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Battle over 5-figure pay hikes for federal judges causing unease in legal circles
CBC: Two associations of judges took the matter to court, arguing Ottawa did not adequately justify its rationale…
June 25, 2026
Canada must be ready to cut USMCA deal if one arises, Carney says
The Globe and Mail: Prime Minister Mark Carney pushed back on comments from the U.S. ambassador to Canada,…
June 25, 2026
L3Harris blindsided by Ottawa bypassing competition for surveillance jet contract
CBC: One of the leading competitors to sell Canada early warning surveillance aircraft says it was caught off…
June 25, 2026
Economists worry about data quality in Canada
The Canadian Press: The consensus estimate among economists and monetary policymakers was for real GDP growth of roughly…
June 25, 2026
News, cultural groups want clarity on copyright after Ottawa releases AI strategy
The Canadian Press: News and cultural industry groups are calling on the government to take a stand on…
June 25, 2026
Carney says six upcoming byelections will likely be spread out
The Canadian Press: Carney said in French he has not yet decided when the byelections will take place,…
June 25, 2026
Carney says he talked about Iran, NATO in wide-ranging security call with Trump
CBC: A readout from the Prime Minister’s Office, shortly after the conversation on Wednesday, referenced only the talks…
June 25, 2026
New rights, new powers, long delays: Bill C-36’s seven-step process for privacy reform to take effect
Michael Geist: The government’s recently tabled privacy reform bill would modernize many aspects of Canadian privacy law, including…
June 25, 2026
Appeals court deals biggest setback yet to Trump DOJ’s demands for confidential voter roll data
CNN: The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals said Michigan was not obligated to produce the confidential voter…
June 25, 2026
‘Salami slicing’: How China trying to increase control in Pacific
CNN: In a span of just a few weeks, China’s ships have carried out “law enforcement” activities farther…
June 25, 2026
Iraq warns it might leave OPEC if oil quota not raised, sources say
Reuters: The prospect of Iraq leaving would be a serious blow to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting…
June 25, 2026
China’s carmakers rush to Canada as ‘practice run’ for US sales
Reuters: Chinese automakers are competing fiercely to sell EVs in Canada, despite 49,000-vehicle cap on imports. Auto executives,…
June 25, 2026
Meet megadonors pouring more than $1.3 billion into 2026 election
Washington Post: But most of the money, regardless of affiliation, was given to super PACs that can legally…
June 25, 2026
New push to ready millions for AI career upheaval
Wall Street Journal: To that end, the bipartisan consortium, which includes state governments, philanthropic groups and employers ranging…
June 25, 2026
Senate Democrats investigate Trump family-linked group over Venezuela business push
Financial Times: Senate Democrats are investigating Yorkville Advisors, a financial group with ties to US President Donald Trump’s…
June 25, 2026
Meta races to replace human moderation with AI
Financial Times: The $1.4tn tech group has accelerated plans to switch to using large language models to review…
June 25, 2026
EU wants influencers to cover its summits — but only if they love bloc
Politico Europe: Influencers will be able to film content while top EU leaders meet in Brussels — as…
June 25, 2026
Trump says he’s ordered investigation into oil companies over alleged price gouging
The Guardian: “The big oil companies are not dropping their price at the pump commensurate with the sharply…
June 25, 2026
Anthropic accuses Alibaba of obtaining ‘illicit’ access to Claude
Financial Times: In a letter to Congress, Anthropic said Alibaba had conducted the “largest campaign to illicitly extract…
June 25, 2026
Under pressure from Trump, Republican-led Senate reverses course on Iran. White House asks Congress $67bn to pay for Iran war—AND MORE
Washington Post: The chamber rejected a resolution to force the president to end the war after he criticized…
June 25, 2026