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Canadian government reporter, Bloomberg News

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Unfortunate inning, but the Jays could also try scoring some runs on this middling starter on short rest

13.10.2025 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed

11.10.2025 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Detroit, and then whoever wins gets to take 3 auto plants from the other side

11.10.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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09.10.2025 02:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

They win the series with a classic 2025 Jays game:
- No homers but hardly any strikeouts
- The stars play well, depth guys come up huge
- Bullpen shaky at times but gets it done
- Solid defence, offence capitalizes on a brutal error

Yes!!

09.10.2025 02:35 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Says US and Canada Working on Formula for Tariff Deal President Donald Trump said he expects the US and Canada can eventually reach a trade deal, but he remained vague about how and when an agreement might be achieved.

(Bloomberg) β€” President Donald Trump said he expects the US and Canada can eventually reach a trade deal, but he remained vague about how and when an agreement might be achieved.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

07.10.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

(Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to change when Canada releases major fiscal documents, moving the country’s federal budget to the fall on an ongoing basis.

06.10.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Just announced: Mark Carney will meet with Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday for a "working visit." It's their third in-person meeting, after they met in June at G7 summit and in May at White House.

03.10.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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Alberta Backs New Pipeline to Boost Canada’s Oil Exports to Asia Alberta will spearhead an effort to build a new oil pipeline to the Pacific coast, a project that would allow Canada to more than double its shipments of crude to Asian markets.

Alberta announces it will spearhead an effort to build a new oil pipeline to the Pacific coast by applying to Prime Minister Mark Carney's new Major Projects Office

01.10.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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I’m ready for October baseball

28.09.2025 22:12 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’ll do, Kirky

28.09.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Canada’s population growth has stalled for two quarters now, after massive increases in the post-Covid years

24.09.2025 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Acetaminophen is a recommended treatment for fever and pain during pregnancy - Canada.ca Health Canada currently maintains that there is no conclusive evidence that using acetaminophen as directed during pregnancy causes autism or other neurodevelopmental disorders. Acetaminophen is commo...

Health Canada statement issued last night: "Acetaminophen is a recommended treatment of pain or fever in pregnancy when used as directed. It should be used at the lowest effective dose for the shortest duration needed. Untreated fever and pain in pregnant women can pose risks to the unborn child."

24.09.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

Both sides have reasons to distrust each other heading into this review. Canada was blindsided in 2018 when Mexico cut a direct deal with Trump on renegotiating NAFTA; Mexico was outraged at the commentary last fall (especially from Doug Ford) calling on Trump to cut Mexico out

18.09.2025 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Carney and Sheinbaum Meet Without Trump Before Trade Deal Review The leaders of Canada and Mexico will meet Thursday with the aim of bolstering their economic and security ties ahead of a contentious review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement next year.

Mark Carney is flying to Mexico City today to meet with Claudia Sheinbaum, as the two leaders aim to bolster their relationship ahead of the USMCA review www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

18.09.2025 10:55 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

As expected, the Bank of Canada cuts interest rates by 25 basis points. The benchmark rate is down to 2.5% now.

17.09.2025 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mark Carney's first budget as prime minister will be released Nov. 4, Finance Minister FP Champagne just announced in question period.

16.09.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why the Queen of Toddler TV Became an Activist for Gaza Ms. Rachel has enchanted millions of kids with lo-fi, educational videos. Now she’s in her β€œadvocacy era.”

Bloomberg Businessweek on the children's TV juggernaut that is Ms Rachel www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

16.09.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Arctic nations are racing to build heavy icebreakers as they compete for military and economic influence in the region. A long feature by colleague @daniellebochove.bsky.social: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

16.09.2025 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Core Inflation Eases in Canada, Opening Way for Another Rate Cut Canadian underlying price pressures eased, even as the headline rate quickened slightly, clearing the way for the central bank to resume cutting interest rates this week.

Canada's inflation came in below expectations in August, clearing the way for the Bank of Canada to resume cutting interest rates tomorrow www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

16.09.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Jays win, Yankees lose.

I’ve seen enough. πŸ‘‹

16.09.2025 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Churchill Port expansion is included in the list of items the Major Projects Office will work on developing into a workable proposal. Here is the section in Carney’s speech on that:

11.09.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shell LNG Plant Wins Place on Carney’s List of Favored Projects Prime Minister Mark Carney wants to speed construction of a major expansion of LNG Canada, a large-scale liquefied natural gas export project on Canada’s west coast.

Prime Minister Carney wants to expedite construction of LNG Canada phase 2, a megaproject on the west coast, @brianplatt.bsky.social reports.

Carney is about to speak:

11.09.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Speaking at a Liberal caucus retreat in Edmonton, Mark Carney says the first tranche of major projects will be announced tomorrow. These are projects the government will aim to speed through regulatory approvals within 2 years.

10.09.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Anglo American Near Deal to Acquire Teck Resources Anglo American Plc is nearing a deal to acquire Canadian miner Teck Resources Ltd., people with knowledge of the matter said.

🚨 Mega deal news 🚨

Anglo American Plc is nearing a deal to acquire Canada's Teck Resources.

A combination would rank among the biggest ever in the mining industry:

08.09.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Anglo American Near Deal to Acquire Teck Resources Anglo American Plc is nearing a deal to acquire Canadian miner Teck Resources Ltd., people with knowledge of the matter said.

Scoop from Bloomberg colleagues on a move to purchase a major Canadian mining firm:

(Bloomberg) -- Anglo American Plc is nearing a deal to acquire Canadian miner Teck Resources Ltd., people with knowledge of the matter said.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

08.09.2025 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

(Bloomberg) -- The Canadian economy surprisingly shed jobs for a second consecutive month as the unemployment rate jumped, increasing the likelihood of an interest rate cut from the Bank of Canada this month.

Jobs down 65.5K in August; jobless rate rises to 7.1%

05.09.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Canada to Stall Electric Vehicle Rules as Carney Seeks to Boost Auto Sector Canada is delaying a plan to force automakers to hit minimum sales levels for electric vehicles by 2026, a concession to manufacturers in a sector that has been upended by tariffs.

NEW: Canada’s government will delay its EV sales mandate as it launches a review to make sure it won’t burden automakers. The federal mandate was set to begin in 2026 but that’s on hold, at least temporarily.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

05.09.2025 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 41
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Canada to Stall Electric Vehicle Rules as Carney Seeks to Boost Auto Sector Canada is delaying a plan to force automakers to hit minimum sales levels for electric vehicles by 2026, a concession to manufacturers in a sector that has been upended by tariffs.

NEW: Canada’s government will delay its EV sales mandate as it launches a review to make sure it won’t burden automakers. The federal mandate was set to begin in 2026 but that’s on hold, at least temporarily.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

05.09.2025 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 41

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