Canada, U.S. not yet ready to make tariff deal, Canada unsatisfied with latest U.S. offer: sources | CBC News

As the clock ticks toward U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff deadline, Canada and the U.S. aren't at a point where a tariff deal can be reached — and Canadian officials are not satisfied with...

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When Elites Scheme Behind Closed Doors

The history of the Veiled Prophet Society, the St Louis secret society whose origins are in white supremacy and the suppression of worker organizing, is a window onto elite capitalist society and how it operates to protect its own interests.

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A tech prophet finally gets her second coming

In 2000, Paulina Borsook published a book foretelling the anti-government sentiments of the tech world. Now that it’s too late, people are ready to listen.

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Build it and they will come? The hurdles facing Canada's planned pandemic-busting lab | CBC News

Ottawa's plan for a state-of-the-art lab to help tackle emerging health threats is commendable on paper. But top health researchers say long-term funding gaps, recent staff cuts and red tape could thr...

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Albertans should be wary of propaganda leading up to referendum: criminologist

Kelly Sundberg discusses foreign interference in Alberta's upcoming referendum with Alberta Primetime host Michael Higgins.

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Why the US government is banning Chinese robots – video explainer

The Federal Communications Commission on 28 July announced a ban on humanoid robots from China including the popular Unitree G1 model. The Guardian's technology journalist Nick Robins-Early explains the recent popularity of these trending robots and why the US government says they are a risk to the country's national security

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Air Canada sells 25% stake in Aeroplan to Blackstone and pension-fund group for $2.5-billion

Airline will keep control of day-to-day management and plans to use proceeds to pay down debt

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Over 29,000 Canadians call for U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra to be expelled | CBC News

A petition set to be presented in the House of Commons this fall calls on the government to declare U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra persona non grata and remove him from Canada.

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Somalia malnutrition response hit by more than 80% funding drop as child hunger surges, MSF says

Funding to tackle acute malnutrition in parts ‌of Somalia has dropped by more than 80% this year, Médecins Sans Frontières said on Tuesday, even though one in every four children screened in displacement camps in the southwest is severely malnourished.

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Ukraine's push to cripple Russia in Crimea is just getting started, drone chief tells AP

Ukraine's drone forces could strike seven times more targets in Crimea if Western funding came faster, according to the commander leading Ukraine's drone war. Maj.

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Why are Nazi warships resurfacing in the Danube River? | CBC

Nazi German warships scuttled in the Danube River during the Second World War are resurfacing as water levels plunge — a striking sign of the extreme heat and drought gripping Europe this summer.

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Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and the Misreading of Science Fiction

Beyond Elon Musk’s interpretation of ‘The Odyssey,’ Silicon Valley leaders have often misunderstood classic books like ‘Foundation’ and ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.’ It’s evident...

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What Happens When Speed Cameras Get Shut Off

In 2025, Ontario banned automated traffic enforcement. Now the number of drivers exceeding the speed limit has surged, according to traffic data.

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Majority of Canadians oppose government support for AI data centres, poll shows

Respondents cite high electricity demand, environmental harm and heavy water use as their top concerns

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A year in, thousands of armed troops have quietly become a fixture of D.C. life

The deployment is expected to cost in the billions after it was quietly extended until Inauguration Day of 2029.

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Auto thefts continue downward trend across Canada, new report shows

Auto thefts have continued trending downward across the country and the number of reported thefts over the first half of 2026 was 10 per cent lower than in the same period last year, says a new report from Équité Association.

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AI labs want to slow down risky model testing. It may be too late.

Some in the industry fear that pausing or pacing tests on advanced AI models would allow China to pull ahead at a critical moment in the technology’s development.

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The Trouble With Optimizing Your Baby’s Health

I’ve seen athletes learn hard lessons about wearables and trackers.

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Typhoon Dolphin floods central China, puts Beijing on alert for heavy rain

Typhoon Dolphin churned deeper inland to the central ‌Chinese province of Hubei on Tuesday, flooding streets, forcing the closure of tourist areas and halting construction projects, as forecasters war...

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China bets on AI weather forecasting as extreme weather intensifies

As meteorologists tracked Typhoon Dolphin's ​path toward China in recent days, a new generation of artificial intelligence weather models worked alongside traditional ‌forecasting systems, highlightin...

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Maddow: 'Is this how we invade Greenland?!'

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