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Amanda Connolly

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Author of THE LURE OF WOLVES AND WHISPERS, coming in 2026 from Sarah Barley Books (Simon & Schuster), HarperCollins Canada, Hodderscape + more around the world. Journalist and Managing Editor at GlobalNews.ca.

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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
“This isn’t necessarily a sign we’re heading straight into a recession, but the risks are growing and cannot be ignored,” says chief economist David-Alexandre Brassard at CPA Canada. globalnews.ca/news/1126389...
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Canada’s economy shrank in April. Recession risks ‘cannot be ignored’ - National | Globalnews.ca
The latest gross domestic product report from Statistics Canada shows the economy shrank by 0.1 per cent overall, while many economists were expecting a slight increase.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Some personal news 😉 Coming 2026 from @harpercollinsca.bsky.social @hodderscape.bsky.social + Sarah Barley Books at Simon & Schuster, plus others around the world. #fantasy #publishing #writing #debutauthors #romantasy
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
“With these most recent tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, the U.S. administration is once again inserting disruption and disorder into an incredibly successful trading partnership and raising the costs of everyday goods for Canadians and American households alike,” LeBlanc said.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the new counter-tariffs will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern on March 13 and apply to steel products worth $12.6 billion, aluminum products worth $3 billion, as well as additional imported U.S. goods worth $14.2 billion.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
The federal government made the announcement after a 25 per cent tariff imposed by the U.S. on all steel and aluminum imports from Canada and America’s other trading partners went into effect Wednesday.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
A timeline of Trump’s tariff threats and actions against Canada globalnews.ca/news/1107638...
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A timeline of Trump’s tariff threats and actions against Canada - National | Globalnews.ca
Here are the key announcements and actions Trump has taken since he returned to the White House and launched his trade war with Canada, and how we got here.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Canada is hitting back at the United States with additional counter-tariffs worth $29.8 billion in response to new duties on Canadian steel and aluminum as a trade war between the two North American neighbours escalates. globalnews.ca/news/1107797...
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Canada hits back at U.S. with $29.8B in new counter-tariffs - National | Globalnews.ca
Canada is hitting back at the United States with additional counter-tariffs worth $29.8 billion in response to new duties on Canadian steel and aluminum.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Hey! Just a heads up, the Global News account in here is not the real one. Our official BlueSky account is @globalnews.ca *not* the one with the white and red logo in this list :)
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Canada is hitting back against U.S. tariffs with a lengthy list of counter-tariffs of its own. Here are all the items on the counter-tariff list. globalnews.ca/news/1099389...
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Canada’s retaliatory tariffs: Here’s the list of targeted items - National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced billions of dollars in new tariffs on U.S. imports to Canada. The affected goods include foods, appliances. jewelry and some clothing.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
The U.S. tariffs and Canada’s counter-tariffs are now in effect, marking the start of a trade war between the long-time North American allies. globalnews.ca/news/1106466...
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Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico are now in effect - National | Globalnews.ca
The first round of U.S. tariffs and Canada’s counter-tariffs are now in effect, marking the start of a trade war between the long-time North American allies.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
For the first time in years, Ipsos polling now shows the federal Liberals ahead of the Conservatives -- though within the margin of error. globalnews.ca/news/1103474...
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Liberals top Tories for 1st time in years, new Ipsos polling says | Globalnews.ca
The polling numbers mark the first time in recent years that an Ipsos poll showed federal Liberals ahead of the Conservatives, erasing a big deficit seen just six weeks ago.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
"We should be clear: this is not regulation, it is a free pass for AI to exploit creativity without consequence." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It’s grand theft AI and UK ministers are behind it. Oppose this robbery of people’s creativity | Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alastair Webber
The plan to weaken copyright law, allowing tech firms to rob this country’s creative talent, is an outrage, say composer and impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber and his son, music industry executive Alasta...
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
A new poll suggests that more than a quarter of Canadians — 27 per cent — now see the United States as an “enemy” country, while another 30 per cent still say they consider the U.S. an ally. globalnews.ca/news/1102682...
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Nearly 1/3 of Canadians see the U.S. as an ‘enemy’ country: poll - National | Globalnews.ca
A new poll suggests that more than a quarter of Canadians  now see the United States as an "enemy" country, while another 30 per cent still say they consider the U.S. an ally.
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Cassandra Jaramillo @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
New and devastating reporting from my colleagues showing just how dangerous it has become to be pregnant and in Texas after the state banned abortion. Please read and share: www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
"This is the first royal tomb to be discovered since the ground-breaking find of King Tutankhamun's burial chamber in 1922:" Egypt's minister of tourism + antiquities. "It is an extraordinary moment for Egyptology and the broader understanding of our shared human story." www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Thutmose II: First pharaoh's tomb found in Egypt since Tutankhamun's
It is the first royal tomb to be found since King Tutankhaman's over a century ago.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
U.S. President Donald Trump thinks absorbing Canada is the easiest way to benefit from its resources, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was heard saying in a hot mic moment on Friday. globalnews.ca/news/1100859...
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Trump’s talk on annexing Canada ‘real,’ Trudeau says in hot mic moment - National | Globalnews.ca
The federal government is hosting a summit in Toronto Friday aimed at bolstering the economy in the face of Canada's rapidly changing relationship with its largest trading partner.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
OK this is super neat www.cnn.com/2025/02/04/s...
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Archaeologists uncover ‘lost’ home depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry | CNN
Archaeologists believe they found a residence of medieval ruler Harold Godwinson, England’s last Anglo-Saxon king. A nearby church and toilet were vital clues.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Newly unsealed emails allegedly provide the "most damning evidence" yet against Meta in a copyright case raised by book authors alleging that Meta illegally trained its AI models on pirated books, via @arstechnica.com arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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”Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn’t feel right”: Meta emails unsealed
Meta’s alleged torrenting and seeding of pirated books complicates copyright case.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Sitting in the depths of Steve Bannon‘s chaotic War Room, Global News has an important question: How seriously should we be taking the president’s insistence that Canada should become the 51st state? Very, apparently. New from @globalnews.ca's Ashleigh Stewart. globalnews.ca/news/1100502...
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Trump’s plan for ‘hemispheric control’: Steve Bannon on why tariffs may only be the start - National | Globalnews.ca
Steve Bannon and others in Trump's orbit weigh in on the U.S. president's recent actions and what it could mean for Canada's future.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Made in Canada vs. Product of Canada: Know the difference to ‘Buy Canadian’ globalnews.ca/news/1099632...
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Made in Canada vs. Product of Canada: Know the difference to ‘Buy Canadian’ - National | Globalnews.ca
Buying local products amid Donald Trump's tariffs and trade war can help support Canada’s economy, experts say, as Canadian businesses brace for the impact.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
How can Canada avoid tariffs? ‘Become our 51st state,’ Trump says globalnews.ca/news/1099555...
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How can Canada avoid tariffs? ‘Become our 51st state,’ Trump says - National | Globalnews.ca
Trudeau and Trump spoke Monday morning as Canada braces for new U.S. tariffs, and were set to speak again in the afternoon after Trump voiced new grievances.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods, he said in a statement on Saturday. Global News has learned Canada is expected to follow through with retaliatory tariffs. Details are not yet clear. globalnews.ca/news/1099295...
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Trump hits Canada with 25% tariffs, 10% on energy - National | Globalnews.ca
The 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods, with an exception for oil and gas at 10 per cent, will go into effect Tuesday, sources said Canada has been told.
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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Here is how to disable Copilot in Word on a Mac. My version was slightly different. It was this: Expand "Word" menu > Preferences > Personal Settings > Privacy > go down to "Connected Experiences" and click Manage Connected Experiences > uncheck all the boxes > restart Word (cont'd)
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Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
If you’re a parent, your kid has probably already downloaded RedNote as an alternative. I suggest you get them to delete it.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
The TikTok ban has been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. Here’s what could happen next — and what it means for Canada globalnews.ca/news/1096266...
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TikTok ban upheld by U.S. Supreme Court. Here’s what could happen next - National | Globalnews.ca
The uncertainty may have ripple effects in Canada, experts say, although Ottawa says what happens in the U.S. won't impact its own moves to curtail TikTok's business.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
So, what now? Here's what we've heard so far on the process to find a new Liberal leader, and a closer look at some of the people who could be potential contenders in a race (via Uday Rana) globalnews.ca/news/1094489...
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Justin Trudeau will step down as Liberal leader. Who could come next? | Globalnews.ca
After nearly 12 years at the helm of the Liberal Party of Canada, Justin Trudeau will step down from the party’s top job oncea new leader is chosen. But who comes next?
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
In this analysis from @alexboutilier.bsky.social, he dives into how Trudeau -- who often seemed to thrive as an underdog -- lost this fight. globalnews.ca/news/1094447...
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ANALYSIS: Justin Trudeau, who thrived as an underdog, loses the fight - National | Globalnews.ca
The long-serving prime minister leaves behind a mixed legacy of political achievement and scandals after announcing his resignation.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Trudeau's resignation and the prorogation won't impact the public inquiry into foreign interference, which is still due to submit its final report by the end of January, a spokesperson said Monday (via Sean Boynton) globalnews.ca/news/1094476...
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Prorogation won’t impact final report from foreign interference inquiry - National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to prorogue Parliament for nearly three months will not impact the public inquiry into foreign interference, a spokesperson said.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
The demands for Trudeau to resign had been growing over recent months, with pressure mounting within the Liberal Party. We looked back at how those calls have gotten louder over recent months (via Sean Previl) globalnews.ca/news/1094460...
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Justin Trudeau is resigning. A look back at the demands for him to go - National | Globalnews.ca
Justin Trudeau's decision to resign comes after months of calls from his MPs and years from opposition leaders to step down from the job he's held for more than nine years.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
The news of Trudeau's resignation also helped boost the loonie amid recent weakening. Here's what that could signal about confidence in Canada's economy (via Craig Lord) globalnews.ca/news/1094488...
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What Trudeau’s exit means for the struggling loonie — and Canada’s economy - National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation sent the Canadian dollar higher against the American greenback on Monday. Here's why it matters for the loonie.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
The news prompted a lot of reaction, including in the U.S. where president-elect Donald Trump once again claimed that many Canadians want to see Canada become a U.S. state (via Michelle Butterfield) globalnews.ca/news/1094486...
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As Trudeau resigns, Trump doubles down on Canada becoming 51st state - National | Globalnews.ca
In a post to his social media platform Truth Social, Donald Trump wrote 'many people in Canada LOVE being the 51st State.'
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
As well, if you're wondering what prorogation actually is and what it means, here is our dive into how it works and when it has been used before (via Sean Boynton) globalnews.ca/news/1094449...
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Trudeau has prorogued Parliament. Here’s what that means - National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has agreed with his request to prorogue Parliament until March 24 as the Liberals hold a contest to replace him as leader.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
If you want to read a full transcript of how Trudeau announced his resignation, word for word, here it is (via Sean Previl) globalnews.ca/news/1094443...
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Trudeau announced his resignation. Read the full transcript - National | Globalnews.ca
Justin Trudeau delivered remarks announcing he would resign as Liberal Party leader and prime minister after a new leader is selected.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Trudeau announced his decision this morning, saying he had asked the governor general to prorogue Parliament until March 24 and that he plans to step down as Canada’s prime minister and leader of the Liberal party (story via Saba Aziz, Sean Boynton & Uday Rana) globalnews.ca/news/1094431...
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Trudeau says he will resign after Liberals choose successor, prorogues Parliament - National | Globalnews.ca
Trudeau made the announcement on Monday, saying he will stay on until a replacement is chosen, while also asking the governor general to prorogue the Parliament until March 24.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
What a day in Canadian politics. Enormously proud of our small-but-mighty team at @globalnews.ca so here's a thread of all the work done so far (and much more to come) to dive into the implications and what happens next after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he will resign.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Justin Trudeau will announce plans for his resignation shortly, Global News has learned. He met with the governor general and will be proroguing Parliament until March 24, the source said #canadianpolitics globalnews.ca/news/1094431...
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Justin Trudeau will announce resignation plan, prorogue Parliament: source - National | Globalnews.ca
Justin Trudeau is expected to announce on Monday he will stay as prime minister until a replacement is chosen, Global News has learned.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21/12/2024
‘She won’t disappear’: Gisèle Pelicot’s lawyers on what she will do next
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‘She won’t disappear’: Gisèle Pelicot’s lawyers on what she will do next
The 72-year-old is relieved but takes ‘no satisfaction’ in seeing other families broken up, lawyer says It took just over four years, and 67 days in court, but Gisèle Pelicot is said to feel “relieved and appeased” about the judges’ decision to convict…
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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Meanwhile: NDP Leader @jagmeetsingh.ca just released a letter saying, he doesn't care if Trudeau quits or not, his MP will vote to bring down the government and force an election. When will such a vote happen? TBD. #cdnpoli
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Global News @globalnews.ca · 20/12/2024
"The Liberals don’t deserve another chance. That’s why the NDP will vote to bring this government down," said Singh. globalnews.ca/news/1092774...
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NDP will vote to topple Trudeau and propose confidence vote, Singh says - National | Globalnews.ca
Jagmeet Singh's statement comes after a week in which the Liberals saw two ministers step down, including former finance minister Chrystia Freeland.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has announced her resignation from federal cabinet. In the letter to PMJT, Freeland wrote, “On Friday, you informed me that you no longer want me to serve as your Finance Minister and offered me another position in Cabinet.” MORE: globalnews.ca/news/1091999...
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Chrystia Freeland resigning from cabinet hours before fiscal update | Globalnews.ca
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has announced her resignation from the federal cabinet, placing the blame on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for her decision.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Amid the ongoing Canada Post strike, Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon announced Friday he is asking the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order workers back on the job if it agrees with his determination there is an “impasse” in negotiations. globalnews.ca/news/1091641...
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Canada Post strike: Minister seeks order to get workers back on the job - National | Globalnews.ca
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon announced Friday that he is asking the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to order workers back on the job.
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Global News @globalnews.ca · 11/12/2024
The move was widely expected by markets and economists amid signs of a slowdown in Canada’s economy. globalnews.ca/news/1091237...
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Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate by 50 basis points - National | Globalnews.ca
The Bank of Canada is lowering its policy rate in a bid to stimulate growth in the Canadian economy to avoid inflation dropping too far below target.
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Global News @globalnews.ca · 10/12/2024
One of the workers' demands includes improvements to health and safety, such as lowering the maximum weight employees are required to lift or carry and ensuring the company provides snow tires for vehicles. globalnews.ca/news/1090840...
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‘A death trap’: Striking Canada Post workers explain the job’s toll on them - National | Globalnews.ca
As Canada Post workers remain on the picket line, a key point of contention in their demands is their job's growing physical and mental toll—exacerbated by climate change.
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 09/12/2024
This is Goose. He is currently locked in a game of tag with the doorstopper, and man are they good. 12/10
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
The U.S. State Department is not actively reviewing the “foreign terrorist organization” designation of the main Syrian rebel group that overthrew Bashar Assad’s government this weekend. www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...
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US says terror designation doesn’t bar talks with Syrian rebel group
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Global News @globalnews.ca · 09/12/2024
The fiscal update will provide a fresh look at Ottawa's finances heading into 2025. globalnews.ca/news/1090861...
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Chrystia Freeland will give fall economic statement on Dec. 16 - National | Globalnews.ca
The fall fiscal update is set to arrive later than usual, just a day before members of Parliament are scheduled to wrap up their business for the year.
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Amanda Connolly @amandacconn.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Global News @globalnewsca.bsky.social is now on Bluesky! This is our official account, so follow to keep up on what our teams are working on.
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