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Liberals lead by 14, as a majority in every region approves of Carney govt performance
Bruce Anderson: Most of those who voted NDP and BQ, and a third of those who voted Conservative…
April 12, 2026
Frechette to be Quebec’s next premier after winning CAQ leadership
CBC: Fréchette replaces François Legault, who announced his intention to step down in January with the party slumping…
April 12, 2026
Milobar drops campaign manager after Elections B.C. investigation into anti-Rustad website, mail outs
The Canadian Press: The announcement comes after Milobar issued statement on April 9 that says “preliminary discussions” with…
April 12, 2026
An Iran war winner: China’s green industrial complex
Wall Street Journal: The answer for many is more solar and wind power plus electric vehicles—even if that…
April 12, 2026
‘All singing, all dancing’ robot joins Lloyds bank boardroom
Times UK: Advent of an AI ‘board bot’ marks a first for a Footsie company and it will…
April 12, 2026
U.S. to blockade ships from Iranian ports as Trump weighs limited strikes
New York Times: The U.S. military said on Sunday that it would blockade any ships “entering or departing…
April 12, 2026
Orbán’s 16-year rule over Hungary ends in crushing election defeat
Politico: With more than 29 percent of the vote counted, Magyar’s Tisza party was projected to win 132…
April 12, 2026
Fraud accusations fly as Hungarians vote in contentious election
Politico: Orbán supporters are already gearing up for a confrontation once the results come in, with experts warning…
April 12, 2026
Hungarians vote in election that could oust Orban, rattle Russia and Europe’s Right
Reuters: Opinion polls have shown Orban’s Fidesz party trailing Peter Magyar‘s upstart centre-right opposition Tisza party by 7-9…
April 12, 2026
Iran aims to restore majority of refining capability within two months
Reuters: Deputy Minister of Oil Mohammad Sadeq Azimifar told the Student News Network that repair work had begun…
April 12, 2026
Terry Newman: Tech exec pitches Liberal convention on $500k exit tax for educated Canadians
National Post: Patrick Pichette, now living in London after building his career at Microsoft and Google on easy…
April 12, 2026
Campbell Clark: Liberals celebrate imminent majority with touch of old hubris
Campbell Clark/The Globe and Mail: It was also exorbitantly self-congratulatory for a one-year-old government. Mr. Carney’s speech took…
April 12, 2026
Silver lining in Iran war ceasefire for Canada’s oil and gas industry
CBC: “It’ll be easier for the Canadian government to argue for greater investment from Asian countries in Canadian…
April 12, 2026
Quebec to get new premier today as CAQ leadership race concludes
CBC: Drainville, 62, has positioned himself as the candidate best suited to defend Quebec identity and to adopt…
April 12, 2026
German far right pledges migrant deportations and Russian school exchanges
Financial Times: The manifesto describes Germany’s postwar efforts to confront its Nazi past as perpetuating a “neurosis” that…
April 11, 2026
Gas prices turn gig worker economy upside down
Wall Street Journal: Drivers and delivery workers are adjusting schedules, turning down longer rides, and working more hours…
April 11, 2026
‘Snoopy’, ‘Adolf’ and ‘Password’: Hungarian govt passwords exposed online
Bellingcat: Some government workers used easy-to-guess passwords such as variations of the word “Password” or the number sequence…
April 11, 2026
Over 4,732 messages, he fell in love with an AI chatbot. Now he’s dead.
Wall Street Journal: Jonathan Gavalas was a seemingly healthy and even-keeled 36-year-old when he began chatting with Gemini,…
April 11, 2026
Taiwan and Trump-Xi meeting
Wall Street Journal | Editorial Board: Taiwan’s opposition party leader Cheng Li-wun is on a rare trip to…
April 11, 2026
NP View: Iran about to become more bloodthirsty than ever
National Post: While it would be easy to pass off Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s declaration of “victory”…
April 11, 2026