Venezuelan MPs approve bill to open up oil sector to private firms www.bbc.com/news/article...

"US President Donald Trump and his two sons have filed a [10] billion-dollar lawsuit against the federal government over leaks of their business and personal tax returns." www.bbc.com/news/article...

Imran Khan not the only one silenced as Pakistan military stifles dissent www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump says 'very dangerous' for UK to deal with China www.bbc.com/news/article...

'Some people have 10 million times more virus than others': Are you a flu superspreader? www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Why the US dollar hit a four-year low and could fall further www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump says Putin will not attack Ukraine cities during cold week www.bbc.com/news/article...

‘I don’t have words’: 2 more kids from Liam Ramos’ Columbia Heights school taken into ICE custody www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Donald Trump on home prices: "People that own homes — we're gonna keep them wealthy. We're gonna keep prices up. We're not gonna destroy the value homes, so that somebody that didn't work very hard can buy a home. I don't want to drive housing prices down, I want to drive housing prices up"

A new video analysis of the killing of Alex Pretti. IT IS A MUST WATCH. It sheds a whole new light on what really transpired. I found it jolting. #BPGestapo #ICE #Trump www.cnn.com/2026/01/29/p...

The world files for economic divorce from America The EU-India free trade deal shows major economies are pivoting away from trade with an erratic U.S., making Americans poorer. www.perplexity.ai/page/the-wor...

Trump decision on Iran strike expected in days, Israeli officials say www.perplexity.ai/page/trump-d...

World discovers it can hedge US trade risk - www.reuters.com/business/wor...

Washington Post Plans Cuts to Reshape Newsroom The changes are expected to include significant layoffs in areas like sports and international coverage. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/b...

Hyundai recalls more than 600,000 SUVs in Canada, U.S. over faulty airbag deployment www.cp24.com/news/canada/...

WH believes Can is stonewalling in retaliation for Trump tariff war. However, because of the Boeing 737 Max incidents, Transport Canada and other global aviation authorities are no longer willing to take the FAA's word in safety & are doing their own testing. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Man arrested on charges of impersonating FBI agent in alleged attempt to free Luigi Mangione www.cnn.com/2026/01/29/u...

Amazon in talks to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI www.perplexity.ai/page/amazon-...

UN chief rebukes Trump's Board of Peace as major allies decline www.perplexity.ai/page/un-chie...

Alberta separatists led by Jeffrey Rath? He is so compromised and is trying to escape disbarment by the Law Society of Alberta - check out those proceedings online. And same guy is arguing FOR fulfillment of Treaty 8 in NWT - same treaty covering major area on Alberta. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Mark Carney expects Donald Trump to ‘respect Canadian sovereignty’ after Alberta separatists met with U.S. officials Carney made the statement after revelations that Alberta separatists met with American government officials. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

“The stepfather of Lily and Jack Sullivan, who have been missing from their Lansdowne Station, N.S., home since last May, has been charged with assault, forcible confinement and sexual assault.” www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...

Bank of Canada governor warns of unusual potential for new economic shock due to Trump policy  - www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Canada records big jump in trade deficit in November as US exports fall  Imports from the U.S. dropped 5.4% while exports dropped only 1.8%. - www.reuters.com/business/can...

Fact check Is Evan Kilgore the Border Patrol agent who killed Alex Pretti? Here's the truth Kilgore provided Snopes with documentation showing he couldn't have been the Border Patrol agent who shot Pretti. www.snopes.com/fact-check/a...

Fact check Was Alex Pretti fired from nursing job for misconduct? Here's the truth After Pretti was fatally shot by U.S. Border Patrol agents, his family and friends said he became the target of a smear campaign www.snopes.com/fact-check/a...

"Kazmierczak used a syringe to spray the congresswoman with apple cider vinegar and water, an F.B.I. agent wrote in court documents.' www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...

With GM set to shutdown a third shift in Oshawa Friday morning there is this: "GM stock is up more than 70% during the past year, with multiple Wall Street analysts raising their price targets to record levels for the company this week." www.cnbc.com/2026/01/29/g...

A Waymo hit a child near an elementary school. The NHTSA is investigating www.cnbc.com/2026/01/29/w...

Trump's tariffs were supposed to kill the US Trade deficit and yet: Following a month where the trade deficit hit its lowest level since early 2009, it shot up to $56.8 billion, an increase of 94.6% from October. www.cnbc.com/2026/01/29/t...

ICE violence in Minnesota forces CEOs to weigh speaking out against Trump www.cnbc.com/2026/01/29/t...

A Waymo hit a child near an elementary school. The NHTSA is investigating

Dangerously cold Arctic air set to grip Toronto, GTA on Thursday night into Friday toronto.citynews.ca/2026/01/29/t...

Canadian mining firm says 10 employees abducted in Sinaloa, Mexico www.cbc.ca/news/world/m...

Unless I’m misreading this, 500 lower-seniority GM workers will be out of work and the other 750+ will come throughout the supply chain www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A general thread of these misleading videos: “People coming to Canada on visitor visas for the World Cup can also work and stay for the long term.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Eby calls reported meeting between Alberta separatists and U.S. official ‘treason’ www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

“This is an opportunity for Premier Smith to stand up and say is enough is enough. Either you’re with Canada or you’re not with Canada,” Ford said. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Police arrest man who allegedly impersonated another inmate to escape from Toronto jail www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

"Consider that the proportion who say China should be treated as an “enemy” or “threat” by Canada has fallen from 62 per cent in 2023 to 23 per cent" angusreid.org/carney-china...

Judge in Minnesota Says ICE Has Violated Nearly 100 Court Orders A federal judge said ICE had disobeyed more judicial directives this month than “some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...

"The top official overseeing artistic programming at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has stepped down less than two weeks after his hiring was announced, the latest senior official to resign." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...

New videos show Alex Pretti scuffle with federal officers in Minneapolis 11 days before his death apnews.com/article/minn...

"Neha Chugh says her client, a petite Black woman who wears a headscarf, was spoken to with “rage, disrespect and contempt” by officers who slammed her head on the desk and put their knees in her back and neck, leaving her bleeding and swollen." toronto.citynews.ca/2026/01/28/a...

Exclusive: "U.S. refiner Citgo Petroleum has bought Venezuelan crude oil for the first time since 2019, when it severed ties with its parent, state-run oil firm Petroleos de Venezuela, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday." www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Small island states rate China as top development partner as West cuts aid - www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

EU set to add Iran's Guards to terror list after France U-turn - www.reuters.com/world/middle...

FBI searches Atlanta election office, chasing Trump 2020 vote fraud claims - www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...

Forecast record electricity demand Thursday to test largest US power grid, blackout chances rise - www.reuters.com/business/ene...