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Robert Pape: Cheap Drones Are Ending the Era of American Military Dominance

August 13, 2026 Markham Hislop

The spread of cheap drones, commercial sensors and artificial intelligence is eroding the military advantage that underpinned U.S. dominance after the Cold War, according to University of Chicago political scientist Robert A. Pape. In an [Read more]

Canada

Satellite Junk Falling in Saskatchewan Exposes Gaps in Canada’s Space Governance

August 13, 2026 Markham Hislop

Satellite debris that fell onto Saskatchewan farmland has prompted Senator Paula Simons to call for a broader Canadian discussion about orbital congestion, liability, and the governance of low-Earth orbit. Simons launched a Senate inquiry after [Read more]

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Trump’s zero-sum trade strategy leaves Canada with few easy options, economist says

August 12, 2026 Markham Hislop

Joseph Steinberg says Canada faces a durable shift in U.S. trade policy, while geography and integrated supply chains sharply limit Ottawa’s ability to replace the American market. [Read more]

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Oil, Gas and Electricity Give Canada Enormous Leverage Over the US

August 12, 2026 Markham Hislop

Donald Trump says the United States does not need anything Canada produces. Energy data tell a very different story. Decades of cross-border investment have created an integrated North American energy system in which Canadian electricity, [Read more]

Politics

Iran War Has Become a Contest of Endurance, Says International Relations Professor

August 11, 2026 Markham Hislop

Aurel Braun says the Iran conflict has become a test of endurance as Tehran uses asymmetric weapons to offset economic and military pressure from the United States. [Read more]

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Oil boom widens economic gap between Prairies and rest of Canada: Bank survey

August 11, 2026 Markham Hislop

Canada oil boom widens Prairie economic gap: Bank of Canada [Read more]

Innovation

Cold Weather Forces Canadian Cities to Rethink Electric Bus Planning

August 11, 2026 Markham Hislop

Cold weather can increase electric-bus energy demand by roughly 30 per cent, making grid capacity and charging strategy central to Canadian transit electrification. [Read more]

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China’s EV export boom may be starting to reshape global gasoline demand

August 7, 2026 Markham Hislop

Chinese EV exports are surging into markets around the world. As those vehicles accumulate in national fleets, the effect on gasoline demand could become increasingly visible. [Read more]

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Grid-enhancing technology can unlock more capacity from existing transmission lines

August 7, 2026 Markham Hislop

New fiber-optic sensing and AI tools can help utilities get more capacity and better reliability from transmission assets already in service. [Read more]

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China’s New Energy Plan Outlines Ambitious Plan to Build World’s First Clean Power Grid

August 6, 2026 Markham Hislop

 Anders Hove says storage, flexibility, distributed solar, and electrification now define the next phase of China’s power transition China’s new five-year energy plan signals a shift from building renewable capacity toward integrating wind, solar, storage, [Read more]

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Canada’s Clean Energy Transition Faces a Growing Labour Shortage, Study Finds

August 6, 2026 Markham Hislop

The study also found that relatively small, inexpensive interventions can have significant effects Canada’s clean energy transition is creating thousands of new jobs, but structural barriers are preventing many qualified workers from entering the sector, [Read more]

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BC Hydro’s Island Generation Purchase Raises Questions About British Columbia’s Electrification Ambitions

August 5, 2026 Markham Hislop

BC’s recent strategy was a big step backward, more about protecting the status quo than preparing for the Age of Electricity BC Hydro’s decision to purchase the Island Generation natural gas power plant in Campbell [Read more]

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Alberta Separatism Is Reviving Canadian Patriotism, Says Thomas Lukaszuk

August 5, 2026 Markham Hislop

Forever Canadian founder says the unity campaign is expanding across Alberta and attracting interest elsewhere in the country Alberta separatism is provoking a growing Canadian unity movement, according to Forever Canadian founder Thomas Lukaszuk, who [Read more]

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Lloyd Robertson remembered as a trusted anchor who put journalism before performance

August 5, 2026 Markham Hislop

Jeffrey Dvorkin says Robertson’s calm authority, editorial engagement and commitment to public-service journalism made him one of Canada’s great broadcasters Lloyd Robertson, the veteran broadcaster who became one of the most familiar and trusted faces [Read more]

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Canada’s SMR Strategy Creates Dependence on Foreign Reactors and Enriched Uranium: Winfield

August 4, 2026 Markham Hislop

Canada’s planned expansion of small modular reactors could create a new dependence on foreign nuclear fuel and technology, according to York University professor Mark Winfield. The reactor designs being pursued in Ontario and considered elsewhere [Read more]

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Switch Bioworks Tests Engineered Microbes That Produce Fertilizer On Corn Roots

August 4, 2026 Markham Hislop

CEO Tim Schnabel says his company’s first product could replace 25% of a farmer’s conventional nitrogen fertilizer Switch Bioworks has begun field-testing engineered microbes designed to produce ammonia directly on corn roots, a technology the [Read more]

Politics

Who’s driving the Alberta rage machine? The same activists behind COVID-19 opposition

July 31, 2026 Markham Hislop

The goal is to create a society that is deeply conservative, Christian nationalist, authoritarian libertarian, and unlike the rest of Canada The activists leading Alberta’s separatist movement are drawing on the organizations, tactics and worldview [Read more]

USA

Silicon Valley is becoming a new pillar of US military power

July 29, 2026 Markham Hislop

Artificial intelligence is accelerating a major change in the relationship between Silicon Valley and the Pentagon as venture-backed technology companies gain a larger role in building the systems that may shape future warfare. Journalist Bernice [Read more]

Politics

Alberta’s grievance culture is hiding the province’s real risks, Max Fawcett argues

July 29, 2026 Markham Hislop

National Observer columnist says politicians, media are reinforcing victimhood while failing to test economic assumptions behind pipelines, LNG and long-term oil growth Alberta’s political grievances are less a product of mistreatment by Ottawa than a [Read more]

News

Economist questions business case for Canada’s proposed West Coast pipeline

July 29, 2026 Markham Hislop

Future Asian demand, high oil-sands costs and growing taxpayer exposure require much closer scrutiny Eric Chi, professor of economics at the University of Guelph, says Canada’s proposed West Coast oil pipeline requires far more economic [Read more]

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