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What is shark fin soup?
I’ve not eaten it myself — it can run $100+ a bowl, and I’m on a reporter’s salary — but the Chinese soup delicacy is actually supposed to be literally tasteless. It’s the unusual, gelatin-like...
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How they voted: Shark fin ban
The motion: To prepare a bylaw this October to ban shark fin possession (and the soup, effectively) in Calgary. For: Naheed Nenshi, Brian Pincott, Dale Hodges, Gord Lowe, Gael MacLeod, Ray Jones,...
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Ald. Brian Pincott is suddenly swimming with sharks. Did he do the right thing?
You’d think Ald. Brian Pincott would be enjoying high-fives all over after backstopping a common-sense proposal to ban the sale of shark fin soup in Calgary. Council voted 13-2 on Monday to ban the...
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Sleepless in Calgary, thanks to construction scofflaws
It’s 6:21 a.m., and I’m thinking about The Simpsons. You’re right to wonder why, and I promise to tell you — though it may take a moment for my sleep-deprived brain to get to it. As the sound of power...
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