Toronto Mike

Canada's 26-Man Roster for 2022 World Cup

Canadian men's national soccer team head coach John Herdman has named his 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. GoalkeepersMilan Borjan (Red Star Belgrade/Serbia)James Pantemis (CF Montreal)Dayne St. Clair (Minnesota United)DefendersSam Adekugbe (Hatayspor/Turkey)Derek Cornelius (Vancouver Whitecaps - Panetolikos/Greece)Alistair Johnston (CF Montreal)
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The Coolest Barney

The other night, I was chatting with Barney Bentall, and he made a comment that he was just starting to make the name Barney cool when that big purple dinosaur showed up. Off the top of my head, I started naming famous Barneys. The first three that jumped into my
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Power of Content Marketing for NPOs

In 1977 one church in London put a piece of paper on its doors, saying there was a book of prayers for sale. This 3x5-inch piece of paper was the first printed ad. Now there are flyers, posters, ads in newspapers, city maps, pointing out interesting locations and events, and
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In Flanders Field

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved,
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Open Mike

Welcome to this week's Open Mike. I'm Mike and I'll be your master of ceremonies for the day. Feel free to use this space to vent, rant,  share a story and/or ask a question of the FOTM hivemind.
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Fred Hickman, Dead at 66

For a period of time Fred Hickman and Nick Charles hosting CNN's Sports Tonight was appointment viewing for me. Fun fact: Fred Hickman caused a controversy when he cast his first place vote for the 2000 NBA Most Valuable Player Award for Allen Iverson, preventing Shaquille O'Neal from becoming the
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Gambling in Toronto in Terms of Legislation

(Source) Since online gambling is becoming more and more popular, it is no wonder why so many countries have successfully legalized this activity. We can only praise them for controlling and taking advantage of legal gambling to improve others' years of life and increase the usage of taxes for social
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Qatar 2022 was just the start for Canada

Canada's elimination from the FIFA World Cup in Qatar was confirmed at the hands of Croatia on matchday two, as they fought bravely and initially took the lead but ultimately straight losses meant they had nothing to play for come matchday three. However, despite exiting as early as possible there
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