Judy Trinh

Bird flu: Tensions build in B.C. village as court decision on ostrich cull nears The frustration inside the Royal Canadian Legion hung as heavy as the suffocating summer heat. Dozens had come to give their side of a global controversy on whether to cull a flock of ostriches that s...

ICYM: Tensions build in a B.C. village after ostrich farm owners challenged a court order to cull their birds after an avian flu outbreak

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At about 10:15 EST Sunday- just hours before the Digital Services Tax was set to take effect on June 30- the Federal Government announced that it was cancelling the Digital Services Tax. | Judy Trinh At about 10:15 EST Sunday- just hours before the Digital Services Tax was set to take effect on June 30- the Federal Government announced that it was cancelling the Digital Services Tax. It comes two ...

Two days after Donald Trump ordered his negotiators to walk away from trade talks with Canada- PM Mark Carney cancels the Digital Services Tax.
It would have netted Canada more than $7 billion over five years

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Concerns Grow Over Dire Conditions in Immigrant Detention

We know one Canadian has died in ICE custody. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has also said there are 55 other Cdns being detained by ICE. Read this for context on what it’s like in US immigration detention centres ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Canada ‘urgently seeking more information’ on death of Canadian in ICE custody The Canadian government is aware of the death of a Canadian citizen who died while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody and is “urgently seeking more information from U.S. officia...

A Canadian died in ICE custody, investigation underway

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How will Canada reach its new defence spending commitments? Facing pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged the country will boost defence spending.

Getting to 5% GDP NATO target will mean Canada spending $150B annually on defense. How will we get there?
Mark Carney says
“we will have to make considerations about what less the federal government can do…and how to pay for it.”
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Gavin Newsom on X: "California will keep fighting on behalf of all our people including in the courts. If some of us can be snatched off the streets without a warrant, based only on suspicion or skin color, then none of us are safe. Authoritarian regimes begin by targeting people who are least https://t.co/7qXkrLopkc" / X California will keep fighting on behalf of all our people including in the courts. If some of us can be snatched off the streets without a warrant, based only on suspicion or skin color, then none of us are safe. Authoritarian regimes begin by targeting people who are least https://t.co/7qXkrLopkc

Governor Newsom: “Authoritarian regimes begin by targeting people who are least able to defend themselves.”
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A father living in Canada faces indefinite separation from his son with Trump’s travel ban After years of living in Canadian immigration limbo, a father fears that U.S. President Donald Trump’s new travel ban will separate his oldest child from him.

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How the Throne Speech delivered by the reigning Monarch has united Canadians through history.

Hi Forrest- thanks for your sharing your expertise. I found it fascinating that the commitment to repatriating the constitution first came out of the Queen’s mouth!

The royal history behind the speech from the throne What began as a 'hypothetical' invitation to His Majesty to read the speech from the throne will become a reality when King Charles III opens Canada’s 45th session of Parliament on Tuesday.

Happy to have contributed to this piece by @judytrinh.bsky.social on past Throne Speeches. The story also airs tonight on CTV National News. (BONUS: my esteemed colleague Xavier Gélinas at the Cdn Museum of History showing off *their* Norman Hartnell royal dress! #cdnhist

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The royal history behind the speech from the throne What began as a 'hypothetical' invitation to His Majesty to read the speech from the throne will become a reality when King Charles III opens Canada’s 45th session of Parliament on Tuesday.

👑 What’s the royal connection behind the Speech from the Throne? McMaster expert and royal historian Justin Vovk talks to @judytrinh.bsky.social

#McMasterExperts #RoyalVisit #ThroneSpeech

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The royal history behind the speech from the throne What began as a 'hypothetical' invitation to His Majesty to read the speech from the throne will become a reality when King Charles III opens Canada’s 45th session of Parliament on Tuesday.

King Charles III will arrive in Ottawa Monday afternoon. He will be the second reigning monarch to deliver the throne speech. Here’s some analysis on why Canada’s constitutional monarchy is used as bulwark to defend Canada from threats to its sovereignty. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

B7 Business leaders from G7 nations gather at U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra’s first official speaking event in Ottawa. Hoekstra offered clues into how to do business in Donald Trump’s America amid a trade war.

Sometimes work is just dramatic. Photos by @mikelecouteur

What Poilievre’s loss means for his, and another MP’s, salary After losing both the federal election and his own seat, Pierre Poilievre's future next step will affect

Update: The Conservatives say Pierre Poilievre will not be taking the severance he’s eligible to get as he’s expected to be back in the House of Commons this summer.
A byelection date for Battle River-Crowfoot has yet to be set, after MP Damien Kurek stepped aside.

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Opinion | As the world goes to hell, Trump is living his best life The president has no permanent alliances, only personal financial interests.

Trump is living his best life - what about others?

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YouTube video by CTV News Poilievre asked what he learned after the election loss

On the way into caucus, CTV’s @judytrinh.bsky.social asked Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre what he had learned from the election. Didn't answer the question nor did he thank the constituents of the riding of Carleton for giving him a job for the past 20 yrs. youtu.be/pZNSIjifMg8?...

How much could Poilievre’s byelection cost taxpayers? Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is looking to regain a seat in Parliament through a byelection. How much could it cost taxpayers?

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A family and a festival: How Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day tragedy unfolded VANCOUVER - In January last year, Cirque du Soleil usher Alexander Lo made his final public post on his Facebook timeline, promoting the circus' Kooza show.

The back story leading to the tragedy at Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu Filipino festival only adds to the pain

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I wrote a couple of retrospective posts on my time covering the NDP
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And the Conservatives
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I covered the Liberals for the first two weeks of the election and it seemed like years ago. I may still write one.

B.C. Premier David Eby and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh lay flowers at a vigil for the victims of the Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver.

Jagmeet Singh offers condolences to the Filipino community and urges a spirit of solidarity to overcome fear after driver drove into crowds at the Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver Saturday

Carney confirms Trump raised 51st state idea in their call. Live election updates here. Liberal Leader Mark Carney acknowledged Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump raised the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state when the two men spoke on March 28.

When Carney first talked about his March 28 phone call with Donald Trump he said the U.S. President respected Canada’s sovereignty. Now a month later he confirms Trump raised 51st state idea in their call. Carney confirms Trump raised 51st state idea in their call www.ctvnews.ca/federal-elec...

Pierre Poilievre says he’ll end ‘woke ideology’ — he isn’t saying what that means Pierre Poilievre is vowing to eliminate 'woke ideology' from the public service, federal funding for university research and military culture.

Pierre Poilievre says he’ll end woke ideology in the federal government but he won’t define the term.

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ANALYSIS | Conservatives are limiting media access to Poilievre. Is it helping or hurting him? | CBC News Conservatives have placed strict controls on media access to Pierre Poilievre during this campaign. But some political analysts question whether this strategy, that may have been helpful when Justin T...

Conservatives are limiting media questions on the election trail. Does this help or hurt them? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

No new actions announced as Carney pauses campaign again over U.S. trade war For the third time since the writ was dropped, Mark Carney detoured from the campaign trail this week to deal with Donald Trump’s trade war.

When Mark Carney steps away from campaign trail to “govern” he gets a bump from being the Prime Minister. On Friday he detoured from the campaign to Ottawa but did not outline any action re: trade war. www.ctvnews.ca/federal-elec...

Liberal organizers say this crowd is about 1800 inside and 300 outside. I ‘issued recording it but someone screams “get off “X” as a communication channel”

Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time” Current and former flight attendants for GlobalX, the private charter airline at the center of Trump’s immigration crackdown, expressed concern about their inability to treat passengers humanely and t...

Incredible story about the lack of humanity on ICE deportation flights www.propublica.org/article/insi...

cbcwatcher on X: "Outrageous reply to Judy Trinh from Carney "The question that people from Hong Kong have asked me to ask is whether or not you are putting appeal to those voters, those voters who may support the policies of China ahead of the democratic rights and safety of dissidents who have https://t.co/BJDNzxG6BP" / X Outrageous reply to Judy Trinh from Carney "The question that people from Hong Kong have asked me to ask is whether or not you are putting appeal to those voters, those voters who may support the policies of China ahead of the democratic rights and safety of dissidents who have https://t.co/BJDNzxG6BP

I asked questions to Mark Carney related to his decision to keep candidate Paul Chiang in the race after Chiang urged people to turn over a democracy activist and Conservative candidate to China.
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Given Donald Trump’s announcement of 25% tariffs on foreign autos- Mark Carney is returning to Ottawa. We were supposed to go to Quebec after this. He’s going to convene his cabinet council on US-Canada and says it’s time to speak with the President