- Gasoline tax cuts not coming until fall, Ford goverment says - Rob Ferguson, Toronto Star
- Doug Ford has been the breakout action star of the summer - Randall Denley, National Post
- More crocodile tears from Trudeau - Lorrie Goldstein, Toronto Sun
- Sask. and Ont. rail against Bill C-69 after energy and mines ministers conference - CBC News
- Trudeau to move forward to create residential schools holiday - Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press, CTV News
- Ottawa considering ‘every conceivable option’ in case Trump follows through on auto tariff threat - Andy Blatchford - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
- PM dispels murmurings of snap fall election - Rachel Aiello, CTV News
- Scheer says he won’t discuss ‘caucus dynamics’ as calls grow for Bernier to be booted - John Paul Tasker, CBC News
Singh vs. Notley: NDP civil war continues to escalate
Loonie Politics Thursday: Morning Edition
- Andrew Scheer joins caucus members in condemning Bernier’s ‘identity politics’ - John Paul Tasker, CBC News
- Latest data show Canada doesn’t have a border crisis, but there is a chronic problem - John Ibbitson, The Globe & Mail
- B.C. government declares state of emergency as wildfire crisis rages on - Beth Leighton - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
- Ford government fires lead Ontario Medical Association negotiator - Colin D'Mello, CTV News
- Uploading Toronto transit to the province would be a benefit to the city: Ford - The Canadian Press, Toronto Sun
- Montreal preparing to ask federal government for national handgun ban - Mylene Crete, The Canadian Press, CTV News
- Ottawa will look at police chiefs’ call for pill press controls: minister - The Canadian Press, CBC News
- Quebec government offers $863M to agriculture sector to mitigate impact of U.S. tariffs - Staff, Global News
- Hydro One given six months to trim executive pay - Rob Ferguson, Toronto Star
- Legislature’s heated summer session ends with battle lines drawn - Rob Ferguson, Toronto Star
- Climate change, not industry to blame for UNESCO site’s decline: Scientists - Bob Weber - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
- Is a statutory holiday really an appropriate way to mark the legacy of residential schools? - Editorial, The Globe & Mail
- Liberals promise to repeal restriction on charities’ political activity - Dean Beeby, CBC News
- Kenney’s new UCP campaign team worked with Stephen Harper, B.C.’s Christy Clark - James Wood, Calgary Herald
Washington Thursday
- Bannon’s New Group Issues a Midterm Plea: Save Trump - Maggie Haberman and Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times
- Chuck Todd and the Dishonest Omarosa News Cycle - Bre Payton, The Federalist
- Tip for Dems: Massachusetts Liberal Not the Answer - Michael Graham, Boston Herald
- Blue Wave or Red Ripple in 2018? - Paul Mulshine, New Jersey Star-Ledger
- Trump draws bipartisan fire over Brennan - Alexander Bolton and Jordain Carney, The Hill
- GOP to Weaponize Pelosi in California House Races - Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle
- Trump’s lawyers prepare to fight subpoena all the way to the Supreme Court - Robert Costa, Washington Post
More from Loonie
Loonie Business
- Air Canada exec reportedly on board as Air France CEO would face labour headwinds- CBC News
- After plastic-straw ban, balloons could be next- Candice Choi - The Associated Press, Toronto Star
- Higher grocery store prices coming, Metro warns, amid tariff, minimum wage pressures- The Canadian Press, Financial Post
- Uber narrows 2Q loss as company works on reputation- CTV News
- New Zealand bans most foreigners from buying homes- Nick Perry, The Globe & Mail
Loonie World
- Afghanistan: Suicide bomber targets school in Kabul- Al Jazeera
- Putin ready to meet Kim Jong Un at ‘early date’: N Korea state media- AFP, The Times Of Media
- Italy bridge: State of emergency follows Genoa disaster- BBC News
- Mexico: bounty raised over $1m on drug cartel kingpin ‘El Mencho’- David Agren, The Guardian
- Jailed Lula registers to run for Brazil presidency- France 24
Loonie Sports
- Canuck clash in Cincy: Raonic win sets up rematch with Shapovalov- Gregory Strong - The Canadian Press, CBC Sports
- R.J. Barrett looks like the next big thing as Duke pulls away from Ryerson- Doug Smith, Toronto Star
- Kobe Bryant’s $6M investment in sports drink now worth $200M- Darren Rovell, ESPN
- Ottawa intervenes to get 13-year-old player to Little League World Series- The Canadian Press, Sportsnet
- TFC thump Whitecaps to win third straight Voyageurs Cup- Staff, TSN
August 15, 2018
Loonie Politics Wednesday: Afternoon Edition
- Tory government taps financial executive to take over Metrolinx board - Ben Spurr, Toronto Star
- Time to kick renegade Tory MP Maxime Bernier out of caucus, Liberal MP urges - The Canadian Press, CTV News
- Ontario freezes broader public sector executive pay - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
- The Saudi temper tantrum could land one devastating blow — to Canadian health care - Neil Macdonald, CBC News
- Feds considering stat holiday to mark legacy of residential schools. Can it be more than ‘just another day off?’ - Amanda Connolly, Global News
- McKenna says you can’t erase a troubled history by removing statues - CTV News
- Liberal MNA François Ouimet asked to step aside ahead of upcoming election - CBC News
- Jagmeet Singh tours Quebec, where the NDP faces a fight to hang on - Éric Grenier, CBC News
Loonie Politics Wednesday: Morning Edition
- With teachers threatening to go rogue, Ontario Tories still incoherent on sex-ed - Chris Selley, National Post
- Sex-ed fight a distraction from classroom realities - Sue-Ann Levy, Toronto Sun
- For an informed debate on gun policy, Canada needs more data - Editorial, The Globe & Mail
- Eve Adams resurfaces in Canadian politics with a run at a Hamilton city council seat - Samantha Craggs, CBC News
- Illegal border crossings from U.S. increase by nearly 23 per cent from June to July - Michelle Zilio, The Globe & Mail
- Bill to slash the size of Toronto city council passes - Rob Ferguson, Toronto Star
- Ontario government still working out details on rules for new marijuana plan - Shawn Jeffords - The Canadian Press, Global News
- NDP’s cap on premium increases leaves auto insurers in ‘crisis’: industry - James Wood, Calgary Herald
- Ford won, deal with it - Editorial, Toronto Sun
- Quebec’s NAFTA negotiator not worried about Canada being left out of U.S., Mexico talks - Peter Zimonjic & Vassy Kapells, CBC News
- Petition to force government response on PM groping allegation - Rachel Gilmore, CTV News
- Victoria’s mayor tells Ontario it plans to keep removed Sir John A. Macdonald statue - CBC News
- Canadians give Ottawa mixed reviews for its handling of Saudi Arabia spat - Bruce Campion-Smith, Toronto Star
- Contract to audit Ontario government spending awarded to EY Canada - Staff, Global News
- Feds mulling safeguards to prevent ‘surge’ of cheap steel imports into Canada - Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press, CTV News
Washington Wednesday
- When Trump faces a negative story, Fox News pivots to the economy - JM Rieger, Washington Post
- Kavanaugh Could Unlock Funding for Religious Education, School Voucher Advocates Say - Erica L. Green, New York Times
- The Economy Won’t Help Republicans in the Midterms - Robert Kuttner, Huffington Post
- Strzok’s Firing Changes Russia Probe Less Than You Think - Chris Cillizza, CNN
- The Witch Hunt Continues - Roger Stone, The Daily Caller
- Omarosa claims Trump knew about hacked emails prior to WikiLeaks release - Morgan Chalfant, The Hill
- The Dem Media’s Dishonesty–Even About Media-Bashing - Karol Markowicz, New York Post
- Six U.S. Senate Races That Are Crucial in 2018 - Albert Hunt, Bloomberg
More from Loonie Wednesday
Loonie Business
- DavidsTea to be sold in grocery stores, signs deal with Loblaw Companies- CTV News
- Walmart’s size may not shield it from rising prices- Matthew Boyle - Bloomberg, Toronto Star
- Tesla forms three-member panel to decide on any Musk proposal- Reuters, CBC News
- Canada moves toward imposing potential new tariffs on steel imports amid dumping fears- Natalie Wong, Josh Wingrove and Greg Quinn - Washington Post, Financial Post
- Northeast governors, eastern premiers call for end to U.S.-Canada trade war- Lisa Rathke, The Globe & Mail
Loonie World
- Kurds meet with Syrian government to discuss self-rule- The Associated Press, The Times Of India
- Italy: Genoa bridge collapse kills and injures dozens- Al Jazeera
- Pedestrians hurt as car hits barrier at UK parliament, man arrested- France 24
- Westminster car crash: Man arrested on suspicion of terror offences- BBC News
- British expats in EU launch Brexit legal challenge- Owen Bowcott, The Guardian
Loonie Sports
- Report: Jays’ Granderson clears waivers- The Canadian Press, TSN
- McGregor an underdog vs. Nurmagomedov on early UFC 229 odds- OddsShark Staff, Sportsnet
- The education of Derek Jeter, baseball CEO- Jerry Crasnick, ESPN
- Nashville Predators’ Ryan Ellis signs 8-year, $50-million contract- The Associated Press, Toronto Star
- Milos Raonic moves easily into 2nd round in Cincinnati- The Canadian Press, CBC Sports