Globe and Mail Under Fire for Pro-China Editorial
Critics slammed The Globe and Mail after the newspaper published an opinion piece calling for Canada to “free ourselves of the US and forge closer ties with China.” The commentary, published this week by Julian Karaguesian and Robin Shaban, argues that Canada should pivot toward stronger economic relations with China to reduce dependence on the […]
Drones Target Iraqi Kurdistan Oil Field, Damaging Infrastructure
Two explosive-laden drones struck the Khurmala oil field in Iraq’s Kurdistan region Monday evening, causing infrastructure damage but no casualties, Kurdish authorities said. The drones crashed at the facility in Erbil province at 8:20 p.m. and 8:25 p.m. local time, the Kurdistan Region’s Directorate General of Counter Terrorism reported. The attacks damaged water pipelines at […]
EU Fires Back With €72B Tariff Counterpunch Affecting Boeing And Bourbon
The European Union has drawn up a €72 billion ($84 billion) list of US goods it is prepared to hit with new tariffs, targeting Boeing jets, cars, and Kentucky bourbon after President Donald Trump threatened to lift duties on EU imports to 30% on August 1. A 206-page draft, obtained by Bloomberg and confirmed by […]
Trump Threatens Russia With 100% Tariffs Unless Ukraine Peace Deal Reached in 50 Days
President Donald Trump has tied an economic deadline to the battlefield, warning that Russia will face “very severe tariffs” if it does not reach a peace agreement with Ukraine within 50 days. The duty would be a 100% “secondary” tariff designed to penalize any country that continues trading with Moscow, thereby isolating President Vladimir Putin […]
Pentagon Awards $200M AI Contract to Musk’s xAI Days After Grok Called Itself ‘MechaHitler’
The Pentagon awarded a $200 million contract to Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI on Monday, making the controversial Grok chatbot available to federal agencies just days after the AI system posted antisemitic content and praised Adolf Hitler. The Defense Department’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office announced that xAI, along with OpenAI, Google, and […]
US Dairy Exporters Demand Canada Rewrite Import Quota Rules
Last week’s letter from President Donald Trump warning of a 35% tariff on Canadian goods has sharpened the spotlight on Canada’s dairy quota regime. US exporters say the current rules—limiting tariff-free imports under USMCA to licensed processors and distributors—“breach” the agreement and leave consumers with fewer choices. Quota fill rates for 2024 illustrate the mismatch […]
Giant Mining Hits 0.21% Copper Over 152.4 Metres At Majuba Hill
Giant Mining (CSE: BFG) has released further assay results from their phase one Spring 2025 drill program, conducted at their flagship Majuba Hill porphyry copper-silver-gold project in Nevada.
G2 Goldfields Intercepts 5.9 g/t Gold Over 60 Metres At New OKO Surface Discovery
G2 Goldfields (TSX: GTWO) continues to see success under an ongoing drill program in the greater OKO-AREMU district of Guyana. The firm this morning released what it refers to as the best drill holes to date for the new OKO surface discovery. Highlights from the results include: The new OKO discovery area is said to […]
Riot Platforms Continues To Unload Bitfarms Position, Ownership Falls To 10.29%
Bitfarms Ltd (TSX: BITF) continues to see one of their largest shareholders shed their position in the company. Riot Platforms (NASDAQ: RIOT) last night disclosed that they have sold off additional shares in the company, following a process that began in June. The latest transaction has seen Riot sell off a further 1.78 million shares […]
Canada Nickel Publishes Initial Resource Estimates For Both Mann Central, Texmont
Canada Nickel (TSXV: CNC) this morning released initial mineral resource estimates for two separate properties, while bringing their total count of nickel deposits within the Timmins Nickel District to six. The two properties that saw initial resources established this morning include the Mann Central and Texmont properties. Canada Nickel wholly owns Texmont, while they have […]