i‘m using it for a column but i want to share here this line from lincoln on jefferson because it is applies to our situation as well. you can find it in his april 6, 1859 letter to henry l. pierce.

It might be stating the obvious, but at this stage Courtney Sarault has to be the frontrunner to be Canada's flag bearer at the closing ceremonies.

SILVER FOR CANADA 🇨🇦 COURTNEY SARAULT HAS DONE IT AGAIN SHE WINS HER THIRD MEDAL OF THE OLYMPICS The beast from the east wins 1000m silver after finishing 11th in this event four years ago.

Another medal for Moncton's Courtney Sarault.

Winter Morning on the Green Molly Lamb Bobak n.d.

Trump has been privately asking aides why he shouldn't just exit the USMCA, colleague Josh Wingrove reports. It's fairly typical behavior from Trump during trade talks -- but also a sign of how difficult and volatile this process will likely be. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Moncton's Courtney Sarault:

the following drone shot that NBC has for the downhill skiing feels like a paradigm shift in covering the sport. it really changes and lets people see just how fast they're going and how much these guys are just on the razor's edge of complete disaster at all time

Holt Liberals drop N.B. company from virtual care contract: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Susan Holt’s N.B. Liberals want to know what trade-offs you’d make to lower the deficit: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I took Elly’s fourth-year political reporting class at Carleton in 1989-90. It was amazing. He came in every Friday with the latest intel on the unravelling of the Meech Lake agreement. I continue to apply the lessons from that class to this day. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Premier Susan Holt on the N.B. government's decision to abandon X: "We've just seen that it used to be a forum for more dialogue and we used to see better engagement and back and forth with New Brunswickers on the platform. But that doesn't seem to be the case anymore."

New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt's Liberal government will no longer use X for "routine" government communications:

Single mom with no laywer wins challenge to eviction order before New Brunswick's top court. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

87.4% for Poilievre. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Why Susan Holt said that ICE was on the New Brunswick border: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Mixed results on targets, N.B. premier admits in State of the Province speech: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Newfoundland narrowly avoided rolling blackouts yesterday. One of their main hydro plants went out of service due to ice build-up. They were able to use the new Maritime Link undersea cable to import electricity from Nova Scotia.

Great turnout for the launch of a terrific book — Pursuing the New: A Modern Graphic Design History of New Brunswick by Tanya Duffy. The exhibition is fantastic too.

BREAKING: Trump threatens 100% tariff on all Canadian goods if Canada “makes a deal with China.” Quite the Saturday morning start. #cdnpoli #canpoli #uspoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Woodstock leaders question Holt government’s plan for a francophone school in the town: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Trump backs off tariffs against NATO members

Skaters in Fredericton Molly Lamb Bobak n.d.

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A quick video reminder on recommendations and promises made around policing and Indigenous communities in N.B.: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

In a speech to the World Economic Forum, Mark Carney says middle powers such as Canada must accept that the rules-based international order is effectively dead, and great power rivalry with is here to stay. Key excerpt:

Annoncé aujourd'hui : le Canada a dépassé sa cible d'immigration francophone hors Québec pour l'année 2025 #polcan #immigration #frcan

Subscribe now for tomorrow morning’s newsletter on the week’s big stories: substack.com/@jacquespoit...

Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

Analysis from me: multiple energy challenges are a major political test for the Holt Liberals. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Here’s the first episode of CBC’s This Is New Brunswick podcast — my look at the Sisson Mine. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

Launching tomorrow: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

Big industry seeks exit from N.B. Power grid — and utility says that could cost you. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

NEW: Coal-fired power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, for the first time since 1973. The drop came after record clean energy additions in both countries, and was the first time that clean energy was a major driver of falling coal power use.

What we learned about the Tantramar gas plant from N.B. Power documents filed with the Energy & Utilities Board: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Interesting indeed.

From this week: N.B. premier open to alternative sites for Tantramar gas plant. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Very timely to have finished this yesterday. Five stars; recommended.

It’s old-fashioned to defend mainstream journalism these days but some of the most reliable reporting from people actually on the ground will be the AP and Reuters the next 24 hours. Your Substack journalist writing takes will be using frontline reporting from them.

🚨 Nouveau billet sur QTP 🚨 Il y a 250 ans, les fondements de l’américanité « Indirectement, donc, l’invasion de 1775 sème la première graine de la franco-américanité... » #CanadaUS #francophonie #histoire #Québec #qcpoli #révolution querythepast.com/250-ans-amer...

A bird who should be in a warm climate found winter. This Painted Bunting, very rare for #NewBrunswick, #Canada is surviving at a home feeder in Bayside, NB. Thanks to the homeowners for taking care of this beauty and putting up with birders coming for a peek. #birds #wildlife #bunting #nature

ICYMI Ducks-capades! In which a duck faithfully imitates a curling rock.

Progressive Conservative MLA Kris Austin will not run for the provincial party leadership. Story posting soon; video is here: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

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Rosa is retiring from the Great Canadian Bagel at Priestman and Regent today. She started working there in 2000, the same year I started at CBC, and has sold me a ton of bagels over a quarter century. (Chicken salad on cheddar herb — the best.)