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1/2 For all the anchors who are being verbally attacked for the questions they ask, in my experience, it’s generally because interviewees can’t or don’t want to answer. Always remember this…
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I’m shocked that some Premiers don’t realize how bad it sounds to the public when they say they want healthcare money with no strings attached. If I screwed up a project and asked for more money to save it, would you give me the money w/ no strings attached?
#cdnpoli
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Look, a lot of people may not have much in way of power in this country, but we all have a vote. A lot of people here wanted to remove the PM without an election, and they want to silence the media. I don't think they know what kind of a country we would be if they had their way.
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Well. It's official. I just wanted to let you know, I am leaving CBC News later this month. I will have more to say later, but I am so grateful for my time with
@CBCNews
. Last day October 26. (missingyoualready)
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A lot of people seem to be under the impression that Stephen Harper was great steward of Canada’s economy. But the fact is, he took a huge inherited surplus, made a huge blunder and left the country economically vulnerable .
@barriemckenna
predicted the outcome nearly 10 years
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This is an example of disinformation : the program in question was announced only this past April (2024) to start in the new school year. I can see why news media might be a thorn in this man’s side. When you can catch him out by checking the facts at online news sites then,
Trudeau's school lunch program costs millions but hasn't fed a single meal.
Its purpose is to feed more Liberal bureaucracy and CBC headlines, instead of hungry kids.
Justin Trudeau is not worth the cost.
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This doctor is defending herself from attacks by
#cpc
leader
@PierrePoilievre
who is calling her a radical liar who’s in the pocket of Trudeau. Conservatives want her to testify again. She says bring it on. We could get a really good insight into what’s really going on here in
The federal Conservatives are calling for a London doctor's medical licence to be revoked and have accused her of lying about safer opioid supply.
@RandyRatLFPress
has more:
#ldnont
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Why is no country in the Middle East opening their doors to Palestinian refugees, like Poland and so many others did with Ukraine? In that case people took them into their homes, hotels, shelters, food etc. But neighbours in ME are actively abandoning them shutting borders. Why ?
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Please take
#Fiona
seriously everyone. Especially Cape Breton ,which is not getting a lot of media attention. It may be easy to believe only Halifax will be a problem. Make a plan. Fill up your tub and pots with water, gas up your car. There's still time. Not a lot, mind you.
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I can’t believe that
@PresidentCBCRC
says after a 10 percent cut to CBC’s workforce that hopefully the audience won’t notice too much.
@adriearsenault
smoothly cuts through that PR answer by asking “ If no one notices, were those 600 people needed?” The President avoids
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Conservative leader
@PierrePoilievre
refers to legislation under a government he may form as
"my laws". Not Parliament's laws,
but HIS laws. I find that troubling. Would Cdn laws then, be based on his personal desires and dislikes?
#cdnpoli
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So, if I was still an anchor, I would have run both
@JustinTrudeau
and
@PierrePoilievre
in full from yesterday. A lot of people think it's unfair of the
@CanadianPM
to accuse the Opposition Leader of "showing us what spineless leadership looks like" and not be punished for that
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Tonight will be my last show on CBC News Network. I'll say a proper goodbye near the end of my program The Rundown, which starts at 4pm et
@CBCNews
. I hope you'll join me.
Well. It's official. I just wanted to let you know, I am leaving CBC News later this month. I will have more to say later, but I am so grateful for my time with
@CBCNews
. Last day October 26. (missingyoualready)
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Does anyone else find it peculiar that the leader of the opposition won’t get a security clearance? I also found his question to be uncharacteristically low key.
#cdnpolitics
Dominic LeBlanc: "But the good news Mr speaker is if he wanted to get the appropriate security clearance, and be able to see the confidential report of the [NISCOP], he would be much more informed than he is now..."
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I can’t believe what I’m seeing. A Jewish professor stopped from entering
@UofT
based on his religious/ethnic identity and accent? If this racism is allowed to continue, it sets a terrible precedent. Protest sure, but say no to prejudice/racism.
#IsraelHamasWar
#Gaza
Marshals confer about what to do with a professor who wants to enter the People’s Circle for Palestine encampment at
@UofT
.
#cdnpoli
#Toronto
#Palestine
#Israel
#Gaza
#ProtestMania
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The
@JustinTrudeau
government has made a very clear point of being a feminist government. So, where is the condemnation of the sexual violence employed in the
#HamasMassacre
? Blood thirsty rapists rarely stop until they’re caught so women in
#Gaza
are likely at risk as well.
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Why does Andrew Coyne believe ministers have no power? What does he base this on?
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I don’t think
@CBCNews
Network should have cut down the exchange between
@PierrePoilievre
and
@GregFergus
in the House of Commons. We should be able to see how it all happened exactly.
#cdnpolitics
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Some children will require kidney transplants because of this and Premier D Smith is offering thoughts and prayers. The horrific food poisoning of Calgary children is shrouded in too much secrecy. Andre Picard outlines the answers needed
@globeandmail
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Conservative heckling is a habit in the House of Commons. CTV names names...other media outlets should do the same.
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You gotta be kidding me....'Ottawa family doctor denied permanent residency over marital status, age '
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Thank you everyone for all of the kind messages.I'm still so amazed and grateful my colleagues did this for me.
@brodiefenlon
thank you for putting this up online. Thanks to CBC for the opportunity to say a proper goodbye. I will miss you all. Carole
1/5 THREAD: The end of an era
@CBCNews
as
@carolemacneil
signs off for the last time. And she ended with some must-hear words for any journalist — young or old — who cares about doing this job well. Thank you Carole for the parting gift (in 5 parts) ...
#journalism
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And now
@PierrePoilievre
would rather be removed from Question Period in Parliament than accept the authority of the Speaker. If a party leader does not recognize the rules of our democracy, what does this indicate for the future? BTW, these are not partisan questions. It could
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For those who apparently don’t know about the chocolate bar given to
@POTUS
by
@ElizabethMay
please look up
@Peacebychoco
Peace By Chocolate. It’s quite famous. Made in Antigonish Nova Scotia by a chocolate maker who came from
#Syria
#cdnpoli
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I have no doubt that
@PierrePoilievre
is serious about defunding
@iciradiocanada
and
@CBC
and selling off the corporate headquarters in Ottawa and Montreal.(see article) I just don't see how he can save the service in the small towns and villages where
@radiocanadainfo
or
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I know there are a lot of questions around this, but when a Premier announces a policy change re permanent pay hike, one shd take that as a full commitment. If it's not true, there was a time that would take a politician down.
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This has been on my mind all day: So, many in the media are being criticized, rightfully so, for taking Hamas' word for what happened at the hospital in
#Gaza
.
@JustinTrudeau
@melaniejoly
express anger about it and point out that
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I’m going to guess that Mendocino’s staff didn’t know who Bernardo was or the horror felt by the Canadian public because of his crimes. When I was working at CBC , some of the younger staff didn’t know who he was either.
#missinggenerationalknowledge
Breaking: Staff in Public Safety Minister's office knew for 3 months that serial killer and rapist Paul Bernardo would be transferred to a medium-security prison — but didn't inform the minister until after it had happened — CBC News has learned
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Agree with this. I would add this though: In my adult lifetime, with a pretty close observational seat to business and politics, the overarching message to people is that we Canadians are poor. We have been told for decades to make due with less, don't expect too much (from
This: "When politicians claim that our great democracies are broken, it’s not because they want to fix them. It’s because they want a license to demolish. When Canada’s at our best, we build things that last. Health care. Schools. Opportunity. Sustainability. Prosperity." -Carney
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WATCH: 'They're not providing care, they're providing a place to stick people until they die,' says
@picardonhealth
about Canada's long-term care system. 'There is more money needed, but money is not the only issue....everyone should be cared the way we expect to be.'
#CBCNN
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I’m all for freedom of protest but calling women “bitches” and threatening to cut someone “6ft underground “ is not ok. However, I can see why police let it go…. To keep it from escalating into a very dangerous situation for police and the public in the mall.
#IsraelHamasWar
Anti-Israel protesters in a shopping mall in Toronto threaten to kill Christmas shoppers who voiced their opposition to their decision to protest in a shopping mall.
Despite the threat being delivered in front of a policeman, nothing is done.
🇨🇦🇮🇱
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Hey
@cbcnews
@CBCTheNational
you just ran a whole story about a restaurant serving halal chicken to serve the market without ever once defining what makes chicken halal or quantifying the increase of Muslim demographics in the market. 🤔
#cdnpolitics
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Ok. Just watched
@melaniejoly
news conference in depth regarding the
#IsraelHamasWar
. IMO she did not want to recognize
#hamas
sexual violence against
#Israeli
women. She implies through her
#telAviv
office it happened to both Gazan and Israeli women. After a few seconds of
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Well, after avoiding it during waves 1 through 5,
#COVID19
caught up with me. I let down my guard, sometimes thinking "well I don't HAVE to wear a mask" Fever, head/earache, wicked congestion, aches/pains, fatigue, and occasional dry cough. Fully vaxxed. Be careful out there. .
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the bombing of the hospital is illegal, w/o assigning blame, even as the headlines blame
#Israel
. And yet, the same people criticize them for it. Surely it's illegal whoever did it?
#cdnpolitics
What am i missing?
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Every 10 minutes or so the wind and rain worsens, but you get used to it. I wish I hadn’t “pre-eaten” my storm chips.
#Fiona
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I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart to all of you who are taking the time out from your day to respond to my news with a tweet/message/email/note. I'm truly moved. I'll do a proper goodbye when the time comes. Good night. (But not goodbye, yet)
Well. It's official. I just wanted to let you know, I am leaving CBC News later this month. I will have more to say later, but I am so grateful for my time with
@CBCNews
. Last day October 26. (missingyoualready)
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I say probably because I’m not an expert. I really wanted to hear what the rules were from a real honest to goodness expert who could break it down and explain it. I didn’t even know the PM said anything offensive until Peter Julien mentioned it on
@PnPCBC
and when I went looking
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That’s almost 10 percent of
@CBC
workforce. My prediction?
#CBC
will have to restructure and make hard choices. There’s no way surviving employees can take on the work of those who leave this time.
#CBC
has to choose what it wants to do well if it wants to remain fit for purpose
Le Devoir reports CBC/Radio Canada to layoff hundreds Monday:” CBC/Radio-Canada to make significant cuts, which would amount to $125 million. Around 600 positions could be lost. The announcement is expected Monday.” CMGLaGuilde
@CBCNews
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What kind of drivel is this? Do reasonable people expect the Finance Minister of our country
@cafreeland
to cycle around to speeches and meetings with her bags and assistants in a side car? 😂If she did, can you imagine the security issue she would face? This is the kind of story
Freeland spends thousands on limos, taxis in the GTA: BLACKLOCK'S | Toronto Sun
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Canada set to ban assault-style weapons, including AR-15 and the gun used in Polytechnique massacre /via
@globeandmail
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Did anyone else find the yelling and laughing during
@Bill_Morneau
#economic
update really distracting and annoying?
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@annefrankhouse
Clearly whoever did this has never been to the Anne Frank house. Or has another agenda,or both. If you have the chance to experience Amsterdam, see the Anne Frank house museum. It’s very moving on many levels.
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Again, why are
#Conservatives
and others elevating the opinion of a terrorist to something we have to consider? I don't think Canadians should give so much weight to what
#hamas
thinks, and certainly not to be "humiliated" by it.
#cdnpoli
What an appalling, humiliating comment on Canadian foreign policy.
This genocidal, jew-hating terrorist thanks Canada for voting to protect the interests of Hamas terrorism.
The same man who has pledged to repeat the October 7 massacre “again and again.”
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Hi folks, some news to share. I am moving on from 8pm on
#cbcnn
I am developing a new show with the NN development team for 4-5pm ET. I couldn't be happier because as you know I love a new challenge! ( But not the early am challenge ;))
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WATCH: 'I just owe her so much and I wish I could tell her that now,' says
@RCMPNL
Constable Sarah Bass who considers Constable Heidi Stevenson a mentor. 'She definitely set me on a good path'
#NovaScotiaStrong
#novascotia
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If I was a party leader, I’d want to know who, if anyone, on my team was accused of such a thing. And if so, make decisions what to do about that. I would not want to be deliberately blind on that issue. Everyone here agrees it’s important we know. If you trust
@PierrePoilievre
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WATCH: 'We have underfunded our public health system for a very long time and that's put us in difficulty now with being able to rise to the testing challenge.' Says Dr. Allison McGeer answering your questions on
#AskCBCNews
about testing in Ontario.
#COVID19
#CoronavirusCanada
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1/2 I hope Canadian media covers
#Fionahurricane
with as much vigour as they’ve covered US storms. I would prepare to go live soon with prep stories from Canso causeway, Sydney, Charlottetown BEFORE
#Fiona
hits. And then …
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I'm sitting in for the irreplaceable
@caroloffcbc
tonight on
@cbcasithappens
. First time ever hosting this iconic program. Beyond thrilled to be here and working with
@silnlo
!
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Health Canada authorizes the Pfizer COVID vaccine for kids ages 12-15. Tweet me
@carolemacneil
your questions or email Ask
@cbc
.ca. Infectious disease specialist Dr. Zain Chagla will answer them LIVE at 4PM ET on CBC Rundown.
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One of the biggest stories globally and in Canada today is the
#pandorapapers
;The secret accounts of the wealthy to avoid paying as much tax as possible. A tax expert is in the house to take your questions on The Rundown on CBC News Network 4pm ET. Tweet me or email Ask
@cbc
.ca
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France is ordering all health-care workers to get vaccinated. Infectious diseases specialist Dr. Lynora Saxinger joins me on the Rundown today to talk mandatory vaccines, and take your questions. Tweet me
@carolemacneil
or email ask
@cbc
.ca and I'll get the answers at 4 pm E.T.
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We may very well be watching a game of high stakes regarding
#CBC
. Take a second look at the comments made by the Heritage Minister
@PascaleStOnge_
, who says
@CBC
/
@RadioCanada
is essential (twice) and unique. In other comments she says nothing is finalized. So, it's not out
I can’t believe that
@PresidentCBCRC
says after a 10 percent cut to CBC’s workforce that hopefully the audience won’t notice too much.
@adriearsenault
smoothly cuts through that PR answer by asking “ If no one notices, were those 600 people needed?” The President avoids
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@sanjib_bharali
If you look at any news story about PM Trudeau or his policies, you will find neither praise nor condemnation.
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I'm proud to be elected to the board for
@CJFE
(Canadian Journalists for Free Expression), which has a long history of defending free speech and helping to protect Journalists In Distress wherever they are. The
#UkraineRussiaWar
proves once again this work is never finished.
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@charlesadler
@CBCNews
I won't lie Charles. This is one of my favourite compliments. I always wanted to be straight forward with the audience. No guessing what I meant. It's also one of the many reasons I loved having YOU as a guest on the show. Thank you!
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Lindsay Shepherd in her own words. My interview with
@NewWorldHominin
on the free speech controversy she found herself in.
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2/3 Could this PARTIALLY be the result of virtually no media serving large swaths of this country due to cutbacks and neglect? The only information many Canadians receive is excessively americanized and/or falsified to deliberately make people angry.
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@FuzzyWidgets1
@barriemckenna
Yes. That was a massive rainy day. And that’s what surpluses are for.
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WATCH: 'It's better but it's not where it needs to be' says biostatistician and Ontario high school teacher
@imgrund
about
@sickkids
and their return-to-school recommendations on
#AskCBCNews
. 'What concerns me the most is what size these cohorts will be.'
#COVID19
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A lot of responses refer to Starlink etc for people to get their news. Starlink, and others don’t produce content. CBC produces an enormous amount of Canadian content online: news being the main one, and one of the few news sources not behind a paywall.
I have no doubt that
@PierrePoilievre
is serious about defunding
@iciradiocanada
and
@CBC
and selling off the corporate headquarters in Ottawa and Montreal.(see article) I just don't see how he can save the service in the small towns and villages where
@radiocanadainfo
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@WeAreCanProud
This is manipulative and misleading. The kind of post designed to stoke your anger. For my many years at
#CBC
, the respect and coverage given to our soldiers who fought in wars has been immense. In fact, poppies are the only symbols we are allowed and encouraged to wear. I
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@carriedammit
@JustinTrudeau
@PierrePoilievre
@CanadianPM
Probably, but the public needs to see it and understand it.
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“It’s tough to be a journalist today, especially a woman journalist “
@CJFE
honours
@atRachelGilmore
@wickdchiq
@sabaeitizaz
for standing up to violent threats just for who they are and what they said. In memory of Tara Singh Hayer
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The bravery of this woman is incredible. Flogged by
#Iran
government just because she refused to wear a scarf. And through all of this she refused to be humiliated. Respect.
Today the authorities in Iran announced today flogging this brave woman is according to the laws.
This tragic story should be the headline of those media that care about women, freedom, humanity and dignity.
In 21st-century this brave Iranian woman Roya Heshmati was flogged by
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Oh my God. How could anyone call what we witnessed on October 7 a brilliant offensive after seeing what was done to women, babies … I don’t care which “side” you’re on, that is a vile description.
#IsraelHamasWar
A Canadian academic, Dr Natalie Knight, describing the Hamas slaughter of Israelis on Oct 7 as an "amazing, brilliant offensive".
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"Son, in America, there are people who look at you different because of the colour of your skin." Says
@SirV55
, explaining the Black Lives Matters protests to his son. "In this case, these people are marching to say we are Black people and we are just like everybody else."
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@krassenstein
From my perch in Canada, this looks more like hatred towards women, rather than protecting kids.
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Yes, for sure he has condemned the attack. But with the denials we’ve seen in some quarters and
@UN_Women
holding back, I believe it’s time to say something specifically about this issue since the government sees its work through a feminist lens. What’s wrong with that?
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Canada is now amongst the top countries for first doses of COVID-19 vaccines. We'll be taking your questions about second doses with infectious disease epidemiologist Maria Sundaram on the Rundown today. Tweet me
@carolemacneil
or email Ask
@cbc
.ca. Join us at 4 PM ET.
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“Defund the
#CBC
“ or other attacks on the public broadcaster has been a tool used for fundraising by the
@CPC_HQ
since the old days of
@stephenharper
. The late Fin Min Jim Flaherty once quipped that every time they put out an anti
@CBC
news release there was a spike in
Conservative MP removes 'incorrect' video after saying case could be made to keep CBC radio
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WATCH: 'I really hope this is taken care of," says Dr.
@BogochIsaac
answering your questions about COVID-19 testing in Ontario on
#AskCBCNews
. 'There are these system level issues in Ontario that have impeded the expansion of diagnostic testing.'
#CBCNN
#COVID19
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WATCH: Are for-profit long-term care facilities the problem?
@GERONursing
answering your questions on
#AskCBCNews
. 'It's a complex situation, I think we need to hold our governments to account for the choices that were made to put public dollars into private facilities.'
#COVID19
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Salutes to all the men and women from
@nspowerinc
who are dispatched away from their homes tonight to make sure power comes back on asap. Especially those in Antigonish, Guysborough and Cape Breton
#Fiona
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@shannonrwatts
The way
@PoppyHarlowCNN
looks at
@donlemon
, like “ I no longer have any respect for you, and can’t believe you aren’t already apologizing for this sexist drivel” I doubt she’ll take him seriously from now. I just wish, he had been asked when a man is in his prime…
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So
#HurricaneLee
is expected to make landfall in Yarmouth. Why no reporters there from
@cbcnews
?
@globalnews
is there,
@FoxNews
is there, perhaps others. I don’t get why the National started with how it’s going on Halifax. Generally Canadian coverage has been less than stellar.
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I’d like to see more coverage from Guysborough/Cape Breton. Halifax is easy because that’s where media home base is located, but the storm looks as if the worst will be elsewhere.
@CBCNews
@CTVNews
@StormhunterTWN
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1/2 I am beyond dismayed at seeing the abuse some of my former colleagues are experiencing on the streets of Ottawa. The hostility towards media and the conspiracy theories have taken root and produced this. Why?
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A knife in the side of artistic freedom of expression. Vancouver’s PuSh Festival makes ‘difficult decision’ to cancel Canadian, Israel-set play The Runner to keep
#Palestinian
artist in line-up . They considered security guards but “We knew protesters were going to be there, we
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1/4 Something I’ve noticed about the situation in Israel/Gaza after years as a journalist (now former). Many say it's a complex situation. What I think we've come to mean by that, is that our feelings about it are complex. Many people
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We are seeing a rise in
#populism
around the world. But what is it?
I spoke to Princeton University professor of politics Jan-Werner Mueller on the topic
#NNTonight
#CBCNews
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Well this is good news!
It was an emotional moment as ultrasound therapy stopped a patient’s tremors, something he suffered from for 15 years. That was 2019. Now Dr. Ali Rezai is experimenting with ultrasound treatment for people with Alzheimer’s.
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When I was an anchor the one thing I did do was prepare my reasons for asking every question when it was a sensitive subject. I was ready to explain my reasoning for asking every question. Good Luck to everyone working to bring people the news!
#IsraelPalestineConflict
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@NatashaFatah
@CBCNews
Natasha. I'm so fortunate to have worked with you. You are so knowledgeable, and have such a strong spine. I admire you. Thank you.
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Canadian COVID-19 cases have dropped 70% since peak of 3rd wave. Today on the Rundown, infectious diseases specialist Dr. Zain Chagla will answer questions about the virus, vaccines & restrictions. Tweet me questions
@carolemacneil
or email them to Ask
@cbc
.ca. Join us at 4 PMET.
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@acoyne
I thought they were always tight. I’m not surprised given the former PM’s position in the
@idualliance
and his public support of Oban from the beginning.
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WATCH: 'We're not close at least yet, not even in places where there are low numbers' says
@LisaBarrettID
answering your question about easing restrictions in Saskatchewan on
#AskCBCNews
. 'It's a little early in every province in Canada.'
#COVID19
#CBCNN
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