Hungary Sends Troops to Guard Energy Sites, Blames Ukraine for Oil Disruption
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ordered troops and police deployed to the country’s critical energy infrastructure on Wednesday, citing intelligence warnings that Ukraine plans further moves to disrupt Hungary’s energy supply. Orbán made the announcement in a Facebook video following an emergency meeting of the Defence Council. “We will not give in to blackmail,” he […]
Greenpeace Says It Can’t Afford The $345M Penalty Related To Dakota Pipeline Protest
A North Dakota court has moved to order Greenpeace to pay roughly $345 million to Energy Transfer in connection with the 2016–2017 pipeline protests, a sum Greenpeace says it cannot afford. With the move, the Greenpeace-Dakota Access case from symbolic liability to enforceable financial pressure, with Judge James Gion saying he will sign an order […]
$112 Billion in Chinese Goods Slipped Past Trump’s Tariffs Last Year
New trade figures show a record $112 billion mismatch between China’s reported exports to the US and the volume US Customs and Border Protection logged as actually clearing American ports last year — a discrepancy that points to roughly a quarter of Chinese shipments evading applicable tariffs entirely. The gap is not new, but its […]
Sweden Raises Vigilance as Nordic Grid Threat Report Spreads
A reported near-term threat to Nordic energy infrastructure triggered a fast security response on Thursday, but by the same day the core claim had narrowed from an alleged imminent attack across all Nordic countries to a broader, precautionary tightening of vigilance tied to Poland’s late-December cyberattack on its power sector. The initial report, carried by […]
TD Bank Posts Record Adjusted Profit In Q1 2026 As Revenue Climbs
TD Bank Group (TSX: TD) reported fiscal Q1 2026 results, posting reported net income of $4.04 billion, up from $2.79 billion a year earlier, translating to diluted EPS of $2.34. The headline was strong, driven by higher revenue, lower year-over-year credit loss provisions, and improved operating leverage. Reported total revenue rose to $16.59 billion from […]
Canada Sends $8 Million in Food Aid to Cuba Amid Deepening Humanitarian Crisis
Canada announced $8 million in accelerated humanitarian aid for Cuba on Wednesday, as the island nation battles rolling blackouts, severe fuel shortages, and growing barriers to access to food and healthcare. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai made the announcement from Parliament Hill. The funding will flow […]
Royal Bank of Canada Opens Fiscal 2026 With Record Q1 Profit
Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) opened fiscal 2026 with a record first quarter, posting total revenue of $18.0 billion from $16.7 billion a year earlier. Against that topline, provisions for credit losses relatively came flat at $1.1 billion from a year earlier, while non-interest expense rose to $9.5 billion from $9.3 billion. PCL on […]
US Trade Chief Says Canada Must Accept Higher Tariffs in Any New Deal
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told CBC News that Canada must accept higher tariffs and open its markets to American goods to reach a trade deal with the Trump administration. Speaking on Capitol Hill after President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on February 25, Greer laid out the US position plainly. “If Canada […]
Toronto New Home Sales Hit Four-Decade Low in January, Deepening Historic Slump
New home sales in the Greater Toronto Area plunged to their lowest level since 1981 in January, extending a record-breaking downturn that industry groups say has now surpassed the 1990s real estate collapse in duration. Developers sold just 269 new homes across the GTA last month — down 36% from January 2025 and 80% below […]
Trump Weighs Forcing Banks to Collect Citizenship Data — But Legal Path Is Narrow
The Trump administration is considering an executive order that would require banks to collect citizenship information from all customers, a move that legal experts say faces serious constitutional obstacles fresh off a Supreme Court rebuke of the president’s executive authority. The Wall Street Journal first reported the potential action on Tuesday, February 24, citing people […]