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Could Alberta survive financially if it separated from Canada? Economists say yes — but Albertans would suffer
Toronto Star: Albertans would incur billions of dollars in costs and run into big economic problems if the…
June 6, 2026
Ban on ‘surveillance pricing’ could threaten discounts, retailers warn
Toronto Star: As the Carney government signals a crackdown on surveillance pricing, major retailers are lobbying for weaker…
June 6, 2026
Trump urges ‘less shackled’ Pulte to fire intelligence-community employees
Wall Street Journal: In an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Friday, Trump said he has privately…
June 6, 2026
As Carney faces pressure to deliver, some Liberal MPs question his leadership style
The Globe and Mail: Three MPs described the exchange as the Prime Minister losing it on Mr. Battiste,…
June 6, 2026
Would you give an AI agent your credit card? Companies are betting so
CBC: But before the tech is commonplace, industry and cybersecurity experts say there are plenty of issues related…
June 6, 2026
Can Mark Carney get Canadians to trust AI?
CBC: As the government’s strategy acknowledges, Canadians’ trust in AI is low even as compared to citizens in…
June 6, 2026
Tehran strikes Gulf neighbors after US attack on Iranian military sites. Top Iranian official says peace talks are at deadlock—AND MORE
CNN: US forces intercepted missiles and drones launched by Iran toward the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf…
June 6, 2026
Alberta cabinet minister won’t say if he supports keeping province in Canada
CBC: “I see the media has been asking lots of politicians what their opinion and what their singular…
June 5, 2026
Is Carney a yeller or just a ‘demanding’ boss? Liberal MPs have thoughts
National Post: ‘He’s a no bullsh-t kind of person. If he says it, he means it,’ described one…
June 5, 2026
Canadian employers paying price after AI proves unable to replace laid off staff
The Globe and Mail: “While [AI] can automate some of those routine tasks, [employers] underestimated how much human…
June 5, 2026
Putin rejects Zelenskyy’s offer to meet and reaffirms Ukraine war aims
The Guardian: Russian president describes Ukrainian counterpart’s letter as rude and says he sees no point in face-to-face…
June 5, 2026
Trump admin puts in writing to courts that $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund is dead
CNN: The Justice Department told two federal judges on Friday that cases challenging President Donald Trump’s “anti-weaponization fund”…
June 5, 2026
Mexico starting to push back against Trump’s pressure campaign
Wall Street Journal: “An event of this magnitude is unprecedented in the history of our bilateral relationship,” Sheinbaum…
June 5, 2026
Google to pay SpaceX $920 million a month for compute capacity at xAI data centers
CNBC: Days before a planned IPO that’s expected to raise record sums of cash, SpaceX has inked a…
June 5, 2026
‘60 Minutes’ stars will stay because they don’t want show to ‘die’
New York Times: Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim said on Friday in an email to the…
June 5, 2026
US journalist pleads guilty to working as China’s agent
BBC: Thomas Weir Pauken II, 50, “admitted to being part of a conspiracy to obtain sensitive information from…
June 5, 2026
One year on, Italy still waiting for answers from Paragon over spyware scandal
Wired: In 2025, Graphite spyware was detected on the phones of Italian journalists and activists. Prosecutors have not…
June 5, 2026
AI upending one of Finance’s cushiest jobs
Bloomberg: Wealth managers, who can make upwards of $500,000, are confronting a chatbot reckoning. …A growing share of…
June 5, 2026
Trump says US may take equity stakes in AI companies
Financial Times: The US may take equity stakes in AI companies such as OpenAI so that “American people…
June 5, 2026
Patel said to have fired five F.B.I. analysts over memo on Catholic extremists
New York Times: The Trump administration on Friday fired five F.B.I. employees tied to a 2023 internal intelligence…
June 5, 2026