👤 David Thurton

9 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
9
2026-09-04 – 2026-11-02
Claims per article
34
306 extracted in total
Hedged claims
15%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
5,476
characters
Writes for CBC News.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Politics
78%
Environment
22%
Most-tagged topics
CanadaCanadianOttawaU.S.CBC NewsLiberalthe European UnionAlberta

Leaning

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2 scored articles; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.19 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-11-02 · CBC News · Politics
Commonwealth secretary-general pitches group as 'alternative' to U.S. trade
20 outlets covered this event
2026-10-30 · CBC News · Politics
Canada finding 'solutions' on EU carbon tariff threat: Carney
17 outlets covered this event
2026-09-28 · CBC News · Politics
Speed over species? What experts are saying about Ottawa's new major projects bill
5 outlets covered this event
2026-09-04 · CBC News · Environment
Canadians are being warned to prepare for a 5 C hotter future
3 outlets covered this event
2026-10-28 · CBC News · Politics
Canada facing carbon tariff threat from European Union: internal documents
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-24 · CBC News · Environment
Nature vs. bulldozers: The environment minister's balancing act at UN nature summit
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-09-04 · CBC News
Canadians are being warned to prepare for a 5 C hotter future
🔮 Canadians should prepare for a 5 C hotter future, report warns In Nunavut, warming in winter could exceed 10 C assertive
2026-09-21 · CBC News
Carney government dealt an early blow in climate litigation
🔮 Justice Patrick Gleeson sided with the young people and the environmental advocates who are asking the court to hear what could be a landmark case on the federal government's climate accountability legislation. mixed
2026-09-28 · CBC News
Speed over species? What experts are saying about Ottawa's new major projects bill
🔮 What experts are saying about Ottawa's new major projects bill Feds call it one of the most important bills in a generation The new Building Canada Strong Act contains a list of measures that Prime Minister Mark Carney says will get projects moving faster in the face of major threats to Canada's economy from U.S. President Donald Trump. mixed
2026-10-03 · CBC News
Internal documents show why Ottawa is worried about the Alberta referendum, even if the province votes to stay
🔮 It also flags that federal pension laws are "flawed" and might not be up to the task of dealing with the possibility of Alberta exiting the Canada Pension Plan. assertive
2026-10-07 · CBC News
Liberal MP calls for more safeguards in new bill to fast-track development projects
🔮 Among the issues the MP flagged: too much discretion for ministers to exempt projects from environmental regulations, compressed timelines which may prevent Indigenous communities and NGOs from giving meaningful input and allowing construction to begin before an environmental assessment is complete. assertive
2026-10-24 · CBC News
Nature vs. bulldozers: The environment minister's balancing act at UN nature summit
🔮 In 2025, the minister said Ottawa would support the conservation of an area of land that's the size of Japan. assertive
2026-10-28 · CBC News
Canada facing carbon tariff threat from European Union: internal documents
🔮 The memo from Global Affairs Canada signed on Dec. 10, 2025, describes the CBAM as a "border charge" or "effectively a 'carbon tariff.'" With the Canada-EU Summit this week in Montreal, Ottawa's diplomats continue to seek an agreement with Brussels before Canadian exporters face additional compliance costs and a carbon charge that European importers will have to pay at the border in 2027. assertive
2026-10-30 · CBC News
Canada finding 'solutions' on EU carbon tariff threat: Carney
🔮 Ambassador says the EU will recognize Canada's carbon price Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa has made progress on a trade irritant with the European Union — a carbon tariff on energy intensive Canadian exports. assertive
2026-11-02 · CBC News
Commonwealth secretary-general pitches group as 'alternative' to U.S. trade
🔮 As King Charles, in his ceremonial role as head of the Commonwealth, presides over opening ceremonies and hosts official lunch and dinner events with Commonwealth leaders Tuesday, American voters will be casting their verdict on the Trump administration's increasingly volatile trade and foreign policy agenda. assertive
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