2026 World Cup: Canada’s Draw Provides Plenty of Possibility and Concern Jesse Marsch will have plenty to ponder as Canada await final Group B confirmation. Sports Illustrated · Dec 6, 2025
'Shameless political theater and performances from musical stars whose last big hits came in the pre-smartphone era' What did I witness at the 2026 FIFA World Cup Draw? Here's how the World Cup draw really went down in Washington D.C. FourFourTwo · Dec 6, 2025
Stuck in a van while the president measures the Kennedy Center drapes: Inside Trump’s day of ego boosting as crises loom Political trouble stalks his administration from multiple directions as the midterms approach, but Donald Trump just wants to dance. Andrew Feinberg reports on the president’s big day at the FIFA World Cup draw The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2025
2026 World Cup groups announced by FIFA in ceremony in Washington A record 48 teams will take part next year with Cape Verde, Jordan, Uzbekistan and Curaçao all appearing in football's premier event for the first time. Euronews · Dec 5, 2025
Trump gets Peace Prize, but not the one he wanted Trump accepted the first-ever FIFA Peace Prize at the 2026 World Cup draw. Axios · Dec 5, 2025
‘Deeply troubling’: Canadian legislators call for halt to ICE armored vehicle sale after report by The Independent Canadian MP Jenny Kwan says she will be proposing revisions to a bill she sponsored, that would prevent such items from going to the United States The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2025
‘There’s no monitoring of earthquakes’: new British Columbia pipeline could spell catastrophe, experts warn Project on ‘very poorly understood’ terrain and likely to pass through Rocky Mountain trench, which researchers say poses immense geological hazard The Guardian - US · Dec 3, 2025
Canada pivots further away from US in latest defense fund move Prime Minister Carney has consistently expressed his intention for Canada to strengthen its relationship with the EU The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2025
‘Not going to happen’: First Nations threaten to end Carney’s pipe dream The Canadian PM’s breakthrough oil deal with Alberta cost him a cabinet minister and will still face stiff opposition The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025
Mark Carney says Canada's trading relationship with the U.S. was 'once a strength,' but 'now a weakness' Canada struck a pipeline deal with Alberta on Thursday to diversify the country's oil exports beyond the U.S. Fortune · Nov 27, 2025
Canada's prime minister and Alberta's premier sign pipeline deal which could reverse oil tanker ban Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the premier of Canada’s oil rich province of Alberta have agreed to work toward building a pipeline to the Pacific Coast to diversify the country’s oil exports beyond the United States The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2025
Canada minister resigns from cabinet over Carney’s controversial oil pipeline deal Minister Steven Guilbeault says Indigenous nations were not consulted and the pipeline would have ‘major environmental impacts’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2025
Canada's prime minister announces supports for lumber, steel sectors hit by U.S. tariffs Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is announcing new supports for the steel and lumber industries hit hard by U.S. tariffs The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025
‘Where’s Nige?’ Reform leader skips Starmer’s Ukraine statement, leaving Tice to face the pile-on With one of his old muckers from the EU days jailed for taking Russian bribes, there was no better time for Farage to absent himself The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2025
The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2025 TACO Trump hits again: President quietly ignores Canada tariff increase after fury over Reagan ad Trump has made a habit of threatening tariffs on trading partners, often resulting in a drop in the markets, only for him to walk it back
International Business Times · Nov 24, 2025 Canada Signals No Rush to Restart Trade Negotiations With US, Citing No 'Burning Issue' Canada says it will resume U.S. trade talks when needed, citing no urgent issues and focusing on tariffs and economic partnerships.
The Conversation · Nov 17, 2025 Federal budget 2025: Is Canada Strong actually weak on AI? Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government has tabled its first official budget, entitled Canada Strong. It frames itself as a road map of investments being made to strengthen national sovereignty via economic productivity and national defence. Central to those efforts is artificial intelligence.
The Guardian - US · Nov 14, 2025 Carney’s ‘nation-building’ programme misses mark to be truly transformative for Canada The $C56bn plan focused on investing in a resource economy falls short of changing Canadians’ day-to-day lives
Euronews · Nov 13, 2025 Canada’s European pivot: Could an inclusion in the Eurovision Song Contest be next? Canada is exploring the possibility of joining Eurovision, something officials say reflects the country's effort to assert its cultural independence and deepen ties with Europe. The EBU has confirmed early talks are underway, but no decision has been made.
The Guardian - US · Nov 12, 2025 Canada pushes to join Eurovision: ‘This is about protecting our identity’ Country explores taking part in the glitzy song contest as it distances from the US and seeks to deepen ties with Europe
The Conversation · Nov 10, 2025 Green finance was supposed to contribute solutions to climate change. So far, it’s fallen well short A decade ago, a seminal speech by Mark Carney, then governor of the Bank of England and current Canadian prime minister, set out how climate change presented an economic risk that threatened the very stability of the financial system.
The Conversation · Nov 10, 2025 Why the 2025 federal budget won’t really make Canada strong Canada’s 2025 federal budget, and those that follow in the coming years, may prove to be the most important since the beginning of the Second World War.
The Guardian - US · Nov 8, 2025 Carney survives two confidence votes on budget, quashing fears of winter election Minority government benefitted from opposition members voting across the aisle, paving way for billions in spending
The Conversation · Nov 6, 2025 Federal budget: Mr. Prime Minister, child care is infrastructure too Why is Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget pressing the pause button on early learning and child care?
The Guardian - AU · Nov 5, 2025 Canada budget adds tens of billions to deficit as Carney spends to dampen Trump tariffs effect Budget envisions significant increase in defence spending, cuts to civil service and ‘generational investments’