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Elections Alberta to start distributing mail-in ballots for October referendum
The Canadian Press: Elections Alberta’s website says those who have previously registered for a special ballot will soon…
September 1, 2026
China warns of ‘consequences’ over Taiwan presence at Pacific leaders meeting
Reuters: “There will always be consequences,” Qian Bo, China’s special envoy for Pacific island affairs, said of Taiwan…
September 1, 2026
Head of Defence Investment Agency to step down after one year in job, sources say
The Globe and Mail: The sources told The Globe and Mail that Mr. Guzman is frustrated by the…
August 31, 2026
Liberals sweep all three federal byelections
The Canadian Press: The Liberals swept a trio of federal byelections on Monday night, adding one more member to the…
August 31, 2026
Liberals win Chicoutimi-Le Fjord byelection
CTV: Gobeil, a dairy farmer and former president of the Quebec Dairy Farmers Association, held a sizable lead…
August 31, 2026
BYD asked about taking over Canadian Stellantis plant, mayor says
Bloomberg: Patrick Brown, the mayor of Brampton, Ontario, said BYD approached him about six months ago to talk…
August 31, 2026
Carney names Dominic Barton as chair of Invest in Canada, replaces CEO
The Canadian Press: Carney announced Monday that Dominic Barton, the former Canadian ambassador to China and a well-known…
August 31, 2026
EU wants to convince China to curb exports to bloc
Politico EU: “Mechanically, if you look at our deficit issue, what’s needed is the increase of European products…
August 31, 2026
Canada hosts U.S., Chinese military leaders at Indo-Pacific defence forum
Global: Canada’s chief of defence staff, Gen. Jennie Carignan, is co-hosting an annual meeting of military leaders from Indo-Pacific…
August 31, 2026
Carney meets business leaders to discuss U.S. trade, says PM’s office
The Canadian Press: Twenty-three companies were identified as attendees, including RBC, Enbridge, Bell Canada and Bombardier. CN Rail,…
August 31, 2026
Banman blasts ‘fringe’ circle around B.C. Conservative leader as caucus shrinks again
The Canadian Press: Banman, now among seven MLAs who have left the Conservative ranks this month, was scathing…
August 31, 2026
Republican Party revokes CBC/Radio-Canada media accreditation for upcoming midterm convention
CBC: CBC official says public broadcaster hopes ‘disappointing’ decision will be resconsidered …Republican lawmakers and Trump administration officials…
August 31, 2026
America ‘not at war’ with Canada, insists U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
CBC: Bessent says Carney’s ‘doing what is best for the Liberal Party, what’s best for Mark Carney,’ not…
August 31, 2026
Trump vows to hit Iran hard after first exchanges of fire in a month. U.S. strikes may have targeted new type of Iranian naval mine
Reuters: The exchange highlighted how quickly a conflict that has increasingly been fought through sanctions, blockades and economic…
August 31, 2026
AI burnout hits people charged with defending hospitals and banks from hackers
Bloomberg: “Cyberdefenders around the world are sitting at the pointy end of trying to defend systems in this…
August 31, 2026
Bank of England chief warns new AI models threaten global financial stability
CNBC: “Frontier AI may have the ability materially to alter the speed, scale and economics of cyber risk,…
August 31, 2026
Price of Russian paranoia
Foreign Affairs: Yet rule by spy hunting and paranoia has also come with significant costs. As state institutions…
August 31, 2026
Mysterious drone. Mercedes RV. Chinese intelligence puzzle in New Mexico desert
CNN: China is believed to pressure or incentivize ordinary civilians into doing what one official termed “nuisance surveillance”…
August 31, 2026
Trump keeps stacking up ‘emergency’ wins at Supreme Court
CNN: Trump has won more than 70% of the emergency cases his Department of Justice has filed at…
August 31, 2026
Trump mocks data-center opponents as wanting to stay ‘backwards and poor’
New York Times: “The only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is if…
August 31, 2026