Toronto Votes 21-3 to Launch 4 Public Grocery Stores in Low-Income Areas
Toronto city council has greenlit a pioneering plan to establish four municipally operated grocery stores, aiming to ease the burden of soaring food costs for residents in underserved neighborhoods. The vote, passing 21-3 on March 26, 2026, marks a bold step to address food insecurity in Canada’s largest city. Spearheaded by Councillor Anthony Perruzza of […]
Yuan, Not Dollars: Iran’s Hormuz Toll Booth Picks Its Currency
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has begun accepting yuan-denominated passage fees in the Strait of Hormuz, routing payments through Chinese maritime intermediaries while Tehran’s parliament advances legislation to make the practice permanent, shipping intelligence firm Lloyd’s List confirmed Thursday. The system — which maritime analysts have labeled the “Tehran Toll Booth” — runs through IRGC-linked […]
Did Trump Lie About Iran ‘Gifting’ the US 8 (or 10?) ‘Boats of Oil’?
President Donald Trump told his Cabinet on Thursday that Iran allowed eight to 10 oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz as a goodwill gesture in back-channel negotiations — but tanker tracking data found no evidence supporting that number, raising questions about the basis for one of Trump’s most prominent diplomatic claims of […]
Liberals Table Bill C-25 To Curb Long Election Ballots
The Liberal government is moving to curb oversized election ballots through Bill C-25, the Strong and Free Elections Act, by tightening nomination rules that the Longest Ballot Committee has used to crowd high-profile races with protest candidates. The bill focuses on the nomination process rather than ballot design itself, aiming to block repeat tactics that […]
Meta Loses $130 Billion in a Day After Back-to-Back Child Safety Verdicts
Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META) lost approximately $130 billion in market capitalization on Thursday after back-to-back jury verdicts found the company legally responsible for harming young users — rulings that investors fear could expose the social media giant to hundreds of billions of dollars in future liability. Meta’s stock closed down nearly 8% Thursday, its steepest […]
FBI Director Kash Patel’s Personal Email Hacked in Iran-Linked Cyberattack
FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email account has been compromised in a cyberattack attributed to the Iran-linked hacking group Handala, the Department of Justice confirmed. The breach, which raises fresh concerns about national security and the vulnerability of high-ranking officials, marks a bold escalation in cyber threats targeting U.S. government figures. Handala, a group known […]
UAE Pushes Khorfakkan-Dammam Trade Corridor To Bypass Hormuz Chokehold
The UAE is advancing a Sharjah-to-Saudi trade corridor that would reroute cargo around the Strait of Hormuz, shifting part of Gulf logistics toward the Gulf of Oman and reducing dependence on a chokepoint that handles roughly 20% of global oil trade. The corridor centres on Khorfakkan, a port in Sharjah positioned outside the Strait on […]
QatarEnergy Declares Force Majeure on LNG Shipments, Halting Up to 90 Cargoes Through May
QatarEnergy, a cornerstone of global liquefied natural gas supply, has declared force majeure on several long-term contracts, canceling obligations to customers in Italy, Belgium, South Korea, and China. The move could impact as many as 90 cargoes through May, exacerbating an already strained market where 20% of worldwide LNG flows are disrupted by the Hormuz […]
Anonymity Stays But Verification Gets Tougher On Reddit
Reddit is introducing a new verification framework that pairs mandatory age checks in some jurisdictions with broader human-authentication tools. CEO Steve Huffman framed the change bluntly in a platform post: “Reddit is for people,” with the company’s near-term priority focused on distinguishing humans from automated accounts. The rollout has three main parts. First, Reddit will […]
Canada Nears Free-Trade Deal with Mercosur Bloc by End of 2026
Canada is on track to finalize a free-trade agreement with South America’s Mercosur bloc by the end of 2026, with negotiations gaining momentum and a potential signing targeted for September or October, according to government officials from Canada, Argentina, and Brazil. The talks, which restarted last year after stalling in 2021, have progressed at a […]