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Canada Plans $24 Billion in Spending Cuts, Targeting Indigenous Programs and Veterans

Canada’s federal government is preparing sweeping spending reductions totaling nearly $24 billion by 2028 that would slash funding for Indigenous services, veterans’ benefits, and international aid to help pay for increased military spending and tax cuts, according to a new analysis. More than half the cuts would come from eliminating government transfers to other levels […]

CleanBC Will Cost More Than Trump Tariffs, ICBA Says

The president of Alberta’s Independent Contractors and Businesses Association warned in a Calgary Herald opinion piece Tuesday that British Columbia’s climate and economic policies under Premier David Eby pose risks to both provinces’ economies, adding to mounting criticism as BC conducts an independent review of its signature climate program. Mike Martens, who leads the ICBA […]

Why Gold’s Bull Run May Just Be Getting Started! | Peter Grandich

Peter Grandich takes us through some pretty controversial territory in this conversation, covering Trump’s attempted move to fire Jerome Powell, escalating geopolitical tensions from Israel to Ukraine, and the fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files. He connects all this global chaos to his increasingly bullish stance on gold. You’ll hear Peter’s take on how this […]

Pierre Poilievre Calls for Electoral Law Changes to Stop ‘Longest Ballot’ Protests

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is demanding the Canadian government pass legislation to prevent advocacy groups from flooding ballots with hundreds of candidates, calling the practice a “scam” that undermines democracy. In a letter Tuesday to Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon, Poilievre proposed raising the signature requirement for federal candidates from 100 to 0.5% of a […]

Google AI Summaries Cut Website Traffic Nearly in Half, Study Finds

Google users are significantly less likely to click on website links when artificial intelligence-generated summaries appear at the top of search results, according to a new study that provides concrete evidence of declining web traffic blamed on the tech giant’s AI features. The Pew Research Center study, released Tuesday, found that users clicked on traditional […]

Rogers Saw Q2 2025 Net Income Collapse By 62%

Rogers Communications (TSX: RCI.B) reported its Q2 2025 earnings this week, toplined by a 2% YoY revenue increase to $5.22 billion and a 5% sequential lift from Q1’s $4.98 billion. However, profitability deteriorated sharply: net income fell 62% to $148 million from $394 million a year ago and 47% from roughly $280 million in Q1, […]

Ghana Unveils Mining Law Reforms to Boost Community Investment

Ghana is overhauling its mining laws to shorten license periods and mandate direct revenue-sharing with local communities, marking a departure from the aggressive nationalization policies adopted by neighboring West African countries. Lands and Natural Resources Minister Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah said the changes will apply only to future contracts, unlike Mali and Burkina Faso, where […]

Nearly 1 in 5 Canadian Private Sector Workers Hold Temporary Status

Nearly one in five workers in Canada’s private sector holds temporary status in the country, according to newly released government figures that underscore the nation’s heavy reliance on foreign labor. According to a May immigration ministry briefing note obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter, Canada counted 3,049,277 temporary residents as of early 2025, equivalent to 19% of […]

White House Delays Release of First Federal Bitcoin Policy Report

The White House has delayed the release of its first comprehensive cryptocurrency policy report past its Tuesday deadline, with officials now saying the document will be made public before the end of July. The report, originally due July 22 under a 180-day mandate from President Donald Trump’s executive order, will outline the administration’s regulatory framework […]

Kinew Opts Out of Western Canada Resource Pact

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has chosen to stand apart from his western counterparts, refusing to endorse a major resource development partnership that Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario finalized this week. While the other provinces celebrated their new collaboration at Tuesday’s Council of the Federation meeting in Huntsville, Kinew’s absence from the agreement reflects his administration’s emphasis […]