meaningful."
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