Canada
Liberal leadership contest takes shape as major players tap in
The experienced hand who can fix the economy. The tough negotiator who can take on a Donald Trump White House. The millennial long-hauler who can rebuild the party.
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The launch video from MP Chrystia Freeland for Liberal leader. -DA
Canadian Conservative leader's voting record misrepresented
Social media users claim a screenshot of his voting record proves he sided with the government on hundreds of parliamentary motions. This is misleading; the statistic represents the total number of motions approved by Parliament regardless of party sponsor and legislative records show Poilievre voted against most Liberal proposals since the 2021 election. So take that you PPC supporters!
The Provinces
Tarifs de Trump: «Le potentiel de dommages est très important au Québec», admet Fréchette
Quelques heures avant le retour de Donald Trump à la Maison-Blanche, la ministre québécoise de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie, Christine Fréchette, a fait le point avec Le Journal sur les façons de répondre à l’impétueux président.
Paul Vickers Wins Progressive Conservative Nomination For Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound
The PC Party of Ontario did not permit Bayshore Broadcasting News and other media into the room where the nomination voting results were announced, and would not allow Vickers to be interviewed following the meeting. But he answered a phone call later Saturday evening.
Elsewhere
Thousands march in Washington days before Trump takes office
Thousands of people from around the United States were rallying in the nation’s capital Saturday for women’s reproductive rights and other causes they believe are under threat from the incoming Trump administration, reprising the original Women’s March days before President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration. Eight years after the first historic Women’s March at the start...
These foreign leaders are coming to Donald Trump's inauguration
Argentine President Javier Milei's attendance is historically significant. No serving foreign leader has ever attended a U.S. presidential inauguration. The Canadian government will be represented by Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne and International Trade Minister Mary Ng.
How moving Trump’s inauguration inside spurred an all-out scramble
The sudden weather-induced change forced a scramble for hundreds of thousands of people who had spent months planning for the swearing-in of the nation’s 47th president. I'm in Washington today until the middle of the next week to help with Global's coverage of the inauguration -- and I've packed long johns and a parka the event!
Trump will bring clarity, says Germany's conservative frontrunner for chancellor
Merz, the head of Germany's CDU/CSU conservative bloc, is in line to succeed Social Democratic Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whose fractious coalition with the Greens and the pro-business Free Democrats collapsed in November over contradictory plans to revive the nation's ailing economy.
Media
CNN Could Face Backlash Over Potential Move of Jim Acosta
CNN could spark controversy with a proposed move that could have anchor Jim Acosta take a wee-hours shift when the network typically airs repeats
Pamela Paul Is Out at the Times Opinion Section
Paul is admired by some of her colleagues for her willingness to buck liberal-left conventional wisdom. She has written a defense of J.K. Rowling and scrutinized the MeToo movement for overreach, while a recent column criticized the American Historical Society’s vote to condemn the ongoing “scholasticide” in Gaza. But others have said she does little more than produce rage bait, with what one Times staffer referred to as “intellectually lazy” positions.
The allure and dangers of algorithms
Geoff Sharpe: Local news cannot succumb to the algorithms that shape our world. Instead, we need to trust our journalists and community.
Science and tech
The Science of the Matrix with Laurence Fishburne
Are we all living in The Matrix? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with actor Laurence Fishburne to explore the science of The Matrix, simulation theory, and who has the better deep voice. Would you take the red pill? Would you rather have truth or normalcy? We explore the choice Morpheus presents Neo and how it pertains to science. Laurence shares the experience of bringing Morpheus to life. He and Neil unpack the film’s profound symbolism as well as discuss the blending of ancient mythology with the emerging digital age.
The Future Of West Coast Wildfire Is Whiplash
The future of the West Coast is "hydroclimate whiplash," where, for example, mudslides are the result of wildfires followed by intense storms.
