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Recall petition for Alberta Premier fails to get enough signatures Petition to remove Danielle Smith was one of 26 launched late last year

A bid to remove Premier Danielle Smith from the provincial legislature has failed, adding to a growing list of petitions that have struggled to unseat elected officials using the United Conservative Party’s own recall legislation. buff.ly/satHCKD

#Alberta #Canada #Cdnpoli

Exclusive: As many as 150 US troops wounded so far in Iran war, sources say buff.ly/AQ1KGsB

Scoop: White House tells House Republicans to stop talking about mass deportations Blair delivered the message during a policy listening session with House Republicans at their annual retreat in Doral, Florida.

Scoop: White House tells House Republicans to stop talking about mass deportations

"Blair also told members to go out and find "real Americans" to highlight wins in the GOP's sweeping legislative package passed last summer."

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

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NRC to acquire Bombardier jet as feds earmark nearly $1B for defence research The federal government is putting nearly a billion dollars into the National Research Council for defence initiatives, including the purchase of a Bombardier jet for research. Ottawa says the $900…

NRC to acquire Bombardier jet as feds earmark nearly $1B for defence research

Shooting at U.S. Consulate in #Toronto a National Security Incident, Police Say buff.ly/7MuFpI7

Baltimore shooting updates: Officer and suspect wounded in ‘active shooting’ A police officer and suspect have been shot in Baltimore, Maryland, in what police have described as an 'active shooter incident'

BREAKING | Officer and suspect wounded in ‘active shooting’ incident near synagogue

‘I wish I could push ChatGPT off a cliff’: professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AI As AI has upended the way students learn, academics worry about the future of the humanities - and society at large

‘I wish I could push ChatGPT off a cliff’: professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AI buff.ly/FWg4vvf

Canada, Mexico to kick off bilateral talks about USMCA in May The U.S. is scheduled to speak with Mexico next week, no date has been set for U.S., Canada discussions yet

#Canada and #Mexico are set to begin talks in May on renewing the CUSMA, while waiting to see if the U.S. will join for trilateral negotiations. There are currently no signs from the Trump administration about participating in such talks. buff.ly/8HVYjs0

#USMCA #CdnPoli

Russia’s deportations of Ukrainian children amount to crimes against humanity, UN inquiry finds Report said that 80 per cent of them have yet to return to Ukraine

Melania is all about the children yet her husband keeps entertaining Putin

A UN investigation found that the deportation and transfer of #Ukrainian children by Russian authorities since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of the country in 2022 amounted to crimes against humanity buff.ly/UyBvyNL

Shots fired at U.S. Consulate in downtown Toronto: police Officers were called to University Avenue and Queen Street West after reports that a firearm had been discharged at the consulate building.

#Toronto police have got to get this under control. Shots fired at three Toronto synagogues in a week and now shots fired at the the U.S. Consulate in downtown Toronto.

Peter Mansbridge didn't tell Pierre Poilievre, podcast audience about work for South Korean firm | CBC News Peter Mansbridge says he didn't tell his podcast audience or Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre about work he had done for a South Korean firm vying for Ottawa's defence business during a recent pod...

I have a lot of respect for @petermansbridge.bsky.social and his podcast is consistently excellent, but this isn't a good look.

Peter Mansbridge didn't tell Pierre Poilievre, podcast audience about work for South Korean firm www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

#Canada

Given that circus of a news conference (even for him), it's likely America's Middle East "allies" and Trump's bankers whose economies are being devastated, told him "you're going to deescalate this soon".

He's beholding to so many, it must be tough for him to keep track of all the demands.

Venezuela's acting government on Monday sent a mining regulation proposal to the country's ​ruling-party controlled national assembly, the latest salvo in a package ‌of U.S. backed changes meant to open the economy to foreign investment in oil and minerals. buff.ly/d0l113M

Canadian PM, Qatari emir discuss diplomacy to prevent wider war in Middle East buff.ly/ECbTvcW

#Canada #cdnpoli

Prime Minister Carney speaks with Amir of Qatar His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani The leaders condemned Iranian missile and drone attacks on Qatar. Prime Minister Carney expressed Canada’s solidarity with Qatar in the face of these attacks and conveyed his appreciation for Qatar’s…

Prime Minister Carney speaks with Amir of Qatar His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani buff.ly/dksSYf3

#Canada #cdnpoli

Mark Carney Approval Polling In:

Alberta:
🟢 Approve: 54%
⚫️ Disapprove: 40%

Ontario:
🟢 Approve: 70%
⚫️ Disapprove: 27%

Quebec:
🟢 Approve: 63%
⚫️ Disapprove: 29%

Liaison / March 7, 2026

Feds announce nearly $1 billion for domestic defence innovation, drone technology with Bombardier As the federal government seeks to bolster its domestic defence industry, Industry Minister Melanie Joly announced more than $900 million for defence innovation in Canada, including money for drone te...

Canada is getting ready to design and build drones!
Minister Joly's wish for Canada is coming true.
Canada will once again be a aerospace and defence leader.
Many of us share that wish.
Also - Biomedical Countermeasures Initiative and quantum technology development.
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Prime Minister Carney to travel to Norway and the United Kingdom to strengthen collective defence and security In Oslo, Prime Minister Carney will meet with the Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre, to advance the Canada-Norway relationship across trade, investment, clean energy, critical minerals, and…

Prime Minister Carney to travel to #Norway and the United Kingdom to strengthen collective defence and security buff.ly/wBlHzoq

#Canada #UK #CdnPoli

Status quo bias and short memories are powerful things.

Oil tops $100 a barrel as Iran war escalates It's a political setback for President Trump, who has relished in touting lower gasoline prices on his watch

Oil prices on Sunday crossed into triple digits for the first time since 2022 — a stark sign of how the Iran war is throttling global supplies and raising consumers' costs. buff.ly/8HXQw8v

Dow futures tumble 900 points as U.S. oil tops $100 a barrel to begin the week's trading: Live updates The Dow recorded its worst week since President Trump unveiled his tariff policy in April.

Stock futures were plunging to start the week’s trading as U.S. oil prices topped $100 a barrel amid the U.S.-Iran conflict, raising fears higher energy prices could dramatically slow the U.S. economy. buff.ly/1AJ07sA

US #oil prices jump on supply fears amid expanding U.S.-Israeli war with Iran buff.ly/hGXFhlX

Oil soars, shares slide in Asia as Middle East conflict rages Share futures ​fell sharply in Asia on Monday as the inflationary pulse from surging oil prices ‌threatened to raise living costs, and perhaps interest rates, across the globe, while an investor hunger for liquidity kept the U.S. dollar in demand.

Oil soars, shares slide in Asia as Middle East conflict rages reut.rs/4sic0Ox

Sources Briefed on Iran War Say U.S. Has No Plans for What Comes Next “The administration doesn’t have a clue. They do not have an actual, real rationale, endgame, or plan for the aftermath of this.”

"Asked about the administration’s plan for Iran after the war, that official responded: 'Whatever.'"
theintercept.com/2026/03/05/t...

OpenAI hardware leader resigns after deal with Pentagon Caitlin Kalinowski cited concerns about surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and "lethal autonomy without human authorization."

#OpenAI hardware leader resigns after deal with Pentagon www.reuters.com/business/ope...

A US soldier has died from wounds sustained during an Iranian attack on an American base in Saudi Arabia, says US Central Command.

This is the seventh US service member to be killed since the beginning of the US-Israel war on Iran.

Al Jazeera's Heidi Zhou-Castro reports.

U.S. customs searched a record number of electronic devices last year | CBC News United States customs officers conducted a record number of searches of electronic devices last year of people travelling to the U.S., and a recent update to its directives adds new devices such as sm...

US customs officers conducted a record number of searches of electronic devices last year of people travelling to the U.S., and a recent update to its directives adds new devices such as smart watches, SIM cards and flash drives to the list of things subject to search. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Trump tells Starmer help not needed even as US uses UK bases for Iran strikes US president delivers stinging criticism of UK prime minister over delayed support for Iran war

Trump tells Starmer help not needed even as US uses UK bases for Iran strikes

Rubio's comment at the end says everything. buff.ly/IOAzRKW

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation began cutting oil output on Saturday and declared force majeure, adding to earlier oil and gas reductions from Iraq and Qatar as the U.S.-Iran war blocked shipments from the Middle East ​for the eighth consecutive day. buff.ly/R5mKzux

There is no ‘special relationship’ with the US and claiming otherwise is simply a refusal to acknowledge reality.

Everything is transactional and self-interested with the US.