The Daily Populous

Thursday March 1st, 2018 evening edition

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OTTAWA — It's official: Canada's national parks will be permanently free for kids, the federal government announced Tuesday.

"Some parks were so busy they had to turn people away!," Morneau said, according to prepared remarks.

Admission to the country's national parks, marine conservation areas, and historic sites were free to everyone in 2017 to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday.

Morneau's announcement fulfills a promise made two years ago when the Liberals originally pledged to make national parks entry free for children 18 years and under starting in 2018.

At the time, the government had earmarked $83.3 million over five years to provide free admission for all Canadians.

Stronger Indigenous presence coming to national parks.

To turn this TRC recommendation into reality, $23.9 million will be funded to Parks Canada over five years, beginning with a $3-million initial investment this year. »

Bell Canada : George Cope

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Bell is focused on building Canada’s next-generation broadband infrastructure and driving growth in Wireless, TV, Internet and Media while delivering sustainable returns to shareholders.

Appointed President and CEO of BCE and Bell Canada in July 2008, Mr. »

Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon [Tracklist + Artwork] Lyrics

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The iconic “prism splits ray of light into a rainbow”, done by Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey ‘Po’ Powell of Hipgnosis.

We went to see Pink Floyd with a bunch of ideas for “The Dark Side of the Moon,” but they all said “no, no more of these photo designs.”

Richard Wright, the organist, said, “Come up with something simple, a simple graphic, like a chocolate box.” »

China bans the letter 'N' and George Orwell's Animal Farm as President Xi JinPing extends grip on power

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The Chinese government has banned the letter 'N' and George Orwell's Animal Farm and 1984 in a major online censorship clampdown.

Experts believe the crackdown is part of leader Xi Jinping's plans to become a dictator for life.

The China Digital Times reports that a list of proposals made by Beijing's National People's Conference includes the letter 'n', George Orwell's novels 'Animal Farm' and '1984', and the phrase 'Xi Zedong', a combination of Mr Xi and former dictator Chairman Mao Zedong's names. »