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 […]
Trump $187M Claim Meets DeepSeek-Nvidia Blackwell Leak
A public allegation that the UAE “secretly paid” President Donald Trump $187 million is colliding with a fresh US government warning that China’s DeepSeek trained an upcoming AI model on Nvidia’s most advanced Blackwell chips despite export ban. A Wall Street Journal investigation described a transaction tied to a Trump-linked crypto venture in which documents […]
EU Parliament Signs €90 Billion Ukraine Loan as Hungary Holds Out
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola signed a €90 billion Ukraine Support Loan on February 24, marking the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine — but the funds remain in limbo as Hungary maintains a veto at the European Council level. The loan, which covers the 2026–2027 period, represents approximately two-thirds of Ukraine’s estimated […]
Carney Had Inside Knowledge of Keystone XL Revival Plans Before Trump Meeting, Source Says
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney walked into his October White House meeting with US President Donald Trump already knowing that pipeline company South Bow Corp. was privately exploring a revival of the cancelled Keystone XL pipeline, a federal government source told Reuters on Tuesday. Carney brought Keystone XL to the table at the White House […]