TOP CLICKS: The week that was in viral stories
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Some stories set the world on fire. And these ones are the most popular online stories from the past seven days, clicked on by Sun readers like you.
Here are our top stories:
Carrie Underwood reportedly threw ‘hissy fit’ after Donald Trump inauguration performance
In a one-two punch, tales of Carrie Underwood were tops in this week’s stories after technical difficulties during her performance at Donald Trump’s inauguration forced her to ad lib and sing a cappella.
The American Idol winner and soon-to-be-judge on the reality competition handled it like a pro. But once the cameras were off, she reportedly unleashed her anger.
Underwood was apparently miffed about not being “afforded the same level of respect” as some singers at previous presidential inaugurations such as Beyonce and Lady Gaga, Mark Daniell reported, and was left fuming that she didn’t get a proper “stage or platform” and was left feeling “cramped and uncomfortable” in the setting.
Carrie Underwood’s alleged list of demands for Trump’s inauguration performance revealed
Of course, when it rains, it pours, and there were ensuing reports that the country star had a long list of requests before she signed on to sing America the Beautiful at Trump’s swearing-in ceremony.
One insider called her “the inauguration day diva,” telling anyone and everyone that “Trump called her personally to ask her to perform.”
She also reportedly hired an army of security, requested a handmade designer dress for the performance, and “demanded she be allowed a team of 20.”
SIMMONS SAYS: Blue Jays must sack Shapiro and Atkins before franchise becomes irrelevant
After years — years! — of developing next to no players who have made a difference, a disastrous 2023-2024 season and the previous season’s playoff blunder, isn’t about time Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins get shown the door, Steve Simmons asked.
For that matter, he also questions whether Blue Jays owner Ed Rogers — and soon-to-be majority owner of the Maple Leafs, Raptors, Toronto FC and Argos, and the most powerful man in the history of Canadian sport — is going to say anything, or whether Shapiro and Atkins can state their case and justify their own existence as the least popular, most ostracized sporting executives Toronto has ever known.
Joe Rogan calls Justin Trudeau every foul word you’ve ever heard: ‘I don’t talk this way about anybody’
Justin Trudeau has already announced he is stepping down as Canada’s prime minister but his exit can’t come quick enough for Joe Rogan, who called the outgoing Liberal Leader and PM every bad name in the book.
That’s a lot of names in a big book, so note that a LOT of expletives are repeated by Mark Daniell — consider yourselves warned.
Rogan went on a tear during his podcast, blasting Canada’s Online Harms Act, which targets freedom of expression on the internet.
“They don’t have free speech up there. They don’t have the First Amendment. They have different laws. They have hate speech laws, which are very dangerous … They want 78 fake genders … I don’t even go to Canada anymore … It’s on the same patch of land as us and it’s f—ed,” Rogan ranted.
Rogan, who has previously endorsed Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, did hope for some “meaningful change” in Canada after all the “woke s—.”
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Canada’s $52B EV gamble didn’t pay off, observers say
With tides turning south of the border and electric vehicle sales not meeting expectations, Canada’s big bet on EV manufacturing may have been all for nothing.
Since 2020, the federal government entered into deals with 13 manufacturers that, according to a June report by the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO), now represent $52.5 billion in various government investments and subsidies across the EV supply chain.
Among the executive orders signed by Donald Trump on his first day in office was ending electric vehicle mandates established by his predecessor dictating that 50% of all new car sales by 2030 in the U.S. must be EVs, with a full ban on internal combustion engines by 2035.
With the Trudeau Liberals’ zero emission vehicle rebate program running out of money earlier this month, Canada’s auto industry held a press conference on Parliament Hill last week calling for an end to Canada’s mandates.
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