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LIV Golf is preparing to file for bankruptcy protection as early as next week, according to people familiar with the situation. The entity would use a Chapter 11 filing to implement a transaction that will see players have control of the league, said the people who weren’t authorized to speak publicly about the process. A…

Carney appoints former envoy to China Dominic Barton to lead investment promotion agency

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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed high-profile executive and former diplomat Dominic Barton to lead the federal agency charged with promoting foreign investment in Canada. Carney said in a press release on Monday that Barton will be taking over as chair of the board of directors of Invest in Canada. “Mr. Barton brings…

U.S. Treasury secretary taunts Canadian navy’s lack of firepower: ‘Two submarines from the Edmonton mall’

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration is “not at war” with Canada, dismissing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s concerns about the ongoing trade rift while also taunting Canada for its lack of military naval power. In an appearance on CNBC, Bessent laughed off any suggestion that the U.S.-Canada trade dispute amounted to conflict…

All eyes are on Chicoutimi—Le Fjord as Liberals try to add another seat in byelection

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OTTAWA — Voters in three federal ridings are heading to the polls today, giving Prime Minister Mark Carney a chance to add another seat to his total before the House of Commons returns in September. The Liberals are the heavy favourites in the two byelection votes in Toronto and Vancouver, but the race in Chicoutimi—Le…

Trump’s Republican Party blocks CBC/Radio-Canada from convention after 9/11 policy controversy

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OTTAWA — U.S President Donald Trump’s Republican Party has revoked the CBC/Radio-Canada’s press access to its upcoming midterm convention, citing the public broadcaster’s now-reversed policy not to refer to 9/11 as “terrorism” without direct attribution, National Post has learned. A CBC spokesperson confirmed Monday that the Republican National Convention (RNC) had revoked access for both…

Trump has ‘reached out’ to Apple about renaming Lake Ontario on its maps

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U.S. President Donald Trump has contacted Apple about changing Lake Ontario’s name to “Lake America” on its maps app, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said on Monday. In an ‌interview ⁠on Fox Business’ Mornings with Maria program, Burgum said: “The president reached out to Apple directly, so I’m sure that we may be seeing that change…

Ontario agencies restore Lake Ontario to their websites after Google Maps updated it to Lake America in the U.S.

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Ontario government agencies have restored Lake Ontario to their websites after a Google Maps update replaced it with Lake America over the weekend. Metrolinx, the provincial agency that runs GO Transit, disabled the map on its GO stations page where the label appeared, it told Global News . The agency said in an email to…

Paroled Toronto sex offender faces new charges of drugging, sexually assaulting woman

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WARNING: This story deals with sexual assault. A 73-year-old former Toronto pharmacist on parole was arrested last week and charged with sexually assaulting a woman. Before being released on parole, Allen Siu Ming Chow was serving time for drugging and recording himself sexually assaulting 18 young prostitutes more than 15 years ago. What’s more, Peel…

David Rosenberg: U.S. dollar bear market looms as the world loses confidence in the White House

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I don’t recall a time when we have had such inept and confusing economic and foreign policy in the United States. The White House needs to revive the affordability program into the midterms, but has instead restarted a trade war with its largest trading partner. We have Iran and Oman working on a deal for…

Trump shares Christian group’s proposal allowing Canadian Jews facing antisemitism to flee to the U.S.

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