Only 19% Of Albertans Want To Vote On The Separatism Referendum
Alberta’s separation campaign is gaining institutional attention without clear evidence of provincewide demand, turning the province’s October referendum path into a political-risk exercise rather than a straightforward independence surge. The latest Ipsos poll shows the hard exit option would begin far behind. In a hypothetical binding referendum, separation drew 18% support, while 72% of Albertans […]
Paramount Skydance Faces Imminent State Antitrust Challenge Over Warner Bros. Acquisition
Senior officials in roughly 10 states are drafting an antitrust complaint to block Paramount Skydance’s (NASDAQ: PSKY) $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD), with a potential filing as soon as this month. State officials have been focused on how the combined company would affect its bargaining power over filmmakers and TV producers. […]
Senate Passes $70B Immigration Bill 52-47
The U.S. Senate passed a $70 billion immigration enforcement bill early Friday, voting 52-47 and handing the Trump administration a win it nearly fumbled over a fight that had nothing to do with the border. The measure now goes to the House, which is not expected to take it up before next week. Nearly all […]
ISS Sees Shelter In Place Order Lifted After Repairs Made To Air Leaks
Two new air leaks erupted inside the International Space Station’s Zvezda service module on Friday morning, forcing NASA to order all four Crew-12 astronauts into their docked Crew Dragon and suit up for a possible emergency evacuation. The shelter-in-place order came at 9:04 a.m. ET, the latest, and most acute, flare-up in a months-long standoff […]
Gold Crashes to $4,350 as U.S. Job Numbers Surge Past Forecasts
Gold cratered to $4,350 per ounce after a blowout U.S. jobs report shattered expectations and forced traders to rethink how much rate relief the Federal Reserve will deliver this year. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 172,000 nonfarm payroll additions in May, more than double the economist consensus of approximately 85,000. April’s count was revised […]
Orla Mining Reaffirms Camino Rojo Guidance as Blockade Ends
Orla Mining (TSX: OLA) has reiterated its 2026 production target at Camino Rojo, confirming that the open pit gold and silver operation is running again after an illegal blockade that had idled the site since the start of June. The Company said the blockade has ended and operations have resumed, and that, barring further interruptions, […]
Canada’s Labour Market Stages a Sharp Reversal With 88,000 Jobs Added in May
Canada’s labour market staged its sharpest reversal in six months in May, adding 88,000 jobs when economists had pencilled in roughly 10,000. The unemployment rate fell 0.3 percentage points to 6.6%, its lowest reading since April. The report lands two days before the Bank of Canada’s rate decision on June 10. The gain was the […]
American Eagle Gold Walks Away From Pacific Booker Takeover Bid
American Eagle Gold (TSXV: AE) has abandoned its hostile pursuit of Pacific Booker Minerals (TSXV: BKM), terminating a takeover bid that still had nearly two months left to run before its scheduled expiry. The decision, effective immediately, means none of the Pacific Booker shares tendered into the offer will be purchased, and deposited shares are […]
Trulieve Becomes First U.S. Cannabis Company to Secure a NYSE Listing
Trulieve Cannabis (CSE: TRUL) is about to cross a threshold the U.S. cannabis industry has spent years waiting for, with the company announcing this morning that it is set to uplist to a major American exchange. The company said its subordinate voting shares have been cleared to list on the New York Stock Exchange, where […]
Supreme Court Unanimously Backs SEC Power to Strip Illegal Gains Without Proving Investor Loss
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 on June 4 that the Securities and Exchange Commission can force wrongdoers to surrender illegal profits even when it cannot identify specific investors who lost money — preserving one of the agency’s most powerful enforcement tools and resolving a split among federal appeals courts. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the majority […]