Twitter Archive
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Patrick Brown intends to drop out of Ontario PC leadership race, campaign sources say
Posted on 26.02.2018 | No Comments'The last few days … have been exceptionally unbearable,' said the campaign official. 'Family trumps everything … They don’t feel safe any more' -
Tories accuse Trudeau of political interference in Vice-Admiral Mark Norman case
Posted on 01.02.2018 | No CommentsTrudeau’s office has refused to explain how he came to the conclusion last year that Norman – who has not been charged with a crime – would wind up in court -
Jen Gerson: The greatest weakness in Western democracies is us
Posted on 12.11.2017 | No CommentsWe all imagine ourselves to be great, independent, thinkers. We are lab rats pushing a lever for our daily outrage or humour pellet
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Trump was sued for blocking his critics on Twitter. His lawyers say the courts can’t tell him how to use his account
Posted on 14.10.2017 | No Comments'His decision to block certain users allows him to choose the information he consumes and the individuals with whom he interacts'
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Twitter to test 280-character tweets, busting old limit
Posted on 26.09.2017 | No CommentsTwitter says it will begin a test with a random sample of users allowing them to send tweets that are as long as 280 characters, double the existing cap. -
Invoking dead husband in online criticism crosses line, Denise Batters says
Posted on 25.08.2017 | No CommentsDenise Batters says a Twitter user crossed the line by saying she was only in the Senate because her husband killed himself. -
B.C. election could be over as NDP and Greens announce ‘difficult’ deal to form government
Posted on 29.05.2017 | No CommentsChristy Clark's Liberal government now lacks the votes to hold power after the Greens threw their support to the NDP in an as-of-yet undefined deal to share power -
Twitter co-founder: I’m sorry if we made Donald Trump’s presidency possible
Posted on 21.05.2017 | No CommentsIf anyone knows how important Twitter is to Donald Trump, it's the president. 'Without the tweets, I wouldn't be here,' he said -
Canadian senator mugged in Pakistan by thieves on motorcycle, losing cash, pearls and Senate ID card
Posted on 30.04.2017 | No CommentsSalma Ataullahjan was mugged while visiting Islamabad, losing a large amount of money, a string of black pearls, credit cards and her Senate identity card -
M-103 protests: Violence breaks out as supporters, critics of motion condemning Islamophobia clash
Posted on 04.03.2017 | No CommentsDespite police efforts to keep the two sides apart, some scuffles occurred between the two sides as tempers flared -
Justin Trudeau finds allies across political lines in signalling disapproval of Trump’s travel ban
Posted on 29.01.2017 | No CommentsPremiers Brad Wall and Kathleen Wynne along with Alberta PC leadership candidate Jason Kenney were on Trudeau's side on the Trump ban while Kellie Leitch stayed silent -
Joseph Boyden, author who has built a career on his indigenous heritage, defends his Native ancestry
Posted on 25.12.2016 | No CommentsA recent investigation questioned Boyden's heritage, and he has tweeted a defence, saying he is of 'mostly Celtic heritage' but has some indigenous roots
