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Ships avoid Hormuz as Iran media says it’s practically shut
Bloomberg: The sharply reduced traffic offers the first signs of disruption to commodity markets from the US decision…
March 1, 2026
Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, killed in US-Israel strikes
Bloomberg: With Khamenei’s demise, a hugely consequential chapter in Iran’s modern history closes with little certainty over what…
February 28, 2026
Diplomacy shifts to war: How Trump’s team decided to attack Iran
Bloomberg: Trump’s goal was to pressure Iran’s rulers to do what they have resisted for decades: give up…
February 28, 2026
Here’s what members of Congress are saying about attacks on Iran
New York Times: As explosions rocked Tehran, Republicans largely voiced support as Democrats warned about a costly and…
February 28, 2026
Congress faces war powers votes in wake of Iran strikes
New York Times: Following the attack, Democrats and a few Republicans escalated their calls for swift votes on…
February 28, 2026
Insurers to cancel policies, raise prices for ships in Gulf, Strait of Hormuz
Financial Times: War risk insurers on Saturday submitted cancellation notices for policies covering ships moving through the key…
February 28, 2026
Putin’s friendship has limits — as Iran just found out
Politico: As Tehran was being pounded by U.S. and Israeli bombs on Saturday morning, its top diplomat dialed…
February 28, 2026
Benjamin Netanyahu’s ‘biggest decision’: Israeli leader pursues regime change in Iran
Financial Times: But analysts and former officials said Netanyahu had played an important role in ensuring that when…
February 28, 2026
Adam Zivo: Israelis hate Islamic regime, but love Iranians
Adam Zivo/National Post: Many Jewish-Canadians have said that, after October 7, the Iranian community was among the few…
February 28, 2026
Elite doctors served Jeffrey Epstein while treating his ‘girls’
New York Times: A small stable of doctors gave V.I.P. medical services to the sex offender and the…
February 28, 2026
Lorne Gunter: Poilievre’s newfound tough stance on Trump likely too little, too late
Lorne Gunter/Edmonton Journal: And he took time (in language much clearer than Carney’s) to explain many of the…
February 28, 2026
Quebec’s language watchdog calls out Montreal bakery over English TikToks
CBC: “Most publications (photos, captions, spoken language in short videos) are not available in French,” reads the Office québécois…
February 28, 2026
New Poilievre: Further from Trump, closer to Carney
Don Newman: Poilievre saying much of what Carney has been saying along with a stirring message of patriotic…
February 28, 2026
Canada supports U.S. actions in destroying Iran’s nuclear program: Carney
CBC: As U.S. President Donald Trump charges ahead with a major attack on Iran, Prime Minister Mark Carney…
February 28, 2026
PM Carney rules out Canada’s military participation in Middle East conflict
CTV: Carney made the comments in Mumbai as part of a fireside Q&A, with Indian journalist Shereen Bahn,…
February 28, 2026
Zineb Riboua: Iran question all about China
Zineb Riboua: The logic here requires no conspiracy theory to explain. Every dollar the United States spends defending…
February 28, 2026
Joe Biden warns that Trump will try to ‘steal’ midterm elections
The Guardian: “Here’s the good news,” Biden continued. “In America, the power still belongs to the people for…
February 28, 2026
Kash Patel’s girlfriend seeks fame and fortune, escorted by F.B.I. SWAT team
New York Times: To an extent not previously reported, Ms. Wilkins is escorted in her travels by Special…
February 28, 2026
OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon after Trump orders govt to stop using Anthropic
NBC: Altman said the Department of Defense “displayed a deep respect for safety and a desire to partner…
February 28, 2026
‘Massive and ongoing’: US and Israel strike Iran. Goal is regime change. Trump: Khameini dead. Iranian state media confirms.
Bloomberg: Iranian state television confirmed Khamenei’s death around 5 a.m. local time. A news presenter delivered the statement…
February 28, 2026