Canada
Protesters interrupt Freeland’s official campaign launch for Liberal leader
Chrystia Freeland officially launched her campaign to become the next Liberal Party leader and prime minister of Canada on Tuesday. The event was interrupted by protesters who loudly voiced frustrations and some even stormed the stage.
Karina Gould launches campaign to lead Liberal party
Liberal MP Karina Gould officially launched her leadership campaign on Sunday, becoming the youngest person to throw her hat in the ring. Gould, who was most recently the government’s house leader, served in several ministries in the Trudeau administration. In announcing her leadership bid Saturday, she acknowledged the need for the Liberal party to earn back the trust of Canadians. As Touria Izri reports on Global National, she is considered a rising star in the Liberal party.
Chefferie du PLC: Mélanie Joly appuie Mark Carney
La ministre des Affaires étrangères, Mélanie Joly, donne son appui à Mark Carney dans la course à la direction du Parti libéral du Canada.
Early preparedness key to ballot box success amid election day uncertainty says MP, strategist
[Heather McPherson] said maintaining a presence within her riding and being active in meeting voters have helped her to her electoral wins ... Good campaigns will maintain those efforts between elections, says Enterprise Canada president Jason Lietaer, so that when the election date is set, they can more precisely target their efforts.
The Provinces
Danielle Smith goes to Washington on charm offensive for Alberta
ecurity tightened by the hour around the U.S. Capitol and the White House, with the oath-of-office ceremony moved indoors to the Capitol Rotunda. Despite the chill, Smith waded into the D.C. milieu, buoyed by a loaded schedule and plans to connect with governors, members of Congress and private sector leaders during a five-day visit.
PQ leader challenges Poilievre to duel over Quebec's future
For Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, known as PSPP, the remarks [Poilievre made in the Peterson intreview] were too rich. He said Poilievre showed “a contempt for Quebec in a context where the independence movement is only (perceived as) a threat.”
Elsewhere
Trump’s first orders could include border, oil drilling, DEI policies - The Washington Post
People familiar with a briefing for GOP leaders said the president-elect may also issue an executive order affecting the federal workforce. (🎁 link)
Canadians watching to see if Donald Trump follows through on tariff threat
Donald Trump is set to return to the White House with a massive agenda, leading a deeply divided United States on a starkly different path from his predecessor — and the Republican leader has signalled it means pushing away from America's closest neighbour and ally.
Canadian leaders descend on Washington for Donald Trump’s inauguration
Canadian politicians are descending on Washington, D.C., amid threats of 25 per cent tariffs when Donald Trump returns to the White House.
Media
TikTok is Working Again in the U.S., But Still Removed From App Store
Well, that didn't last long. Less than a day after TikTok became temporarily unavailable in the U.S., the app is now functional again. In an in-app notice, TikTok says the app has been restored "as a result of President Trump's efforts."
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Science and tech
Google Is Requiring JavaScript To Block SEO Tools
Google has made a change to how it’s search results are served which will also help to secure it against bots and scrapers. Whether this will have further effect on SEO Tools or if they can use a headless Chrome that uses JavaScript remains an open question at the moment but it’s likely that Google is using rate limiting to throttle how many pages can be requested within a set period of time.
AI isn’t very good at history, new paper finds
“The main takeaway from this study is that LLMs, while impressive, still lack the depth of understanding required for advanced history. They’re great for basic facts, but when it comes to more nuanced, PhD-level historical inquiry, they’re not yet up to the task,” said Maria del Rio-Chanona, one of the paper’s co-authors and an associate professor of computer science at University College London.
