Octagon on South Lawn? Trump Wants A UFC Match in White House For America 250
An octagon ring may sprout where the rose blooms as President Donald Trump has instructed aides to prepare for a full-scale Ultimate Fighting Championship card on White House grounds as the marquee event of next year’s America 250 festivities. The president says the bout would seat “20,000 to 25,000” fans, transforming the South Lawn into […]
Iran Rules Out Retaliation But Vows to Continue Uranium Enrichment
Iran has ruled out additional military strikes against the United States but said it would continue its uranium enrichment activities, according to a senior Iranian diplomat’s statement Thursday. In an interview with NBC News, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, who serves as deputy foreign minister, explained that Tehran had completed its response to the June US and Israeli […]
Population Plateau Exposes Developers’ Overdependence on Demand Rising
British Columbia lost 2,357 residents in Q1 2025 and Ontario shed 5,644, which Statistics Canada calls “the largest quarterly loss since records began in 1951.” The numbers look small against recent inflows, yet the shift amputates the core engine of big-city housing demand. Developers feel the cut first. Wesgroup Properties and Rennie Group have begun […]
Alberta, Ontario Pressure Carney To Repeal C-69 and Carbon Tax Laws
Alberta and Ontario have formally asked Ottawa to scrap five cornerstone climate policy statutes, arguing that federal overreach — not global markets — now poses the largest threat to provincial prosperity. The joint letter, addressed to Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin ahead of next week’s ministers’ meeting in Yellowknife, demands the immediate repeal of the Impact […]
Ottawa Waives Inadmissibility Bar for 17,600 Criminal Convictions By Foreign Nationals
Ottawa is effectively removing the inadmissibility bar for 17,600 criminal convictions held by foreign nationals since 2014, effectively clearing their path into Canada. The program, run by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, labels each successful applicant as “rehabilitated” once five years have passed since conviction or sentence completion. “The decision to approve or refuse… is […]
Paramount Pays Trump $16 Million to Settle ’60 Minutes’ Lawsuit
Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA) announced Tuesday it will pay $16 million to resolve President Donald Trump’s legal challenge over a “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris that aired weeks before the 2024 presidential election. The settlement resolves Trump’s claims that CBS deceptively edited the October interview with his Democratic opponent to make her appear more […]
US Housing Finance Chief Calls for Powell Investigation, Trump Wants Him to Resign
The head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency called Wednesday for Congress to investigate Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, accusing him of providing “deceptive” testimony about the central bank’s headquarters renovation costs, a demand that President Donald Trump quickly amplified on social media. FHFA Director Bill Pulte, who oversees mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie […]
Microsoft Trims Workforce by 9,000 Amid $80 billion AI Push
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced Wednesday it will lay off about 9,000 employees, roughly 4% of its global workforce, marking the company’s largest job cuts since eliminating 10,000 positions in 2023. This batch of layoffs is Microsoft’s third major workforce reduction this year, following cuts of 6,000 jobs in May and 305 positions in June. The […]
EU Lawmakers Streamline Carbon Border Tax, Exempt 90% of Importing Companies
European Union lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to simplify the bloc’s carbon border tax rules, exempting 90% of importing companies from administrative requirements while maintaining the tax’s environmental impact, as the EU prepares to expand carbon pricing to transport and heating fuels. The European Parliament approved the changes 564-20 in May, targeting the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism […]
Major Aluminum Investment Signals Confidence Despite US-Canada Trade Dispute
A Rio Tinto-backed aluminum company will commit $1.1 billion toward facility modernization in Quebec as Canada’s aluminum sector navigates escalating trade tensions with the United States. Aluminerie Alouette announced plans to upgrade its Sept-Îles smelter after securing a new electricity agreement with Hydro-Quebec. The announcement comes as President Donald Trump doubled import duties on Canadian […]