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Steve Verheul, meanwhile, the man who served as Canada’s chief CUSMA negotiator when the deal was struck, warned that a review of the pact has “now been put into some question” following the abrupt and acrimonious breakdown of trade talks between Canada and the U.S. Read the story. Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks at an affordable housing event in Vaughan, Ont., on Aug. 26, 2026. Photo by Peter Power /PostmediaThe Ontario premier stood by his previous suggestion that he would consider cutting off Ontario electricity and critical minerals sent to the U.S., but stressed such a move would require a “Team Canada approach,” one that he’d be happy to captain. Read the story. “Unilaterally changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America would not only put state authorities of New York in a quandary over whether to follow the federal lead, it would also raise a standardization problem between Canada and the U.S.,” writes Tristan Hopper. Photo by Donald Trump/Truth SocialAs Joseph Brean explains, there are both bilateral and multilateral reasons the U.S. president shouldn’t proceed with an executive order to change the great lake’s name to Lake America. But even should it come to pass, like when Trump ordered the Gulf of Mexico “renamed” the Gulf of America, Canada and Canadians won’t have to call it that. Read the story. A windblown, empty municipal road during winter. Bryan SchlosserWhether via nuclear winter, huge volcanic eruption or asteroid strike, a research paper found that Canada is “probably near the worst among wealthy democracies for abrupt sunlight reduction scenarios.” Meanwhile, it’s a nation the author said others can learn from when it comes to protecting their electric grids from geomagnetic storms. Read the story. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House on Aug. 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Photo by Win McNamee /Getty Images“Whatever one thinks of U.S. President Donald Trump’s actions, particularly on trade, the critics of the Mark Carney government who point to how it has handled the bilateral relationship with the U.S. are, it must be said, absolutely right,” writes Jerema. “The Liberals always seem to prioritize the interests of the party over the country, unless it is something that affects Quebec, while leaving other regions (read: Alberta) neglected.” Read the column. Signs displayed at the 2017 Al-Quds Day anti-Israel protest. Photo by Veronica Henri /Toronto Sun/PostmediaThe emeritus professor of sociology and Jewish studies at University of Toronto writes that members of the Jewish Faculty Network “are wrong to claim that being Jewish is only a matter of religion and not a matter of statehood. Moreover, just as it is antisemitic to discriminate against Jews based on their religion, I believe it is antisemitic to erase support for the existence of a Jewish state as a core part of Jewish identity.” Read the column. Join the Conversation This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.