As Ontario burns, Ottawa announces $125M in financing for Brazil

Northern Ontario continues to be on fire, blanketing southern Ontario and northern U.S. states in thick smoke, while the foreign affairs minister announced over $125M in funding for Brazil and an agreement between the two countries to fight wildfires.

As of Wednesday, Ontario reported 118 active wildfires across the Northwest and Northeast regions of the province, with the bulk of the flames raging across Northwest Ontario.

At the same time as fires raged across the region, enraging U.S. politicians and covering Ontario in flames or smoke, Global Affairs Canada announced $125 million in new “investments” to Brazil, including an $82.3 million loan “to support climate action and economic growth.” Keep Reading

$500M mine subsidy leads back to Carney's conflict screen

B.C.’s Red Chris mine landed $500 million in taxpayer funding despite an apparent link to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s financial interests: majority owner Newmont Corporation appears on his conflict-of-interest screen.

Last September, Carney designated Red Chris, near the B.C.-Alaska border, as one of Canada’s “nation-building” projects, promising fast-track approvals. The mine, which opened in 2015, is being expanded into a $2.77 billion underground block-cave operation expected to increase Canada’s copper production by more than 15 per cent. Keep Reading

American officials say Canadian detained by ICE was illegally in the U.S.

Kaitlyn Tracey, a 33-year-old Canadian woman who made headlines this week for attacking a teenage girl for wearing Trump apparel at Point Pleasant Beach in New Jersey, was later detained for overstaying her travel visa.

Canadians learned that Tracey was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement from her husband Matthew Geroni, a far-left TikToker who celebrated American commentator Charlie Kirk’s assassination and wished the entire Trump family died of cancer, begged followers to help him get Tracey out of jail.

Now, U.S. Homeland Security revealed that she was detained by ICE because she overstayed her visa, which expired nearly two years ago. Her deportation back to Canada is pending immigration proceedings. Keep Reading

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Sikh TikTok influencer decries racism for being asked to leave gym while wearing dagger

A Sikh influencer on TikTok has gone viral after recording an interaction with a Goodlife Fitness employee and alleging that the employee had “racially singled” him out after she asked him to leave the gym due to him wearing a ceremonial dagger while working out. Keep Reading

Jeffrey Rath responds to having assets frozen amid Tallcree court battle

Alberta lawyer Jeffrey Rath has responded to having millions in assets frozen by a provincial judge amid an ongoing court battle with the Tallcree First Nation, saying it’s part of an appeal, which was filed after a “very successful outcome.” Keep Reading

CMHC says housing starts dropped 6 per cent in June

More than a year after Prime Minister Mark Carney took office on a promise to build 500,000 new homes annually, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says the pace of housing starts has fallen below last year’s level. Keep Reading

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Premier Houston swarmed by “extreme faction” of protestors, windshield smashed

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston had his vehicle swarmed after what his office described as “an extreme faction amongst a group of protesters” smashed his vehicle’s windshield and forced him to leave under police escort.

The protestors were angry about several libraries potentially closing in the province’s Annapolis Valley region, resulting in the windshield being smashed and Houston requiring a police escort.

The premier’s stop in Wolfville on Wednesday was the launch of his speaking tour to chambers of commerce across Nova Scotia to talk about his economic vision at Acadia University. Keep Reading

Canadians more pessimistic about their future than Americans: study

The “Elbows Up” enthusiasm that the Carney government once enjoyed appears to be dwindling as a new survey shows that Canadians are more pessimistic about their future than Americans, particularly when it comes to their economy. Keep Reading

Ottawa boots “$9 million man” Tom Clark from New York post

Ottawa shuffled two of its top U.S. diplomatic posts this week, replacing its New York consul general and naming a former Liberal cabinet minister to Los Angeles, days after it emerged that 25 Global Affairs employees were fired over serious misconduct. Keep Reading

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