- Acting chief of defence staff addresses ‘beyond troubling’ culture in Canada’s military - Raisa Patel, CBC News
- Grumbling over O’Toole’s leadership might be overblown — but it’s not unjustified - Chris Selley, National Post
- Ontario NDP launch environmental platform, pledge to bring back cap-and-trade system - The Canadian Press, Global News
- The provinces might get their health funding boost — with strings attached - Aaron Wherry, CBC News
- Will the Conservative party reopen its abortion policy debate? Social conservatives are trying - Alex Boutilier, Toronto Star
- As tensions rise in Conservative caucus, Erin O’Toole’s leadership is put to the test - Brian Platt, National Post
- What did Liberals know about allegations against military top brass? - Postmedia News, Toronto Sun
- Spy warrant shortcomings stretch back almost a decade, newly released audit shows - Jim Bronskill - The Canadian Press, CBC News
- After the demise of Keystone XL, Ottawa must do all it can to save Line 5 - Rob Breakenridge, Global News
- Alberta takes big steps to improve long-term care, but is it enough? - Licia Corbella, Calgary Herald
- Diversity is on a collision course with bilingualism at Canada’s top court - Tonda MacCharles, Toronto Star
Covid Vaccine: Finally some joy, relief and excitement
Washington Sunday
- Senate approves Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief plan - Marianne Lavine, Politico
- Trump sends cease-and-desist letter to GOP organizations to stop fundraising off his name - Amy B Wang, Washington Post
- How Biden Created a Border Crisis in Record Time - Tom Homan, Fox News
- Cuomo’s Leadership Memoir Did Not Age Well - Megan Garber, The Atlantic
- In court filing, ICE says it is effectively ending use of family detention - Julia Ainsley, NBC News
- Johnson says leaving office after 2022 ‘probably my preference now’ - Tal Axelrod, The Hill
- Here’s How the Senate Pared Back Biden’s Stimulus Plan - Thomas Kaplan, New York Times
- Biden Abandons Trump’s Middle East Peace Progress - Caroline Glick, Israel Hayom
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Loonie Business
- Taiga’s new deal turns up the throttle on the electric snowmobile dream- Joe O'Connor, Financial Post
- China-Linked Hack Hits Tens of Thousands of U.S. Microsoft Customers- Robert McMillan and Dustin Volz, Wall Street Journal
- Vaccines, warm weather and an economic boom: Why we could be in for a truly wonderful summer- David Olive, Toronto Star
- How natural gas is emerging as both villain and saviour in the climate change battle- Kyle Bakx, CBC Business
- Dolce&Gabbana seeks over $600M damages from 2 U.S. bloggers- The Associated Press, CTV News
Loonie World
- Indian farmers mark 100th day of protests with road blockade- France 24
- Lebanon’s caretaker PM warns of chaos as currency plunges- The Associated Press, The Times Of India
- Pope Francis denounces extremism on historic visit to Iraq- BBC News
- Egypt’s el-Sisi visits Sudan for Nile dam talks- Al Jazeera
- Food scarcity fears prompt plan to ease post-Brexit checks on EU imports- Toby Helm, The Guardian
Loonie Sports
- Could Carey Price be traded to Seattle?- Eric Engels, Sportsnet
- A perfect farewell to Walter Gretzky- TSN
- Charles Hamelin captures 1,500m world title at short track worlds- CBC Sports
- Yankees’ Boone back on bench 3 days after pacemaker inserted- The Associated Press, Toronto Star
- Jake Odorizzi reaches 2-year deal with Houston Astros, source says- ESPN
Loonie Politics Saturday: Morning Edition
- Canada to take COVAX vaccines, won’t share doses until every Canadian is inoculated: Anand - Peter Zimonjic & Catherine Cullen, CBC News
- Lockdown frustration understandable, but dissenting UCP MLAs represent areas with some high infection rates - Lorne Gunter, Edmonton Sun
- Federal government unveils plan to allow communities, industry to earn carbon offset credits - Peter Zimonjic, CBC News
- Opposition fears B.C. NDP has hidden agenda for homeowner grant - Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun
- Doug Ford hires former police chief Mark Saunders to advise on the future of Ontario Place - Robert Benzie, Toronto Star
- Here’s what can happen if the Kielburger brothers refuse to testify before parliament - Tyler Dawson, National Post
- Cyber spies fall short on protecting Canadians’ privacy after breaches, says new report - Catharine Tunney, CBC News
- Trudeau doubles down on handling of 2018 Vance concerns as Tories accuse ‘cover-up’ - Amanda Connolly, Global News
- All Ontarians could get COVID vaccine by June 20 if supply allows, Hillier says - The Canadian Press, National Post
- Del Duca moving Ontario Liberals forward after tumultuous year at helm - Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun
- Trudeau holds firm on premiers’ health care funding demands - The Canadian Press, CBC News
- Trudeau sticks to September timeline despite new COVID vaccine and new doses - Ryan Tumilty, National Post
Washington Saturday
- A Family on Trial for January 6 - Julie Kelly, American Greatness
- Republicans have nothing to fear — but everything - Mary C. Curtis, Roll Call
- Why America Will Want Donald Trump Back in the White House - Conrad Black, National Interest
- If you can keep your head when Democrats are losing theirs - Hugo Gurdon, The Washington Examiner
- Representative Eric Swalwell Sues Trump Over Capitol Riot - Nicholas Fandos, The New York Times
- LeBron James launches new ad for campaign to protect Black voting rights - Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News
- The dubious value of reading legislation out loud to near-empty rooms - Philip Bump, The Washington Post
- Taking names: Dem Rep. Lofgren catalogs GOP colleagues’ election claims with a view toward discipline - Dareh Gregorian and Haley Talbot and Alex Moe, NBC News
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- Brookfield sells stake in third Bay Adelaide tower in downtown Toronto- Rachelle Younglai and James Bradshaw, The Globe and Mail
- Crude prices surge as OPEC+ extends most oil output cuts into April, Saudi keeps voluntary curb- Thomson Reuters, CBC News
- U.S., EU Suspend Tariffs Imposed in Boeing-Airbus Dispute- Yuka Hayashi, Laurence Norman and Doug Cameron, The Wall Street Journal
- B.C. tax changes affecting sugary drinks, vaping products coming into effect April 1- The Canadian Press, The Toronto Star
- Canada on track to build national carbon trading marketplace- Marcy Nicholson, The Financial Post
Loonie World
- Pope to visit ancient city of Ur, ‘the cradle of civilization’- Azhar Al-Rubaie, Al Jazeera
- Nasa’s Perseverance rover begins its exploration of Mars- Jonathan Amos, BBC News
- Germany voices concern over Italy’s block of vaccine export to Australia- Daniel Boffey, The Guardian
- Accusations, ‘plots’ and violence: Political crisis in Senegal- Sam Ball, France 24
- Indian farmer shot dead in firing by Nepal cops- Keshav Agarwal, Times of India
Loonie Sports
- Chris Schultz: A gentle soul and true football lifer- Dave Naylor, TSN
- Detroit Pistons, Blake Griffin agree to contract buyout- Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPN
- ‘She was a natural.’ This 11-year-old from Toronto is the youngest member of Canada’s first national skateboard team- Akrit Michael, The Toronto Star
- Walter Gretzky embodied the heart, spirit of Canadian community hockey- Sonny Sachdeva, Sportsnet
- Women’s world curling championship added to Calgary bubble for April- Devin Heroux, CBC News