Canada, South Korea Sign Auto Manufacturing Agreement Tied to Submarine Deal
Canada and South Korea signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday to advance Korean auto manufacturing in Canada, linking industrial cooperation to Seoul’s bid for a $100 billion submarine contract. Industry Minister Melanie Joly and South Korean counterpart Kim Jung-kwan signed the agreement during a high-level South Korean delegation visit to Ottawa focused on Canada’s submarine […]
EU Flags Greenland Threat, Rethinks LNG Reliance In US
The EU is reportedly actively looking for alternative LNG supplies that are not from the US, as Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen framed the Greenland threat as a “wake up call” on energy reliance. Ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg for LNG imports into key European markets shows total LNG imports rising from 38.4 million tons in […]
Poilievre Maintains Base Support Despite Negative Ratings as Leadership Vote Looms
Pierre Poilievre enters a mandatory leadership review Friday with overwhelming support from Conservative Party members but faces a stark electoral challenge: swing voters who could determine the next election view him far more negatively than his own party faithful. Data from Abacus Data surveying 2,008 Canadians from January 12 to 16 reveals the Conservative leader’s […]
Trump Signs Executive Order Threatening Tariffs on Countries Supplying Oil to Cuba
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on January 29, 2026, threatening to impose tariffs on any country that supplies oil to Cuba, escalating Washington’s pressure campaign against Havana 26 days after US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a military raid. The order, effective January 30, declares Cuba an “unusual and extraordinary threat” […]
SpaceX Explores xAI Merger As Firm Eyes 2026 IPO
SpaceX is reportedly in discussions to merge with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI ahead of a public offering planned for 2026, according to Reuters, a move that could consolidate SpaceX, Starlink, X, and the Grok chatbot under one roof. Under a SpaceX–xAI combination described to Reuters, xAI shares would be exchanged for SpaceX shares, […]
Trump’s Fed Chair Pick: Who Is Kevin Warsh And Why Markets Flinched
President Donald Trump is expected to nominate former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, a move markets immediately treated as a directional signal on rates and a referendum on central-bank independence. Trump told reporters on Thursday he would announce his Fed chair pick Friday morning, adding that “a lot of people […]
Canada to Release National Electricity Strategy Aiming to Double Grid Capacity
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Thursday that the federal government will release a draft national electricity strategy in the coming weeks, with an overarching goal of doubling the size of Canada’s electricity grid to meet surging demand from electrification and economic growth. Carney made the announcement following a First Ministers’ Meeting with provincial and […]
US Shutdown Averted In Theory As DHS Gets Two-Week Stopgap
A partial shutdown is being avoided in concept but not yet in execution, because the Senate’s votes and timing are now the binding constraint. Democrats and the White House agreed to separate Department of Homeland Security funding from a broader spending package, extending DHS at current levels for two weeks while lawmakers negotiate Democratic demands […]
Paramount Gold Receives Positive Record Of Decision For Grassy Mountain Gold Project
After being added to the FAST-41 dashboard in May 2025, Paramount Gold Nevada (NYSE: PZG) has already obtained a positive record of decision for their Grassy Mountain Gold Project in Oregon. The decision is said to represent the culmination of the federal environmental review process under the National Environmental Policy Act, permitting the project to […]
Frontera To Sell Colombia Upstream Operations For US$400 Million, Plans US$370 Million Distribution
Frontera Energy (TSX: FEC) is getting out of the upstream business. The company this morning announced that it has reached an agreement to sell their subsidiary Frontera Petroleum International, which consists of the firms entire Colombian upstream business. Included in the sale are all of the company’s oil and gas exploration and production assets within […]