Quebec and Newfoundland have reached a non-binding deal on sharing energy from Labrador’s Churchill Falls plant, which Prime Minister Mark Carney has committed $10 billion to partially support. Heidi Petracek explains how it’s a big breakthrough after decades of disappointment for Newfoundland and Labrador and years of negotiations, and how this could reshape Canada’s energy landscape. | Global National
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Carney and Trump talked this afternoon about trade negotiations, as per the PMO. No other details were provided about the call with 25 hours to go before the new 50% tariffs kick in #cdnpoli
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Auto industry insiders have told the Carney government that if they accept the current US auto tariff proposal of 15%, auto plants will close after their current model production is finished, sources have told Global News Those conversations took place this weekend as the
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Similar numbers of Canadians say Canada should either respond with counter-tariffs (36 per cent) or keep negotiating without any counter-tariffs (30 per cent) if Trump’s new round of tariffs go into effect Wednesday. However, less than one in five (18 per cent) said Canada should “offer concessions to the US, such as ending bans on American alcohol and easing dairy restrictions, if that gets the tariffs removed.” | Globalnews.ca
The House of Commons public safety and national security committee agreed at a meeting today to invite Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree and other witnesses to testify. The Belgian federal prosecutor’s office announced July 25 that “a Canadian national of Chinese origin” had been arrested on accusations of espionage and participation in a criminal organization. | CP via Yahoo
Aux yeux de Christine Fréchette, il est donc primordial de reprendre les rênes du gouvernement aux prochaines élections. « Je pense que oui », a répondu la cheffe caquiste à un journaliste qui lui demandait lundi si la concrétisation de l’entente dépendait de sa réélection. « C’est nous qui avons construit l’ensemble de cette œuvre et c’est nous qui allons pouvoir la mettre en œuvre. » Contrairement à la CAQ, le PQ remet en question la légitimité de l’accord, qui arrive à moins de deux semaines du déclenchement attendu de la campagne électorale. En tête dans les sondages, la formation politique préfère ne pas précipiter les négociations avec St. John’s. | Le Devoir
Originaire de la Gaspésie, elle a commencé sa carrière de journaliste au Soleil, avant de se joindre au Journal de Québec en 2015. Depuis, elle était affectée à la couverture de la politique municipale dans la grande région de Québec. Stéphanie Martin est aussi romancière. | TVA Nouvelles
The duties will impact roughly $28 billion worth of Canadian exports, including 20 per cent of sales at Richmond Plywood, where they produce a lot of high-end product. “A 50 per cent tariff is not a margin we can absorb, nor is it something U.S. customers will be willing to pay,” Bhavjit Thandi, CFO of Richmond Plywood, said. | Globalnews.ca
Residents in Calgary-Shaw have been without a legislature representative since May, when former United Conservative Party cabinet minister Rebecca Schulz resigned her seat. Both Smith’s UCP and the Opposition NDP named candidates for the riding in June. | Globalnews.ca
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New Yorkville Strategies Survey. Online sample 1,016 British Columbians. NDP gained leading 46-40 among DECIDED Voters. Don't forget to like/share/follow... 1/5
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“Ontario has a choice: we can build the economy of the future and ensure Canadians’ data remains in Canada or we can get left behind and risk Canadians’ data being sent to the U.S. and into the hands of President Trump,” the premier said. “The worst thing we could ever do (is) let President Trump control our data. That guy would cut us off in about three seconds and so we need to make sure we have data sovereignty in our own hands,” said Ford. | TorStar (🎁 link)
“If two analysts at a Washington think tank can come up with these numbers “then the Chinese government – with tens of thousands of intelligence officials and way more sources of information – can come up with the same numbers,” said Marine Corps Col (Ret’d). Mark Cancian, who has conducted widely cited studies tracking depleted U.S. missile stockpiles. Patriot missiles are valuable because they are versatile from a military perspective, designed to handle relatively low-flying threats – ranging from incoming missiles to drones and aircraft – and leaving the more specialized THAAD system to defend against high-flying, faster missiles. | Christian Science Monitor
A Republican attempting to become Florida’s first Black governor faces a crowded field Tuesday while Democrats wage primary battles for a reduced pool of left-leaning seats under redrawn congressional maps. U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds is banking on President Donald Trump ’s endorsement in hopes of securing the Republican nomination and advance to the fall election. His opponents include Lt. Gov. Jay Collins and political newcomer James Fishback. | AP News
YouTube announced a change to how it counts public views on videos. It will now count a view as soon as a video begins playback. The original approach to views will still be tracked as Engaged Views for creators who value seeing how often people stick with their content. This revised policy will take effect globally beginning August 24. | Endgadget
Cherokee Nation, the largest tribe in the U.S. with more than 475,000 citizens, has banned hyperscale data center development on its tribally owned and trust lands, after a task force convened by Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. found that 64% of 1,593 surveyed citizens opposed construction of the facilities inside the tribe’s 14-county reservation in northeastern Oklahoma. The 37-page report cited energy and water consumption, air quality, noise, and cultural resource protection among citizens’ concerns, and the tribe said it won’t support projects on non-tribal land within the reservation without early consultation. | Tom’s Hardware
1100 ET : Ottawa - LPC MP Jennifer McKelvie speaks to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario Annual Conference.
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… in 1997. Sc 1657. World Congress of the PTTI Labour Union. Design: François Picard.
The 28th World Congress of the Postal, Telegraph and Telephone Labour Union was held in 1997 in Montreal — and Canada Post issued this stamp in honour of the occasion.
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