Brad Needham
@bradneedham.bsky.social
Newspaper lover. Assistant managing editor at The Canadian Press. Little short for a storm trooper. Four seconds better than average. Made in Canada.
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President Trump is seeking to launch a new Board of Peace — and give himself veto power over all decisions.
@meganmesserly.bsky.social and Jack Blanchard discuss Trump’s changing positions on war and peace in today’s #PlaybookPod.
🎧 pod.link/1169056746
@meganmesserly.bsky.social and Jack Blanchard discuss Trump’s changing positions on war and peace in today’s #PlaybookPod.
🎧 pod.link/1169056746
January 22, 2026 at 8:16 PM
President Trump is seeking to launch a new Board of Peace — and give himself veto power over all decisions.
@meganmesserly.bsky.social and Jack Blanchard discuss Trump’s changing positions on war and peace in today’s #PlaybookPod.
🎧 pod.link/1169056746
@meganmesserly.bsky.social and Jack Blanchard discuss Trump’s changing positions on war and peace in today’s #PlaybookPod.
🎧 pod.link/1169056746
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
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The return of measles: how a once-vanquished disease is spreading again, and posing a risk to children once more, by @melodyschreiber.com www.theguardian.com/society/2026... via @us.theguardian.com
The return of measles: how a once-vanquished disease is spreading again
A year after the Texas outbreak began, new US cases reveal gaps in vaccination and rising risk for children
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:30 PM
The return of measles: how a once-vanquished disease is spreading again, and posing a risk to children once more, by @melodyschreiber.com www.theguardian.com/society/2026... via @us.theguardian.com
I would encourage everyone to read or listen to both speeches.
President Trump, in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland on Wednesday, took a direct swipe at Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, who the previous day had described an end to the U.S.-led world order and called on middle powers to band together.
Trump Calls Out Mark Carney in Davos Speech and Says Canada ‘Should Be Grateful’
“I watched your prime minister yesterday,” the president said in a speech on Wednesday. “He wasn’t so grateful — they should be grateful to us, Canada. Canada lives because of the United States.
nyti.ms
January 21, 2026 at 6:36 PM
I would encourage everyone to read or listen to both speeches.
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We'd like to acknowledge the passing of veteran journalist, father of APTN News and longtime CAJ member Thaioronióhte Dan David. His legacy helped put Indigenous journalism on the map, launching the careers of countless Indigenous journalists.
https://loom.ly/W1Bpy-4
https://loom.ly/W1Bpy-4
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.
www.aptnnews.ca
January 21, 2026 at 4:17 PM
We'd like to acknowledge the passing of veteran journalist, father of APTN News and longtime CAJ member Thaioronióhte Dan David. His legacy helped put Indigenous journalism on the map, launching the careers of countless Indigenous journalists.
https://loom.ly/W1Bpy-4
https://loom.ly/W1Bpy-4
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As President Donald Trump intensifies his push to secure control of Greenland for the United States, Russia is reveling in the chaos while keeping its own position on US ownership over the island unclear.
u.afp.com/SBcd
u.afp.com/SBcd
u.afp.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:15 PM
As President Donald Trump intensifies his push to secure control of Greenland for the United States, Russia is reveling in the chaos while keeping its own position on US ownership over the island unclear.
u.afp.com/SBcd
u.afp.com/SBcd
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I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
I never thought I’d see this in my lifetime but this is the prevailing view from Canada right now. Recent polls back this up.
March 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I never thought I’d see this in my lifetime but this is the prevailing view from Canada right now. Recent polls back this up.
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Our front page today. Happy 181st birthday to Canada's national newspaper.
March 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Our front page today. Happy 181st birthday to Canada's national newspaper.
Standing by anyone who doesn’t identify as male or female as their gender.
January 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Standing by anyone who doesn’t identify as male or female as their gender.
Here are some nice Jimmy Carter front pages today.
December 31, 2024 at 1:52 AM
Here are some nice Jimmy Carter front pages today.
Here are some Christmas newspaper front pages. There will be more tomorrow but many papers don’t publish on Christmas Day.
coverguy.ca/2024/12/24/c...
coverguy.ca/2024/12/24/c...
Christmas on the front pages, 2024 edition
Christmas on newspaper front pages. A selection of covers from around the world.
coverguy.ca
December 24, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Here are some Christmas newspaper front pages. There will be more tomorrow but many papers don’t publish on Christmas Day.
coverguy.ca/2024/12/24/c...
coverguy.ca/2024/12/24/c...
Numbers! It was certainly an interesting sitting of the House.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/wha...
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/wha...
What happened during the fall sitting of the House of Commons, by the numbers
OTTAWA - The fall sitting of the House of Commons featured non-confidence votes, plenty of partisan bickering, and very little actual passing of laws. The session that ended Dec. 17
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
December 23, 2024 at 4:15 AM
Numbers! It was certainly an interesting sitting of the House.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/wha...
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/wha...
Here are some strong Canadian front pages today on Justin Trudeau. I think the @theglobeandmail.com is exceptional but the other two are great as well.
December 21, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Here are some strong Canadian front pages today on Justin Trudeau. I think the @theglobeandmail.com is exceptional but the other two are great as well.
And that’s a wrap for the Eras tour. I am biased of course but I was super impressed with @cdnpress.bsky.social coverage of Taylor Swift.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/entertainmen...
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/entertainmen...
End of the Eras: Vancouver sweeps up after Taylor Swift's final bow
VANCOUVER - Pop star Taylor Swift has thanked Vancouver for hosting the final show of her "beloved Eras Tour."
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
December 9, 2024 at 6:41 PM
And that’s a wrap for the Eras tour. I am biased of course but I was super impressed with @cdnpress.bsky.social coverage of Taylor Swift.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/entertainmen...
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/entertainmen...
Some powerful stuff from @withfilesfrom.bsky.social as part of his Travers Fellowship series.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/lgb...
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/lgb...
LGBTQ+ refugees languish as Kenyan government blocks Canadians from resettling them
NAIROBI - In a low-income neighbourhood on the outskirts of Nairobi, seven people gather in an air-conditioned home around a dinner table for a Ugandan stew of matoke bananas with
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
December 7, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Some powerful stuff from @withfilesfrom.bsky.social as part of his Travers Fellowship series.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/lgb...
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/lgb...
