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Robyn Urback
@RobynUrback
Globe and Mail columnist
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    Robyn Urback
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    Dec 17, 2024
    Woman waits 6 years for knee replacement. Gets surgery but has complication. Has to wait 8 days for follow-up procedure because there are no beds. Because of delay, she now needs amputation. Can we stop defending Canada's atrocious healthcare system?
    Woman's right leg amputated after waiting 8 days for bed at Winnipeg's HSC to treat open wound |...
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    Robyn Urback
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    Nov 7, 2017
    It is completely insane that a baby can be shot dead in a church and the U.S. isn't in a total state of disarray
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    Jeffrey Guterman
    @JeffreyGuterman
    Nov 7, 2017
    Noah Holcombe was the youngest church shooting victim. He was was 17 months old. nypost.com/2017/11/06/you…
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    Robyn Urback
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    Aug 6, 2021
    "Women's soccer" will henceforth be known as "soccer" in Canada
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    Robyn Urback
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    Jan 23, 2025
    The rest of Canada should stop vilifying Danielle Smith, and start listening to her
    Opinion: The rest of Canada should stop vilifying Danielle Smith, and start listening to her
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    Robyn Urback
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    Feb 3, 2025
    Trump is such a good negotiator he got Trudeau to commit to things he had already committed to previously!
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    Justin Trudeau
    @JustinTrudeau
    Feb 3, 2025
    I just had a good call with President Trump. Canada is implementing our $1.3 billion border plan — reinforcing the border with new choppers, technology and personnel, enhanced coordination with our American partners, and increased resources to stop the flow of fentanyl. Nearly
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    Robyn Urback
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    Feb 28, 2025
    Canadians should interpret this as the clearest sign among many that we have gone from being one of the most geographically and politically insulated countries on earth to one of the most vulnerable.
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    Acyn
    @Acyn
    Feb 28, 2025
    Wow, Vance and Trump are attacking Zelenskyy in the Oval Office
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    Robyn Urback
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    Mar 6, 2025
    Good line from Trudeau in response to reporter who noted that Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has called what's going on with the U.S. a "psychodrama." "How would you characterize it?" Trudeau responded: "Thursday."
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    Robyn Urback
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    Sep 19, 2019
    Everyone should watch this response from Jagmeet Singh. I don't think you can say it better than this
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    Robyn Urback
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    Apr 16, 2021
    I would like to hear Dr. Williams explain how schools with dozens of kids in poorly ventilated spaces are safe, but outdoor playgrounds are too dangerous to remain open
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    Robyn Urback
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    Aug 12, 2020
    Replying to @EricTrump
    Most people don't bring their kids to work
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    Robyn Urback
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    May 1, 2025
    OK, Boomers
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    Robyn Urback
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    Jul 15, 2019
    True, our leaders' tweets aren't so blatantly racist. But we do have a province where you can't become a teacher if you wear a headscarf, so we should take the gloating down a notch.
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    Power & Politics
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    Jul 15, 2019
    “That is not how we do things in Canada,” said @JustinTrudeau about @realDonaldTrump's tweets this weekend telling Democratic women of colour to leave the U.S. Trudeau said, “Canadians and indeed people around the world know exactly what I think about those particular comments.”
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    Robyn Urback
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    Feb 5, 2025
    Absolutely horrific case of a 90-year-old Calgary woman who was raped in her assisted living facility. It has taken 4 years to get to trial (the victim has since died). The accused was already a registered sex offender. Police didn't believe her.
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    'I can't stop crying': Jurors hear tearful 911 call from 90-year-old rape victim | CBC News
    A jarring 911 call was played in a Calgary courtroom Monday as jurors heard the voice of a distraught 90-year-old woman who had just been raped in her assisted living apartment.
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    Robyn Urback
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    Jun 12, 2020
    Supervising officers actually watched this video last week and said: "It was determined that the members' actions were reasonable and did not meet the threshold for an external investigation."