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On verge of a majority, Carney offers reassurance and a measure of caution
On Monday, Mark Carney’s Liberals may gain the seats necessary to ensure they will have another three years ahead of them. That would be a lot of time to do a lot of things — but there are a lot of things to do. Source link
Hungarians vote in landmark election that could unseat Orbán
Orbán, a Eurosceptic nationalist, has carved out a model of an “illiberal democracy” seen as a blueprint by Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement and its admirers in Europe. Source link
Fuel protests in Ireland continue to disrupt as pumps run dry
Trucks and tractors continued to block access to vital fuel depots and a major port, and vehicles clogging traffic led to closures of part of the main highway around Dublin, the capital, as well as sections of other major roadways. Source link
A novelist was accused of using AI. Why the literary world is still grappling with guardrails
The recent cancelling of a horror novelist’s book demonstrates the conundrum that literary professionals face as they comb through every pitch, query letter and manuscript lobbed their way: how do you separate the proverbial wheat from the AI-generated chaff, and what happens if you get it wrong? Source link
The R-word was taboo as a slur for people with disabilities. Now it's being normalized again
The R-word has been considered taboo for several years, as a slur against people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Now, the word appears to be undergoing a resurgence and normalization. Source link
In a new CUSMA, should Canada offer the U.S. stronger energy rights?
With the future of free trade between Canada and the United States unclear at best, a look to the past could provide hints at where critical exports of energy fit into a deal in the future. Source link
There's a silver lining in the Iran war ceasefire for Canada's oil and gas industry
The Iran war appears to have ended (if it has ended) with a settlement that neither fully opens the Strait of Hormuz nor keeps it fully closed. The lingering doubts about the Persian Gulf as a source of energy for Europe and Asia, especially if Iran succeeds in its goal of charging tolls for passage, […]
Viktor Orbán spent 16 years building Hungary's 'illiberal' democracy. On Sunday, he may be voted out
Viktor Orbán has spent the last 16 years building an ‘illiberal’ state in Hungary. Endorsed by MAGA, but penalized by the European Union for democratic backsliding, polls suggest Orbán’s Fidesz party will lose Sunday’s election to centre-right, pro-EU Tisza party, led by former Orbán loyalist Peter Maygar. Source link
NASA celebrates Artemis II astronauts with welcome home event
NASA is holding a welcome event in Houston on Saturday for the Artemis II astronauts, including Canadian mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, following their historic 10-day journey around the moon and back. Source link
Carney rallies Liberal supporters ahead of crucial byelections that could solidify his power
Prime Minister Mark Carney relied on a message of national unity to rally a crowd of thousands of supporters ahead of three closely watched byelections that could secure his Liberals a majority government, keeping them in power for the next three years. Source link