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NATO allies agree to higher 5% defense spending target

NATO · The Hague

NATO allies agree to higher 5% defense spending target

46% Center coverage: 349 sources

NATO allies on Thursday agreed to more than double their defense spending target from 2% of gross domestic product to 5% by 2035, in the most decisive move from the alliance in over a decade. See the Story

World reacts to U.S. bombing Iranian nuclear facilities

Republican Party · United States

World reacts to U.S. bombing Iranian nuclear facilities

48% Center coverage: 210 sources

Texas lawmakers are weighing in after the U.S. military, alongside Israel, launched strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, a move confirmed by former President Donald Trump. See the Story

George Springer Homers Twice, Blue Jays Sweep Yankees to Take AL East Lead

Toronto Blue Jays · Toronto

George Springer Homers Twice, Blue Jays Sweep Yankees to Take AL East Lead

50% Left coverage: 60 sources

TORONTO (AP) — George Springer hit two two-run home runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 8-5 on Thursday night to complete a four-game sweep and take sole possession of the AL East lead. Addison Barger had a solo homer among his three hits for Toronto. New York slugger Aaron Judge drew his 23rd intentional walk in the eighth, matching Mickey Mantle’s 1957 team record. Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt left after three innin…See the Story

Ottawa announces funding for five Alberta carbon capture projects

65% Left coverage: 20 sources

Alberta Politics · Cochrane See the Story

Canada removing federal internal trade barriers: Freeland

55% Left coverage: 20 sources

The federal government is taking steps to eliminate the interprovincial trade barriers under its jurisdiction, Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland announced in a press release Monday. Canadian Politics · Canada See the Story

How Manitoba can earn an “A” in its next budget

Manitoba Finance Minister Adrien Sala needs to go to summer school, because taxpayers can’t afford any more failing grades. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation just released report cards for all provincial finance ministers across the country. Canada’s finance ministers are not stellar students. No finance minister received an A, because all provinces are borrowing more money this year. But there were certainly some problem students among the clas…Welland, Ontario · Welland Read Article

Badawey appointed to fill Port Colborne Regional Council seat

Former Liberal MP Vance Badawey has been appointed at Port Colborne’s new Regional Councillor, replacing the man who defeated him in April’s federal election: Fred Davies. Badawey lost to Davies in April’s election in the riding of Niagara South, which includes Port Colborne. Badawey had served as the area’s member of Parliament since 2015. After Davies resigned as Regional Councillor to take his seat in Parliament, Port Colborne City Council ch…Welland, Ontario · Welland Read Article

Canadians still grossly overtaxed

Taxes are very much on the agenda these days as governments at all levels carry significant debt and are looking at how best to stave off credit rating downgrades without making Canada even more uncompetitive than it already is compared to other developed countries. The most recent international tax comparison report by the Tax Foundation looked at corporate, personal, property, consumption and international taxes in 2024 among the 38 OECD count…Taxes · Welland Read Article

Fordy outlines implications of Niagara Region’s planned spending limits for 2026

Niagara Region’s Police Service Board met last week to talk about next year’s budget, and the elephant in the room is the 3.5 per cent property tax increase limit that Niagara Regional Council tentatively committed to earlier this spring. Police Chief Bill Fordy made comments about the budget and the Region’s property tax increase target to board members at a June 26 meeting, outlining the contents of a new report that looks at measures the Niag…Welland, Ontario · Welland Read Article

For Canada Day, a nation with ‘elbows up’ asks how it should party down

50% Left coverage: 4 sources

Across the country, Trump and tariffs have added a new vibe to the usual red-white-and-red celebrationsJustin Trudeau · Canada See the Story

Town of Grimsby launches new Business Ambassador Program

The Town of Grimsby is creating a new Grimsby Business Ambassador Program with the goal of strengthening its economy through leveraging the expertise, influence, and networks of key community business leaders. The announcement was made by the Town through its Economic Development Advisory Committee. Grimsby has selected 10 ambassadors for the inaugural round of this new program, with term lengths of four years. The ambassadors will serve in a …Economy · Welland Read Article

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