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Today’s News: America and Israel start a war with Iran “I expect this war will turn out to be just as inept, corrupt and half-assed as everything else Trump does”

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The Ones Who Walk Away

illustration from Sam Woolfe So tonight I was reading some Rodger Sherman posts about sports - one of the American journalists I follow because of his wide sports knowledge - and his last Olympic newsletter was mentioned....

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Here we go again — another Poilievre re-set

Here we go again. Another Poilievre "re-set" is underway. This time, he's Serious!!! Calm!!! Statesman-like!!! Thoughtful!!! The occasion was a speech in Toronto to the Economic Club of Canada on Thursday. The At Issu...

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Today’s News: SOTU follow-ups, #ETTD, Epstein Scalp-watch, and the war in Ukraine plus other wars

State of the Union Follow-ups I found some good posts today about that SOTU: PM Carney about the State of Union address: “I didn’t watch it.” 😂🤣😅 I love this guy 😅🤣[image or embed]— 🍁🇨🇦Team Cana...

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Today’s News: Playing politics against refugees in Canada, the State of the Union and the state of the NHL

Poilievre and the Conservatives have apparently decided their fortunes could improve if they can convince Canadians to play politics against refugees: View on Threads We’re back to the racist and MAGA scapegoating of im...

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Today’s News: Some interesting stuff that isn’t politics, plus Olympic Wrap-up

The State of the Union is tomorrow and we do NOT plan to watch even a single moment. In fact, I am mostly "politicked-out" for now. So I thought tonight it would be interesting to sample a wider range of interesting stuff. ...

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Sunday Funday: Olympics Catch-Up, this week’s funny posts, plus Carney Hat-trick, Epstein Scalp-watch, TrumpWatch, Animal Crackers

Olympic Catch-up Hey everyone, if you google "olympics" you can watch Nazgul run across the bottom of your screen! The Olympics are almost over -- Canada's Day 15 results here. For what is coming up on Day 16, click here. Ca...

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Today’s News: That SCOTUS Tariff Decision, Poilievre Doom-Scrolling, Epstein Scalp-Watch, Olympic Catch-Up

First, a few tariff cartoons that I collected for everyone to enjoy:KABOOM! That SCOTUS Tariff Decision How bullies always react when someone tells them to cut it out: View on Threads (On a side note, it always amuse...

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Today’s News: Danielle Smith demonizes Canada again; Poilievre’s failed leadership; Epstein Scalp-Watch; Olympic Catch-Up

Danielle Smith is demonizing Canada againAlberta premier Danielle Smith is desperate to rev up the Alberta Federal Grievance Industry again, in spite of Carney actually doing a lot of what Alberta says it wants. And she is gras...

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Today’s News: Carney wins, Poilievre loses; the Epstein files get hotter, Minneapolis is still ICEed; and Olympic Catch-up

Carney wins, Poilievre loses Wow! Alberta MP Matt Jeneroux has joined the Liberal caucus, making him the third Conservative MP to break with his party since November – a move that puts the Carney government on the cusp of a m...

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Roundup of comments on Canada’s Defense Industrial Strategy, those radical mainstream environmentalists, the Epstein conspiracy, and Olympic Catch-up

I found some good posts and commentary today on a random assortment of topics:Comments about Canada's Defense Industrial Strategy First, some background - in her February 17, 2026 newsletter on Tuesday, Heather Cox Richard...

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Today’s News: Olympic Catch-up, plus Canada’s trade moves

Olympic Catch-up Canada's Day 9 results here, and our Day 10 results here. For what is coming up on Day 11, click here. Gold! Gold! Silver! Gold in sports, gold in politics. Congratulations Mikael Kingsbury🇨🇦...

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Sunday Funday: Olympic Catch-up plus some funny and lovely posts, and Carney Hat-trick, TrumpWatch, Animal Crackers

Olympic Catch-up Click here for Canada's Day 8 results and click here for what is coming up on Day 9. Bronze And some other achievements: View on Threads This isn't a Canadian win, b...

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Round-up: Tumbler Ridge Vigil; commentaries from Coyne & Smith; observations about US-Canada relations; Olympic Catch-up

First, some posts about the Tumbler Ridge VigilCARNEY: "When you wake up tomorrow, and the world feels impossible, know that millions of Canadians are with you ... Because Canada is a community that relies on each other's grac...

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Weekly Wrap: Tumbler Ridge Strong, Minnesota is winning, the Trump administration is losing all over, and Olympics Catch-up

Tumbler Ridge Strong Stories of courage will be comingStories of brave students, teachers emerging after Tumbler Ridge shooting, B.C. premier says[image or embed]— CTV News Vancouver (@ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social) Februar...

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Today’s News: Mourning with Tumbler Ridge, plus Olympic Catch-up

The people of Tumbler Ridge gathered to mourn together on Wednesday night.Prime Minister Carney says "All of Canada stands by you": The BC Government has set up a Condolence Book in the Parliament Building in Victoria, wi...

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Today’s News: Carney deserves a medal for dealing with Trump, plus Tuesday Olympic catchup, and our tragedy at Tumbler Ridge

I think our Prime Minister Mark Carney deserves his own medal - gold, of course - for having to deal so often with Trump and his fantasies. Prime Minister Carney on Trump's bridge threat: "I explained that Canada of co...

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Today’s News: Olympic Catch-up, Bad Bunny and the grasses, Trump take bridge, and the Epstein Tsunami

Olympic Catch-up Megan Oldham bronze! View on Threads The family and friends reactions one of my favourite parts of the Olympics. They’ve been on this journey too. And they couldn’t be in Beijing for Megan Old...

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Sunday Funday: Olympic catch-up, lots of funny posts, Carney Hat-Trick, TrumpWatch and Animal Crackers

Congratulations Valerie Maltais - Bronze MedalCatching up with the Olympics: So say we all.[image or embed]— Sister Golden Bear (@sistergoldenbear.bsky.social) February 7, 2026 at 4:53 PM View on Threads Vie...

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Friday night wrap-up: Stephen Marche on Canadians, Paul Krugman on Americans, plus Greenland, Olympic cheers & boos, ICE Gestapo, Trump racism, Minnesota brave, Ian McKellen does Shakespeare

Ken Danby - At The CreaseStarting tonight with some good news stories. In the New York Times, Stephen Marche writes a brilliant opinion piece: We Are All Canadians Now (gift link) ...American aggression and American decline ar...

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Today’s News: The Olympics!!!

Canadian curler Brett Gallant (photo Carmen Mandato Getty Images)There was lots of actual news today -- bitcoin crashing, Trump making a fool of himself at a prayer breakfast, Poilievre desperately trying to change his stripes...

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Updates: Our Teflon prime minister, some Epstein updates, Elon’s despair, and admiring American courage

Just a random bunch of updates tonight.I think we can call him Teflon Carney As Canadians get to know Prime Minister Carney, we're seeing that he is becoming one of those Teflon politicians - negative news just doesn't stick to...

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US Border Expands Facial Recognition for Canadians

Starting December 26th, Canadians travelling to the United States by air, land, or sea will no longer be able to opt out of having their photo taken at the border. The new rule, announced by the Department of Homeland Security,...

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Canadian Border Now Fully Open

On October 1st 2022, the Government of Canada removed all COVID-19 border measures such as required proof of vaccination, random testing, and mandatory isolation for high-risk travelers. For the first time since early 2020, the...

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Pre-Entry COVID Test No Longer Required at Canadian Border

As of April 1st 2022, the Canadian border will no longer require a pre-arrival negative COVID-19 test from fully vaccinated travellers entering or returning to the country. Previously, a rapid antigen test or a PCR test indicat...

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US Land Border Opens to Canadians

After being closed for nearly 19 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on November 8th 2021 the United States land border officially opened to all fully vaccinated Canadians. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced ...

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When Will USA Border Open to Canadians?

On August 9th 2021, Canada opened its border to all fully vaccinated Americans allowing tourists from the United States to visit the country once again. The US border remains closed to Canadians, however, and American authoriti...

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Where Can Vaccinated Canadians Travel?

Most Canadians are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Consequently, Canadians are starting to think about international travel again, and are beginning to research possible vacation destinations. This leads to the question,...

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