Katie Nicholson

Katie Nicholson

@katienicholson.bsky.social

Senior Reporter CBC News Drinker of much coffee

973 Followers 189 Following 20 Posts Joined Apr 2023
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ANALYSIS | George Floyd, Teamsters, ICE: Minnesota is no stranger to protests | CBC News Minnesota has a robust history of protest going back to the 1890s, and the pivotal moments the twin cities played in labour and civil rights movements.

How Minnesota’s robust history of protest informs this moment.

www.cbc.ca/news/world/m...

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ANALYSIS | A look at preparing a complainant for cross-exam as world junior hockey trial in London, Ont., continues | CBC News E.M., the complainant at the centre of the sexual assault trial for five players on Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team, will enter her sixth day of cross-examination on Monday when CBC will resume...

The woman known as E.M. will continue her 6th day of cross-examination Monday in the world junior hockey sexual assault trial. Here’s a look at how witnesses prepare for cross-examination. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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They want to re-enact the American invasion — not relive it YouTube video by CBC News: The National

Ever since the U.S. started threatening Canada’s sovereignty, the Canadian Fencibles have put their love of travelling down south to re-enact the War of 1812 on hold. Their roots run deep in the region and they’re angry at the thought of history repeating itself.

youtu.be/Ml1lENVc5uU

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Amid Trump threats, Canadian War of 1812 re-enactors are skipping American battles | CBC News For decades, the Canadian Regiment of Fencible Infantry has crossed the border to work with American re-enactors to commemorate important historical battles in North American history. But in the wake ...

A little bit of history repeating… Some Canadian War of 1812 reenactors are skipping battles in the US amidst the trade war and threats of annexation. They see parallels to the past.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Whoa. The US’s annual list of trade complaints is out. And here’s a new one for Canada:

Quebec’s language law, Bill 96. The US had already begun complaining about it, and now it’s officially on its target list.

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“Unfortunately it's the blue collar workers now at the bottom that will be looking at both sides of the border to see where their next meal may come from. You know, people like Mr. Trump, their portfolio may get a little bit smaller, but I'm pretty sure he's going to eat the same things for supper.”

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USW local 2724 President Bill Slater in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario on the effect of escalating steel tariff threats:

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Bought a coffee and was handed one of these.

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Trans Americans look to Canada for safety after Trump's re-election YouTube video by CBC News: The National

A Toronto Immigration law firm is fielding dozens of calls a day from people in the American Trans community looking to move to Canada.

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Hey! Thanks. What is the account?

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Sault Ste. Marie in Ontario and Michigan share a border — and now a very big tariff threat | CBC News U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s threat of a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods is sending waves of anxiety through Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., which sits across the St. Marys River from its American counterpart in Michigan.

Spent the weekend in the two Saults to gauge how everyone is feeling after the 25% tariff threat.

www.cbc.ca/news/world/s...

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Another Toronto gold heist suspect wanted on warrant after failing to appear in court.

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LGBTQA community defies intolerance in town that banned the Pride flag As Pride celebrations take place across the country, the town of Norwich in southwestern Ontario has become a battleground over flying the Pride flag on muni...

The Pride Divide: how a bylaw banning Pride flags from municipal property in Norwich, Ont. has further polarized a small town and galvanized LGBTQ+ allies determined to fight back.
https://youtu.be/Iz-_st4-CGY

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Bart Guyon, the Reeve of Brazeau County, has worked to fire proof his staging farm in case any of the fires along its borders worsen. Bailey the cow is among many of the animals he’s trying to keep safe.

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It’s a bluesky and blossoms kind of day.

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Sask. police probing sudden death for link to Kenneth Law | CBC News Police in Regina have reopened an investigation into a sudden death which may be connected to an Ontario man who was arrested earlier this week for the alleged sale of lethal substances.

NEW: from me and @thomasdaigle.bsky.social

Police in Regina have reopened a sudden death case in the wake of the Kenneth Law Investigation.

+ new details on Law’s financial troubles.

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A publication ban ordered for Kenneth Law bail proceedings. Law has just taken a seat and introduced himself to the court.

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En route to Kenneth Law bail hearing. The 57 year old is facing two charges of counselling or aiding suicide following a monthlong investigation by Peel Police who they say linked his online sodium nitrite business to two recent deaths.

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Ontario man arrested in alleged sale of lethal substance linked to 2 deaths in Peel Region | CBC News A man allegedly behind the online sale of a lethal substance linked to deaths abroad has been arrested and charged after two deaths in Peel Region, police say.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/peel-regional-police-sodium-nitrite-case-1.6830156

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Toronto man at the centre of The Times of London investigation which linked his online store to suicides in the UK and US arrested by Peel Police on two charges of aiding or counselling suicide here in Canada https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/peel-regional-police-sodium-nitrite-case-1.6830156

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Suicides abroad prompt police to investigate Ontario website that sold lethal substance | CBC News A report in the Times of London focusing on an Ontario man's website has prompted a Peel Regional Police investigation. The report linked the defunct site's sale of a toxic substance to multiple suicides overseas. Toxicology experts warn of a troubling increase in suicides involving sodium nitrite.

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British father's quest to piece together the circumstances of his son's suicide led him to a Toronto-area man's website.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kenneth-law-police-investigation-1.6824764

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