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On Sunday, Mr. Adams called it quits in a nearly nine-minute video message posted to social media. He gave no indication that he had a specific job lined up after he leaves office. Instead, the mayor conceded that despite his best efforts, he could not see a path to a second term.

Trump says the U.S. military have hit three nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

Trump says the US has launched strikes against nuclear sites in Iran https://on.ft.com/45AsLMa

OpenAI is reversing course and said Monday its nonprofit will continue to control the business that makes ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence products.

BREAKING: Mark Carney's Liberals will form the next government, CBC calls. Too soon to know if minority or majority.

If you're a Canadian who travels to the U.S. frequently for business, I'd love to speak with you for a story. DM me!

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NEW: Security experts tell @wired.com that X was hit with 5 DDoS attacks on Monday, but that X likely went down because its infrastructure was left exposed. They also refuted Musk's claim that the attack originated in "the Ukraine area." @lhn.bsky.social reports: www.wired.com/story/x-ddos...

Are they really going to "free the beer" (and wine, and spirits)? They could, but there are a lot of details to work out first, including how much (extra) it might cost you to buy it. My story for @thelogic.co with Claire Brownell thelogic.co/news/booze-i... #cdnpoli

Laura Osman and @aimlo.bsky.social report on egg smuggling across the U.S. border. Either you want to read that or you don't. (You do.) thelogic.co/news/canada-...

I’d like to announce my forthcoming US history book, covering a decisive but tumultuous era in that country’s history, titled “The trade policies of the United States: 10:30 am to 1:30 pm on Friday, March 7, 2025” It will be 400 pages.

Keir Starmer says that Trump's threat to annex Canada can't be used to divide the UK and US. We asked the High Commission for the UK's official position on the threat. No response. We asked Buckingham Palace. No comment. We asked the governor general. No response. thelogic.co/news/canada-...

Over 80 per cent of respondents to @thelogic.co's latest subscriber survey have changed their buying habits due to U.S. tariff threats, a Buy Canadian push they say is unlikely to change even if tariffs never materialize. thelogic.co/intelligence... #CanadaUSTrade #TradeSky

New: Jeff Bezos emailed staff at the Washington Post this morning announcing that the Post opinion pages going forward were largely going to focus on defending personal liberties and free markets. Current opinion section editor David Shipley is out.

Via @muradhem.bsky.social: Shopify says it has taken down Kanye West’s online store for violating its policies after he used it to sell a Nazi t-shirt. thelogic.co/news/shopify...

New from The Logic: U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration are “prolific users of the tools of misinformation and disinformation for political purposes,” Trudeau said in a closed-door meeting Friday with business leaders. thelogic.co/news/exclusi...

New from @joannasmith.bsky.social and me: Behind closed doors, Trudeau told business leaders that Trump talk of absorbing Canada is about critical minerals In scoop-ier detail: He said "political sensitivities" kept 🇺🇸 firms quiet on tariffs, and 🇨🇦 needs to make up with 🇲🇽 thelogic.co/news/trump-c...

Vet clinics have become targets for takeovers by large investors and multinational corporations. They bring new money and equipment—but some vet workers say they also raise prices and threaten to change the culture of veterinary care: thelogic.co/news/big-vet...

My latest for The Logic, an interview with Balatro developer LocalThunk. thelogic.co/news/balatro...

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New this afternoon: Amazon is closing all of its delivery facilities in Quebec, laying off 1,800 workers. An Amazon warehouse in Laval successfully unionized this past May, the first ever in Canada to do so—though Amazon says the closures are unrelated. thelogic.co/news/amazon-...

SCOOP: A draft of the fall economic statement seen by @thelogic.co includes plans for two funds totalling $2B to entice pensions to invest in startups and scale-ups. Story by @catherinemcintyre.bsky.social. thelogic.co/news/exclusi...

*huge* news for the reality tv industry: the NLRB just ruled that Love Is Blind cast members are employees—not contractors—which means they have a right to unionize, and can be afforded other protections www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/a...

Having viewed hours of footage it's clear to me that the roadrunner is afraid of engaging in open debate with the coyote

The Logic's been hard at work today, boiling down what you need to know to understand Donald Trump's threat to put 25 per cent tariffs on all imports from Canada. First, it's @catherinemcintyre.bsky.social, Anita Balakrishnan and Claire Brownell with an industry-by-industry breakdown:

On Trump's Canada tariff threat... Just 43 pounds of fentanyl has been seized at the US-Canada border since October 2023, compared to 21,000 pounds at the Mexican border. Great reporting by @aimlo.bsky.social, @patriquin.bsky.social and @sebastianleck.bsky.social. thelogic.co/news/trump-c...

the hog increases the hog is inevitable the hog is eternal

god the way i will lose my mind if ANDOR season 2 has even more scenes of imperial bureaucratic squabbling

Well, I’m no longer with Rogers and no longer hosting @thebigstory.bsky.social or In This Economy.  Please get in touch if you’re interested in discussing anything in the future.

Exclusive: Robotics startup Sanctuary AI's board forced out its CEO and co-founder earlier this month, setting off a string of personnel changes at the company. thelogic.co/news/exclusi...

What if we kissed at the Pedro Pascal Gladia2r statue

Ubisoft is struggling right now for a number of reasons, including the effects of the same strategies that made it so successful in previous generations. I wrote about it for The Logic. thelogic.co/news/the-big...

More than half of middle and high school students in Ontario say they’re experiencing a significant level of psychological distress, a figure that has doubled over the past decade, new research shows. #onted

i'm tired of hearing about "Ancient Grains" if people in 4000 BC were so smart why didn't they have a computer that lies to them

Every time a gov AI publication uses the phrase "without stifling innovation" a demon gets his wings

finally deleted X off my phone. i dont need constant war porn fueled by the most rancid takes imaginable

in retrospect, Andor ruined all future live-action Star Wars media mostly because 1. it's really good and 2. made everything around it look terrible in comparison. Ahsoka has not bucked the trend