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Also in today’s edition: Danielle Smith defends her government and Western allies reconsider the Strait of Hormuz
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Friday, March 20, 2026
Politics & Government
John Carpay: Liberals have Canada leading the West in state surveillance
New bills would allow the government to intrude on privacy and secretly boot individuals from the internet if thought to be a 'threat'
Thwarted school attacks should lead to a national conversation, says N.S. mayor
‘Before Tumbler Ridge, we may (have said), "We’re they actually going to do it?" And now, we don’t have the luxury of that thought process anymore’
Paul Deegan: Time to stop the theft of news content IP
Fact-based, fact-checked original news content helps make AI products more accurate
Ramona Coelho: Alberta bill restricting assisted suicide reaffirms that care comes first
Danielle Smith's plan reinforces the ethical principles that coercive influences to die should never drive MAiD eligibility
Business & Economy
Teenagers sue Musk's xAI claiming image-generator made sexually explicit images of them as minors
Three teenagers in Tennessee sued Elon Musk’s xAI this week, claiming the company’s image-generation tools were used to morph real photos of them into explicitly sexual images.
Oil steadies and global shares are mixed as Iran war fuels energy supply concerns
Oil prices steadied on Friday on the intensifying Iran war to around US$110 a barrel, while global shares were mixed following Wall Street losses.
Iran hits Kuwaiti oil refinery and explosions boom over Tehran from Israeli attack
A Kuwaiti oil refinery came under Iranian drone attack early Friday and sirens in Israel warned of incoming fire, while explosions boomed over Tehran from Israeli strikes as the country marked the...
If you changed jobs last year, here's how it might affect your taxes
Months after the dust of landing a new job settles, people often forget that career changes can also impact that year’s tax return.
Experts say Canada can't avoid engaging with U.S. as Trump rattles NATO with insults
U.S. President Donald Trump is widening the cracks between the United States and European NATO members with his calls for allies to help him finish the war he started with Iran.
Environment & Climate
‘It’s not sustainable’: US farmers reeling as Iran war pushes fertilizer costs up
Closure of strait of Hormuz – a key fertilizer production and transportation route – has squeezed farmers as prices jumpRodney Bushmeyer has been farming as long as he can remember. Bushmeyer’s...
‘Agriculture of life’: the Rio families growing bananas to protect the world’s largest urban forest
In the middle of the city, traditional growers blend crops with native species to preserve Pedra Branca state park’s biodiversityThe sound of the scythes wielded by brothers Jorge and Ubirajara...