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.
Alberta Brings Self-Referred Health Testing Rules Into Force
The province brought a new health regulation into force this week, creating a self-pay lane for certain medical tests without a doctor’s referral.
Amazon Confirms Layoffs in Its Artificial General Intelligence Group
The AGI group has weathered two leadership changes since December, and now joins a list of Amazon divisions trimmed down this year as the company redirects spending toward customer-facing AI.
Canada Drops Interprovincial Barriers on Direct-to-Consumer Alcohol Sales
Nine provinces signed a deal Tuesday letting Canadian brewers, wineries and distillers sell directly to consumers outside their home provinces, part of a broader push to cut internal trade barriers.
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Half of Canadians Want Both New Pipelines Built, Poll Finds
A new Abacus Data survey finds most Canadians want to see two newly proposed oil pipelines built, even as many acknowledge the projects could complicate the country’s climate goals.
Carney Advances Airport Valuation Work Ahead of Investor Summit
Ottawa has assembled more of the machinery needed to value and restructure Canadian airports than it has disclosed about what, exactly, it may offer investors. A federal law passed in June now lets the transport minister compel airports and related parties to provide valuation information. Meanwhile, an Australian pension-owned infrastructure manager says multiple ownership structures […]
Mercedes Faces US Sales Ban over Chinese Ownership Stakes
A German luxury brand’s Chinese ownership has become a liability in Washington, where legislation moving through the US Senate could shut Mercedes-Benz out of one of its most important markets. At issue is nearly a fifth of the company’s shares held by Chinese groups. The threshold that matters is 15%. The Senate Commerce Committee has […]
Hackers Turn BQ’s Blanchet X Account Into Crypto Scam Channel… Again?
The most consequential part of the breach of Yves-François Blanchet’s X account was not the fabricated cryptocurrency payout. It was the recurrence. The Bloc Québécois says its leader’s team had already removed an unauthorized cryptocurrency promotion on July 11. Two more posts appeared on July 21 and July 22, indicating that the account’s security had […]
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Who Really Funded Alberta’s Fourth-Largest Separatist Campaign
Alberta Land Consortium has risen to fourth place among organizations raising money for Alberta’s referendum campaign, but at least 83% of its reported contributions came from the group’s organizer, his relatives, or companies connected to them, according to corporate searches conducted by The Tyee. Elections Alberta disclosures show the Calgary-based third-party advertiser raised $30,315. The […]
“Fat Trudeau”: Doug Ford’s Centrist Pivot Fuels Trudeau Comparison
The derogatory label “Fat Trudeau” says less about a direct policy match between Ontario Premier Doug Ford and former prime minister Justin Trudeau than it does about a widening dispute over what counts as conservative government in Canada. Ford entered provincial office in 2018 as an anti-establishment conservative promising lower taxes, cheaper gasoline, less regulation, […]