The price of oil since last Tuesday. This is quite a chart really.

The next steps on tariff refunds will involve litigation — maybe lots of it, and small businesses are still at a disadvantage

Heartbreaking finish this morning. Team Canada left everything on the ice in an incredible gold medal game. Across Courtenay–Alberni and Vancouver Island, people were up early cheering together. Thank you to every player who wore the maple leaf with pride. You inspired us all.

we are

Canada rn

bluesky, the north american yelling about hockey app

Great hockey game

Time to stress-pace at home #Canada

Do they though

I’m as surprised as anyone that an app that let people buy a burrito on instalments, with zero credit checks, is having a problem with loan quality

100% THIS 👇

SAME

Mitch Marner, as clutch as ever

Here is the study Kevin Hassett is so mad about

Yes Excel, that's exactly what I was going for

The Canada Revenue Agency chatbot. So it can answer tax questions but it doesn't know the day of the week?

My first remarks since being arrested last night.

Trump's threats to annex Greenland have cast a chill over international climate research on the island.

New Angus Reid poll: 16% of Conservative Party of Canada supporters give Trump an "A" for his first first year back in office.

anyone for barbecue?

Lululemon founder Chip Wilson lashed out over the firm's latest product flop, calling it a “total operational failure” that he blamed on the board of directors. “This is a new low for Lululemon,” Wilson said, referring to the “Get Low” leggings, which drew complaints for being see-through

I've lived in Minnesota my whole life and have experienced some major cold snaps but this is the first time I've heard about exploding trees.

Past administrations saw trade treaties as a way of improving Americans’ standard of living. This administration sees them as a method of gaining leverage over counterparties. Of course traditional US allies such as Canada are going to look to increase business with other trading partners.

HAHAHAHAHAAAAHA

"Everything costs more because the algorithm says so" @vassb.bsky.social is really on one about personalized pricing. And she's right. It's predatory, and it makes it more difficult for us all to navigate the world. It should be illegal. thewalrus.ca/everything-c...

The question Joseph Welch posed to Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1954 — “Have you no sense of decency?” — helped end a witch hunt that was tearing the US in two...After the killing of a Minneapolis woman by a federal agent, it’s unfortunately relevant again. Our editorial (gift link in next post)

Take a moment to orient yourself with this map — www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Greenland’s prime minister categorically ruled out joining the US and said the Arctic territory prefers to be in a union with Denmark. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trump, speaking in Detroit, said the USMCA is "irrelevant" and the US doesn't need it. Meanwhile, his trade rep has asked for the following - more access to Canadian dairy market - end to provincial bans on US alcohol (imposed after Trump started trade war) - customs reform (thread)

America doesn't need Greenland. It needs a reality check. Bloomberg editorial (gift link, no paywall) www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Paul Krugman today on the Fed

While interviewing @plagasse.bsky.social with @decloet.bsky.social, he mentioned the concept of "defense against help." That's to avoid the hypothetical situation where if the US saw Canada as unable to deal with a problem on its soil, "it may not choose to leave. Or it may choose to make demands"

Fact-checking, ChatGPT-style

A world split in two is just what China wants

Latest post from our executive editor for Latin America 👀

Welcome To New Year’s Eve

As is tradition, on Christmas eve Dutch people have placed candles on the graves of allied soldiers who gave their lives for our freedom during WW2. Photos by Albert Hendriks. www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/60013...

4:43 pm in Toronto and we’ve arrived at the longest night of the year. It’s only up from here, folks.

You’re all right, Toronto

Many of us would, I’m sure, like to think we’d be brave (and smart) enough to do something like this in an absolutely terrifying moment like that. But I can only imagine the mental and physical effects you have to overcome Intense respect for this man, Ahmed Al Ahmed. An honest to goodness hero.

local newspaper headlines

The 2025 news cycle

Remarkable sentence in a remarkable story

Saskatchewan with the ball on its 54-yard line!

Americans tuning into the Canadian football championship game are so confused right now. #GreyCup

The Grey Cup is on, so it's time, once again, to remember that Pierre Trudeau rolled up to Grey Cup in 1970 looking like this.

Trump: I can’t take a ranting lunatic’s call every day.

"Short days ago..." #LestWeForget

A World Series game was played here nine days ago