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Truck carrying mail, milk and alcohol to isolated N.B. island held at U.S. border  CP
  10-year Treasury yield hits highest level since 2002 as global bond rout gathers pace  CNBC
  Plumber helped subdue flight attacker, pull plane out of dive  ABC
  Amazon Is Deploying AI to Spy on Its Workers and Bust Unions Before They Form  Truthout
  Trump says 'very bad' Canada is being 'taught a little lesson' as trade action escalates  CBC
  Carney’s stand against Trump leads to Nobel Peace Prize and Time Person of the Year buzz  AP
  --- ....But will this stance lead to a trade deal that benefits Canadians?
  Tories vow to 'vigorously oppose' higher immigration levels, critic says  Sun
  EU and Canada to announce sweeping new partnership pact  POLITCO
  PDF FILE:  "We will reaffirm our unwavering commitment to effective multilateralism, democracy and to the rules-based international order, with the United Nations at its core. We will continue to promote and...uphold the rules and principles of the UN Charter"
  -- LNG Canada to move forward with Phase 2 expansion project in Kitimat, B.C.  CBC
  -- Trump to announce $54 billion Alaska LNG investment from South Korea  NBC
  -- IEA: "2025 marked the highest year for LNG FIDs on record. The investment cycle has continued into 2026..."  EIA
  
-- Shell: "About 180 million tonnes of annual new supply is forecast to enter the market by 2030..."

  Russia warns NATO of a possible nuclear response if Kaliningrad is cut off  AP
  Inside Man: How Chinese spies used lies, love and betrayal to target the Federal Reserve  CNBC
  Ottawa is sending another $100 million to Palestinians without knowing where the money will be spent  NP
  Canada and Europe Are Making It Up as They Go Along  Macleans
  Carney's EU buddy ignores 'Elbows Up' and will fish NL crab  --  Canada unhappy. Is this a crab war?
  Carney threatens to sue Stelco  YouTube
  Liberals won't try to recoup $34 million paid by 'green slush fund' to ineligible projects  NP
  Judge tosses drug trafficking convictions for B.C. compassion club founders  CBC
  Canada's economy stalls after three months of growth  FP
  PM looks at when to boost immigration as government gets system 'under control'  CBC
  Former top soldier was told to ‘tone down’ his warnings about lack of military readiness  CTV
  Deloitte Canada cuts GDP forecast by 20% as tariffs grip economy amid Trump's trade war  CBC  PDF File
  Trump just banned Canadian booze — but there’s a big catch  CNN
  Liberal bill would empower commission to police ‘legitimate and illegitimate’ online discussion  RNews
  Miller said Liberals will decide what kind of discussions are "legitimate"  X
  EU tells countries to curb energy demand as gas prices face winter squeeze  EUNews
  Anthropic warns AI may pose ‘existential risks to humanity’ in IPO filing  Reuters
  Mike Johnson Claims AI Doomsday WarniAre a ‘Chinese Psyopngs ’  M
  Trump announces plan for $15 billion steel plant, would be largest in U.S. history  CNBC
  Hamilton steel plant to lay off hundreds of workers as U.S. tariffs prompt 'survival' move  CBC
  Carney says he cannot guarantee India will no longer be involved in crimes in  NP
  Has anyone told Carney he can do interviews with Canadian media?  NP    Carney's NYT transcript (R)
  U.S. muses about hitting Canada with EU-style tariffs over Carney’s EU pivot  NP   Tuesday's Import bans
  
Global debt tops $365 trillion as economists sound alarm over ‘vicious cycle  CNBC
  PBO says Ottawa will miss operating budget target 2 years behind Carney’s claim  Hub
  Corrections Canada to distribute paper straws for 'safer snorting' in federal prisons  NP
  Oil prices rise as Trump rejects Iranian proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz  CNBC
  Exclusive-Japan's currency diplomat Mimura urges markets to heed 'very clear' warning on yen  Reuters
  EU faces winter tug of war with Asia as gas stores hit lowest for date since 2011  --  Europe’s Diesel Vulnerability
  Ron Butler questions Carney's "1-year" insanity  X 
  Nova Scotia joins tax the EV club  CBC
  SpaceX prepares to send Starship rocket to orbit for first time  CNBC
  United in debt: America has become a nation of fake rich people  The Hill
  Eby's goose is cooked?   --   BC Conservatives ahead of NDP after snap election call
  Convicted B.C. child killer granted 60-day unescorted leave to take cooking classes  Global
  Within 10 days, two pedophile child killers were given temporary passes to leave prison  NP
  Carney's call for alternatives to the U.S. dollar will get backs up in Washington  GATA (G&M$)
  Conrad Black on Carney  X
  7-year-old starts fire with blow torch, 4-year-old drives into parked cars  CTV
  Whistleblower alleges millions of Driscoll’s berries sent to Canada with excess chemical levels  CBC
  AI Adoption Is Spreading  Appollo
  A Catalyst for the AI Bubble Break  GMO
  The Coming Taiwan Crisis  Foreign Affairs
  Carney doles out cash to Palestinians. Canadians ask "what about us?"  NP
  Reconciliation Overreach: Help Me Follow the Money and Find the Truth  Rebel New
  NDP Support Plummets -- Gets Slaughtered At His Own Presser  Northern Perspectives
  History shows financial calamities occur when rates rise rapidly like this: ‘Something always breaks’  CNBC
  No More ‘Trump Avenue’: Canada’s Capital Moves to Rename Street Amid Tense Trade War  TIME
  Canadians are flying back to the U.S. after three years of declining travel  NP
  Crackpot Carney says prepared for ‘risk’ that Trump might order U.S.-led military invasion of Canada
  
China Still Has What America Needs  Foreign Affairs
  Eby's snap election could blow up in his face  --  Eby calls election against Trump?
  Canada is giving C$100 million in international aid for Palestine  Reuters
  Schools still teaching kids that Canada, being white are the real problems  Liley
  Canada’s global ambitions are more than a little confusing  FP
  "Elbows up" workers against Carney's Bill C-39  CLC   CBC says "facing criticism"
  
Canada's unions considering legal action to protect right to strike  NP
  Trump's U.N. General Assembly address to world leaders  Youtube
  Big banks exploring Canadian dollar-based digital money with tokenized  CP
  Liberals table bill to speed up projects, avert labour disruptions  CBC  Bill C-39  --  Bill called "Trumpian"

  China’s Gold Imports Top 1,000 Tons on Strong Investment Demand  BL
  Canadian oil and gas industry on track for biggest dealmaking boom in a decade, analysts say  FP
  Trump working on deal to buy potash from Belarus for lower price than Canada  CTV   NTR Dips  --  MOS
  Carney looks to make changes to Section 107 of the labour code  -- Elbows up? 
  
83-year-old Christian grandmother euthanised against her will under Canada's assisted dying system  DM
  Exchange of gunfire came as members of Jewish community gathered for Yom Kippur  CBC
  Russia’s pro-Putin party wins  --  Zelenskyy says he is ready to hold elections "tomorrow, but..."
  Saudi Arabia withdraws from China-led digital currency platform  BInsider
  Global diesel shortage likely to last into 2027 as storage tanks drain  Reuters
  The Biggest Risk to the Economy  Carlson
  This poor fella had the psychosis -- I am sure the 7-year old will understand 

  CBC asks the question: Should Canada have taken the U.S. deal?  CBC
  Inside Canada's untouchable homeless encampment  Rebel News
  Foreign money loves Canadian bond market  Bloomberg
  Poilievre: "By the way, our Parliament is in Ottawa, not in Europe"  X
  Poilievre says Canada will never be ’28th state’ of EU  CP  
  Macron and Carney dislike Trump -- more toothless pledges  Reuters
  Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia  NPR  North Korea fires a couple missles 
  
Parliament returns with a big agenda and a fight brewing between Carney and labour unions  NP


  September 18, 2026  --  Crafty Carney Smokeshow
  September 11, 2026  --  The Art of Bullshit
  September 4, 2026  -- The Carney Debt Express

  August 30, 2026  --  The Curious Case of Doug Ford's Bellybutton
  August 26, 2026  --  The Elbows-Up Delusion

  August 24, 2026  --  Wake Up Canada!