With just two business days until the imposition of U.S. President Donald Trump’s new 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods, talks to avoid them are going into overtime. And, the head of Unifor warned Friday that Stellantis may shutter an auto plant in Brampton. Mackenzie Gray has the latest. | Global National
A Conservative candidate running in a federal byelection in B.C. acknowledged this week he’s heard criticisms about party leader Pierre Poilievre from voters as he campaigns, while seeking to separate himself from the rest of the Conservative caucus. The comments came during an all-candidates panel for the Aug. 31 byelection in the riding of North Vancouver—Capilano, held Thursday at the Amica Lions Gate senior’s residence in West Vancouver. | Globalnews.ca
Three years after it formally launched its national climate adaptation strategy, the federal government says Canadians are more aware of the risks and more resilient to flooding, wildfires and major storms caused by climate change. But an analysis by the Canadian Climate Institute suggests there is little sign any of that work has actually reduced the risks Canadians face. | Globalnews.ca
“I completely respect the vote of the membership, and that Kerry-Lynne Findlay has earned the right as leader to shape the party as she sees fit,” said Milobar, the MLA for Kamloops Centre. “It has, however, become clear to me over the last few months that my values don’t align with this new direction. With that in mind, effective immediately, I will be sitting as an Independent member of the B.C. legislature.” | Vancouver Sun
New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds those who would vote to start the process on a future binding referendum (33%) are outnumbered by a near two-to-one margin by those who prefer Alberta stay in Canada (61%). When Albertans are asked how they would vote on a simplified hypothetical separation question, fewer support actually voting to separate (30%) than would vote on Oct. 19 to have a future referendum (33%) — a gap that appears to reflect a split motivation among the “leave” camp. | Angus Reid Institute
“Elections Alberta would like to reassure Albertans their information in Voterlink is safe and secure, and that contrary to reports, no voter registrations have been removed from the List of Electors without electors’ consent,” said Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure. | Globalnews.ca
Important read! On Tuesday, the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced that businesses formed in the United States would no longer need to disclose their actual owners, and that nearly all the data already gathered on such companies would be destroyed. This move, which Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called “a victory for common sense and American small businesses,” effectively undoes years of progress in curbing devious financial networks, both domestic and foreign. It also delivers a new shelter for wealthy Americans who wish to dodge taxes and move money around undetected. Corporate entities that allow owners to stay anonymous are handy vehicles for corruption—they enable dodgy characters from around the world to stash their proceeds in an otherwise legal American business. After a brief experiment cracking down on these black boxes, the U.S. has decided to let them multiply instead. | The Atlantic (🎁 link)
Roughly a quarter of legislators on Capitol Hill have traded individual stocks this term, with some buying and selling millions of dollars in shares. Since the start of this term in January 2025, members and their families have collectively traded $160 million to $664 million in individual stocks, according to a New York Times analysis of data collected from members’ required financial filings by 2iQ Research, an analytics firm. | NYT (🎁 link)
Zambia’s electoral commission on Friday suspended vote counting from Thursday’s presidential and parliamentary elections for at least 24 hours due to “violence targeted at poll staff” and reported instances of theft of marked ballot papers. Former minister Brian Mundubile, the main challenger to President Hakainde Hichilema, claimed a first-round victory and said his camp viewed “the continued delay ... with grave concern”. | France24
The research, published in Computers in Human Behavior, indicates that compulsive viewing is linked to a shortened focus on the future, which is associated with a harder time bouncing back from routine school difficulties. Over time, this reduced academic coping capacity can lead to even more frequent video consumption as a form of escape. | PsyPost
Before fiddling with settings, it’s a good idea to check the baseline you’re working with. Go to System Settings > Battery, and see what it says next to Battery Health. Click the “i” icon next to that to see it as a percentage of its original capacity. If it’s 100 percent, then your battery’s age isn’t affecting its current maximum. (And if it’s something like 95 or 90 percent, there isn’t yet much to worry about.) | Endgadget
1130 ET : Ottawa - LPC MP Mona Fortier hosts a community BBQ.
1300 ET : Saguenay, QC - BQ Leader Yves-François Blanchet and BQ MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe campaign in the riding of Chicoutimi--Le Fjord
1600 ET : Madeira Park, BC - LPC MP Patrick Weiler makes a funding announcement
2030 ET : North Vancouver, BC - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre campaigns in the riding of North Vancouver--Capilano
… in 1984. Sc 934 Glacier National Park.
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