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Pentagon draws up new Iran strike plans. Trump says he will not attack before midterm election
New York Times: The U.S. military is preparing options to restart major combat operations against Iran, even as…
October 8, 2026
Iran’s wartime hunt for protesters at home and abroad ushers in new era of repression
Reuters: On television and online, the cost of opposition plays endlessly on state media. A video confession. A…
October 8, 2026
UK, Germany to launch new partnership to counter sabotage, cyberattacks
Reuters: New joint partnership will involve sharing information, and coordinating action to monitor, deter and disrupt threats to…
October 8, 2026
Quebec’s new premier will shake up immigration debate…
Brian Lilley: PSPP, as he is known in Quebec, wants to keep immigration numbers low. That’s not unusual…
October 8, 2026
Carney says Canada’s future up to Canadians after Musk voices support for separatism
The Canadian Press: “The future of Canada will be decided by Canadians and the priorities of Canadians, the…
October 8, 2026
Major govt economic legislation C-39 clears first vote
The Canadian Press: A key piece of the Carney government’s economic agenda, Bill C-39, passed its first vote…
October 8, 2026
Ottawa to provide $2B in rebates for homeowners who install heat pumps
CBC: The funding will provide rebates for up to 820,000 homeowners over the next eight years, saving them…
October 8, 2026
‘Unprecedented’: Crown corp model for Defence Investment Agency raises oversight questions with multibillion-dollar contracts in play
The Hill Times: ‘Putting a Crown corporation in charge of something as fundamental as defence procurement, and involving…
October 8, 2026
Alberta’s economic prospects depend on immigration, chamber says as referendum nears
The Canadian Press: Alberta’s economic prospects hinge on its ability to attract newcomers into the workforce, says a…
October 8, 2026
Fuel tax pause offers bigger break to higher-income families: Budget watchdog
The Canadian Press: Parliamentary Budget Officer Annette Ryan said in a new report Thursday that the total tax…
October 8, 2026
U.S. lenders sue Jeff Rath for $112M, allege he concealed First Nation firing
Global: Two American litigation funders allege Alberta separatist leader Jeffrey Rath and his firm made “false, inaccurate, and…
October 8, 2026
Three years later, RCMP says investigation into Doug Ford’s Greenbelt scandal is still ‘ongoing’
Toronto Star: Bob Runciman, a former Conservative senator who served as the province’s top lawman for two stints…
October 8, 2026
B.C. Conservatives back in battleground Surrey on election trail
The Canadian Press: Surrey is British Columbia’s second-largest municipality and includes 10 of the 93 electoral ridings that…
October 8, 2026
Oil and gas emissions dropped in 2025 despite increased production: Report
The Canadian Press: The institute found Canada’s total emissions increased in 2025 by about one per cent in…
October 8, 2026
Canada’s bottomless climate change money pit
Lorrie Goldstein/Toronto Star: Canadians were paying at least $503 billion on more than 500 federal, provincial and territorial…
October 7, 2026
Trump threatens to ‘terminate’ top campaign advisers after revelation of work for pro-Russia Bosnia party
New York Post: President Trump threatened Wednesday to “terminate” two key advisers after they were revealed to have…
October 7, 2026
Trump might order another Iran strike before midterms
The Atlantic: The White House has asked the Pentagon to develop strike options against Iranian targets that could…
October 7, 2026
Google, Unity launch platform to create video games from prompts
Bloomberg: The initiative, called Playground, will “put game creation in the hands of millions of new creators, and…
October 7, 2026
Russia says it found no ‘emergency’ in plague lab. Trump says ‘we don’t think’ Russian plague case is a bioweapon
New York Times: The Russian authorities said on Wednesday that a researcher at a Siberian anti-plague institute who…
October 7, 2026
Former Taiwan President Tsai tells US audience of ‘sustained’ Chinese pressure
Reuters: “We face daily cyberattacks, cognitive warfare, information manipulation, economic coercion, and attempts to compromise our critical infrastructure,”…
October 7, 2026