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Ahead of this evening's critical — and chaotic — Canadian election leaders' debate, the debate commission has given right-wing conspiracy news outlet Rebel News *five times* as many spots for its (fake) journalists as actual news outlets. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
French-language leaders’ debate live: Greens disinvited to federal faceoff; Rebel news wins fight to send five reporters as other outlets limited to one
Watch tonight’s debate here with real-time commentary from across the Star’s newsroom.
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April 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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The inside story from ⁦‪@TondaMacC‬⁩ and @starbeer on Justin Trudeau’s strange conversation with Donald Trump about the current U.S. president’s gambit to erase the 49th parallel border.

www.thestar.com/politics/the...
The inside story of a high-stakes call between Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump as the tariff deadline loomed
The American president said the Canada-U.S. boundary could disappear when he spoke with the prime minister Monday, according to details Trudeau revealed behind closed doors on Friday.
www.thestar.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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@sulliview.bsky.social “To say the relationship is symbiotic is an understatement. Trump has the political power; Musk has endless money.
In today’s environment, these go together better than Buffalo wings and Budweiser at a Super Bowl party.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How long can the appalling Musk-Trump bromance go on? | Margaret Sullivan
To say the relationship is symbiotic is an understatement. Trump has the political power; Musk has endless money
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Recommended - wide-ranging conversation on the geopolitical issues in relation to Canada’s Arctic.
How can Canada strengthen its hold on the Arctic? @spaikin.bsky.social asked Northwest Territories Premier Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson, Whitney Lackenbauer (@trentuniversity.bsky.social) & Elizabeth Riddell-Dixon (@westernu.bsky.social) about sovereignty in the far north. #cdnpoli
Shoring Up Canada's Arctic Sovereignty | The Agenda
YouTube video by TVO Today
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January 31, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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November 14, 2024 at 1:41 AM
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#Breaking: Doug Ford triggers snap Ontario election for Feb. 27
Doug Ford triggers snap Ontario election
Ford is taking Ontarians to the polls amid political instability in Ottawa after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced that he would resign.
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January 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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It cost taxpayers an additional $612 million so Premier Doug Ford could expand booze sales in time for his early Feb. 27 election, a fiscal watchdog has found.
Doug Ford’s alcohol sales expansion deal cost taxpayers an additional $612M, watchdog says
In a new report, the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario estimates the liberalization will cost $1.4 billion by the end of 2030.
www.thestar.com
January 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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From the front page of the ⁦‪⁦‪@TorontoStar‬⁩, ⁦‪@Megan_Ogilvie‬⁩ on an issue that will be front and centre in the coming provincial election: Ontario’s chronic doctors’ shortage.
#onpoli

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Desperately seeking a family doctor. What a striking scene in one small Ontario town says about a brewing crisis
A striking queue for 500 openings for a new family doctor in Walkerton leads to elation and disappointment. Experts say it’s a warning for the province.
www.thestar.com
January 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM