UPDATED: Germany’s New Peacetime Registry is Raising Eyebrows
For the last 48 hours, social media has been buzzing with headlines suggesting that Germany has effectively “locked down” its borders for men aged 17 to 45. While the word “ban” is being thrown around in viral threads, the reality is more subtle—but in many ways, more significant. We aren’t looking at a travel restriction […]
Alberta Exempts Kevin O’Leary’s Wonder Valley Data Centre from Environmental Review
Alberta’s government has exempted Kevin O’Leary’s Wonder Valley data centre near Grand Prairie from a provincial environmental impact assessment, a decision that clears a major regulatory hurdle for the project billed as the world’s largest AI data centre industrial park. The exemption, outlined in a letter from the province’s environment ministry dated this week, raises […]
Emirates Global Aluminium Faces Year-Long Recovery After Iranian Attack on Abu Dhabi Smelter
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the Middle East’s largest aluminum producer, warned it could take up to 12 months to fully restore production at its Al Taweelah smelter in Abu Dhabi after a devastating Iranian missile and drone attack last week. The facility, one of the world’s biggest with an annual output of 1.6 million tons […]
French General Mocks Trump’s Iran War Pitch: Cheap Titanic Ticket After Hitting The Iceberg
Retired French three-star general Michel Yakovleff emerged as one of the clearest public faces of allied skepticism toward President Donald Trump’s Iran strategy after ridiculing the idea of Europe joining a US-led operation that he argued lacked a coherent structure, clear political purpose, and credible military design. Yakovleff, a former senior NATO officer and former […]
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Leaked Transcripts Show Indigenous Leaders Torch Eby Over DRIPA Suspension
BC Premier David Eby’s proposed suspension of key parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) has detonated into a political and legal crisis after a leaked transcript showed Indigenous leaders accusing him of “absolute betrayal,” colonialism, and deliberately fracturing the province’s relationship with First Nations. The nearly 17,000-word transcript covers […]
Canada and China Ink Financial Cooperation Pact to Deepen Market Ties in Beijing
Canada and China have signed a landmark joint statement to deepen financial-sector ties, marking a significant step in rebuilding economic relations. The agreement, finalized during Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s visit to Beijing on Friday, aims to foster closer engagement between regulators and financial institutions of both nations. Champagne, leading a delegation of top Canadian business […]
Trump Launches New Tariffs On Drugs And Metals
President Donald Trump on Thursday launched a new tariff offensive centered on pharmaceuticals and industrial metals, replacing the broad import duties struck down by the Supreme Court in February. The pharmaceutical piece is the most aggressive. Under the White House proclamation, patented pharmaceuticals and associated ingredients are subject to a 100% ad valorem duty unless […]
Barrick Extends Strategic Review at Reko Diq Through Mid-2027
Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX) has moved to throttle development at its Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan, signaling that escalating regional instability has finally caught up with one of the industry’s most ambitious growth assets. The company announced Thursday evening that it will extend a strategic project review until mid-2027, effectively slowing activity at the […]
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White House Proposes $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget for 2027 Amid Iran Conflict
The White House has unveiled a staggering $1.5 trillion defense budget proposal for the 2027 fiscal year, marking a historic high for U.S. military spending as the nation grapples with an ongoing war with Iran. This request, part of President Trump’s latest budget outline released on Friday, represents a 40% increase from current Pentagon allocations. […]
Macron Dismisses Trump’s Personal Jibes, Rejects Military Push on Hormuz
French President Emmanuel Macron called Donald Trump’s personal remarks targeting his marriage “neither elegant nor of a high standard” on Thursday, refusing to engage as the two leaders’ clash over the Iran war turned openly personal. Trump made the remarks at a private White House lunch on Wednesday in a video posted — then removed […]