Reposted by Jameson BerkowCNN @cnn.com · 06/03/2025JUST IN: Walgreens is being taken private in a deal valued up to $23.7 billion, following a largely disastrous run on the public markets. cnn.it/3F7d83E 2914237
Reposted by Jameson BerkowThe Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 06/03/2025theglobeandmail.comWhy Canadian grocery shoppers have been seeing discounts, despite tariffsMacroeconomic forces and grocers strategically encouraging Canadians to shift toward domestic products by offering temporary discounts on domestic items may be contributing factors 14816
Reposted by Jameson BerkowThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 06/03/2025L. Clifford Davis, a civil rights lawyer who led efforts to desegregate high schools in Texas, sometimes in the face of mob violence, hostility from state politicians and threats on his life, died last month. He was 100.nytimes.comL. Clifford Davis, Who Fought to Desegregate Texas Schools, Dies at 100As a civil rights lawyer who faced resistance and threats, he challenged school districts that tried to defy the Supreme Court’s 1954 ban on school segregation. 2156494
Jameson Berkow @jamesonberkow.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Love this idea. He's got my $10.80!theglobeandmail.comOpinion: A counter-offer to the president-elect: Why not let Canada buy Alaska?Let’s see if we can beat Donald Trump at his own game of manifest destiny 020
Reposted by Jameson BerkowEthan Lou @ethanlou.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Will Trump’s ‘economic force’ threat kill Canada’s very identity as trading nation? The latest from the Globe's business commentary, by Jeff Mahon:buff.lyOpinion: Will Trump’s ‘economic force’ threat kill Canada’s very identity as trading nation?U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has said he would be willing to use ‘economic force’ to persuade Canada to agree to a political union with the United States 011
Reposted by Jameson BerkowJ. Kelly Nestruck @nestruck.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Ok, so Trudeau will resign as party leader and prime minister after the Liberal party picks a new leader though a "robust, nationwide process." Says he can't be best option in next election "if I’m having to fight internal battles". 011
Reposted by Jameson BerkowTu Thanh Ha @tuthanhha.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Oyez, oyez, oyez. There are only about 50 town criers left in Canada. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...theglobeandmail.comThe tradition of town criers is slowly dwindling. But those who are left vow to cry to their last breathOnly about 50 town criers still exist in Canada, many of them taking up roles as city ambassadors 241
Jameson Berkow @jamesonberkow.bsky.social · 28/12/2024Vancouver's Bench Accounting is done. Shopify (one of Bench's investors) blames "bad investors" who forced out co-founder Ian Crosby in 2022 for the bookkeeping startup's collapse. Hundreds of jobs lost, thousands of customers left in a lurch. What a mess. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...theglobeandmail.comBench Accounting shuts down abruptly, leaving customers in a year-end lurchVancouver company had raised more than US$100-million from Shopify and other large tech investors 120
Reposted by Jameson BerkowProPublica @propublica.org · 22/12/2024#ICYMI: ProPublica identified 17 people who each shielded at least $1 billion in capital gains from the so-called Net Investment Income Tax. Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.propub.liHow Billionaires Sidestepped a Tax Aimed at the RichWall Street financiers were a clear target of the tax, but some, on questionable legal grounds, have claimed their outsized profits were exempt, sometimes avoiding hundreds of millions in taxes. 591698761
Jameson Berkow @jamesonberkow.bsky.social · 22/12/2024Even my 2yr old daughter is astounded by what’s in @theglobeandmail.com this weekend! (But she still enjoys it ☺️) 030
Jameson Berkow @jamesonberkow.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Just *six* executives (4 current, 2 former) at Corus Entertainment received $13-million in total compensation this year (equivalent to nearly two thirds of the struggling company's total market value!) With @davidmilstead.bsky.social @theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...theglobeandmail.comCorus paid bonuses to executives this year as its shares collapsedShares at the company fell 90 per cent over the course of the year, yet it paid out just under $13-million in compensation to four current executives and two who departed 000
Reposted by Jameson BerkowTu Thanh Ha @tuthanhha.bsky.social · 18/12/2024"Not panicked, but not in denial. Everyone was just kind of – there, waiting to see. Except for one person. One person was really there, and that person was Ms. Freeland, who appeared just inside the doors of the dining room a little after 7:30 p.m. wearing a Liberal-red dress..." (paywall) 143
Reposted by Jameson BerkowAdam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Really sad news. www.biv.com/news/economy...biv.comTributes pour in for late FNMPC CEO Niilo EdwardsHead of FNMPC helped drive important vehicle for economic reconciliation in Canada 031
Reposted by Jameson BerkowJack Ryan 🙏🧪 @jacksonwryan.com · 27/11/2024🧪 Great to see a lot of Australian academics following these last few weeks! Hello! I am a science journalist. I have one piece of advice: Please talk to us. Tell us about the cool shit you're working on. Find writers you enjoy and ping them. I always want to hear about interesting science !!!!! 3569
Jameson Berkow @jamesonberkow.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Calgary-based banking startup Neo did not reveal its lead investor when it announced a new financing and has rebuffed queries about its identity. Turns out it is China's Tencent. I loved getting to assist on this @seansilcoff.bsky.social scoop www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...theglobeandmail.comChina’s Tencent uncloaked as mystery lead backer of Neo’s $100-million-plus financingDigital bank challenger declined to reveal name of investor in financing backed by prominent Canadian tech entrepreneurs 010
Reposted by Jameson BerkowFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 23/11/2024Kick-start for carbon credit market after loose rules agreed at COP29 www.ft.com/content/cc0cba2f-751a-49…ft.comKick-start for carbon credit market after loose rules agreed at COP29Final agreement overcomes a dispute about how much power would be given to a proposed UN registry 45310
Reposted by Jameson BerkowThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 23/11/2024Fires, first aid and guns: meet the Finnish women training for war with Russiatheguardian.comFires, first aid and guns: meet the Finnish women training for war with RussiaAnxious Finns are learning how to survive in the wild in preparation for an invasion by their hostile neighbour It is Friday night on a forested military base in western Finland. A group of women dressed in camouflage with matching purple beanie hats… 22945221
Jameson Berkow @jamesonberkow.bsky.social · 23/11/2024“We’re building a future where we aren’t even the narrators of our own story.” Scary, poignant prose written by an actual human being that is well worth a read. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...theglobeandmail.comOpinion: The automation of writing is almost here. But what will happen to us if we cede our written language to AI?Our written language has always been blurred by vague usage, clichés and careless generalities. But the advent of AI-generated text brings a far riskier degradation 111
Reposted by Jameson BerkowNewsweek @newsweek.com · 22/11/2024The early writing appears to date to around 2400 B.C.—preceding the previous most bygone examples by roughly 500 years.newsweek.comAncient clay cylinders reveal what may be world's oldest alphabetic writingThe early writing appears to date to around 2400 B.C.—preceding the previous most bygone examples by roughly 500 years. 511124
Jameson Berkow @jamesonberkow.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Seems like the lowest-hanging revenge fruit for a guy who has built an entire political philosophy on the idea of retribution. Should be obvious to everyone, especially the team in question. 011
Reposted by Jameson BerkowAxios @axios.com · 22/11/2024There is "going to be enormous pressure" on Republican centrists to break away on any GOP-only legislation, as the party now holds an agonizingly small House majority. One Democrat said of flipping GOP members: "It's hard, but it can be done ... it can stop a lot of bad things from happening."axios.comHouse Democrats prepare to make Mike Johnson's life hellThere is "going to be enormous pressure" on Republican centrists to break away, 31631108
Reposted by Jameson BerkowThe Verge @theverge.com · 22/11/2024Baidu’s supercheap robotaxis should scare the hell out of the USbuff.lyBaidu’s supercheap robotaxis should scare the hell out of the USThe vehicle costs less than $30,000 to manufacture. 86913
Reposted by Jameson BerkowOliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 20/11/2024If you buy a 1.5-litre-bottle of locally extracted water at a convenience store in Ontario you're paying more than 3,000 times the producer cost for the water itself www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...theglobeandmail.comCanada’s largest bottled water producer to pull out of OntarioBlueTriton Brands plans to wind down its operations in the province by the end of January and sell a Guelph-area bottling plant 153
Reposted by Jameson BerkowThe Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 21/11/2024• Food items, including chips, candies, baked goods, all prepared meals, catered meals, • Beverages, including pop, bottled water, beer and wine, and coolers with up to 7 per cent alcohol content (2/2) 22515
Reposted by Jameson BerkowThe Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 21/11/2024The items that will be exempt from the GST in the recent announcement include: • Kids' clothing, footwear, diapers, car seats • Select toys for kids under 14, including puzzles and video games • Print newspapers and printed books • Natural and artificial Christmas trees (1/2) 23213
Reposted by Jameson BerkowCBS News | Breaking news, top stories & today's latest headlines @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy · 18/11/2024cbsnews.comDental company stocks jump amid RFK Jr.'s health claims about fluorideRobert F. Kennedy's Jr. push to remove fluoride from the nation's public water supply could benefit some companies. Here's why. 113914
Reposted by Jameson BerkowThe Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 18/11/2024MPs unanimously condemn alleged Iran plot to kill Irwin Cotler: Bloc motion praises former justice minister’s ‘contribution to the defence of human rights and the fight against racism and anti-Semitism’theglobeandmail.comMPs unanimously condemn alleged Iran plot to kill Irwin CotlerBloc motion praises former justice minister’s ‘contribution to the defence of human rights and the fight against racism and anti-Semitism’ 0447
Reposted by Jameson BerkowTu Thanh Ha @tuthanhha.bsky.social · 16/11/2024When the KKK came to Saskatchewan: "...the infamous Klan entered Saskatchewan in 1926 just as the white, Anglo-Protestant majority was distressed by the changes that society was undergoing after the First World War." gift link for first 20 readers www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/c0f8440...theglobeandmail.comWhen the KKK came to SaskatchewanThe infamous organization, by giving voice to existing prejudices and anxieties, became a force in the province. By 1929, the Klan boasted 25,000 members in some 125 locals or ‘klaverns’ 56739
Jameson Berkow @jamesonberkow.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Among the many fun things I learned in this delightful @jasonkirby.bsky.social piece: “numismatics” is the study and collection of coins/currency (!) Definitely worthy of my first-ever post on this platform www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...theglobeandmail.comTD Bank’s venture into the peculiar world of alien gold coins and other precious metal collectiblesThe online store of TD Precious Metals has quietly become one of the largest purveyors of gold and silver items in Canada’s retail market, introducing custom-themed items that go beyond the traditiona... 021
Reposted by Jameson BerkowCherie T @cherietell.bsky.social · 15/11/2024First post and likely the best one. 4708
Reposted by Jameson BerkowThe Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 15/11/2024As investors bet on Trump to stimulate market, should you follow Warren Buffet’s lead by pulling back?: Buffett seems unconvinced by the president-elect’s bluster. He has sold massive amounts of stock in recent months and raised his holdings of cash and cash equivalents at his flagship Berkshire…theglobeandmail.comAs investors bet on Trump to stimulate market, should you follow Warren Buffet’s lead by pulling back?Buffett seems unconvinced by the president-elect’s bluster. He has sold massive amounts of stock in recent months and raised his holdings of cash and cash equivalents at his flagship Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 1415141
Reposted by Jameson BerkowAndré Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Why #Ozempic should be covered by medicare for #WeightLoss, not just #diabetes treatment, by @drlabos.bsky.social montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu... via @mtlgazette.bsky.socialmontrealgazette.comChristopher Labos: Why Ozempic should be covered by medicare for weight lossRecent studies reinforce that weight loss is not simply an esthetic consideration. It has very real benefits in terms of preventing disease. 2296
Reposted by Jameson BerkowThe Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 15/11/2024How will the Canada Post strike impact me and my business? Your key questions, answered: The Canadian Union of Postal Workers and Canada Post are at an impasse, with customers preparing for mail delaystheglobeandmail.comHow will the Canada Post strike impact me and my business? Your key questions, answeredThe Canadian Union of Postal Workers and Canada Post are at an impasse, with customers preparing for mail delays 4264