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The decrease in Canadian travellers to the US has cost the United States over $4.5 billion this past year. - Forbes

Air Transat to end all U.S. flights in June Air Transat will halt all its U.S. flights in June, according to a report. The carrier removed its remaining three U.S. routes from its schedule last week, according to consulting firm Ailevon Pacific...

Air Transat ends U. S. flights, too www.paxnews.com/news/airline...

Inside the Moroun money machine: Bridge owners ramped up lobbying before Trump’s Gordie Howe threats | CBC News An analysis of U.S. federal lobbying and campaign finance data sheds fresh light on how the Moroun family has sought to influence the political landscape around the busiest land border crossing betwee...

Everything, including a bridge Canada builds, becomes part of a POTUS transaction www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

House votes to disapprove of Trump's Canada tariffs Six Republicans voted in favor of the resolution, which now goes to the Senate. The president would almost certainly veto it.

POTUS threatened those in his party who voted against his tariffs moments before the vote www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

Update: WestJet cuts 16 routes to U.S.

U.S. House poised to vote against Trump's tariffs on Canada | CBC News The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to vote Wednesday on a resolution against President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods, and there's evidence that enough Republicans have grown tired ...

What’s taking the U.S. Supreme court so long to rule? The hearing was months ago www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...

@npr.org and @wbur.org

WestJet cuts service to 10 U.S. cities as demand continues to drop The airline is cutting back scheduled routes out of Canadian airports including Vancouver, Kelowna, Calgary and Edmonton

More context the Canada boycott is for real: WestJet cuts service to 10 U.S. cities as demand continues to drop. Story link vancouversun.com/news/westjet...

Trump threatens a key U.S.-Canada crossing President Trump is threatening to block the opening of a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with "Full Disclosure" host Roben Farzad www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2... Farzad makes it sound like Canadian of U.S. travel and consumer boycott has been minimal, a gimmick. Talk to border towns like Pt Roberts, Washington State

Military Pressured to See ‘Melania’ Against Their Will A military group has evidence of troops being ordered into theater—the movie theater.

“Nobody that I know wanted to go except for those that did not want to get jacked up by our unit commander for not attending”
www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/mil...

QUEBEC from a guy who lives in Victoria, BC

They said Trumpism was fading Mainstream commentators said Donald Trump’s authoritarian campaign was exhausted. They were very wrong

Update: NOTHING changed www.salon.com/2026/02/05/t...

FIFA leadership sucks

There was a Led Zeppelin answer.

Did Melania write this lede?

I hadn’t been to Quebec since 1987 or 1988. Long overdo

Rue St. Paul, Montreal

The food in Quebec City and Montreal is mind-blowing. I hate to say it but Victoria can’t come close. Not even close to selection, quality and price.

Near Drummondville, QC on @viarailcanada.bsky.social - January, 2026

Ville de Québec - January, 2026

Mickey Rourke and Money: The Story of a Troubled Relationship The fallen star wasn’t ready for the closeup on his financial woes, but he’s been here before. And his embattled manager says hope — a much-needed payday— is on the horizon.

Mickey Rourke’s life reads like a Charles Bukowski story www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Possibly. And MAGA and POTUS supporters won’t even watch or listen to ANY news.

“The bargain no longer works": Canada’s Prime Minister calls out America’s economic hegemony - Salon.com Mark Carney called the global order based on rules a “fiction” in a World Economic Forum speech Tuesday

Some good context on @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social speech www.salon.com/2026/01/20/t...

NATO needs new leadership. Rutte’s way of framing POTUS threats is like it’s a good thing. POTUS: “I'm helping NATO, and until the last few days when I told them about Iceland, they loved me—they called me daddy. A very smart man said he's our daddy.”

Rutte, please stop kissing POTUS arse. POTUS on Greenland: I'm helping NATO, and until the last few days when I told them about Iceland, they loved me—they called me daddy. A very smart man said he's our daddy. NATO is not there for us on Iceland.”

Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds New research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill.

Obviously…. “Research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill” www.wsj.com/economy/trad...

Watching #Tehran in Canada

Grateful Dead's Bob Weir once granted wish of boy fighting leukemia Joe Knudsen of La Quinta shared his memories of meeting Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir when he was seven years old and battling leukemia.

Bob Weir abc7news.com/videoClip/18... #BobWeir

a woman is typing on a laptop with tehran in white letters ALT: a woman is typing on a laptop with tehran in white letters

Watching Tehran S3 in Canada @julienpaper.bsky.social Great to see Tehran back!

I’m not sure I can take @katyturreport.bsky.social Katy Tur seriously now I know CBS Tony Dokoupil are hitched. Am I shallow? Yep.