November 7, 2020 Archives

Loonie Politics 11/07/2020: Morning Edition

• Okay, America what now? -   Robert Hiltz , Loonie Politics
• Doug Ford’s pandemic pledge to hire thousands of nursing-home workers criticized as short on details -   Robert Benzie , Toronto Star
• ‘A jobs-right-now strategy’: Alberta NDP releases geothermal plan in response to UCP legislation -   Lisa Johnson , Edmonton Sun
• PBO says feds can spend more, but wiggle room has shrunk due to pandemic -   The Canadian Press , CTV News
• Trudeau shamed into supporting France, freedom of expression -   Brian Lilley , Toronto Sun
• Conservative MP calls for nationwide three-digit suicide hotline -   Catherine Cullen , CBC News
• Trudeau says he won’t comment on U.S. election until results are ‘sufficiently clear’ -   Kathleen Harris , CBC News
• Ottawa preparing to hire COVID-19 vaccine distributors for early possible rollout starting in January -   Amanda Connolly , Global News
• Ontario premier moves to outlaw Whole Foods poppy policy -   CBC News
• Gerrymandering, Confederate flags and magic mushrooms: the most interesting U.S. ballot measures -   Devon Rowcliffe , Loonie Politics
• Trudeau says hoped-for COVID-19 vaccine faces distribution hurdles in the new year -   The Canadian Press , CTV News

Washington 11/07/2020

• McConnell: ‘Of course’ there will be a peaceful transfer of power -   Jordain Carney , The Hill
• Trump Moves Into the Burn-It-Down Phase -   Russell Berman , The Atlantic
• The Scary Truth About the Disinformationist Media -   Victor Davis Hanson , National Review
• The Looming End of the Trump Presidency -   Brian Beutler , Crooked Media
• How News Media Keeps Waiting and Waiting to Make Historic Election Call -   Michael M. Grynbaum, John Koblin and Tiffany Hsu , New York Times
• RNC announces election legal challenge teams in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania -   NBC News
• Rick Scott running to chair Senate GOP campaign arm -   Jordain Carney , The Hill
• What Andrew Yang misunderstands about working-class voters and the Democratic Party -   Eugene Scott , Washington Post

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Loonie Business

• Job growth lost momentum in October amid ‘tug of war’ between secure and pandemic-hobbled industries-   Bianca Bharti , Financial Post
• Walmart to sell operations in recession-hit Argentina, taking $1-billion hit-   Reuters , The Globe & Mail
• SpaceX clears second hurdle in launching Starlink satellite internet in Canada-   The Canadian Press , Toronto Star
• Airlines scheduling and ticket strategy questioned in wake of COVID-19-   The Canadian Press , CBC News
• Japan’s Toyota sees profit slip, holding up despite pandemic-   CTV News

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Loonie World

• Johnson and EU commission chief to hold talks before decisive week for Brexit deal-   Daniel Boffey , The Guardian
• Suu Kyi’s party expected to win second term in Myanmar polls-   The Associated Press , The Times Of India
• France holds talks with Tunisia on returning Islamic extremists after Nice church attack-   France 24
• EU slaps sanctions on Belarus leader Lukashenko for crackdown-   BBC News
• Ethiopia PM: Airstrikes target TPLF military depots in Tigray-   Al Jazeera

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Loonie Sports

• Stars long gone, but intriguing names still available in NHL free agency-   The Canadian Press , Toronto Star
• Raonic defeats Humbert to advance to Paris Masters semifinals-   The Canadian Press , Sportsnet
• Phillips ‘shocked’ that Turner got away with no discipline or fine-   TSN
• Toronto FC in dead heat to win Supporters’ Shield ahead of MLS Decision Day-   The Associated Press , CBC Sports
• GM Brodie Van Wagenen among those leaving New York Mets after sale to Steve Cohen-   ESPN