Ottawa Buys Time on Environmental Review Overhaul as Critics Close In
Federal legislation overhauling how major projects get environmental approval won’t land until fall, after Ottawa quietly extended the public consultation deadline on two contentious discussion papers from the week of June 9 to July 22, well past the point where Parliament can do anything about it. The House rises in mid-June and doesn’t return until […]
US Dairy Groups Target Canada’s Protein Ahead Of CUSMA Review
Canada’s next dairy fight with the US may turn on a customs classification problem: a once-small protein-isolate trade line has become large enough to put pressure on CUSMA’s product-specific dairy controls. The US Dairy Export Council and the National Milk Producers Federation are urging USTR to use the 2026 CUSMA joint review to address Canadian […]
Canada To Fund AI Firms And Take Equity Stakes
Ottawa wants to help Canadian AI companies scale, but equity stakes plus federal procurement could make the government both backer and buyer of the same firms. Bloomberg reported that Canada will provide funding to help artificial intelligence companies scale and plans to take equity stakes in some of the country’s most promising firms. However, the […]
Amid CBS Shuffle, Is Joe Rogan Replacing Anderson Cooper On 60 Minutes?
Joe Rogan’s name has been floated around 60 Minutes at the same time CBS News is cutting loose some of the program’s most recognizable figures, but there is still no confirmed evidence that the podcaster is being lined up to replace Anderson Cooper. The confirmed story: Anderson Cooper has left 60 Minutes after nearly two […]
Toronto’s Chow Vs. FIFA: The Battle Of Bottled Water
Toronto’s World Cup affordability fight has moved from ticketing to tap water, putting Mayor Olivia Chow against FIFA over a stadium rule that the city is helping pay to host but cannot fully control. Chow criticized FIFA after the tournament organizer updated its Stadium Code of Conduct to block fans from bringing reusable water bottles […]
Tension In The Caucus? Liberal MPs Test Carney’s Grip On Majority Government
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s narrow Liberal majority has turned caucus discipline from an internal management issue into a governing risk, as anonymous MPs allege that dissent is being squeezed just as the prime minister has gained more room to legislate. The Liberals’ parliamentary position changed materially in April. Three special-election wins pushed the party to […]
UK and France Finalize 15 Nation Hormuz Mine Clearing Plan
Plans have been reportedly finalized for a coalition-based mine clearing mission in the Strait of Hormuz. The campaign, to be lead jointly by the United Kingdom and France, is set to see 15 nations participate in an effort to clear the strait, as per reporting by Bloomberg. Military planners across the coalition are said to […]
John Bolton Plea Deal Sidesteps Classified Documents Trial
John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser and later one of his most prominent Republican critics, is expected to plead guilty to one count of illegal retention of sensitive national security documents, CNN reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. CNN also reported that Bolton has agreed to pay a fine of more […]
Silver47 Targets Resource Growth With 10,000 Metre Red Mountain Drill Program
Silver47 Exploration (TSXV: AGA) is heading into its largest exploration season to date at the Red Mountain silver and critical minerals project in Alaska.
Orla Mining Wins Ruling Against Camino Rojo Blockade as Authorities Order It Lifted
Mexico’s federal labour authority has handed Orla Mining (TSX: OLA) a decision it has been waiting for. The government’s Labour Authority has ruled that the blockade at its Camino Rojo gold and silver mine is illegal, and the union that represents its workers has been told to bring it to an end. The ruling came […]