Burning Iran Tanker Turns US-Iran Blockade Into Visible Escalation
The reported fire aboard Iran’s Sea Star III has turned a US blockade enforcement action into a visible maritime risk near Jask, raising fresh questions about how far Washington is prepared to go to stop vessels from reaching Iranian ports. OSINTtechnical reported that the Iranian oil tanker was still burning off Jask after being struck […]
Poilievre Presses Farm Costs As Carney Supporters Tout Canola Deal With China
Leader of the Opposition Pierre Poilievre blasted the Liberal leadership over farm production costs, accusing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government of making it more expensive to grow, ship, and store food. His proposed answer was to scrap the industrial carbon tax and remove taxes from gas and groceries. That argument begins from a real pressure […]
Starmer’s Government Cracks: First Minister Resigns as Labour MPs Demand He Go
Keir Starmer’s government fractured on Tuesday as the first sitting minister resigned and urged him to set a timetable to quit, with at least 83 Labour MPs publicly calling for his departure — a figure that continued to rise throughout the day — following the worst set of local election results the party has seen […]
TDSB Cuts 218 Administrative Staff—But That’s Only Part of the Story
The Toronto District School Board announced Monday it will lay off 218 central administration staff and eliminate 91 additional vacant positions, framing the move as a restructuring to redirect resources to classrooms. What the announcement did not say is that hundreds of teaching positions are being cut separately, and that classrooms are very much part […]
Canada Posts First Trade Surplus in Six Months as Gold and Oil Exports Surge
Canada’s metals and mineral products hit $15.3 billion in exports in March 2026 — a 24% year-over-year increase and an all-time monthly record — as a surge in gold shipments to the United Kingdom narrowed the gap with energy, which remained the top export category at $17.1 billion. The dominant driver was a 37.7% surge […]
While Trump Threatened to Take Greenland, the US Was Quietly Negotiating to Get What It Wanted
The United States has been holding regular negotiations with Denmark to open three new military bases in Greenland, with talks progressing through a small, deliberately low-profile working group — even as the Trump administration publicly threatened to seize the territory by force. The bases would be in southern Greenland and primarily focus on surveillance of […]
Was It All a Grift? How Trump Mobile Collected $59 Million and Delivered Nothing
Almost a year after launch, Trump Mobile has collected roughly $59 million in deposits from an estimated 590,000 buyers for its gold T1 smartphone — and has not delivered a single confirmed device. In April, the company quietly rewrote its terms to say it may never have to. The T1 launched on June 16, 2025, […]
Canadian Insolvencies Hit Post-2009 High—and the Pace Is Accelerating
Canadians filed for insolvency at the highest quarterly rate since the global financial crisis, with the pace of filings accelerating sharply through the first three months of 2026 in a sign that household financial stress is deepening rather than stabilizing. The Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy recorded 37,121 consumer insolvency filings in Q1 2026 […]
Ukraine and Canada Begin Preparing Drone Deal
Ukraine has begun preparing a formal Drone Deal with Canada, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Monday, and a Canadian company is already in advanced talks to produce Ukrainian battlefield drones on Canadian soil. Zelensky called it “a very significant expansion of security cooperation,” placing Canada among nearly 20 countries engaged with Ukraine on drone deals at […]
Senate Advances Kevin Warsh for Fed Chair in Tight 49-44 Cloture Vote
The U.S. Senate took a decisive step toward reshaping the Federal Reserve’s leadership on May 11, voting 49-44 to invoke cloture on Kevin Warsh’s nomination for the role of board member, with a separate vote to follow for the chairman role. With confirmation votes slated for this week, Warsh is poised to succeed Jerome Powell, […]