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Reporter/Editor with the Canadian Press. Long suffering Leafs fan. Formerly: 630 CHED, 620 CKRM, 99.7 2Day FM, 95.7 Coast FM
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A story from yesterday by myself & my talented colleague @journosousa.bsky.social on two Manitoba communities laying out re-entry plans after wildfires forced residents out. nationalpost.com/news/canada/...

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There are good reasons librarians have taken the stance that they have, across North America regarding freedom to access information, (fun: www.epl.ca/freedom-to-r...). In my experience, librarians are like elephants. They don't forget. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago who is now the first American-born pope, has spent most of his career outside of the U.S, ministering to the dispossessed and marginalized. The “Latin Yankee,” as he is known in Rome, worked 20 years in Peru.

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The election night set-up from my place in Edmonton. Excited to be part of The Canadian Press team's coverage of it.

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My latest story for CP. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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My latest story: Edmonton statue of Oilers great Wayne Gretzky smeared with excrement www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hocke...

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Edmonton statue of Oilers great Wayne Gretzky smeared with excrement #Edmonton

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Always enjoy the opportunity to create wraparound for Canadian radio. Here's my latest wrap for CP on Ontario Premier Doug Ford's response to U.S. tariffs.

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#NEW from us at CP: Deadline for Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico passes with no relent

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It will be Rachel Homan against whoever dares to challenge her.

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Don't have a Canada sweater, but this Maple Leaf should do. Go Canada Go!! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

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From my CP colleague @jack-farrell.bsky.social. Two Alberta private surgery clinic contracts in limbo amid allegations in scandal www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...

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The Bills wouldn't have been this pathetic.

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Justin Trudeau responds:

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Time to go 2/2 against 'em. Go Leafs Go from Edmonton.

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Leavitt: "The president will be implementing tomorrow 25 percent tariffs on Mexico, 25 percent on Canada, and a 10 percent tariff on China."

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RIP Bob Uecker. Never forget the time he and Bob Gibson got in trouble for holding hands during the team photo.

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Honking vehicles and chants were the backdrop to Alberta Energy Regulator hearings weighing a potential coal exploration project in Crowsnest Pass.  First Canadian Press-branded byline for @mattscace.bsky.social! www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/alb...

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BREAKING: Christy Clark NOT seeking Liberal leadership www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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My latest story for CP. Carney talks tariffs, Trump, Liberal leadership in Daily Show interview www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

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Carney expected to launch Liberal leadership bid in Edmonton Thursday: sources. https://buff.ly/40dXjiv

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The Palisades Fire from a a flight landing at LAX, approaching Santa Monica, California.

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During his Q&A responding to the PM's resignation, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will vote against the Liberal government after the throne speech. "They do not deserve another chance," he says.

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Lions win & Leafs win. What a great weekend for society.

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Ben Carr has become the first Manitoba Liberal MP to publicly call for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down as his party’s leader.

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Happy New Year from Prairie Canada, folks. Let's make a good run of it 2025.

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All the best to him from an ardent Juve supporter. Although given AC's current trajectory since firing Maldini, I can't see this lasting long.

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RIP Jimmy Carter.

submitted 181 days ago • 58 comments

Still miss the guy. Absolutely no one did it better than George Michael.

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#NEW: Florida officials have confirmed to The Canadian Press that a man killed in a Fort Lauderdale boat explosion Monday was from Quebec. lethbridgeherald.com/news/nationa...

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Happy Festivus everyone. Always amazed this crazy episode birthed a real celebration that seems to be enjoyed by so many around the world. So may your feats be strong and your grievances few. Enjoy.

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News from me today on weekend duty: Advocates cry foul as Alberta replaces funding model for anti-homelessness agencies www.stalbertgazette.com/alberta-news...

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VANCOUVER - Squamish RCMP say emergency crews have recovered the body of the second resident whose home was hit by the same mudslide that hit their home and closed British Columbia's Sea to Sky Highway last weekend.

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Man, @stevedangle20.bsky.social's LFR on the Leafs 3rd line tonight is going to go a special kind of hard.

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Very low turnout in the Cloverdale-Langley City byelection. Only 2.46% of the electorate has turned out with nearly 40% of polls reporting.

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Liberal MP Anthony Housefather on X: 'I have written to caucus chair Brenda Shanahan asking her to convene a national Liberal caucus meeting within the next 24 hours.'

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#BREAKING: Canada Post workers are set to return Tuesday vancouversun.com/news/canada-...

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Housing Minister Sean Fraser will announce on Monday that he will not seek re-election in his Nova Scotia riding and will leave the federal cabinet during the next shuffle, CBC reports www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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Toronto in the second period

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You'll be hard-pressed to find a happier man in Toronto than Max Domi right now.

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I write with mixed feelings to announce that today I will be sending a letter to the Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly, advising of my intent to resign my position as the MLA for Edmonton Strathcona, effective December 30, 2024.

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Looks like Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp are down... Again.

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AUSTON MATTHEWS! OVERTIME WINNER! 🚨 THEY COMPLETE THE COMEBACK

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The fans singing I Saw Her Standing There has been the best part of this Leafs/Devils game.

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"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."

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#NEW: The Alberta town of Barrhead has voted 57% in support of a neutrality bylaw. The town says council will move forward with future bylaw readings & "removing decorative crosswalks & specified flags from town poles."

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The Toronto Maple Leafs are not capable of winning the easy way.

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Happy Thanksgiving, America. Outside the WKRP Turkey Drop, perhaps my favourite holiday clip. youtu.be/d55S9EYtHbw?...

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This is the best I've ever seen Mitch Marner play. The man is a tour de force right now in all three zones.

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