Get short, timely messages from Capital News Online.

Twitter is a rich source of instantly updated information. It's easy to stay updated on an incredibly wide variety of topics. Join today and follow @capnewsonline.

Get updates via SMS by texting follow capnewsonline to 40404 in the United States
Codes for other countries

Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:
Country Code For customers of
Australia
  • 0198089488 Telstra
Canada
  • 21212 (any)
United Kingdom
  • 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
Indonesia
  • 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel
Ireland
  • 51210 O2
India
  • 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon
Jordan
  • 90903 Zain
New Zealand
  • 8987 Vodafone, Telecom NZ
United States
  • 40404 (any)

capnewsonline

  1. Thanks again to our instructor (and provider of timbits) @cwaddell27 and our TA's @orammorison, @alexpaterson_AP and @connie_jensen.
  2. .@danielafisher and @MsAndreaHill were the associate producers. @Kwirwa was our multimedia producer and @oliviadn was our podcast producer.
  3. That's all for this issue! Our next publication date is Friday, March 16. This week's senior producer was @wwillcampbell.
  4. VIDEO: How sweet it is - Should Canada put a tax on food products w/ added sugar? By @missemilyrack & @lanacuthbertson bit.ly/xvKBCd
  5. More & more countries around the world are allowing expats to vote - so why isn't CAN? @hyundt &@r28margrant have more. bit.ly/wFCBcA
  6. As Canada grows closer to China, First Nations groups want a piece of the pie. By Yamina Tsalamlal & Brittany Corry bit.ly/wFDoZo
  7. PODCAST: How will upcoming federal spending cuts affect Ottawa's economy? @JordanAdams04 and @oliviadn find out. bit.ly/xZayL5
  8. It's not just about the pandas. How our relationship w/ China could impact clean energy. By @aaltsted & @mikemonette bit.ly/xPUbAp
  9. Calls to create an independent safety board for the offshore oil industry delayed by feds. By @hilaryduffcu& @eirewalsh bit.ly/zMOsrj
  10. This issue's top story: Online surveillance goes "Beyond the Border," by @amanda_conn and @monique_elliot. bit.ly/ySxef3
  11. Assoc. prod. @MsAndreaHill & reporters @eirewalsh/@mikemonette, working hard. Too hard to pose for the camera, in fact. twitter.com/capnewsonline/…
  12. Our talented team of reporters is hard at work preparing for our next publication (which will be out at 5 p.m., check back!)
  13. Our editorial team this week was @amanda_conn (editor), @mikemonette & Brittany Corry (APs), @m_karalis (podcast) & @KomalMinhas (video)
  14. (Dis)abilities: four stories of people doing things differently in the workforce, by @KomalMinhas & @monique_elliot
  15. Damage Control- this week's multimedia project by @missemilyrack, @aaltsted, @elizabethmcs, @r28margrant. bit.ly/1jRlLC
  16. Could a federal regulation ground Canada's transgender community? @lanacuthbertson & @danielafisher looked into it. bit.ly/yOHwgn
  17. Think mosquitoes are pesky now? Just wait another 40 years. @wwillcampbell & @MsAndreaHill have more. bit.ly/x4rmhU
  18. 100 years of female profs in Canadian academics. How far have they come? @eirewalsh & @amame89 have more. bit.ly/AhXUOa