Can Australia Keep Spending Billions in Taxpayer Funds to Bailout its Manufacturers?
In recent months, the Australian government has spent billions trying to save domestic manufacturers and producers from a flood of cheap overseas goods.
Pentagon Upgrades Valor Awards for 3 Marines Who Withstood Attack During Afghanistan Withdrawal
The Marines endured shrapnel wounds, tear gas, and pandemonium following a bomb blast at a crowded security checkpoint on Aug. 26, 2021.
Europol Warns of Violent Museum Heists as Chinese Artifacts Become Prime Targets
Chinese triads are active in the trade, according to Luc Larriba, a French journalist who has investigated art crime in France.
At Least 160 Dead, Hundreds Missing After Flood Devastates Nepal–Tibet Border
Among the missing are 47 Americans in Nepal.
68-Year-Old Man Charged With Arson After Historic NB Church Destroyed by Fire
A New Brunswick senior has been charged with arson in connection with an enormous blaze earlier this week that resulted in the destruction of a historic church on the province’s Acadian Peninsula. Emergency services responded to a report of a religious building on fire during the early morning hours of Aug. 24 in the small seaside community of Saint-Simon, N.B., the RCMP said in a press release. The Caraquet, Bertrand, and Shippagan fire departments responded to the call along with the Caraquet RCMP. Some pictures posted to Facebook show the 108-year-old Saint-Simon Catholic Church engulfed in flames against a still dark sky. Photos of the wooden structure taken later in the morning show most of the building reduced to ash, including the steeple.
Carney to Address European Parliament in September
Prime Minister Mark Carney is slated to deliver a speech at the European Parliament in France next month and will also attend the State of the European Union (EU) address as relations with the United States continue to deteriorate. A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to the media said Carney has accepted EU […]
“It Just Became Very Real to Me”: Documentary Exposes State-Sponsored Persecution of Shen Yun
'Unbroken' lifts the curtain on the CCP's transnational persecution campaign and the extraordinary courage of Shen Yun artists standing up to it.
Canadian Army Looking for Surveillance, Cargo-Drop Drone Suppliers
The federal government has put out a small shopping list for new drones for the Canadian Army. The Canadian Armed Forces is searching for companies that can supply the army with land and aerial drones that can be dispatched to deliver cargo and supply munitions to troops. It’s also looking for aerial surveillance and reconnaissance […]
Dozens of Canadians Missing After Massive Floods Hit Nepal-China Border
Twenty-four Canadians are among the hundreds of missing people presumed dead in the Himalayan border area of Nepal and China after massive flash floods hit the region on Aug. 26. Officials say at least 160 people are dead and more than 400 tourists, workers, and others—including 341 foreign nationals—are missing in the wake of the mudslide in the Tibet region’s Gyirong County. Officials also confirmed two dozen Canadians are missing. “It was a huge gush of mud coming straight towards us. As it got closer, it kept rising higher and higher,” 68-year-old Keshav Prasad Baral told reporters while being treated at a small hospital. “I tried to grab my wife’s hand…but she was swept away by the mud. Four or five hours later, a helicopter came to rescue me. My wife is still somewhere beneath the mud. She’s gone.”
Quebec Premier to Meet Lieutenant-Governor Thursday, Launching Election Campaign
Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette will meet with the province’s lieutenant-governor on Thursday, paving the way for the start of the election campaign. The premier’s official schedule says a cabinet meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m., after which Fréchette is set to meet with Lt.-Gov. Manon Jeannotte. Under Quebec’s electoral system, the premier must symbolically ask [...]
Latest Tariff War Making Outcome of Trade Tensions Hard to Predict: National Bank CEO
The head of National Bank says the escalations in the tariff dispute between Canada and the U.S. is making for a murky outlook, but the domestic economy seems to be handling the uncertainty relatively well so far. “The unresolved and escalating trade conflict with the U.S. continues to create economic uncertainty and challenges for businesses [...]
OpenAI Bans Cluster of ChatGPT Accounts Posting Fake Comments Promoting Russia
An investigation revealed that the account operators were likely tied to a sham Russia-linked institute.
Trump Says Oil Shipping Through Strait of Hormuz Is ‘Functioning’
The U.S. president said 10 million barrels were transported through the strait on Tuesday.
Ebola Outbreak Over in Uganda, but Cases Continue to Rise in Congo, Says WHO
The director of emergency preparedness said this was the third Bundibugyo variant outbreak in Africa, after previous outbreaks in Uganda in 2007 and Congo in 2012.
New US Tariffs Could Cut Canada’s Growth by Half a Percentage Point, BMO Study Says
The newly imposed U.S. tariffs are expected to slash roughly half a percentage point from Canada’s GDP growth, according to a report published by BMO on Aug. 24. The new 50 percent U.S. tariffs will apply to about C$28 billion (US$20 billion) of Canadian products, representing approximately 5 percent of goods exports to the United […]
Taiwan Court Sentences Chinese Woman to 18 Months in Prison for Election Interference
The defendant campaigned for another Chinese woman running for a legislative seat in 2024.
Two More MLAs Quit BC Conservative Caucus, Bringing Total to Five in Two Weeks
Richmond-Bridgeport MLA Teresa Wat and Courtenay-Comox MLA Brennan Day announced on Aug. 26 that they are leaving the B.C. Conservative Party to sit as Independents. Their departures bring the total number of MLAs who have left the party to five in about two weeks. Day said he decided to leave the party because he disagrees [...]
Taiwan Returns to Pacific Islands Forum Events After Being Shut Out in 2025
Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung will attend a Forum Secretariat-hosted dialogue and meet Palau leaders during the Aug. 30–Sept. 4 regional gathering.
Coco Gauff Captures Second Cincinnati Title; Arthur Fils Wins First Masters 1000
Fils came back from a second-set blip to win the third set 6-0 against Francis Tiafoe.
Inquest Opens into ‘Unnatural’ Death of Cambridge Professor Who Resigned After Plagiarism Claims
Jason Arday, who became the youngest black professor in the university's history in 2023, was found dead in London on Aug. 13.
