Kinross Trims 2026 Output Guidance by 3%, Lifts Shareholder Return Target to 50% of Free Cash Flow

Kinross Gold (TSX: K) has trimmed its production outlook for 2026 and 2027, while lifting the share of free cash flow it plans to return to shareholders this year. The senior gold producer now expects attributable production of roughly 1.84 million to 1.86 million gold equivalent ounces in each of 2026 and 2027, which is […]
Japan Gold Lands $50 Million in Committed Capital Through Solidcore Alliance

Japan Gold (TSXV: JG) has formed a strategic alliance with Solidcore Resources plc, which will fund $35 million in exploration across 5 of Japan Gold’s projects over the next 3 years. Solidcore, formerly known as Polymetal International, produced about 400,000 ounces of gold in 2025 from two mines in Kazakhstan and generated US$348 million in […]
Collective Mining Hits 0.40% Tungsten Trioxide in New Schist Zone Outside Apollo Breccia

Collective Mining (TSX: CNL) has discovered high grade tungsten and gold mineralization in schist outside the Apollo breccia body at its Guayabales project in Colombia. Hole APC150-D4 returned 8.15 metres grading 14.82 g/t gold equivalent, made up of 0.40% tungsten trioxide, 8.47 g/t gold and 4 g/t silver, from 927 metres below surface. The hole […]
Canadians Back EU Associate Membership, Until Laws Have To Be Changed

A large majority of Canadians support the idea of Canada becoming an associate member of the EU, but new polling suggests that enthusiasm becomes more conditional when closer ties involve changing Canadian laws and regulations. A Leger survey released Thursday found 70% of respondents supported associate membership, compared with 13% who opposed it and 18% […]
OpenAI Agent Breached Medicare Portal, Australia Wasn’t Told for 3 Months

An OpenAI research agent turned a routine search for Australian medicine-spending data into unauthorized access of a federal government server, bypassing repeated blocks and writing files to the system before Australia learned of the incident 84 days later. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the incident began on June 18, when an OpenAI research team used […]
Poland Probes Suspected Arson at Starlink Ground Facility Serving Ukraine

Polish authorities are investigating whether a fire at a state-operated telecommunications facility used by Starlink was an attempt to disrupt internet infrastructure serving Poland and Ukraine, putting renewed scrutiny on the ground-based equipment supporting satellite communications. The fire broke out late Wednesday at a facility in Wola Krobowska, south of Warsaw. Flames damaged power equipment, […]
Honda Commits $2.5 Billion to Ohio as Its Ontario EV Plant Stays Frozen

The carmaker’s record loss came from betting too hard on EVs. Its answer is a new hybrid plant in Ohio — not the Canadian EV complex it froze months ago.
CNN, MS NOW and Politico Are Back at the White House as Trump-Appointed Judge Rules Against His Media Ban

The Trump-appointed judge who restored Jim Acosta’s press pass in 2018 just used the same due-process reasoning to reinstate three more banned outlets.
Carney Says He’s Examined What A US Military Move Against Canada Would Look Like

Canada’s military reportedly modeled a US invasion scenario as early as January. Carney’s new NYT interview is the first time he’s confirmed studying that risk himself.
Energy Industry, Including Trump’s Usual Allies, Urges Him Against A Diesel Export Ban

Trump’s own cabinet already opposed a diesel export ban. Now the industry that usually defends his energy policy has joined in too.