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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-01-24 at 18:38

Les candidats libéraux fédéraux ne se bousculent pas en Atlantique https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2132421/election-federale-candidature-liberale-recrutement

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-01-24 at 18:12

Journalists: Do we now use Gulf of America or Gulf of Mexico? Well, the Associated Press has a style guide update here: https://apnews.com/article/ap-style-gulf-mexico-mount-mckinley-denali-13bd46d636cef6f2608bd5d2c3d907ee

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-01-24 at 16:42

Ideas that will grow into columns: Doug Ford is seeking an electoral mandate to deal with Trump. He will almost certainly get it. Now, with Ontario on board, will Danielle Smith and Scott Moe acknowledge that mandate and get on board the retaliatory tariff train?

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-01-24 at 16:42

As we prepare for #ONElxn44 (hashtag = the 44th Ontario General Election), worth remembering Doug Ford's cabinet is absurdly large. Caucus of 79 and 42 are cabinet ministers. #onpoli

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-01-24 at 14:05

Issued this day in 2004: Sc 2018 (BK284) pane of 6: NHL All-Stars — 5. Design: Stéphane Huot. Illustrations: Charles Vinh and Pierre Rousseau.

This series — the fifth of six — has stamps honouring, clockwise from top left, Larry Robinson (D) as a Montreal Canadien; Marcel Dionne (C ) as a Los Angeles King; Johnny Bower (G) as a Toronto Maple Leaf; Milt Schmidt ( C) as a Boston Bruin; Brad Park (D) as a New York Ranger; Ted Lindsay (C ) as a Detroit Red Wing.

[#]MyStamps #canadaStamps

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-01-24 at 01:46

Issued this day in 1924: Sc 138 block of 4. King George V "Admiral" Imperforate Issues. 3¢ carmine. #mystamps #canadastamps

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-01-23 at 20:52

CNN Plots Major Overhaul as It Enters a New Trump Era

Mark Thompson has promised to reinvent CNN since he arrived in 2023. Now, he is remaking the network’s TV lineup and its work force. (🎁 link)

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/business/media/cnn-layoffs-mark-thompson.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rU4.xH7V.l2pd7bGQJuVD&smid=url-share

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-01-23 at 19:57

Heh. "Developer Creates Infinite Maze That Traps AI Training Bots" https://www.404media.co/email/7a39d947-4a4a-42bc-bbcf-3379f112c999/

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-01-23 at 17:16

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-01-23 at 16:38

Anyone got any tool suggestions to be able to cross-post to BlueSky, Threads, Mastodon? Looking for tools on MacOS desktop, iOS, and Win11. Was using OpenVibe on iOS and MacOS but it appears to broken.

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-01-23 at 16:36

Ottawa’s immigration cuts will chop 1.7% off GDP in 3 years: PBO https://globalnews.ca/news/10973788/canada-immigration-cuts-impact-pbo-report/ #cdnpoli

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-01-22 at 23:52

🗞️ Calling all news junkies! 📣 "David Akin's Roundup" is a must-read for anyone who wants to stay informed and in this #LPCLdr #elxn45 #ONElxn44 year. Don't be left out – subscribe FREE today! 💬 https://roundup.curated.co

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-01-22 at 17:13

The Prime Minister and most Premiers are wrapping up a virtual First Ministers meeting. Some premiers will speak to reporters later this afternoon. Nothing scheduled from the PM. #cdnpoli

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-01-22 at 13:18

▶︎ Threat escalation ▶︎ 26-point gap ▶︎ Lying parties.

The 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli 📰 Roundup for WED JAN 22

https://roundup.curated.co/issues/235

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-01-22 at 13:10

Issued this day in 2021. Sc 3274i Black History. Willow Grove, NB. Design: Lara Minja / Lime Design Inc.

This was one half of a pair of stamps issued in this day in 2021 to mark Black History month. Both commemorate Black lives in two different communities. Sc 3273 is about Amber Valley, AB while this one, SC 3274 is about Willow Grove, NB, founded in 1817 by a group of Black refugees from the War of 1812.

[#]MyStamps #canadaStamps

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-01-21 at 12:49

Issued this day in 2022: Sc 3316 Eleanor Collins. Design: Paprika.

The great Eleanor Collins — jazz singer, television host and civic society leader — was 102 years old — she was born in 1919 — when this stamp was issued in her honour. She passed away last March at the age of 104 in Surrey, B.C.

[#]MyStamps #canadaStamps

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-01-21 at 12:45

🆕 from me: Canadians overwhelmingly support retaliation to Trump tariffs: poll https://globalnews.ca/news/10969223/canadians-overwhelmingly-support-retaliation-to-trump-tariffs-poll/ #cdnpoli

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-01-19 at 17:00

As Chrystia Freeland and Karina Gould hold #LPCLdr launch events this morning, Mark Carney gets endorsements from two cabinet ministers: Foreign Affairs Min Melanie Joly and Diversity Minister Kamal Khera. #cdnpoli

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-01-18 at 23:32

KC Chiefs have a lot of talent and I give them much props. But really, Chiefs fans, u should be embarrassed by the refs today.

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-01-18 at 21:01

A post for all those to the right of the #CPC, mostly you #PPC supporters ... "Canadian Conservative leader's voting record misrepresented" https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.36TW36L #cdnpoli

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