Latest News
“Developers don’t want to sell at a loss”: PM Carney on Vancouver condo bailout
Sam Cooper/The Bureau: Ottawa and Victoria want the public to absorb Vancouver’s unsold condos. Evidence suggests that unsold…
June 22, 2026
Alan Greenspan, former head of Federal Reserve, dies at 100
CNN: During his time at the Fed, Greenspan’s public comments became famous for their dense, difficult-to-understand prose, forcing…
June 22, 2026
Loophole in patent law brings ‘miracle drug’ to patients who can’t afford it
New York Times: A generic version of a breakthrough cystic fibrosis drug, manufactured in Bangladesh for a fraction…
June 22, 2026
Democratic turnout is up, even in Republican districts
Washington Post: More voters are casting ballots for Democrats compared with the numbers in previous midterms, fueling the…
June 22, 2026
Germany’s spy agency comes in from cold
Financial Times: Berlin wants to loosen the shackles on the BND as part of a Europe-wide drive to…
June 22, 2026
Robots will replace 700,000 delivery workers ‘sooner or later’, warns JD.com boss
Financial Times: “In the future, when robots are delivering parcels, sooner or later, there will be a day…
June 22, 2026
Vance hails ‘very good day’ of US-Iran negotiations. High hopes and big challenges—AND MORE
CNN: US Vice President JD Vance touted a “very, very good day” of negotiations Sunday between the US…
June 22, 2026
Young tech-hopefuls are building own AI experience to land internships as university courses try to catch up
The Globe and Mail: “We are seeing a very big shift from, we are hiring you for your…
June 22, 2026
Joly top-lobbied minister in May, steel industry pushes for relief measures as Canada marks one year of U.S. steel tariffs
The Hill Times: Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced on June 3 that measures to protect the domestic steel…
June 22, 2026
After Grit MPs on House Health Committee spent month blocking probe into Canada Health Infoway’s $300-million terminated PrescribeIT program, minister orders audit, review
The Hill Times: While Liberal MPs tried to squeeze one more study into the schedule, Conservatives held firm…
June 22, 2026
Australia and Canada sign $1.75B deal to build long-range radar in Canada
Toronto Star: Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles and Canadian Secretary of State (Defense Procurement) Stephen Fuhr signed the…
June 22, 2026
U.K. grooming gang report details horrific child exploitation
Terry Newman/National Post: The independent, 219-page report was released on June 16. A crowdfunding campaign raised 794,677 pounds…
June 22, 2026
Spark of subsidies fading fast
The Globe and Mail: The latest report from Quebec’s Auditor-General, Christine Roy, adds to a vast literature of…
June 22, 2026
If Canada Auto can’t survive, let it fade away. Courting China is not solution
Christopher Worswick/The Globe and Mail: Instead of propping it up, we should let the Canadian auto sector phase…
June 22, 2026
Short-term rentals fuel human trafficking in Canada. One Prairie city trying to fight back
The Globe and Mail: Traffickers are increasingly turning to rental platforms such as Airbnb because the units are…
June 22, 2026
Federal nuclear strategy aims to have 10 new large-scale reactors built in Canada, expand Candu’s international footprint
The Globe and Mail: The federal government wants to dramatically scale up the use of nuclear power and…
June 22, 2026
Montréal-Nord family alleges abuse of police power after birthday party pepper spraying
CBC: Estimé and his family believe that their race was a factor in the treatment received. “It doesn’t…
June 22, 2026
White nationalist group visiting Canadian locations trying to normalize extremism, says former neo-Nazi
CBC: ‘They’re tapping into the crisis in masculinity that already exists,’ says Vancouver-based anti-hate activist…
June 22, 2026
Keir Starmer resigns as prime minister and leader of Labour Party
BBC: In a statement outside 10 Downing Street, the PM says his party has been asking whether he’s…
June 22, 2026
Microsoft’s Satya Nadella: We can’t let AI giants eat economy
Wall Street Journal: “You can’t say, hey, all white-collar jobs are gone and this could even be a…
June 21, 2026