Journalist with The Canadian Press in Halifax. Tips (902) 497-7323. email: [email protected]
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Michael MacDonald retweeted
Came back from military training in South Carolina with a couple of days off, and my three-year-old daughter had one thing on her mind: go take photos of airplanes with Dad.
So, we headed up to the base, cameras in hand, and ended up getting incredibly lucky.
Here it is, Canada’s first F-35A taking to the skies over Texas. 🇨🇦🇺🇸
Canada is now the next country to enter the fifth-generation fighter world, marking the beginning of a new chapter for the @RCAF_ARC and its transition to the F-35.
Pretty special way to spend a day off with my favorite little spotter. ❤️✈️
As always all my photos are free and I will add the Google Drive soon.
@AlexHollings52
Michael MacDonald retweeted
The Globe and Mail increased its newsroom by more than 10% in 2025 . . . Editor-in-chief David Walmsley said it now numbers 260, of whom 30 were added last year. “It was one of the largest hiring years we’ve ever had.” #cdnmedia #newspapers
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Michael MacDonald retweeted
BREAKING: Premier Doug Ford’s @OntarioPCParty has banned the media from covering its convention this weekend in Etobicoke. Very unusual for party confabs to be completely closed to journalists.
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Michael MacDonald retweeted
Update: The Nova Scotia Judiciary is refuting that any new orders or directives have been issued when it comes to wearing poppies in the courts, despite a recent post from the premier. halifax.citynews.ca/2025/11/…
Michael MacDonald retweeted
Melissa partly to blame for wet, windy Halloween in Maritimes, Quebec and Ontario: thecanadianpressnews.ca/envi… via @NovaMac @CdnPressNews
Michael MacDonald retweeted
Statement from the president of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trip to Egypt
The Parliamentary Press Gallery was not informed in advance of the Prime Minister’s trip to Egypt to participate in the Middle East Peace Ceremony on Oct. 12 - 13.
The Gallery is disappointed and dismayed at the exclusion of Canadian media from the event and expresses in no uncertain terms that this must never happen again.
It is unprecedented that Canadian media be entirely excluded from a Canadian prime minister’s foreign trip.
Our members bring trustworthy and reliable news coverage free from any political interference to Canadians every day and play a critical role in holding government's accountable to the people that elect them.
Every government, in a healthy democracy, must show a commitment to freedom of the press. In Canada, that includes respect for the vital role the Gallery and its members play. Any event that erodes access, transparency and accountability is a step in the wrong direction.
Mia Rabson
President, Parliamentary Press Gallery
Ceremony held for RCAF pilot killed in Cape Breton crash while training in 1944 | Atlantic News | thecanadianpressnews.ca thecanadianpressnews.ca/atla…
Michael MacDonald retweeted
8 PM EDT Sat, Aug. 2: We're now monitoring 2 systems in the Atlantic, each with a low chance of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 7 days:
1. A frontal low off the coast of NC could acquire some tropical or subtropical characteristics through Monday.
2. A tropical wave will move off the coast of Africa during the next day or two, and some development is possible over the central Atlantic later in the week.
More info: nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php?basin=…
Michael MacDonald retweeted
Made me laugh youtube.com/watch?v=TRzEzU7k…
Premier D. Smith says Albertans' desire for leaving Canada has never been higher. She says a separatist candidate won 18 per cent in a byelection. thecanadianpressnews.ca/prai… via @CdnPressNews
Michael MacDonald retweeted
Small gathering lays ashes of wrongfully convicted man to rest, as family seeks probe ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-sco…
Michael MacDonald retweeted
@NovaMac Nova Scotia strike that turned deadly a century ago a milestone for workers' rights
#DavisDay #nslab #canlab thecanadianpressnews.ca/atla…
Fillmore has not offered any evidence or details about how the current or future network segments increase traffic congestion.
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Michael MacDonald retweeted
In solidarity ✊
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I hope you’ll take the time to read, share and support this letter our union recently sent to our management at
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I hope you’ll take the time to read, share and support this letter our union recently sent to our management at @CdnPressNews.
Michael MacDonald retweeted
✊ Solidarity with @CMGLaGuilde members fighting for fair wages.
In a time of growing misinformation, reliable news depends on trusted reporting.
Canadian media workers deserve respect, security, and a fair deal.
