Brad Needham

I never thought I’d see this in my lifetime but this is the prevailing view from Canada right now. Recent polls back this up.

Thursday.

Our front page today. Happy 181st birthday to Canada's national newspaper.

The world has moved on. But those who lost loved ones to COVID-19 feel stuck in time It’s been almost five years, but family members of Canadians who died of COVID-19 in the first year of the pandemic often feel as if they are frozen in 2020.

This is a heartbreaking read from The Canadian Press.

www.cp24.com/news/canada/...

It’s a new world.

Booing of U.S. anthem continues at Canadian sporting events despite tariff pause TORONTO - Canadian sports fans continue to voice their displeasure at American economic policies despite a pause in a trade war between Canada and the United States.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/sports/booin...

Standing by anyone who doesn’t identify as male or female as their gender.

Trudeau's resignation dominates front pages Click here to view this item from thecanadianpressnews.ca.

Trudeau on the front pages.

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Here are some nice Jimmy Carter front pages today.

Christmas on the front pages, 2024 edition Christmas on newspaper front pages. A selection of covers from around the world.

Here are some Christmas newspaper front pages. There will be more tomorrow but many papers don’t publish on Christmas Day.

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What happened during the fall sitting of the House of Commons, by the numbers OTTAWA - The fall sitting of the House of Commons featured non-confidence votes, plenty of partisan bickering, and very little actual passing of laws. The session that ended Dec. 17

Numbers! It was certainly an interesting sitting of the House.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/wha...

Here are some strong Canadian front pages today on Justin Trudeau. I think the @theglobeandmail.com is exceptional but the other two are great as well.

Trudeau taps LeBlanc as finance minister after Freeland resigns OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has chosen his top fixer in cabinet, Dominic LeBlanc, to replace Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland after she suddenly tendered her resignation from cabinet Mond...

Meanwhile in Canada … it was an eventful news day.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/tru...

End of the Eras: Vancouver sweeps up after Taylor Swift's final bow VANCOUVER - Pop star Taylor Swift has thanked Vancouver for hosting the final show of her "beloved Eras Tour."

And that’s a wrap for the Eras tour. I am biased of course but I was super impressed with @cdnpress.bsky.social coverage of Taylor Swift.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/entertainmen...

LGBTQ+ refugees languish as Kenyan government blocks Canadians from resettling them NAIROBI - In a low-income neighbourhood on the outskirts of Nairobi, seven people gather in an air-conditioned home around a dinner table for a Ugandan stew of matoke bananas with

Some powerful stuff from @withfilesfrom.bsky.social as part of his Travers Fellowship series.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/lgb...

Not just for your parents: Facebook's buy-and-sell platform drawing back millennials HALIFAX - A historic 400-kilogram anchor that was dragged up from the ocean floor off Cape St. Mary’s in Newfoundland sits propped up against a tree in front of Tyler

Is Facebook finding relevancy again?

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T-minus-zero in Vancouver as Taylor Swift and fans prepare for final Eras Tour shows VANCOUVER - Taylor Swift is preparing to hit the stage tonight at Vancouver's BC Place for the first of three shows to close out her marathon Eras Tour — but

It’s the beginning of the end of the Eras Tour!

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/sports/t-min...

P.E.I. town backs away from pickleball plan that prompted mayor to resign KENSINGTON, P.E.I. - A central P.E.I. town has decided not to proceed with a contentious pickleball plan that cost the community its mayor.

Speaking of fun political stories, it’s not often there is a Pickleball and Politics story (could this be a community cable show too?). But here is a second one, a followup to the first about a mayor’s pickleball-related resignation.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/atlantic/p-e...

Conservatives decry "procedural nonsense" as NDP forces House debate on abortion OTTAWA - A surprise tactical move by the NDP forced a debate in the House of Commons on abortion access Thursday, sidelining a Conservative motion designed to use NDP Leader

For politics nerds, and maybe even some others, parliament has been exciting lately. 🤓

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/con...

*the* eras tour! 🤦🏻‍♂️

Meet some of Taylor Swift's biggest fans, counting down to Vancouver shows VANCOUVER - They're united by a devotion to all things Taylor Swift.

And one more about the Taylor Swift superfans.

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Swift superfans descend on Vancouver for end of Eras Tour. What drives the devotion? VANCOUVER - Heather Roy says that when she and her 12-year-old daughter Harper attend Taylor Swift's second show in Vancouver on Saturday, someone else will be with them — Harper's

As thr #taylorswift eras tour nears the end, here is a nice story about what drives her superfans.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/science/swif...

Searchers begin sifting at landfill for remains of slain First Nations women WINNIPEG - Two years after Winnipeg police announced they would not search a landfill for the remains of two slain First Nations women, their families watched as excavation of the

Hopefully this will lead to some kind of closure for these families.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/sea...

Glad to see more media outlets coming here.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump meeting in Florida, source says OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate, a source has confirmed to The Canadian Press.

Watching this story come together tonight was impressive. I am in awe of the work of the Ottawa team at @cdnpress.bsky.social

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/pri...

Longtime P.E.I. mayor resigns after a contentious vote for pickleball courts KENSINGTON, P.E.I. - A feud over proposed pickleball courts in Prince Edward Island has prompted a longtime mayor to throw in the towel.

A pickleball-related political resignation. Could this be a first?

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/atlantic/lon...

How menopause awareness among employers, patients is changing the workplace TORONTO - Leisha Porter was getting an hour or two of sleep each night and having trouble functioning at work

This is a good and important read

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/how-m...

Trump pledges 25-per-cent tariff on Canadian products until border issues solved WASHINGTON - Donald Trump says he will sign an executive order imposing a 25-per-cent tariff on all products coming in to the United States from Canada and Mexico.

The latest from CP on the Trump tariff threats. More tomorrow on the business reaction.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/tru...

Retail industry praises GST holiday but says it may be 'laborious' for some A temporary pause on charging the federal sales tax on many items has retailers excited, even though they say preparing for the relief will mean a lot of extra work

This is a solid story in what the gst holiday coupe mean for retailers in Canada.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/ret...

First night of Taylor Swift in Toronto.

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