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Sir Ian McKellen injured himself running to catch a train, and this afternoon’s performance of King Lear is cancelled. Instead, McKellen is chatting with the audience taking questions, and it is pretty incredible.
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The more email you send me about hating my lipstick - the bolder it’s going to get.
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NEW - a White House official says members of the Biden administration held a series of high level calls with their Canadian counterparts, urging them to use their federal powers to end the blockades, offering the full support of the Department of Homeland Security.
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I stopped reading the Politico article on Governor Gretchen Whitmer, when I came across this passage underneath photos in the middle of the story. Would anyone ever write this way about a male politician?
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Some personal news: I am wildly excited to announce that I am joining the CBC News Washington Bureau as a foreign correspondent. I will miss my colleagues in Ottawa terribly, but am SO excited for this opportunity. New assignment begins in January.
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Am waiting for the Coronavirus task force briefing to begin, and a man I believe to be a host on Fox News just called NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio a "dimwitted garment bag of dirt," over the release of prison inmates over coronavirus.
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Meet Dylan. He’s 2. His parents said it was ok for me to post this photo. He made his own sign for today’s rally in Washington.
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A CBC Spokesperson has said 8 minutes of Home Alone 2 was edited out in 2014 (before Donald Trump was president) to allow for commercials. Trump has caught wind of the story and appears to be blaming Justin T.
I guess Justin T doesn’t much like my making him pay up on NATO or Trade!
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“Do you really care if the internet doesn’t like you today if your mom is sick from her chemo?” — Taylor Swift. I have never *ever* related to anything more in my life than this line from Taylor Swift’s Netflix doc, and if this prompts more online hate, so be it.
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A few weeks ago, a CNN anchor asked Dr Anthony Fauci who should play him on SNL. Fauci laughed and suggested Brad Pitt. Cut to last night:
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Here’s the thing, if you have a legitimate complaint about my journalism: we have an obumdsman, complain formally. The rest of it is a waste of your time, and if it’s terrible and nasty, it will be used to educate future journalists.
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BREAKING: Canada and the U.S. are in advanced talks about closing the border to non-essential travel. CNN first reported, but we at CBC have matched via sources. Web story coming ASAP.
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Ps I’m saving all of the horrible tweets and emails I get — so when I talk to journalism classes, I have slides to show future journalists what they’re likely to encounter. Just FYI.
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After writing "WTF" all over Instagram and Facebook posts, my mother informs me she thought it meant "Well That's Fantastic". I can't tell if she's kidding or not.
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Former President Trump throws support (again) behind Ottawa protest, describing it as standing up to “harsh policies of far left lunatic Justin Trudeau”. Trump lashes out against Facebook and GoFundMe.
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Dr. Bright is asked to recall a moment through this process when he felt a sinking moment about what he was watching before him. He got a note from a mask producer who warned "we are in deep shit, the world is."
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Dr. Deborah Birx is asked about the heat/light claim by the President -- and she says as a treatment she's not heard about it. Trump says "i'm the president and you're fake news," when the reporter presses for answers.
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Today, perhaps, would have been a good day to break with tradition, and show up on time for a news conference.
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Tucker Carlson tonight on the Ottawa protests - takes aim at Globe and Mail.
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Jared Kushner arrives at USTR. Doesn’t answer op-ed questions or NAFTA questions. Awkward since it takes security 2 mins to let him in.
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President-Elect Joe Biden is asked if he thinks it’s a good idea for House Democrats to introduce articles of impeachment, as early as Monday. Biden says he’s long thought Trump was unfit for the job, says what Congress does is up to them. Says his priority is COVID.
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If you had told me seven years ago that I would ever feel homesick for Ottawa, I’d have said you’re crazy. Ordered a giant print of this photo I snapped during the election campaign, and it makes me miss allllllll the Ottawa things.
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“Welcome to Nova Scotia, fewer COVID-19 cases than the White House”
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As the president left the White House, he was asked about the Canada/US border. He says that Canada wants border reopened, it will happen soon, just working for a good date to do it. Today, Canada announced an extension of the restrictions until Oct 21st. So not that soon, anyway
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My adventures in pandemic baking have peaked. I will be retiring from this pursuit while clearly at the top of my game. I’ll be taking no questions at this time.
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BREAKING: Donald Trump just called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau two-faced during photo op with German Chancellor Angela Merkel
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NY Governor Andrew Cuomo is on MSNBC right now saying President Trump’s claim about having absolute authority to reopen the economy is not true. Says the U.S. doesn’t have a king. Cuomo says “why he would even go there, I have no idea”.
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Like all Canadians I will be spending the remainder of my evening watching the best of Norm MacDonald.
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Standing ovation for Sir Ian McKellen, who welcomed his cast mates to the stage after being unable to perform. While I’m obviously disappointed to not see King Lear, it was a privilege to hear McKellen share his thoughts on theatre this afternoon.
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How it started. How it’s going. The dog with a fresh haircut vs when groomers were closed because of the pandemic. (She has since had a haircut. Reminder: she is 12 so be nice). 14/10
@dog_rates
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Probably about as close to home as I’ll get until the pandemic is over. Hello Southwestern Ontario from the other side of Lake Erie (Cleveland, Ohio, to be exact). Stay tuned for coverage of the U.S. election debate.
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The fact that Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s foreign Affairs Minister, is there to personally welcome al-Qunun in front of cameras is a big deal. While it will likely be celebrated by most of Canada and the world, those images will anger Saudi Arabia.
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Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is giving a big speech to a high profile business association in Montreal. Look which business has a table:
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The Secretary of the Army is speaking now. He says for at least the next 30 days, there will be a 7 foot nonscalable wall put up around the Capitol.
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Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland makes a deeply personal plea to her Canadian Ukrainian community. I'm not there in person, but through a television screen it appears she is trying very hard to maintain her composure as she makes these comments.
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Had an encounter with a cockroach the size of salad plate in my bathroom at 2am. Tried to get rid of it by vacuuming it, and then dumping the canister in a garbage bag and putting it outside. Forgot to deactivate alarm, it went off, scared me, dropped bag, cockroach missing. Help
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This is hilarious. I honestly didn’t realize my roots had grown in until this exact minute. Ya’ll about to find out that none of us are actually blonde.
@CBCKatie
I love your dark roots. No criticism here —- I have them too— except mine are grey. I love that you are modelling good social distancing behaviour — no hair salons! These small things remind us that we are
#AllInThisTogether
@CBC
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When your BFF
@StephanieCarvin
makes you a NAFTA birthday cake with you on the USTR steps and Jared Kushner standing at the door.
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Much respect to all of the morning news crews who do the 3am wake up every day. On day two of my fill in week at World Report, I failed to get all of the soap out of my thermos -- so my coffee has a sudsy edge. Happy Tuesday y'all.
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As he did last election, former US President Barack Obama throws his support behind Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.
Wishing my friend
@JustinTrudeau
the best in Canada’s upcoming election. Justin has been an effective leader and strong voice for democratic values, and I’m proud of the work we did together.
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"I had to beat off the phoney Muller report, I had to beat off congress," Donald Trump says of his political battles since becoming President.
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The White House is said to be primarily focused on resolving the blockage at the Ambassador Bridge. Multiple U.S. agencies are working with their Canadian counterparts to come up with what they describe as alternative routes and other scenario planning.
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Asking for a friend: what do you do if your neighbours take your grocery delivery order? Note I am Canadian and enjoy avoiding confrontation at all costs.
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STORY: G7 foreign ministers did not put out a joint statement on COVID-19 today because the U.S. demanded it be called the "Wuhan virus"
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The official says the President is being regularly briefed on the situation, and there will be another phone call tonight between Homeland Security Advisor Liz Sherwood Randal, and her Canadian counterpart Jody Thomas.
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Donald Trump arrives late to the working breakfast on women's empowerment. It appears to be quite the embarrassing moment as other leaders fuss/gasp when he arrives mid-opening comments. It also means leaders decided to start without him. So that too.
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What a contrast in message between the leaders of Canada and the U.S. PM Trudeau says "enough is enough, go home and stay home." President Trump is tweeting about how the cure shouldn't be worse than the problem.
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From London, ON, police - criminal charges laid after a protestor threw rocks at Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.
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And now Hillary Clinton is wishing best of luck to Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. This follows a similar endorsement from former President Barack Obama yesterday.
I have seen my friend
@JustinTrudeau
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I’m wishing him and our progressive Canadian neighbors the best in Monday's election.
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NEW - Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s Office put out this statement about the protest fundraiser GiveSendGo:
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This is the election, basically.
"Maybe he's got a third plane," Scheer jokes about Trudeau. "Maybe you've got another citizenship"
@stephaniesmyth
shoots back.
#elxn43
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At his rally in Conroe, Texas, former President Donald Trump just endorsed the Canadian truckers protesting in Ottawa. Says they are doing more for freedom than U.S. leaders.
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Tomorrow, I’m going to see this senior pup for the first time in 19 months. Will be my first visit home to Canada since the pandemic.
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My colleague from The Canadian Press tallied up the questions to Scheer today about the mudslinging story — he dodged the question and related questions on that story 23 times.
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Justin Trudeau was asked about Trump tonight, and in addition to his diplomatic response, he said this:
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Not related to the election: many guests at the hotel we are staying at are not wearing masks. And then they surprised when I decline to share an elevator with them.
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I was wearing a $20 shirt from Target. But if you say glammed up....
American women broadcasters must be getting to
@CBCKatie
. She’s very glammed-up tonight. I was always sort of proud that our news women looked natural compared with the US. Others have said same.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declines invite to USMCA celebration with the US and Mexico in Washington
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The travel restrictions between Canada and the US are going to be rolled over for another month, taking it through October 21st. Source with direct knowledge says Canadians should get used to the idea of these restrictions in place for a while, but policy open to tweaks.
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The sunset was absolutely stunning at the Supreme Court this evening.
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“Morons, I’ve got morons on my team,” Republican Senator Mitt Romney says of Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rep. Paul Gosar for attending an event with a white nationalist this weekend. Condemns them during interview on CNN.
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This pup turns 12 today. I’m pretty sure she thinks everyone is staying home just to give her more attention. She’s loving it. 💕💕
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Dry January.... was a thing for 4 and a half days for me. Happy Saturday y’all.
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McKellen does not approve of using microphones in the theatre, says it gets in the way of connecting with the audience. Says he became an actor because he says it is the only thing he’s good at, and jokes he likes to “show off”.
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I can’t stop laughing at this. The film apparently was shot in BC and that’s the only reason I can think why my name popped up.
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NEW: PM Justin Trudeau says he plans to bring up abortion in the U.S. with Vice President Mike Pence when they meet tomorrow in Ottawa.
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“On Monday, Barton anchored CBC’s long election-night coverage with aplomb. That is, with good cheer, a command of the issues and command over a lively, sometimes grumpy panel of pundits.”
Via
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Someone shouts “what’s your advice for aspiring actors?” He jokes “don’t”. Huge laughs.
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From the Canadian Armed Forces, hours after Trump announces US ban on transgender military troops
We welcome Cdns of all sexual orientations and gender identities. Join us!
#DiversityIsOurStrength
#ForcesJobs
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NEW: Canada to ban single use plastics by 2021, part of a larger government strategy to be announced tomorrow via
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Denis Rodman is crying on CNN while providing analysis about the President of the United States meeting with the leader of North Korea, and I think I’m going to have a drink now.
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I beat all the boys in the press gallery at poker tonight. FYI.
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NEW: According to Canadian senior government source with direct knowledge of the situation.
-- U.S. forces have taken down another object, this time over Lake Huron
-- object was completely over U.S. airspace at the time
-- Canada had closed its airspace nearby as a precaution
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If I ever need a reminder as to why I can’t have coffee in the afternoon, I can simply revisit this 1:05am tweet.
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To say this is an inaccurate description of what happened in Canada tonight would be an understatement.
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Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says "what happened yesterday was textbook terrorism,". She questions why security response was not nearly as strong as it was during BLM protests this summer. Says there needs to be an understanding of the "catastrophic failures," of yesterday
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HEADS UP: A viewer just flipped me a screen grab of an ad using my photo and made up quotes appearing to be attributed to me. IT IS A SCAM. Journalists don’t partner with companies to sell products, ever. This ad is fake. If you see it, report it on whatever platform you’re using
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Scheer is asked if he should apologize for his same sex marriage speech in 2005. He doesn’t. Says the conversation today is about Trudeau. This is the second time specifically he’s been asked if he wants to apologize during the campaign.
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The latest Ottawa Police news release on the ongoing protest near Parliament Hill:
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I wish luck to the professional makeup artist that is going to have to help even out this freckle tan when I come back to work. (It’s only going to get worse. Also, do I have to come back? Is there still news to do?)
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I very much hope to go home to Canada this summer. And if so, my family has suggested a perfect spot for live hits in my parents basement during a work from home quarantine period. What a backdrop. 12/10. Enjoy:
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Former President Barack Obama then points to Canada as an example of how things could have been done differently. "Canada right across the border, you’ve got 39% fewer deaths," he said as he pauses appearing bewildered.
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That last live hit was a bit intense. We are out of the protest and safe.
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I am told by a senior Canadian official that Canada did not request a meeting with Donald Trump.
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Finished Tiger King in one sitting. All I can think is: what — and I cannot express this enough — the hell was that?!?!?
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I’m told by two senior sources that Donald Trump has *NOT* asked Canada or Canadian officials to investigate anyone (I asked based on NYT story about the new Australia connection on top of the Ukraine story).
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In dog years she’s 93 — and full of wisdom. And tired of photos.
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Dr. Deborah Birx is now speaking -- and of note, CNN is now taking the news conference. It did not take President Trump's opening remarks.
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President Joe Biden says "human beings are not bartering chips," and says he will work with Canada to ensure Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are free.
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Multiple sources with direct knowledge of the situation say the restrictions along the Canada-U.S. border will be extended. Matching reporting first done by Reuters. Ink not to paper yet, but all sides happy with arrangement, to be extended beyond current expiry date.
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I decided to invest in a robotic floor cleaner. But that sounds pretty boring, right? So I spiced it up, and I’d like to introduce my newest roommate, RooomPaul. Cue supermodel.
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It truly warms my cold dead heart when I tweet a photo of my family dog sleeping on the couch, and everyone else adds a photo of their dog on a couch. Also this is her sleeping in her bed. But still, dog photos welcome — to warm my cold dead dog loving heart.
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New: I’m told the reason the PM did not apologize for the SNC-Lavalin affair is because he feels in his core he did nothing wrong. He’s put his version of events out there, Wilson-Raybould has her version of events out there, PM feels it is now up to Canadians to decide.
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PM Trudeau was asked this morning about Trump's comments, where he said he would intervene in the Huawei case if it would better his interests. Trudeau said "regardless of what goes on in other countries, Canada is and will always remain a country of the rule of law."
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From a senior source with direct knowledge of the situation says Chapter 19 remains as is, word for word in NAFTA. Canada is going to be giving the US roughly the same access it offered the US in the original TPP.
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