David Akin 🇨🇦

Chief Political Correspondent | Global News | Normally working from Ottawa.

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2025-09-09 21:05:15 UTC

Ben Mulroney to host Global's political affairs show, 'The West Block' https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/ben-mulroney-to-host-globals-political-affairs-show-the-west-block/article_95a0534e-bde1-5df2-a9a2-9ea4785a4586.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share via @CdnPressNews

2025-08-29 22:53:03 UTC

Hey @npub1fdr…lvhs : You've been translated (with credit!) : La « merdification » des États-Unis https://www.lapresse.ca/dialogue/chroniques/2025-08-29/la-merdification-des-etats-unis.php?lid=vlcvdqbdepkt&oeid=e617b8e6f96c8d2eade92566f296748e7f3e9c1dd88854103167f637305e4666&utm_campaign=lpp&utm_medium=email&utm_source=date_29aout&redirectedFrom=https%253A%252F%252Fplus.lapresse.ca%252Fscreens%252F3c3a17d9-1981-4e8b-a2ef-51c5b1c673da__7C___0.html%253Flid%253Dvlcvdqbdepkt%2526oeid%253De617b8e6f96c8d2eade92566f296748e7f3e9c1dd88854103167f637305e4666%2526utm_campaign%253Dlpp%2526utm_medium%253Demail%2526utm_source%253Ddate_29aout

2025-05-16 13:19:23 UTC

"Mastodon: Giving Journalists Options Away From Big Tech
Making the case for journalists on the Fediverse." #media
https://wedistribute.org/2025/05/mastodon-journalism/

2025-04-20 13:47:54 UTC

Are campaign signs allowed inside a polling place? And other helpful FAQs answered by Elections Canada: https://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?document=faqelsi&lang=e&section=faq

2025-03-04 16:19:07 UTC

Wall Street Journal editorial board: "We’ve courted Mr. Trump’s ire by calling the Mexico and Canada levies the “dumbest” in history, and we may have understated the point. Mr. Trump is whacking friends, not adversaries"
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-takes-the-dumbest-tariff-plunge-5da57946?mod=hp_opin_pos_2#cxrecs_s

2025-03-03 22:18:59 UTC

America has lost the ability to distinguish friend from foe. (🎁 link)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/us/politics/hegseth-cyber-russia-trump-putin.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1E4.qmc8.2NLBzPQzijX1&smid=url-share

2025-02-15 20:25:36 UTC

Pierre Poilievre to Canada First rally in Ottawa: "We will end cancel culture and stop the war on our history. Our national museums will celebrate the great achievements of Canada, telling the unvarnished truth that, on balance, this is the greatest country on on earth." Vows to build new monuments to Sir John A Macdonald. CDNpoli

2025-02-15 15:14:29 UTC

The #CPC has organized a "Canada First" rally this afternoon. Media have been invited to attend but the OLO's media team says we can't talk to anyone there:
https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/114/008/550/507/927/589/original/807d85eb5d9ed5a7.png

2025-02-06 16:55:37 UTC

Finland trains six-year-olds to spot fake news – and they might be better at it than you #media
https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/themes/themes/education/26048-finland-trains-six-year-olds-to-spot-fake-news-and-they-might-be-better-at-it-than-you.html

2025-02-05 19:45:34 UTC

PM Trudeau will be on the road this weekend: "Prime Minister to travel to Paris and Brussels to strengthen transatlantic co-operation and advance global progress on AI"
https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2025/02/05/prime-minister-travel-paris-and-brussels-strengthen-transatlantic

2024-10-30 20:06:31 UTC

"The Washington Post’s non-endorsement led to record-breaking weeks at other news orgs: The Philadelphia Inquirer had its best week for new subscriptions ever and The Guardian U.S. broke its single-day fundraising record — twice. " #media
https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/10/the-washington-posts-non-endorsement-led-to-record-breaking-weeks-at-other-news-orgs/

2024-09-23 21:18:52 UTC

A dozen or so Parliamentary Press Gallery reporters recently flew Ottawa-->Nanaimo (at our organization's expense) to cover the 3-day LPC caucus retreat. Over 3 days, @JustinTrudeau had a combined 10 minutes for us. Today in NYC tho, he's got all the time Stephen Colbert needs.