October 6, 2020 Archives

Loonie Politics 10/06/2020: Morning Edition

• The Trudeau government doesn’t need another storyteller. It’s already overstocked -   Rex Murphy , National Post
• Bill to amend law on assisted dying in Canada reintroduced 2 months before court deadline -   The Canadian Press , Global News
• Scary how no one knows the depth of the federal deficit -   Mark Bonokoski , Toronto Sun
• Green Party slams opposition for refusing to show Annamie Paul ‘leader’s courtesy’ -   Mia Rabson - The Canadian Press , Global News
• Will Donald Trump look to Lucien Bouchard to recharge his campaign? -   Warren Kinsella , Loonie Politics
• Ottawa taps former cabinet minister Ralph Goodale as U.K. high commissioner: sources -   CBC News
• Trudeau promises federal help for COVID hotspots in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta -   John Paul Tasker , CBC News
• Party leaders picking key battleground ridings in early going of election campaign -   Gordon Hoekstra , Vancouver Sun
• Green Party’s executive director resigns after internal probe of his past conduct causes turmoil -   Ashley Burke , CBC News
• Andrew Scheer was sad -   Wyatt James Schierman , Loonie Politics
• Canada suspends arms export permits to Turkey amid concerns of human-rights abuses -   Sarah Turnbull , CTV News
• ‘Throat tickle’ prompted PM Trudeau to be tested for COVID-19 in September -   Rachel Aiello , CTV News

Washington 10/06/2020

• ‘Don’t Be Afraid of Covid,’ Trump Says, Undermining Public Health Messages -   Gina Kolata and Roni Caryn Rabin , New York Times
• Pres. Trump leaves Walter Reed Medical Center, arrives at White House -   Elizabeth Chmurak and Alexa Mencia , Fox News
• Fittingly, Supreme Court term starts with test of political affiliations for judges -   Robert Barnes , Washington Post
• Joe Biden is counting on Nevada. Has the COVID-19 pandemic hurt his chances? -   Mark Z. Barabak - LA Times , Yahoo News
• Trump’s battle with COVID could humanize him among swing voters, suburban women -   Carrie Sheffield , Just The News
• Democratic Bile Will Reelect Trump -   David Catron , The American Spectator
• How Will Sexting Scandal Affect the NC Senate Race? -   David Graham , The Atlantic
• Inside the battle to mobilize Latino voters amid pandemic, protests -   Raul A. Reyes , NBC News

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Loonie Business

• How bad are things in Canada’s oil capital? — ‘very bad’-   Larysa Harapyn , The Financial Post
• U.S. Steps Up Efforts to Counter China’s Dominance of Minerals Key to Electric Cars, Phones-   Alistair MacDonald , The Wall Street Journal
• 102-carat ‘flawless’ Canadian diamond sells for online record of $15.7M US at auction-   Pete Evans , CBC News
• Small businesses, not landlords, will be able to apply to upcoming rent relief program, sources say-   Josh O’Kane , The Globe and Mail
• BNP Paribas hit with subpoena seeking to trace Epstein funds-   Patricia Hurtado , The Toronto Star

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Loonie World

• Orphaned Syrian child reunited with family in Canada-   BBC News
• 12th BRICS Summit to be held on November 17-   PTI , Times of India
• Indonesia mass strikes loom over cuts to environmental safeguards and workers’ rights-   Febriana Firdaus and Rebecca Ratcliffe , The Guardian
• Germany ‘cautiously optimistic’ over efforts to end Libya war-   Antonio Gutteres , Al Jazeera
• Military appointed to key posts in Mali’s interim govt-   NEWS WIRES , France 24

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Loonie Sports

• Penguins place Jack Johnson on waivers for buyout-   Sports Net
• Man United sign ex-PSG forward Edinson Cavani on free transfer-   ESPN
• The Maple Leafs listened, but head into the NHL draft with no plans to trade the No. 15 pick — or Frederik Andersen-   Kevin McGran , The Toronto Star
• Report: Texans fire head coach, GM O’Brien-   TSN
• Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos wins London Marathon-   The Canadian Press , CBC News