🟢Juno Jump Start: Carney quietly revives military talks with China

China broke the news that Canada quietly restarted military talks with Beijing after eight years.

Carney quietly revives China military talks, Canadians find out from Chinese media

Canadian and Chinese defence officials met in Ottawa on September 4 for the first Defence Coordination Dialogue since 2018.

The meeting comes despite Carney previously calling China Canada’s “biggest security threat” and ruling out a “deep relationship” with Beijing on defence.

Ottawa only confirmed the talks after questions from The Globe and Mail, while Beijing had already announced the revived dialogue. Keep Reading

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Mother of convicted ISIS terrorist running for Ontario school board

The mother of a convicted ISIS terrorist who plotted to bomb Times Square and the New York City subway system and shoot concertgoers is running to become a public school board trustee in Milton, Ontario.

Khadiga Metwally registered as a candidate for Halton District School Board trustee in Milton Wards 1 and 2.

Metwally’s campaign website does not mention her son’s terrorism conviction, while her campaign has been endorsed by the sitting chair of the Halton District School Board. Ontario’s municipal elections are set for Oct. 26. Keep Reading

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Federal report calls for ‘decolonizing’ science

A 2025 report from Natural Resources Canada says federal research practices should be “decolonized” by embracing Indigenous knowledge and partnering with Indigenous communities.

The report says the ideal would be “full Indigenous ownership of research,” while acknowledging that goal would be difficult to achieve.

It also calls for research to recognize the “devastating effects of colonialism.” Keep Reading

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Canada’s global ranking in education falls to record lows

Canadian students recorded their lowest-ever scores in math, reading and science on the latest Programme for International Student Assessment, with scores continuing to decline since 2022 and long-term losses becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. Keep Reading

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Alberta independence plan unveiled as report warns of $200B+ cost

Alberta separatists have unveiled a 214-page blueprint covering everything from currency and immigration to policing, defence and trade, while a new Canada West Foundation analysis estimates independence could cost the province more than $200 billion upfront and another $57 billion annually. Keep Reading

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Eby unveils ‘never the 51st state’ border signs

British Columbia will install new signs at U.S. border crossings declaring the province “never the 51st state,” as Canada’s latest retaliatory tariffs on American goods take effect. Premier David Eby announced the move Tuesday while warning the escalating Canada-U.S. trade war will cost jobs and shutter businesses on both sides of the border. Keep Reading

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Carney joins European nations in banning goods from Israeli settlements

Carney is joining national leaders from several European countries in imposing trade sanctions against products from Israeli settlements in the West Bank deemed to be “illegal under international law.” Canadian Muslim and Jewish groups are at odds with the decision, while Carney says the Israeli settlements in the West Bank “undermine the possibility of a two-State solution.” Keep Reading

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Trump threatens Bombardier, company stocks take plunge

U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest threat to boycott the procurement of anything made by Bombardier unless it’s manufactured domestically has the company already taking a dive in the stock market. Keep Reading

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Ottawa’s dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs take effect

Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on a number of U.S. goods took effect Tuesday, running from 15 per cent to 50 per cent across roughly 700 products totalling $27.6 billion. The sectors hit include dairy, agricultural equipment, paper, household appliances and electronics. Keep Reading