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New Canadian Prime Minister Was Once a Whistler Ski Bum Staying in a Van

Canada just elected a new Prime Minister on Tuesday, October 20th, 2015.  The new Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, was once a bit of a ski bum who, in the 1990’s, went to school at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and crashed on his buddy’s couch in Whistler while snowboard instructing at Whistler ski resort on weekends.  Justin is […]

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