- B.C. to run a $12.5-billion deficit this year due to COVID-19, says finance minister - Rob Shaw, Vancouver Sun
- Doug Ford hits the campaign trail but rules out a snap election call - Robert Benzie, Toronto Star
- Trudeau and WE stinkfest, will eastern Canada wake up? - Rick Bell, Calgary Sun
- What Jason Kenney can glean from past premiers on saving Alberta’s economy - Scott Harold Payne, Maclean's
- Trudeau should live in fear of the Ghosts of Scandals Yet to Come - John Robson, National Post
- Mexico wants Canada to turn over former top cop wanted in alleged cover-up of missing Indigenous students - Jorge Barrera, CBC News
- Senators call for changes to COVID-19 aid and more transparency on spending - The Canadian Press, CTV News
- More than 269,400 Conservative party members eligible to vote in leadership race - The Canadian Press, Global News
- Canada is not the regionally divided country it’s made out to be - Maclean's
- Opposition demand answers and action for students following Liberal WE apologies - Rachel Aiello, CTV News
- Who really is Erin O’Toole? - Marie-Danielle Smith, Maclean's
- Canada accused of ‘flip-flopping’ on sanctioning Chinese officials in letter from 90 politicians, community leaders and groups - Jeremy Nuttall, Toronto Star
- Canada, U.S. agree to keep borders closed another 30 days: sources - Rachel Aiello, CTV News
Justin Trudeau apologizes, but will anyone believe him?
Washington Wednesday
- Trump’s Incompetence Has Wrecked America - Michelle Goldberg, New York Times
- Left Scrambling to Fill a Biden Admin With Progressives - Kara Voght, Mother Jones
- Biden Presidency Would Be Disastrous for U.S. Economy - Mike Huckabee, Fox News
- Trump signs bill imposing sanctions on China over Hong Kong - Morgan Chalfant, The Hill
- Fauci: ‘I think you can trust me’ on my track record - Tal Axelrod, The Hill
- Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized with infection - Pete Williams and Dartunorro Clark, NBC News
- Asked about police brutality against black Americans, Trump says ‘more white people’ are being killed - Felicia Sonmez, Washington Post
- Battleground Michigan: The President & the Pandemic - Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone
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Loonie Business
- WestJet increases service for August, but remains far below level from a year ago- The Canadian Press, CBC News
- Gyms working out new ways to stay active in the age of COVID-19- David Venn, Toronto Star
- Burger King addresses elephant in the room, and it’s a cow- CTV News
- COVID-impact survey shows signs of recovery, but businesses will keep tight watch through fall- Barbara Shecter, Financial Post
- Boeing 737 Max cancellations top 350 planes in first half of 2020- Reuters, The Globe & Mail
Loonie World
- UN’s top court backs Qatar in air blockade row with neighbours- Al Jazeera
- Italy returns stolen Banksy tribute to 2015 Paris attacks to France on Bastille Day- France 24
- Belarus bans two opposition candidates from running in elections- Andrew Roth, The Guardian
- US rejects China’s attempts to treat South China Sea as its ‘maritime empire’- PTI, The Times Of India
- Huawei 5G kit must be removed from UK by 2027- BBC News
Loonie Sports
- COVID-19 spike in U.S. complicates Blue Jays’ plans to play in Toronto- The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
- Hub City transformations intensifying- Staff, TSN
- Islanders sign goalie Ilya Sorokin to $2M deal for next season- The Associated Press, Sportsnet
- Rich white coaches want football in a pandemic, but unpaid Black players are most at risk- Morgan Campbell, CBC Sports
- City officials say fans won’t be allowed at Eagles, Phillies games in 2020- Tim McManus, ESPN
Loonie Politics Tuesday: Morning Edition
- Ontario health-care workers to announce political action in response to emergency orders - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
- 60 MPs urge sanctions against Chinese officials - Marie-Danielle Smith, Maclean's
- Poll suggests Canadians are torn on scaling back COVID-19 benefits to save money - Stephanie Levitz - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
- Charities question whether WE-run student program would have been worth the money - Janyce McGregor, CBC News
- Justin Trudeau says he’s sorry for the WE scandal. Why won’t he explain how it happened? - Susan Delacourt, Toronto Star
- With Trudeau it’s always repent, rinse, and repeat - John Ivison, National Post
- Trudeau apologizes but his mistake is costing plenty - Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun
- Alberta Premier Jason Kenney accuses feds of getting in the way of fixing contact tracing app - Darren Major, CBC News
- Trudeau fails to learn from past ethics scandals - Mark Bonokoski, Toronto Sun
- Proposed class action lawsuit led by former constable alleges racism in RCMP - The Canadian Press, CBC News
- Trudeau shows that better damage control was always possible - Matt Gurney, National Post
- Temporary foreign worker restrictions in Alberta get mixed reaction, advocacy group says it will mean more undocumented migrants - Ashley Joannou, Calgary Sun
- Reroute the cancelled WE fee to the cash-starved auditor general - Rex Murphy, National Post
- Who makes the decisions in Justin Trudeau’s Ottawa? - Paul Wells, Maclean's
- Talks to extend Canada-U.S. border closure “ongoing,” Trudeau says after call with Trump - Rachel Gilmore, CTV News
Washington Tuesday
- Trump super PAC to unleash $23M in Biden attacks ads - David M. Drucker, Washington Examiner
- He Beat Trump and Weinstein. Why Is This D.A.’s Standing Still Shaky? - Jan Ransom, New York Times
- Trump Faces Tough Road Again in Swing State Wisconsin - Chris McGreal, The Guardian
- John Roberts Is Just Who the Supreme Court Needed - Jeffrey Rosen, The Atlantic
- Biden campaign slams White House attacks on Fauci as ‘disgusting’ - Julia Manchester, The Hill
- How problematic is Trump’s Roger Stone commutation? Just ask William Barr. - Aaron Blake, Washington Post
- Did Duckworth Hurt Her Chances to Be Biden’s Running Mate? - Bill Scher, Real Clear Politics
- Biden adds staff in blue-leaning states while eyeing expanded battleground map - ABC News
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Loonie Business
- The world drinks less coffee while office workers stay home- Marvin G. Perez - Bloomberg, Toronto Star
- Uncertainty over schooling plans has working mothers mulling leaving workforce- CTV News
- ‘Spectacular numbers’: As the price of gold rises above $1,800, miners eye expensive Canadian projects- Gabriel Friedman, Financial Post
- Rent-relief program ‘an utter failure,’ lobby group says as survey points to weak uptake- Matt Lundy, The Globe & Mail
- Statistics Canada analysis suggests small hit to inflation from pandemic- Jordan Press, CBC News
Loonie World
- France raises pay for health care workers by more than €8 billion- France 24
- New Zealand opposition leader Todd Muller resigns just weeks before election- Eleanor Ainge Roy, The Guardian
- South China Sea dispute: China’s pursuit of resources ‘unlawful’, says US- BBC News
- Thousands protest in DR Congo over electoral commission appointee- Al Jazeera
- Russia 1st nation to finish human trials for Covid-19 vaccine- IANS, The Times Of India
Loonie Sports
- NHL announces 7 additional positive cases- Staff, TSN
- Behind the Maple Leafs’ ‘player-driven’ Black Lives Matter initiative- Luke Fox, Sportsnet
- Washington NFL team says it will retire Redskins name, logo- John Keim, ESPN
- Toronto Waterfront Marathon latest race cancelled due to coronaviru- The Canadian Press, CBC Sports
- Blue Jays to honour Tony Fernandez with No. 1 jersey patches- The Canadian Press, Toronto Star