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Trump and referendum talk to mark a tough-to-predict Quebec election, analysts say
The Canadian Press: The sovereigntist Parti Québécois has been leading in public opinion polls since 2023 and remains…
August 24, 2026
Poilievre wants prime minister to reconvene Parliament to discuss rejected trade deal
CBC: In a letter to Carney on Sunday, Poilievre says it’s time for the prime minister to release…
August 24, 2026
U.S. trade war will be ‘devastating’ for Canada: Trump admin
AFP: U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Canada would come out worse from tussling with President Donald Trump…
August 23, 2026
76% say Canada was right to ditch trade talks, but two-in-five have fear for their jobs
Angus Reid: New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds that support for Ottawa’s stance is at…
August 23, 2026
Secret White House bunker undercuts Trump’s ballroom lawsuit, ex-officials say
Washington Post: The facility, which was secretly completed during the Obama administration, can house dozens of people for…
August 23, 2026
How big tech captured American schools
New York Times: After Ms. Weingarten announced her union’s deal with Big Tech companies, a few teachers and…
August 23, 2026
Canada sees long trade war with US that may last beyond midterms
Bloomberg: The Canadian leader, who said he will prepare a domestic aid package to help businesses hurt by…
August 23, 2026
US vows ‘economic D-Day’ as Iran threatens to halt all oil exports
Reuters: The U.S. threatened Iran with what it called “the greatest financial offensive ever marshalled” as it prepared…
August 23, 2026
U.S.-Canada breakdown shows limits of Trump’s aggressive trade strategy
Washington Post: “It’s a big setback for Trump’s trade policy. We’re at a juncture where other countries may…
August 23, 2026
Iranian hackers shut down UK power plant
Telegraph: It is thought to be the first time that hackers affiliated to the Iranian regime have succeeded…
August 23, 2026
Bribes, betrayal … and Reform’s Nathan Gill: Inside Russia’s operation to drive wedge between Ukraine and Europe
The Nerve: Voloshyn cultivated Gill using KGB methods. There was flattery and expressions of friendship, similar to the…
August 23, 2026
Russia sabotages weapons factories across Europe
Telegraph: The Kremlin is recruiting local gang members to sabotage defence manufacturers to test Nato’s resolve. The attacks…
August 23, 2026
‘Effectively, we’re out of business’: U.S. tariffs cut Manitoba honey farm off from vast majority of customers
CBC: “It’s non-viable for us to ship to our usual customers that buy honey from us,” said Podolsky,…
August 23, 2026
Trump says Canada ‘wants the benefits’ of being U.S. state ‘without being one’ as trade dispute deepens
CBC: Trump also accused Canada of imposing “massive amounts of Tariffs” on American farmers for years. “No more!!!”…
August 23, 2026
Conservatives call on govt to release U.S. trade offer details
CBC: Conservative MP Shuvaloy Majumdar, the party’s shadow minister for Canada-U.S. relations, said in a letter to Canada-U.S.…
August 23, 2026
From business leaders to sports fans, Canada responds to trade war escalation
The Canadian Press: Not all leaders were cheering Carney’s promise to match Washington’s newest tariffs dollar-for-dollar, with Alberta…
August 23, 2026
U.S. citizen who deleted phone’s data says his prosecution puts privacy at risk
New York Times: His prosecution is one of the earliest known instances of the federal authorities charging a…
August 22, 2026
My troubling introduction to China’s all-powerful “Boss AI”
SpyTalk: “I have to say, listening to this,” I told him, “it has a creepy Orwellian vibe.” “Welcome…
August 22, 2026
‘Appeasement is not a strategy’: How media fighting back against Trump’s legal threats
Financial Times: Some media executives and analysts see growing strategic merit in fighting these cases, with one eye…
August 22, 2026
Germany plans €12B missile program to deter Putin
Politico: Internal defense ministry documents say the plan for a new long-range strike arsenal ranges from cheap cruise…
August 22, 2026