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 […]
Blue Jay Gold Debuts on the TSXV, Sets Out Fully Funded Steller Drill Plan
Blue Jay Gold (TSXV: JAY) begins trading on the TSX Venture Exchange today under the symbol JAY, arriving on the market with a past producing asset, found in Canada’s Yukon territory.
After Two Years, Hungary Steps Aside—Ukraine’s EU Accession Can Now Begin
Hungary ended its two-year blockade of Ukraine’s European Union membership bid Wednesday after Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced a deal with Kyiv on minority rights, clearing the path for Ukraine and Moldova to open the first formal cluster of accession negotiations. The country’s ambassador to the EU delivered the pivot during a routine meeting in […]
Pelley Calls Weiss a Liar After CBS Boss Claims Network Tried to ‘Find a Way Back’
Scott Pelley accused CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss of lying to staff on Wednesday, hours after she told the network’s morning editorial meeting that leadership had tried to “find a way back” with the fired 60 Minutes correspondent before cutting ties. Weiss addressed CBS employees on a 9 a.m. conference call. “Despite our attempts to […]
Canada Still Second in G7 Growth, OECD Says—With Iran War as an Unlikely Tailwind
Canada’s Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne seized on a fresh OECD report Wednesday to push back against the recession narrative that has trailed the Carney government since Q1 GDP data triggered Trump’s latest round of “51st state” taunts. The OECD Economic Outlook Volume 2026 Issue 1, released June 3, projects Canada’s real GDP growth at 1.2% […]
House Passes War Powers Resolution Ordering Trump to End Iran War
The House voted Wednesday to direct President Donald Trump to end US military hostilities with Iran, delivering the sharpest congressional rebuke yet of a conflict now more than three months old — and one Trump launched without seeking congressional approval. The resolution passed 215-208, with four Republicans crossing party lines to join a unified Democratic […]
The CEOs Behind ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini Just Warned Congress About AI Creating Bioweapons
The chiefs of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies signed an open letter calling on Congress to mandate screening of synthetic nucleic acid orders, warning that advancing AI is eroding the knowledge barriers that once kept biological weapons out of reach. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, and […]
Valor Gold to Begin Trading June 5 as Seabridge Closes Courageous Lake Spin-Out
Courageous Lake now has a public company built around it. Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA) has closed the spin-out of Valor Gold (TSX: VGC), the new entity created to hold its Courageous Lake gold project in the Northwest Territories, completing a separation the company first floated late last year. The arrangement, carried out under the Canada […]
Russia Claims 500-Tonne Gold Output That Would Dethrone China, but Analysts Can’t Explain the Numbers
Russia’s Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov told state news agency TASS that the country will produce 480-500 tonnes of gold this year, a figure that would vault Russia past China and make it the world’s largest gold producer. Analysts inside and outside Russia say they have no idea where those tonnes are coming from. Kozlov […]
Alto Rail $2.8M Bonuses Draw Fire Before Construction Begins
Alto’s $2.76 million bonus disclosure has turned a planning-stage rail project into a test of whether Ottawa can explain performance rewards before the public can see physical progress. According to a parliamentary-return screenshot circulated by Conservative MPs, Alto awarded $2,758,967.68 in bonuses for the 2025-26 fiscal year. The same table lists 18 officials at or […]