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With its long and shady history, poker seems to have a natural affinity for fantasy writers, ranging from Edward Whittemore ( Jerusalem Poker) to Tim Powers ( Last Call). It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the ever-eclectic Lavie Tidhar turns his attention to it with The Big Blind, which is peppered with cardsharp lingo and informed descriptions of high-stakes games. There’s not actually a shred of SF or fantasy in the novella, so the obvious question is, why mention it at all here? Well, Tidhar has long taken a kind of perverse glee in his own unpredictability, sometimes blurring the ...

Winnipeg Free Press By: Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press Posted: Last Modified: 9:40 PM CST Monday, Jan. 18, 2021 Save to Read Later OTTAWA - Ontario Conservative MP Derek Sloan could be expelled from his party's caucus as early as Tuesday for accepting a donation to his leadership campaign from a white supremacist. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole holds a press conference on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on Dec. 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick OTTAWA - Ontario Conser...

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he wants Ontario MP Derek Sloan kicked out of the party caucus over a donation to his leadership campaign from a white supremacist.

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he wants Ontario MP Derek Sloan kicked out of the party caucus over a donation to his leadership campaign fro

A number of Conservative MPs welcomed the move