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Thomas Seal

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Vancouver bureau chief for Bloomberg News tseal@bloomberg.net Signal: TSeal.01 www.bloomberg.com/authors/AS5AQQizN…

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 2h
Canada’s energy minister said the country has contingency plans for disruptions to diesel supply, including a possible US ban on exports of the fuel
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Canada Has ‘Backup Plans’ in Case Trump Bans Diesel Exports
Canada’s energy minister said the country has contingency plans for disruptions to diesel supply, including a possible US ban on exports of the fuel.
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 5h
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was in Vancouver today for the announcement of LNG Canada Phase 2. I asked him about rising diesel scarcity and the talk of a US export ban
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Canada Has ‘Backup Plans’ in Case Trump Bans Diesel Exports
Canada’s energy minister said the country has contingency plans for disruptions to diesel supply, including a possible US ban on exports of the fuel.
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 16h
Canada has made strides in cracking down on money laundering, but could still strengthen its oversight of players including real estate and legal firms, according to its latest peer-review evaluation by the Financial Action Task Force
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Canada Improves Dirty Money Controls But Gaps Remain, Task Force Says
Canada has made strides in cracking down on money laundering, but could still strengthen its oversight of players including real estate and legal firms, a global watchdog said.
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 16h
LNG Canada, already the country's largest liquefied natural gas facility, will double its export capacity, as investors commit billions
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Shell’s LNG Canada to Proceed With Multibillion-Dollar Expansion
Shareholders in the Shell Plc-led LNG Canada venture greenlit plans to double its liquefied natural gas export capacity, forging ahead with the multibillion-dollar investment as key customers in Asia ...
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Vancouver tomorrow to highlight "an historic investment in Canada's energy industries" 👀
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I'm flying up to Prince Rupert, BC, where David Eby will be campaigning this afternoon and tomorrow. It's home to Canada's third-largest port, and its closest to Asia, key for diversifying trade, so expect that to be mentioned.
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre just shared this on his Instagram
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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NEWS: My new investigation uncovers the horrific ChatGPT history of the Tumbler Ridge school shooter. OpenAI’s chatbot fueled the shooter's violent fantasies and plans up to the day of the massacre. Chats about guns, timing of attacks, becoming infamous, and more. www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...
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ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Two days after BC NDP leader David Eby decided to call a snap election, his party is six points behind the opposition BC Conservatives in initial vote intent, according to the Angus Reid Institute
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Ballot Backlash: BC Conservatives open 8-point lead after snap election call, but electorate far from locked in - Angus Reid Institute Canada
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Carney spoke to the NYT for an hour. "Mr. Carney suggested that he had carefully examined the possibility of a U.S.-led military invasion, but declined to discuss in detail what that involved. “I think you have a responsibility in these roles to look at extreme tail risk.”"
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Mark Carney Interview: Canada’s Leader Lays Out Vision for Breaking Reliance on U.S.
In a wide-ranging interview, the Canadian leader laid out a detailed vision for breaking his country’s dependency on the United States.
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
BC NDP announces @richardzussman.bsky.social, who covered many British Columbia elections as a journalist, will be running under their party banner in Saanich South
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Chinese government has taken possession of potentially sensitive F-35 stealth aircraft parts that were inexplicably diverted to Hong Kong while being sent to the US from Australia, people briefed on the incident said.
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China Is Holding Sensitive F-35 Parts Diverted to Hong Kong
The Chinese government has taken possession of potentially sensitive F-35 stealth aircraft parts that were inexplicably diverted to Hong Kong while being sent to the US from Australia, people briefed ...
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
As soon as next week, the backers of LNG Canada in northern BC are set to announce a final investment decision to proceed with plans to increase its maximum output to 28 million metric tons a year w/ Ruth Liao and @brianplatt.bsky.social
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Shell, Partners Poised to Approve Doubling of LNG Canada Project
Shareholders of Canada’s biggest liquefied natural gas facility, including Shell Plc, are poised to make the financial commitment to double the project’s capacity as soon as next week, according to pe...
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Conservative Party of BC interim leader Lorne Doerkson: "I think David Eby is going to regret this" snap election
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
As Eby announced the Oct. 24 vote, he didn’t name any rival Canadian politicians. Instead, he invoked Trump some 21 times My intro to today's (free!) Canada Daily newsletter:
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British Columbia’s Premier Makes His Reelection Bid All About Trump
Plus: Hotel California, but for private equity assets
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 22/09/2026
Canadian Industry Minister Melanie Joly said there’s bipartisan political support for tariffs in the US, raising the possibility the country’s manufacturers will face barriers to North America’s largest market long after Trump’s presidency.
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Canada Industry Minister Warns of Bipartisan Support in US for Tariffs
Canadian Industry Minister Melanie Joly said there’s bipartisan political support for tariffs in the US, raising the possibility the country’s manufacturers will face barriers to North America’s largest market long after Donald Trump’s presidency.
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Stacey Shick @staceyshick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"And though it is beautiful, BC is one of the most expensive places in Canada for accommodation, food and gasoline."
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Breaking: British Columbia Premier David Eby calls snap provincial election for October 24
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
President Trump says he's working on a "massive" deal to purchase potash from Russian ally Belarus as an alternative to Canada, which is currently the US's largest supplier by far
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Alberta's former Conservative Premier Jason Kenney argues BC's Lieutenant Governor shouldn't allow Premier Eby to call an election while there is no permanent leader of the opposition
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
British Columbia's Conservative party leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay announces her resignation, after provincial legislators left her party caucus and speculation of a snap election mounts
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Kerry-Lynne Findlay (@KerryLynneFindl) on X
Today, I am resigning as Leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia. This was not an easy decision, but I believe it is the right one for our movement and our province. My full statement:
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
At the Canada Investment Summit, I got some reaction from OpenAI executive... and the former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer who hired Mark Carney to run the Bank of England, George Osborne:
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OpenAI Eyes Canada for Data Centers, Praises Carney’s Plan
OpenAI Inc. is taking a close look at Canada under Prime Minister Mark Carney, said one of its top executives who previously hired the Canadian to lead the Bank of England.
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We are running a liveblog to cover the Canada Investment Summit - catch up on a busy morning here:
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Carney Open to ‘Mutually Beneficial’ US-Canada Trade Deal
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
New: Radical Ventures starts Canada's biggest venture capital fund with $1 billion, aims for it to become "multi-billion" vehicle. Backed by several Canadian pensions and institutions
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Radical Ventures Starts Canada’s Biggest VC Fund With $1 Billion
Toronto-headquartered Radical Ventures LLC unveiled a new late-stage growth fund with more than $1 billion of capital after an initial close, with much of it committed by Canada’s biggest financial in...
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
PM Mark Carney addressing a room of sovereign wealth fund CEOs, fund managers, bank CEOs, provincial premiers and cabinet ministers, tech companies
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Preparing for Carney to give a keynote address at the Canada Investment Summit. Spotted, in pic 2: Former UK Chancellor George Osborne, who hired Carney for the Bank of England. Now at OpenAI
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Headed to the Canada Investment Summit / pot of gold:
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Canada wants to see the creation of a global “technology stability” body akin to the Financial Stability Board to help oversee AI and ensure it is safe, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in an exclusive interview with Bloomberg News
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Carney Calls for Global Tech Body to Boost AI Guardrails
Canada wants to see the creation of a global “technology stability” body to help oversee artificial intelligence and ensure it is safe, Prime Minister Mark Carney said.
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The dramatic collapse of trade talks with the US in August helped clarify Canada’s negotiating “red lines,” Prime Minister Mark Carney said in an exclusive interview with @brianplatt.bsky.social Carney added he’s ready to get back to the table for the right deal
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Carney Says US Deal Possible, Blow-Up Helped Clarify ‘Red Lines’
The dramatic collapse of trade talks with the US in August helped clarify Canada’s negotiating “red lines,” said Prime Minister Mark Carney, who added he’s ready to get back to the table for the right...
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Canadian business leaders and members of government are gathered in Toronto ahead of a speech by Mark Carney to launch the Canada Investment Summit:
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Toronto gift shops are all in on hydronyms
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“This is a key part of our plan to build the industrial capacity to produce millions of drones within the next two years,” Carney said. “One third of all the drones we manufacture will go to support Ukraine’s defense of its homeland.”
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Canada Targets Millions of Drones, With a Third Going to Ukraine
Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a declaration of a 100-year partnership between their two countries, as Canada pledged to boost its drone production capacity and se...
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Bloomberg News has seen a pitchbook intended to be shared with some of the world's biggest institutional investors, who will descend on Toronto next week for Mark Carney's Canada Investment Summit. W/ @brianplatt.bsky.social @decloet.bsky.social
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Carney Woos Investors on Deals for Data Centers, Mines and LNG
Canada plans to show some of the world’s biggest investors a pitchbook laying out tens of billions of dollars worth of projects spanning data centers, advanced manufacturing, liquefied natural gas, po...
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Breaking: White House issues three proclamations banning imports of Canadian products including motorcycles, whey, molasses, non-alcoholic beer, and a range of alcoholic beverages
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Trump says he's directed the US General Services Administration, which centralises some federal procurement, to remove Canadian suppliers from its "Multiple Award Schedule" program
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
British Columbia Premier David Eby says these signs will be erected at the province's US-Canada border crossings:
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
EU and Canada working toward new, all-encompassing relationship ranging from trade to security Canada actively looking at everything short of EU membership, said a Canadian official who spoke on condition of anonymity @afpal.bsky.social @albertonardelli.bsky.social @brianplatt.bsky.social
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EU and Canada Plan Far-Reaching Alliance to Strengthen Partnership
The European Union and Canada are working toward a new, all-encompassing relationship that will range from trade to security, as the transatlantic partners seek to build a new alliance to offset the g...
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Canada joins the UK and France in announcing intention to restrict trade with West Bank Israeli settlements, or support European restrictions, along with Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden
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Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers of Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK on the Two-state Solution
Today, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK confirm their intention to introduce national and/or support European restrictions on trad...
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Less than four hours before Canada's counter tariffs on ~$20 billion of US goods come into effect. US officials have suggested the Trump administration will retaliate.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 07/09/2026
Sapporo is shifting some production to the US from Canada due to 50% tariffs imposed on beer exports from the country, seeking to reinvigorate its North American operations
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Sapporo Beer Moving Production to US From Canada After Tariffs
Sapporo Breweries Ltd. is shifting some production to the US from Canada due to 50% tariffs imposed on beer exports from the country, seeking to reinvigorate its North American operations.
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Trump says "no more selling Bombardier in the United States," regarding the Canadian aircraft maker
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Another image from the account of the US President:
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 06/09/2026
“Canada’s (currency) Dollar imbalance with the U.S. is unacceptable,” Donald Trump says in a Truth Social post.
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Trump Says Canada’s Dollar ‘Imbalance’ With US Is Unacceptable
“Canada’s (currency) Dollar imbalance with the U.S. is unacceptable,” President Donald Trump says in a Truth Social post.
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Exclusive: Chip Wilson, the billionaire founder of Lululemon (and still a top, active shareholder) is divorcing from Shannon “Summer” Wilson, his wife and business partner of more than 20 years, who was one of the apparel company’s key early employees.
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Lululemon Founder Chip Wilson and His Wife Are Divorcing
Chip Wilson, the billionaire founder of Lululemon Athletica Inc., is divorcing from Shannon “Summer” Wilson, his wife and business partner of more than 20 years, who was one of the apparel company’s e...
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 04/09/2026
Chip Wilson, the billionaire founder of Lululemon, is divorcing from Shannon “Summer” Wilson, his wife and business partner of more than 20 years, who was one of the apparel company’s earliest employees
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Lululemon Founder Chip Wilson and His Wife Are Divorcing
Chip Wilson, the billionaire founder of Lululemon Athletica Inc., is divorcing from Shannon “Summer” Wilson, his wife and business partner of more than 20 years, who was one of the apparel company’s earliest employees.
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The data centre backlash that has gripped US politics is spreading north to Canada @nojoudalmallees.bsky.social reports
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Carney’s Push to Build Canadian Data Centers is Running Into Backlash
The data center backlash that has gripped US politics is spreading north, complicating Prime Minister Mark Carney’s efforts to attract investment in the rapidly expanding artificial intelligence infra...
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Greer: "I say, ‘Hey, you’re free of the EU. Why don’t you liberalise a little bit, accept goods made to American standards, accept agricultural goods made to American standards?’” “And they say, ‘Well, we have to wait and see what the EU says about it’. You know that is a problem for us..."
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Trump just laid into Canada for several minutes in the Oval Office. Much was familiar - Canada's been "ripping off" the US for "many decades," take advantage of US farmers with tariffs. But he added some other complaints:
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Apple Maps Renames Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ After Trump Order
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Apple Maps Renames Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ After Trump Order
Apple Inc. renamed Lake Ontario “Lake America” on its maps service, following a similar move by Alphabet Inc.’s Google, in the wake of an order from US President Donald Trump.
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