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Analysis: China Is Not Replacing the United States in the Middle East, but Egypt Shows the Region Is Making Room for Beijing

Xi Jinping’s first Egypt visit in a decade produced defence exercises, a renewed currency swap, and a striking Chinese concession on the Nile. None of it means Cairo is choosing sides.

By Adam Erol · September 8, 2026

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Canada Sheds 41,700 Jobs in August as Bank of Canada Signals It Could Raise Rates

Unemployment held at a two year low of 6.4 percent even as full time work fell sharply, manufacturing posted the only significant gain, and the central bank said it is prepared to hike rates more than once if inflation stays too high.

September 6, 2026

World

US Disables Two Iranian Tankers, Destroys a Third, After Missiles Target Navy Warships

CENTCOM named the vessels and warned it would keep targeting Iran’s oil fleet, while audio obtained by CNN shows the US military warning one tanker’s crew by radio before striking it.

September 6, 2026

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Ottawa Opens Public Consultation on Turkiye Trade Deal While Steel Duties Remain a Live Irritant

Global Affairs Canada wants to hear from Canadians on a free trade agreement with Turkiye through September 14, even as Canada maintains anti dumping duties on Turkish steel that reached nearly 48 percent earlier this year.

September 5, 2026

Opinion

Analysis: Is Human Rights Still a Value, or Just an Instrument of Convenience

Governments across the political spectrum accuse each other of double standards on human rights. The uncomfortable truth may be that the accusation is usually correct, no matter which government makes it.

September 5, 2026

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Canada Sheds 41,700 Jobs in August as Bank of Canada Signals It Could Raise Rates

By Adam Erol · September 6, 2026

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US Disables Two Iranian Tankers, Destroys a Third, After Missiles Target Navy Warships

By News Desk · September 6, 2026

Canada

Ottawa Opens Public Consultation on Turkiye Trade Deal While Steel Duties Remain a Live Irritant

By News Desk · September 5, 2026

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Analysis: Is Human Rights Still a Value, or Just an Instrument of Convenience

By Dr. Adam Erol · September 5, 2026

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Barrhaven Civic Centre Moves Forward After First Round of Community Consultation

The first public survey on a planned civic center and library has closed, with residents raising questions about seniors’ space and library services for one of Ottawa’s fastest growing communities, twenty years after the idea was first proposed.

September 2, 2026

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BC Wildfire Charities Were Overwhelmed by Donations Within Days, A Pattern Canadians Keep Repeating

Mamas for Mamas, a Kelowna charity, had to stop accepting used goods entirely as donations for Okanagan evacuees piled up. Aid organizations say the same thing happens after almost every Canadian disaster.

August 20, 2026

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Ottawa’s Colombian Community Rallies to Send Aid After Deadly Earthquake

Volunteers packed boxes of food, clothing and baby supplies at a Manotick cafe as Ottawa and Gatineau residents mobilized to help communities devastated by this month’s earthquake.

August 19, 2026

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Ottawa’s West End Cleans Up After Another Intense Summer Storm Knocks Out Power, Fells Trees

Wednesday night’s storm cut power to thousands of homes and toppled trees onto properties, the latest in a summer already on pace to be the city’s wettest on record.

August 15, 2026