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Germany Signals Long-term Interest in Canadian Natural Gas Despite Climate Goals

Germany’s ambassador to Canada says his country will need liquefied natural gas for years beyond its renewable energy transition, directly contradicting earlier German climate officials who projected rapid phase-outs of fossil fuel imports and signaling new opportunities for Canadian energy exports as both nations navigate post-Ukraine war energy security concerns. Ambassador Matthias Lüttenberg told The […]

New Found Gold Assays 64.8 g/t Gold Over 6.7 Metres In Channel Sampling At Iceberg

New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG) has confirmed that a high grade core exists at the AFZ Core area following an excavation program conducted at Iceberg that saw channel sampling occur. “Our recently completed channel sampling program has further demonstrated the continuity of at-surface, high-grade gold mineralization across 185 m of continuous exposure at Iceberg, one […]

Russia Extends Petrol Export Ban Through 2025

Russia extended its nationwide ban on gasoline exports through the end of 2025 and imposed a partial diesel-export ban that targets non-producers only, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said. The petrol ban covers both producers and resellers, with carve outs for intergovernmental agreements (like Mongolia), while the diesel curb excludes producers, whose pipeline shipments account […]

Nova Scotia Introduces Legislation to Cut Red Tape

Nova Scotia introduced legislation Tuesday aimed at reducing regulatory barriers and attracting investment, particularly in the mining and clean energy sectors, as the province positions itself to compete globally in critical mineral extraction. The Making Business Easier Act builds on Nova Scotia’s national leadership in red tape reduction while positioning the province to compete globally […]

Canada’s Per Capita GDP Falls as Economic Growth Stagnates

Canada’s real gross domestic product per capita declined 0.4% in the second quarter of 2025, extending a troubling pattern of economic underperformance that has left living standards below 2017 levels, according to official government data released in late August. The decline followed a modest 0.4% increase in the first quarter, highlighting Canada’s struggle to generate […]

French Court Finds Ex-President Guilty Over Libya Campaign Financing Scheme

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced by a Paris criminal court to five years in prison and a €100,000 fine after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy linked to alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 presidential campaign. Judges found Sarkozy conspired between 2005 and 2007 (while interior minister) to seek Libyan funds in exchange […]

Canada Advances Bill to Expand Citizenship by Descent

Canada’s Parliament is debating legislation that would allow tens of thousands of people born abroad to Canadian parents to claim citizenship, addressing what the government calls historical inequities while critics warn of administrative burdens and security gaps. Bill C-3, introduced June 5 by Immigration Minister Lena Diab, would eliminate the “first-generation limit” that prevents Canadian […]

Gold’s New Paradigm! | Shaun Heinrichs – 1911 Gold

Shaun Heinrichs, President and CEO of 1911 Gold Corporation (TSXV: AUMB), thinks we’re still in the early stages of what could turn into a truly sustainable gold bull market. He digs into how central banks are using gold as a hedge against currency instability and makes his case for why $3,000+ might become the new […]

US House Urges SEC Loosen Laws To Open 401k Market To Crypto

The US is moving to relax longstanding constraints on digital-asset products, most immediately in retirement plans, after House members urged the SEC to implement President Donald Trump’s order on opening the $12.5 trillion 401(k) market to crypto. The SEC reportedly plans to “create new rules to allow crypto companies to launch products in the US […]

Beijing Woos Central Banks In Its Gold Reserves Custodial Push

China reportedly started positioning itself as custodian of foreign sovereign gold reserves using the People’s Bank of China’s Shanghai Gold Exchange to court “friendly” central banks, soon poised to undermine West’s leadership in the yellow metal’s reserve. According to Bloomberg, the PBOC has spent recent months urging partner central banks to buy bullion and store […]