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Canada’s $290 billion opportunity needs massive investment: report
New report finds Canada needs to ramp up production of critical minerals or risk a shortage. To get there, it recommends government share the financial risk and double down on Indigenous consultation and environmental regulations.…
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Why Trump’s military ‘birthday’ parade is so controversial
For the first time in more than 30 years, tanks will roll through the capital of the United States.
The 250th anniversary of the United States Army could see hundreds of thousands descend on Washington DC to watch as 60-ton M1 Abrams battle tanks and P…
Politics Insider: Carney recruits Hydro‑Québec CEO to head public service
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Mark Carney has recruited Hydro‑Québec CEO Michael Sabia to take over as the country’s top bureaucrat to help advance the Prime Minister’s ambitious agenda.…
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BC Ferries goes full steam ahead with Beijing
The disconnect between political slogans and billion-dollar spending just hit choppy waters
The B.C. government’s elbows-up, Canada-first, buy-B.C. policy is about to undergo its first serious stress test, with news Tuesday that BC Ferries signed a mul…
Against the grain: as prices and temperatures rise, can Japan learn to love imported rice?
It’s cheap, filling and a time-honoured way for office workers to calm their hunger pangs. Lunchtime diners at fast-food restaurants in central Tokyo are here for one thing: gyudon – thinly sliced beef and onions on rice.…
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‘Screeching halt’: House Republicans just axed major red state cash cow
WASHINGTON — Clean energy manufacturers and advocates say they’re perplexed how the repeal of tax credits in President Donald Trump’s “one big beautiful bill” will keep their domestic production lines humming across the United States, particularly in s…
ASX to rise, S&P 500 reaches for record
Australian shares are set to open higher, with US equities advancing on hopes for a positive outcome from US-China trade talks in London and the S & P 500 moving closer to resetting its record high.…
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Democrats drawing closer to crypto industry
An advertisement for the cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, is displayed on a building in Hong Kong on Nov. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
WASHINGTON — As U.S. President Donald Trump builds a crypto empire — including hosting a private dinner with top inv…
Explained: Familiar problems linger, global uncertainties complicate picture
Helped by a late 7%-plus surge in the last quarter, India’s real GDP in Financial Year 24-25 grew 6.5% on a year-on-year basis. Some tailwinds have continued on to this fiscal (FY26), with domestic economic activity exhibiting resilience in the wake of…
Explained: Complex challenges in chaotic Trump world
When Narendra Modi became Prime Minister for a third term in June 2024, Joe Biden was projected to be in a close race with Donald Trump for a second term in the White House, India’s border standoff with China had been ongoing for four years, Sheikh Has…