Lynda Steele 🇨🇦
@steeletalks.bsky.social
Broadcaster, storyteller, media trainer & performance coach - former TV news anchor/consumer investigator/radio talk show host - life long Oilers fan, lover of sunshine, flowers, books, travel & wine!
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A heads up for Canadians with flights booked to Cuba.
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Air Canada halts Cuba flights as Cuban airport warns it will run out of jet fuel | CBC News
Air Canada announced it is suspending service to Cuba effective Monday as the Caribbean island's major airport warns it will run out of jet fuel.
www.cbc.ca
February 9, 2026 at 5:18 PM
A heads up for Canadians with flights booked to Cuba.
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“His presidency is enclosed in a bubble wrap of darkness and hatred and resentment". Gift article NYT.
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Opinion | Trump’s Obama Derangement Syndrome
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February 7, 2026 at 7:04 PM
“His presidency is enclosed in a bubble wrap of darkness and hatred and resentment". Gift article NYT.
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Harper weighs in for the first time on the US threat to Canada.
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Stephen Harper says Canada must urgently reduce its dependence on the U.S. | CBC News
Speaking at an Ottawa gala late Wednesday, former prime minister Stephen Harper said that Canada must urgently pivot in the face of an erratic U.S. president and reduce its dependence on the American ...
www.cbc.ca
February 5, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Harper weighs in for the first time on the US threat to Canada.
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It's remarkable that the @nytimes.com has to publish an editorial in 2026 warning that the midterm elections are in danger because of Donald Trump and his relentless election lies. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
Opinion | The Midterm Elections Need You. Here’s How to Help.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:43 PM
It's remarkable that the @nytimes.com has to publish an editorial in 2026 warning that the midterm elections are in danger because of Donald Trump and his relentless election lies. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
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ICE was forced to back out of the Super Bowl thanks to public outrage. Good job, humans. Keep being outraged. You should be.
January 29, 2026 at 11:37 PM
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friend of mine is an undocumented immigrant and has been hiding in Melania theaters bc he knows people assume no one is in there
January 29, 2026 at 9:34 PM
friend of mine is an undocumented immigrant and has been hiding in Melania theaters bc he knows people assume no one is in there
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Family members of two Trinidadian men killed in a U.S. military boat strike have SUED the Trump administration, accusing it of wrongful death and extrajudicial killings.
Their families say they were fishermen and farm workers simply returning home.
(via NBC News. Link in reply.)
Their families say they were fishermen and farm workers simply returning home.
(via NBC News. Link in reply.)
January 27, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Family members of two Trinidadian men killed in a U.S. military boat strike have SUED the Trump administration, accusing it of wrongful death and extrajudicial killings.
Their families say they were fishermen and farm workers simply returning home.
(via NBC News. Link in reply.)
Their families say they were fishermen and farm workers simply returning home.
(via NBC News. Link in reply.)
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Prime Minister Mark Carney is announcing a 25 per cent hike to the GST credit to help lower-income consumers deal with the high cost of groceries across the country.
Carney announces GST rebate boost to counter high cost of groceries
Prime Minister Mark Carney is announcing a 25 per cent hike to the GST credit to help lower-income consumers deal with the high cost of groceries across the country.
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January 26, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Prime Minister Mark Carney is announcing a 25 per cent hike to the GST credit to help lower-income consumers deal with the high cost of groceries across the country.
Things are going well in Venezuela I see.
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Venezuela’s acting president says she has had ‘enough’ of U.S. orders
Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez said Sunday she has had “enough” of Washington’s orders, as she works to unite the country after the U.S. capture of its former leader Nicolás Maduro.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 26, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Things are going well in Venezuela I see.
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"The administration is urging Americans to reject the evidence of their eyes and ears. Ms. Noem & Mr. Bovino are lying in defiance of obvious truths. They are lying in the manner of authoritarian regimes that require people to accept lies as a demonstration of power."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
Opinion | The Trump Administration Is Lying to Our Faces. Congress Must Act.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:10 PM
"The administration is urging Americans to reject the evidence of their eyes and ears. Ms. Noem & Mr. Bovino are lying in defiance of obvious truths. They are lying in the manner of authoritarian regimes that require people to accept lies as a demonstration of power."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
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Not surprised.
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Tesla Cybertruck sales plunged 48% in 2025
Other Tesla vehicles also struggled to attract buyers, with sales of its X, S and Y models all sinking from the previous year.
www.cbsnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Not surprised.
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Excellent news.
Breaking News: Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder from Canada, was arrested and charged with murder and running an international drug trafficking ring.
Ryan Wedding, Canadian Ex-Snowboarder Accused of Running Drug Ring, Is Arrested
Ryan Wedding, 44, who competed in the Winter Olympics in 2002, has been charged with murder and with smuggling cocaine into the United States.
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January 23, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Excellent news.
So this "framework" of a deal on Greenland has more holes than a sieve.
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January 22, 2026 at 2:02 PM
So this "framework" of a deal on Greenland has more holes than a sieve.
www.thestar.com/news/world/e...
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NEW: It appears that the Trump administration expects to lose the Tariff case. According to an anonymous source at CBP who sent me the below email, they’re already having meetings on how to refund the tariffs they’ve collected from importers - many American. 1/
January 21, 2026 at 4:11 PM
NEW: It appears that the Trump administration expects to lose the Tariff case. According to an anonymous source at CBP who sent me the below email, they’re already having meetings on how to refund the tariffs they’ve collected from importers - many American. 1/
U.S. stocks suffer biggest daily drop since October as Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland rattle traders
January 20, 2026 at 10:14 PM
U.S. stocks suffer biggest daily drop since October as Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland rattle traders
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He's demanding control over a sovereign nation because they didn't give him THE NOBEL PRIZE. Why the actual fuck do we have a 25th Amendment?
January 19, 2026 at 6:04 AM
He's demanding control over a sovereign nation because they didn't give him THE NOBEL PRIZE. Why the actual fuck do we have a 25th Amendment?
This is batshit crazy and so very dangerous. I am furious at Republicans for not standing up and putting an end to this bullshit that is putting the world at risk of an unnecessary war all to satisfy a crazy person's ego.
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Trump Administration Live Updates: President Linked Greenland Push to Nobel Prize Snub, Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:13 PM
This is batshit crazy and so very dangerous. I am furious at Republicans for not standing up and putting an end to this bullshit that is putting the world at risk of an unnecessary war all to satisfy a crazy person's ego.
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The network that spiked the factual CECOT story went ahead with a thinly sourced claim about ICE officer Ross’ “internal bleeding.” www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
CBS News report on ICE officer’s injuries drew ‘huge internal concern’
Anonymously sourced report that Jonathan Ross ‘suffered internal bleeding’ after killing Renee Good faced skepticism inside CBS newsroom
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:48 PM
The network that spiked the factual CECOT story went ahead with a thinly sourced claim about ICE officer Ross’ “internal bleeding.” www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
Gawd the bullying and nonsensical tariff threats are endless. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Weighs Tariffs Against Countries Resisting U.S. Control of Greenland
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Gawd the bullying and nonsensical tariff threats are endless. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Trade deals getting done with China.
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Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products
Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
apnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Trade deals getting done with China.
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"When Cabot saw her own image, and his, on the Jumbotron, it was like “someone flipped a switch,” she said. “I’ll never be able to explain it in any articulate or intelligent way,” she said. What an instant before felt like “joy, joy, joy” turned to terror."
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The Ritual Shaming of the Woman at the Coldplay Concert
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January 15, 2026 at 4:04 PM
"When Cabot saw her own image, and his, on the Jumbotron, it was like “someone flipped a switch,” she said. “I’ll never be able to explain it in any articulate or intelligent way,” she said. What an instant before felt like “joy, joy, joy” turned to terror."
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Mattel introduces "autistic" Barbie.
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Mattel adds an autistic Barbie to doll line devoted to diversity and inclusion
An autistic Barbie is joining Mattel's line of fashion dolls that's intended to celebrate diversity
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January 12, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Mattel introduces "autistic" Barbie.
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TBH I'm surprised flight cancellations to the US aren't higher. I miss some of my usual US vacation spots - but America literally does not feel safe or welcoming at the moment. I sincerely hope things change...quickly...for all of our sakes.
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'People are worried': Air travel from Vancouver to U.S. falls for 10 straight months
'People are worried,' said one B.C. travel agent, who had a Caribbean cruise group cancel to avoid flying into Miami. Find out more.
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January 10, 2026 at 2:47 PM
TBH I'm surprised flight cancellations to the US aren't higher. I miss some of my usual US vacation spots - but America literally does not feel safe or welcoming at the moment. I sincerely hope things change...quickly...for all of our sakes.
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