Gov. Henry McMaster Names Lindsey Graham’s Sister as Interim Senator

South Carolina’s governor appointed Darline Graham Nordone to finish her late brother’s Senate term, calling it a tribute Trump had personally pushed for.
Trump Formally Restarts Iran War, Address Set for Thursday

The US and Iran ceasefire is over. Trump has notified Congress, ordered a third night of strikes, and will address the nation Thursday.
Judge Voids Trump’s $1.776B IRS Settlement, Orders Sanctions On His Lawyers

A federal judge has dismantled the legal foundation of President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, concluding that the case was never a genuine dispute between opposing parties but instead an attempt to secure judicial legitimacy for a negotiated agreement that could not have survived normal litigation. In a 56-page order issued Monday, […]
Pathways Alliance MOU Sets Timeline for Carbon Capture Project

Canada, Alberta and the Oil Sands Alliance have signed a trilateral memorandum of understanding that ties oil sands production growth and a new West Coast export pipeline to a schedule of emissions cuts totalling 16 million tonnes per annum on a net basis. The MOU, effective July 2, involves Canadian Natural Resources, Suncor Energy, Cenovus […]
Bridge Over Troubled Deal: Why Canada Rewrote the Gordie Howe Bridge Agreement

For much of 2026, the Gordie Howe International Bridge stood ready to become North America’s newest trade artery. The engineering was largely complete. The diplomatic work was not. Instead of opening on schedule, the roughly $4.7 billion crossing became entangled in negotiations between Washington and Ottawa after President Donald Trump objected to the original operating […]
Canada Deepens Palantir Ties With $7.4M Annual Software License Deal—Report

Canada’s Department of National Defence plans to spend $7.4 million each year on two software licences from Palantir Technologies, the Investigative Journalism Foundation reports, expanding the US data-analytics company’s role within the Canadian military. The department disclosed the planned purchase after the Investigative Journalism Foundation asked why the agreement had not appeared in the federal […]
Alberta Won An Award, But It’s Not Good News

Alberta’s government has received a national “secrecy award” after the province’s information and privacy commissioner found that public bodies had used practices that did not comply with freedom-of-information law. The Canadian Association of Journalists, the Centre for Free Expression at Toronto Metropolitan University, and Canadian Journalists for Free Expression named Alberta the provincial winner of […]
US Will Be “Guardian Angel Of The Strait”, Trump Says; Demands 20% Toll Fee

President Donald Trump said Monday that the US will assume responsibility for securing the Strait of Hormuz and seek payment from countries that benefit from the waterway, proposing what would be a major shift in how Washington approaches one of the world’s most strategically important shipping lanes. In a Fox News interview cited by CBS […]
Saudi-Backed Forces Target Yemeni Airport Ahead of Iranian Flight

Airstrikes hit the runway at Sanaa International Airport on Monday as an Iranian aircraft approached Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital, opening a new confrontation between the Iran-aligned group and Saudi-backed forces after years of uneasy de-escalation. Yemen’s internationally recognized government said its forces targeted the runway to prevent the Mahan Air flight from landing, according to AP […]
Canadian Copper Submits Environmental Impact Assessment for Murray Brook and Caribou Restart

Canadian Copper (CSE: CCI) has submitted its environmental impact assessment registration document for the Murray Brook project to the New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government, formally opening the permitting review that underpins its plan to restart mining in the Bathurst Mining Camp. The filing is the first mine EIA registration in New Brunswick […]