Greece Wins LNG Carve-Out as EU Seals 21st Russia Sanctions Package
Athens has walked away from weeks of brinkmanship with a prize its shipping industry had lobbied hard to keep: the right to keep moving Russian liquefied natural gas to buyers outside the bloc. That concession, wrung from reluctant partners, is what finally cleared the European Union’s 21st sanctions package after talks that came close to […]
Why Trump’s Houthi Warning Sets A Dangerous Precedent In Iran War
President Donald Trump has converted a Houthi claim about attacks on two Saudi oil tankers into a standing threat to punish Iran, despite unresolved questions about whether both vessels were hit and whether Tehran directed the operation. Trump said the US would “hold Iran responsible” if the Houthis attacked again because the Yemeni group was […]
Atlas Salt Lands C$150M Letter of Interest From Export Development Canada
Atlas Salt (TSXV: SALT) has received a letter of interest from Export Development Canada for up to C$150 million in long-term debt financing for the Great Atlantic Salt Project, with the federal export credit agency named as mandated lead arranger. The letter confirms EDC’s intent to advance due diligence toward secured debt funding at that […]
Nonprofit Role Fails to Shield Former BC NDP MLA From Lobbying Ban
BC’s lobbying regulator has refused to treat nonprofit advocacy as a shortcut around the province’s revolving-door restrictions, keeping former NDP parliamentary secretary Kelli Paddon from directly lobbying the provincial government until November 18, 2026. Registrar Michael Harvey denied Paddon’s request for a public-interest exemption on May 13. Paddon had sought permission to lobby as executive […]
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Nearly $2B In Research Grants Killed Via Keyword Screening, Trump Agencies Admit
Federal agencies defending the Trump administration’s University of California research grant cancellations have conceded the factual core of the researchers’ strongest surviving constitutional claim: awards were screened through keywords and perceived viewpoints, then terminated without individualized reviews of compliance or performance. The admissions are especially consequential because a federal appeals court has already narrowed one […]
Kirkland Lake Discoveries Hits 18.99 g/t Gold Over 6.65 Metres Below Mirado’s Historical Resource
Kirkland Lake Discoveries (TSXV: KLDC) has released assays from eight holes at its Mirado gold project, extending mineralization westward near surface, downward below the historical resource, and 85 metres further along the North Zone trend. Highlights from the results include: KLM26-019, drilled on the westernmost fence of the South Zone, pushes the near surface footprint […]
Google Fined $1B By European Commission, Ordered To Rework Competition Practices
The European Commission’s €890 million or roughly $1 billion penalty against Alphabet amounts to less than one day of the company’s 2025 revenue. The larger exposure comes from the remedy, which requires Google to alter how it displays its own services in Search and how Play Store developers direct customers toward purchases elsewhere. The Commission […]
Equinox Gold and Orla Mining Clear Path to July 31 Merger Close
Orla Mining (TSX: OLA) shareholders voted 99.91% in favour of the company’s business combination with Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX) at a special meeting held July 22, clearing one of the last hurdles between the two gold producers and a completed deal. Equinox holders were nearly as emphatic the same morning, approving the issuance of up […]
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Teck Posts $948 Million in Adjusted Profit as Copper Prices Offset Softer Sales Volumes
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.b) generated $948 million in adjusted profit during the second quarter of 2026, or $1.93 per share, up from $858 million and $1.75 per share in the first quarter, and it did so on lower revenue. The top line came in at $3.61 billion, down from $3.94 billion in Q1. The gap […]
US Measles Cases Hit Highest Level Since 1991
The US has confirmed more measles cases in 2026 than in any year since 1991, and the outbreak still has more than five months to run.