Canada’s NATO Latvia Mission Drains Army Vehicles At Home
Canada’s NATO deterrence mission in Latvia has pulled over 400 vehicles out of the Canadian Army’s fleet, leaving insufficient equipment to support both the deployed brigade and a similar-sized training exercise at home, Maj. Gen. Robert Ritchie told the House of Commons defence committee. Ritchie, director of the strategic joint staff, said the mission requires […]
xAI Executives’ Exits Reportedly After Clashes With Musk’s Inner Circle
Several xAI executives resigned in recent months after clashes with Elon Musk’s close advisers Jared Birchall and John Hering over management structure and financial health concerns, according to people familiar with the matter. At least four senior figures—CFO Mike Liberatore, co-founder and research lead Igor Babuschkin, General Counsel Robert Keele, and Linda Yaccarino (then-CEO of […]
Three Russian Jets Breach Estonia, Fourth Airspace Violation This Year
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas called Friday’s Russian breach of Estonian airspace “an extremely dangerous provocation” after Tallinn reported three MiG-31s entered near Vaindloo Island and remained for about 12 minutes, a move she said “further escalates tensions in the region.” Estonia’s Foreign Ministry formally summoned Russia’s chargé d’affaires and lodged a protest, stating […]
This Debt Cycle Ends With Gold | Allan Candelario – STLLR Gold
Allan Candelario, VP of IR & Corp Dev. of STLLR Gold Inc. (TSX:STLR), dives into gold’s record-breaking run and how debt-fueled money printing is creating the conditions for even higher prices. He walks through the projects STLLR is pushing forward in Canada and why their timing might be perfect for this market environment. Allan connects […]
Why This Gold Run Isn’t Over Yet! | Scott Hicks – Prime Mining
Scott Hicks, CEO of Prime Mining Corp. (TSX:PRYM), shares his take on gold hitting record highs and makes the case for why the fundamentals still support even higher prices from here. He also digs into the leverage that silver brings to this bull market cycle and how that dynamic could play out. Scott’s perspective on […]
This Gold Market Is Fueling Big Swings | Rory Quinn – Yukon Metals Corp
Rory Quinn, CEO of Yukon Metals (TSXV: YMC), breaks down gold’s impressive run of 11 out of 12 up days and explains how the trickle-down effects from major M&A deals are changing the landscape for smaller players. He’s got a clear view on how these big transactions create opportunities for companies like his that are […]
Why Silver Lags Even at $41 | Dan Dickson – Endeavor Silver Corp
Dan Dickson, CEO of Endeavour Silver (NYSE: EXK) (TSX: EDR), breaks down what’s behind silver’s current rally and lays out their ambitious path toward 20-30 million ounces of annual production. He’s pretty clear about why he thinks the next 12 months could be make-or-break for silver as a metal, and his reasoning is worth hearing. […]
LimeWire Acquires Fyre Festival Brand for $245,000
File-sharing service LimeWire has acquired the infamous Fyre Festival brand for $245,000, the company announced Tuesday, promising to revive the disaster-plagued name with “real experiences” and transparency. The purchase unites two companies with troubled digital histories, as LimeWire seeks to rehabilitate both its own legacy and that of the failed 2017 luxury music festival that […]
Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake Strikes Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, Triggers Brief Tsunami Advisory
A powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the east coast of Russia’s remote Kamchatka Peninsula early Friday morning, prompting a brief tsunami advisory for Alaska’s Aleutian Islands that was later canceled. According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake struck at 6:58 a.m. Friday, with its epicenter positioned roughly 80 miles offshore from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Seismologists […]
Government Keeps Dental Plan’s Real Costs Hidden From Taxpayers
The federal government has spent nearly two years dodging questions about the real price tag for administering Canada’s $13-billion dental care program. While politicians love talking about helping families afford dental care, they’ve stayed remarkably quiet about what taxpayers pay to keep the bureaucratic machinery running. The Canadian Dental Care Plan involves a complicated web […]