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Meet the recipients of the 2026 CBC News summer scholarship for emerging journalists | CBC News CBC is proud to offer the CBC News Summer Scholarship in memory of Joan Donaldson and Peter Gzowski to aspiring journalists from across the country in 2026.

What a impressive group of young people pursuing careers as journalists in Canada. Congratulations to all on winning these scholarships. www.cbc.ca/news/2026-cb...

Elly was a smart, productive and inspiring journalism educator. I was fortunate to be his colleague for decades. Carleton journalism students were fortunate to learn from him.

Elly Alboim, former CBC parliamentary bureau chief and political consultant, dead at 78 | CBC News Elly Alboim, a former CBC parliamentary bureau chief, longtime political consultant and professor at Carleton University in Ottawa, has died at 78, his family tells CBC News.

Elly was a mentor and friend. An extraordinary intellect.

I’ll miss you old friend.

Opinion | The Evolutionary Brilliance of the Baby Giggle

When you need a reason to smile trust babies to help. Imagine studying how and why babies laugh. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...

A screenshot of an email from the Washington Post, acknowledging that I cancelled my subscription. The key passage reads: "We hope you’ll reconsider the value of the necessary and important work our journalists do to keep citizens informed. Absolutely nothing has changed about that. In fact, it’s more important than ever."

I agree with you, Washington Post. I just wish you felt the same way.

Dan David 'Father of APTN News' passed into the spirit world Dan David, an icon for hundreds of journalists, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, in Canada and South Africa, and changed how stories are told.

It was an honour to work at the beginning and end of my career with this talented, thoughtful journalist who taught so many about covering indigenous people. RIP my friend. www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...

Great news — especially at a time when local news from other sources is shrinking.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting Votes to Shut Down

Corporation for Public Broadcasting Votes to Shut Down www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/b...

Cancer is so cruel. Yet she was so full of grace when she wrote about how she faced it.

Daughter charged in death of 'distinguished' Carleton University professor | CBC News Ontario Provincial Police have charged a woman from Leeds and Thousand Islands with first-degree murder after finding the body of 78-year-old Katherine Graham on Tuesday.

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Prof. Graham was always a gentle, generous and serious person in my experience. As dean, she was always sympathetic and helpful to me. And always seemed deeply concerned with the wellbeing of our students. This is a shock. RIP

Nicolle you should include @matthewdowd.bsky.social in your best people podcast.

Emotional Carleton event kicks off fundraiser for Mary McGuire Journalism Internship Travel Fund | School of Journalism and Communication https://youtu.be/-OUGaRv35xg Carleton’s journalism program launched a fundraiser for the Mary McGuire Journalism Internship Travel Fund with a powerful

So touched and honoured by this event and the outstanding support fir this project. carleton.ca/sjc/2025/emo...

Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...

Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content

BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign over Trump documentary edit Davie says

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BREAKING: Canada's Approval Rating in America is 60 Points higher than Trump's. 60. If you wanted to design a culture‑war villain who would alienate the middle of the American electorate, you wouldn’t pick “Canada.”

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ESMO 2025: mRNA-based COVID vaccines generate improved responses to immunotherapy Patients with cancer who received mRNA-based COVID vaccines within 100 days of starting immune checkpoint therapy were twice as likely to be alive three years after beginning treatment, according to a...

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Open Canada — Canada's Place in the World/ Le Canada dans le monde Open Canada — Canada's Place in the World/ Le Canada dans le monde

I wrote this piece for opencanada.org, part of the Canadian International Council, on how Trump and Benjamin Franklin mastered using perceived victimhood to wrest concessions from negotiating partners.

DEMOCRATS’ ADS MAKE OLD PITCH: STOPPING TRUMP WELL-WORN PLAYBOOK Louay al-Ali Abdul Salam Mahmoud Fahd al-Freij Issam Hallaq Mohammad al-Rahmoun Aous Aslan Qahtan Khalil Using the Impasse to Carry Out His Agenda Some See It as a Missed Chance to Advance a Positive Message

So this is what's above the fold in today's NYT, while the protests get two photos below the fold and a piece on A23. I know I shouldn't be surprised at this point, but damn.

Any American medium that fails to cover the largest protests in American history is failing in the basic mission of informing the public about the facts.

How the Trump Administration Is Dismantling America’s Cancer-Research System

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“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.”

George Orwell

The Perverse Consequences of the Easy A In the era of grade inflation, students at top colleges are more stressed than ever.

A fascinating read about the non-AI challenges of facing universities. Key takeaway is that handing out more As does not make students less stressed or more focused on their studies. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

CU Cancer Center-led Research Shows That COVID-19 Infection Can Awaken Dormant Cancer Cells, Leading to Metastatic Disease CU Cancer Center researcher James DeGregori, PhD, led a study showing that COVID-19 can awaken dormant cancer cells, leading to metastatic disease.

Troubling findings for cancer patients. news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-cente...

Huge congratulations Alex. And buckets of good wishes that this important step takes you to the places you want to go.

Many Lung Cancers Are Now in Nonsmokers. Scientists Want to Know Why.

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A moving story with thoughtful recommendations that deserve attention to help Canadians manage grief.

The End of Publishing as We Know It Inside Silicon Valley’s assault on the media

A sobering read for journalists and publishers. How the rise of generative AI may spell doom for the Fourth Estate: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Pope Leo praises work of journalists in first public comments on clerical abuse scandal | CNN Pope Leo XIV says has said the Catholic Church must establish a culture that refuses to tolerate abuse in “any form,” as he thanked a Peruvian journalist for reporting on allegations of abuse inside a powerful Catholic group.

“Wherever a journalist is silenced, the democratic soul of a country is weakened. Freedom of the press is an inalienable common good. Those who conscientiously exercise this vocation cannot see their voices silenced by petty interests or fear of the truth.”

Respect to @laurapayton.bsky.social for retelling and trusting her difficult story to @kkirkup.bsky.social and helping people understand the value of these new guidelines.