WHO Raises DRC Ebola Outbreak Risk To “Very High”, Cases “Spreading Rapidly”
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is forcing health agencies to fund and staff a response before they know the full size of the epidemic, a dangerous gap in a region where conflict, mining traffic, informal healthcare, and cross-border movement can turn missed cases into new transmission chains. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom […]
Fourteen Liberal MPs Warned Carney the Alberta Pipeline Deal Threatens Party Credibility
Fourteen Liberal MPs sent Prime Minister Mark Carney a private warning at the end of April: concede too much to Alberta on pipelines and carbon pricing, and the government’s credibility goes with it. The letter arrived before Carney had signed anything — and he signed anyway. “We remain deeply concerned; the government’s credibility will be […]
Codelco’s 2025 Copper Miscount May Point To Historic Output Low
Codelco has contained its 2025 production audit to disclosure and discipline, but the larger damage sits in the metric that matters most for a miner trying to prove its turnaround: reported copper output. The state-owned Chilean producer said an internal review found that 26,875 metric tons of fine copper had been recognized too early in […]
Smith Moves Alberta Toward Vote On Separation Process
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is trying to move a legally stalled separation fight from the courts back onto the ballot, asking voters to decide whether the province should start the constitutional process for a future binding referendum while still saying she wants Alberta to remain in Canada. Smith said that her government will seek to […]
Colbert Hits Trump Mobile On Final Show: “This Thing Sucks”
Talk show host Stephen Colbert’s final-week swipe at Trump Mobile landed because the joke had receipts: a $47.45 wireless plan, a delayed gold phone, shifting US-manufacturing language, alleged customer-data exposure, and a political brand now being judged by ordinary consumer-tech standards. On the penultimate episode of The Late Show, Colbert mocked the Trump family’s wireless […]
Trump-Appointed Arts Panel Approved Trump’s 250-ft Washington Arch
A Trump-appointed federal arts panel has moved President Donald Trump’s proposed 250-foot Washington arch forward, giving the project institutional momentum while leaving its most important questions unanswered: who can authorize it, who pays for it, and whether a new presidential monument can be inserted into one of the capital’s most sensitive ceremonial corridors. The US […]
Canada’s Retirement Backstop Misses Its Own Benchmark Again — and the Gap Is Getting Harder to Explain
Canada’s largest pension manager posted a 7.8% net return in fiscal 2026 and watched its assets climb to $793.3 billion. Its own benchmark did 13.2%. The 5.4 percentage point gap is the third consecutive year CPPIB has trailed the passive indices it measures itself against — and the streak is getting harder to dismiss as […]
EXIM Board Set to Vote Thursday on ExportAI Initiative Financing U.S. AI Sales Abroad
The U.S. Export-Import Bank is set to vote Thursday morning on a framework that would put federal loan guarantees and direct loans behind overseas sales of American artificial intelligence technology — a bet that Washington can win the global AI race with a checkbook as much as with export bans. The ExportAI Initiative marks a […]
Questcorp Wraps Expanded Drone Survey at La Union as Summer Drilling Approaches
Questcorp Mining Inc. (CSE: QQQ) has completed an expanded drone borne aeromagnetic survey at the La Union polymetallic project in Sonora, Mexico, sharpening the geological picture ahead of a fully funded Phase 2 drill program slated to mobilize in the coming weeks.
Hemlo Mining Posts $186.3 Million in Revenue in Debut Quarter
Hemlo Mining Corp. (TSXV: HMMC) reported first quarter 2026 revenue of $186.3 million and net income of $22.1 million, or $0.07 per share, in its first full quarter operating the Hemlo Gold Mine. The results follow the company closing the Hemlo acquisition in November 2025, making this the first full operating quarter for the company. […]