A US Bill Wants To Recast Canada’s Online Streaming Act As Trade Harm
Canada’s online streaming regime is becoming a test of whether a domestic cultural-funding rule can be treated by Washington as a trade injury before the CRTC’s own payment framework is fully settled. Pennsylvania Rep. Lloyd Smucker’s bill, Protecting American Streaming and Innovation Act, would require the US Trade Representative to investigate Canada’s implementation of the […]
US Pauses 86-Year Old Canada Defense Forum, Thanks To Carney’s Rhetoric
Canada’s oldest defense habit with Washington has become an early stress test for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s promise that Ottawa can spend more, rely less on the US, and still keep American confidence in continental security. The Trump administration has paused the Permanent Joint Board on Defense, a Canada-US forum dating back to 1940, less […]
Did Gulf Leaders Really Ask Trump To Delay Iran Strike?
The immediate question after President Donald Trump’s Iran strike pause is not only whether Washington has stepped back from war, but whether the Gulf leaders he named have publicly confirmed the role he assigned to them. Trump said he postponed a planned US military attack on Iran after being asked by Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim […]
San Diego Officials Confirm Active Mosque Shooting
San Diego officials were still managing a dangerous information gap Monday after police described the response at the Islamic Center of San Diego as contained but not fully resolved, with authorities confirming a major active-shooter response while leaving the suspect’s status, motive, and casualty count unclear. The incident unfolded at the Islamic Center in Clairemont, […]
Ottawa Signals Trans Mountain Could Stay Public as Privatization Window Closes
The federal government’s plan to privatize Trans Mountain Corp. is quietly dying, and the executives running the pipeline and its Crown parent spent a Toronto luncheon on May 11 making the case for keeping it that way. Elizabeth Wademan, head of Canada Development Investment Corp., the Crown corporation that holds Trans Mountain as a subsidiary, […]
US Seeks Long-Term Military Rights In Greenland
Washington’s Greenland strategy is moving beyond military access and into control over the island’s future investment choices, raising the prospect that a future independent Greenland could inherit limits on both its security policy and its major foreign deals before it becomes a state. The New York Times, citing interviews with officials in Washington, Copenhagen, and […]
“Fire Doug Ford” Petition Gains Ground, But Can It Succeed?
A Change.org campaign demanding Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s removal is asking Ontario’s legislature for an outcome that voters cannot trigger under the province’s current election rules. The petition, titled “Fire Doug Ford (Recall An Elected Official),” appears on Change.org as a campaign addressed to the Ontario Legislature. It currently shows 2,050 verified signatures, while the […]
Russia Hit a Chinese Ship One Night Before Putin’s Beijing Summit
A Russian drone struck a Chinese-owned cargo ship in the Black Sea overnight, Ukraine announced Monday — one day before Russian President Vladimir Putin departs for a two-day state visit to Beijing to meet with Xi Jinping. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the strike in a social media post, saying drones had targeted the Odesa […]
SpaceX’s Prospectus Is Coming—and the Hype Is Already Ahead of the Numbers
SpaceX is about to file its public prospectus — the first time the world will see the financials behind a company targeting a $1.75 trillion valuation, a $75 billion raise, and the largest initial public offering ever recorded. Pricing is set for June 11, with trading beginning the following day on the Nasdaq under the […]
Starbucks Cuts 300 Corporate Jobs and Closes Four Regional Offices
Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) cut 300 US corporate jobs and shuttered four regional offices on Friday — the company’s third round of layoffs since CEO Brian Niccol took over in September 2024. The affected roles are in marketing, human resources, and supply chain. Offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, and Burbank, California, will close; Seattle, New York, […]