Derek DeCloet
@decloet.bsky.social
Executive editor for Canada at Bloomberg News. Opinions are mine; likes are often bookmarks. Facts matter.
Work email: ddecloet@bloomberg.net
Also: decloet@protonmail.com
Work email: ddecloet@bloomberg.net
Also: decloet@protonmail.com
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As is tradition, on Christmas eve Dutch people have placed candles on the graves of allied soldiers who gave their lives for our freedom during WW2.
Photos by Albert Hendriks.
www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/60013...
Photos by Albert Hendriks.
www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/60013...
December 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
As is tradition, on Christmas eve Dutch people have placed candles on the graves of allied soldiers who gave their lives for our freedom during WW2.
Photos by Albert Hendriks.
www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/60013...
Photos by Albert Hendriks.
www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/60013...
4:43 pm in Toronto and we’ve arrived at the longest night of the year. It’s only up from here, folks.
December 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
4:43 pm in Toronto and we’ve arrived at the longest night of the year. It’s only up from here, folks.
You’re all right, Toronto
December 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
You’re all right, Toronto
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Many of us would, I’m sure, like to think we’d be brave (and smart) enough to do something like this in an absolutely terrifying moment like that. But I can only imagine the mental and physical effects you have to overcome
Intense respect for this man, Ahmed Al Ahmed. An honest to goodness hero.
Intense respect for this man, Ahmed Al Ahmed. An honest to goodness hero.
Independent video (verified by the NYTimes) shows a local Bondi Beach unarmed bystander sneaking up behind one of the gunman today and tackling him to disarm him.
December 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Many of us would, I’m sure, like to think we’d be brave (and smart) enough to do something like this in an absolutely terrifying moment like that. But I can only imagine the mental and physical effects you have to overcome
Intense respect for this man, Ahmed Al Ahmed. An honest to goodness hero.
Intense respect for this man, Ahmed Al Ahmed. An honest to goodness hero.
local newspaper headlines
December 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
local newspaper headlines
The 2025 news cycle
December 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The 2025 news cycle
Remarkable sentence in a remarkable story
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Remarkable sentence in a remarkable story
Saskatchewan with the ball on its 54-yard line!
Americans tuning into the Canadian football championship game are so confused right now. #GreyCup
November 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Saskatchewan with the ball on its 54-yard line!
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The Grey Cup is on, so it's time, once again, to remember that Pierre Trudeau rolled up to Grey Cup in 1970 looking like this.
November 16, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The Grey Cup is on, so it's time, once again, to remember that Pierre Trudeau rolled up to Grey Cup in 1970 looking like this.
Trump: I can’t take a ranting lunatic’s call every day.
November 15, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Trump: I can’t take a ranting lunatic’s call every day.
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A World Series game was played here nine days ago
November 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A World Series game was played here nine days ago
63% of Americans believe tariffs are making inflation worse; 58% believe they’re hurting the US economy
November 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
63% of Americans believe tariffs are making inflation worse; 58% believe they’re hurting the US economy
Same tree, three photos. Oct 13, Oct 26, Nov 8. 🇨🇦
November 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Same tree, three photos. Oct 13, Oct 26, Nov 8. 🇨🇦
I am watching a TV documentary about sports gambling addiction. The show went to commercial, and during the break there were two ads from online betting apps.
November 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I am watching a TV documentary about sports gambling addiction. The show went to commercial, and during the break there were two ads from online betting apps.
This 👇
Thank you, Toronto Blue Jays, for uniting & lifting the spirits of Canadians in these difficult times. You made us proud to be Canadian.
a logo for the toronto blue jays with a bird and a maple leaf
Alt: a logo for the toronto blue jays with a bird and a maple leaf
media.tenor.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:52 AM
This 👇
It turns out there is crying in baseball
November 2, 2025 at 4:34 AM
It turns out there is crying in baseball
November 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I’m going to guess that’s the first time ol’ Ross had a tweet viewed by 500,000 people
October 30, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I’m going to guess that’s the first time ol’ Ross had a tweet viewed by 500,000 people
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All I want for christmas is for Max Scherzer to come out on the field tonight, unhinge his jaw like a python, and physically consume the Los Angeles Dodgers. please baby jesus, i'm not asking for much
October 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
All I want for christmas is for Max Scherzer to come out on the field tonight, unhinge his jaw like a python, and physically consume the Los Angeles Dodgers. please baby jesus, i'm not asking for much
“This is the pay-to-play room,” said Richard Painter, who served as the chief White House ethics lawyer under former President George W. Bush. “These companies want government contracts and regulatory concessions.”
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Trump’s Ballroom Fundraising Taps Cash from Crypto, Tech Allies
President Donald Trump is constructing a $300 million White House ballroom with the force of a political campaign, tapping his former campaign finance director to raise money for the high-profile but ...
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October 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
“This is the pay-to-play room,” said Richard Painter, who served as the chief White House ethics lawyer under former President George W. Bush. “These companies want government contracts and regulatory concessions.”
Gift link
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An important point about trade expectations: Even if Carney and Trump negotiate a trade deal, 80% of Canadians don’t believe Trump would stick to it. That’s what public opinion looks like in Canada.
October 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
An important point about trade expectations: Even if Carney and Trump negotiate a trade deal, 80% of Canadians don’t believe Trump would stick to it. That’s what public opinion looks like in Canada.