Featured News

Canada’s National Observer: Canada's largest pension fund retreats from climate but other funds show leadership

Ken Klippenstein: ICE's Secret Watchlists of Americans

MS NOW: Suspect identified after Rep. Ilhan Omar accosted at Minneapolis town hall

NBC News: Ecuador says ICE agent was blocked from entering its Minneapolis consulate

The Independent: South Korea’s former first lady jailed for 20 months for accepting bribes

World Socialist Web Site: Quebec separatists intensify their efforts to court Trump after Canada-China trade deal

Canada & USA

Canadian news:

• Bank of Canada maintains key interest rate at 2.25%, says 'timing or direction' of next rate change uncertain

• B.C. government struck compromise with assisted dying policy, court hears

• Canadian, US First Nations defend caribou habitat from Trump's Arctic oil plans

• Doug Ford bans media from Progressive Conservative convention this weekend

• Food inspection agency to cut more than 1,300 jobs, says union

• Liberals agree to hit pause on hate crimes bill and prioritize tougher bail bill

• Ottawa in talks with Meta about restoring news to Facebook

• Ottawa, South Korea in talks to bring auto manufacturing to Canada: sources

• Sources say Ottawa considering Swedish jets over F-35s for half of fleet

Video:

(Normally I don’t share politician interviews, but I found this one to be pretty interesting and revealing.)

USA news:

• DOJ says it will finish Epstein files review 'in the near term' after combing through millions of pages

• FBI Raids Georgia Election Hub at Center of Trump’s 2020 Fraud Conspiracies

• Fed holds key interest rate steady as economic view improves

• First Texas execution of 2026 is Houston double murderer

• HHS Will Allow Pharmacies to Boycott Lifesaving Drugs Used in Medication Abortion

• ICE Denies Detainee's Request to Attend His Son's Funeral, Attorney Says

• Judge hands initial win to farmworkers alleging unfair labor practices

• Judge says construction on Vineyard Wind can resume

• Mamdani administration moves forward with building a megajail in Chinatown

World News

• 13 killed, 6 injured in gold mine collapse in S. Sudan

• Around 300 people evacuated after fire at hotels in French Alps, officials say

• At least 5 killed, 2 hurt in Russian drone attack on Ukrainian train

• ‘Breach’ of Principles – Oxfam Refuses to Hand Over Data of Gaza Staff to Israel

• Budapest mayor charged over Pride parade

• Foreign media group disappointed as Israel court postpones Gaza ruling

• Gold price spiral and Japanese bond market selloff signal deepening financial turmoil

• Israel’s attacks on Gaza fertility clinics shatter dreams of parenthood

• Sudan’s war displaced crisis peaks as millions eye return to ruined homes

• Trump continues to threaten Iran with 'far worse' attack amid buildup

• UK police to use AI facial recognition tech linked to Israel’s war on Gaza

What I’m Reading

• Canada’s elite media wants you to serve in the military

• Drought in the east, floods in the south: Africa battered by climate change

• Following Pretti killing, Trump opens the door to a radical shift on gun policy

• How legacy media fell for Trump’s fake “pivot” in Minnesota

• People Hate Data Centers, so the Industry Is Spending Millions to Rebrand Them

• Senate Democrats’ DHS "Reforms" Shaping Up To Be Another Kneeling Kente Cloth Moment