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It’s a girl! 🇪🇪 Constitutional scholar and Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise has officially been elected as the new President of Estonia by the Riigikogu!

Gun ownership rate across the U.S. 🇺🇸

Clint Eastwood celebrates 96 birthday, surrounded by Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins, Jack Nicholson and Harrison Ford. Let's wish him a Happy birthday. Century round the corner 🌹🎂🥳

"Mark Carney did the right thing by walking away from trade negotiations with the United States" Agree: 78% Disagree: 13% Pollara / Aug 27, 2026

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Canada Projections🇨🇦 @CDNprojections

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FINAL Chicoutimi-Le Fjord By-Election Tracker - August 30, 2026 cdnprojections.ca/fjord 🟥36.67 (-0.60) ⚜️36.18 (+0.84) 🟦22.71 (+1.29) 🟧1.77 (-0.06) 🟩1.65 (-0.43) ⬛1.02 (-1.04) Tilting Liberal -> Tilting Liberal (Change from previous update - August 23)

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More than three-quarters of Canadians back Prime Minister Mark Carney's decision to abandon trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, a new poll suggests. thestar.com/politics/feder…

Rep. Tim Kennedy: We sing both the Canadian and U.S. national anthems before every Buffalo Sabres game. Just last year the mic went out when the young lady was singing. The crowd finished the Canadian national anthem and it made this international story. They are our friends and our allies, our families, our neighbours. And we're not going to let this president in his nonsensical, childless, juvenile rhetoric and policies get in the way of this historic relationship.

A large majority of Canadians support a ‘Team Canada’ response to U.S. tariffs — except Conservatives: 🔴 LPC: 91% 🟠 NDP: 70% ⚜️ BQ: 69% 🔵 CPC: 48% cultmtl.com/2026/08/large-…

Canada has what the world wants. And the world is choosing to invest in Canada.   In 2025, Canada attracted $93.2 billion in foreign direct investment – our best year for FDI in nearly two decades.   That investor confidence reflects Canada’s strengths: our position as a stable and reliable trading partner, a highly educated workforce, abundant natural resources, and access to 51 global markets and 1.5 billion consumers.   We’re building on that momentum by hosting the first-ever Canada Investment Summit this fall – bringing together global investors to unlock new opportunities, strengthen partnerships and reinforce Canada’s position as a premier destination for investment.   Read the FDI Report 2025: investcanada.ca/FDIReport2025#…

GOLD FOR CANADA 🇨🇦 KATIE COSGRIFFE IS GOLDEN Cosgriffe wins Canada’s first gold medal at the Para Pan Pacs in the 100m backstroke with a fearless swim. She went out fast and held on for the victory. She’s beaming here in California.

Over the last three months, Canada has added about 181,000 jobs, while the U.S. has added only around 60,000 — despite being nearly ten times larger. 🇨🇦🫡

OPERATION NANOOK TUUGAALIK – Working Together in the Arctic Ships, aircraft, helicopters and ground forces from Denmark 🇩🇰 Canada 🇨🇦 and France 🇫🇷 are training together in and around Greenland. The aim is to strengthen their ability to cooperate quickly and effectively on tasks including search and rescue at sea, environmental protection, fisheries control, and the protection of critical infrastructure. OP NANOOK TUUGAALIK is a recurring Canadian-led exercise. In 2026, units from Denmark, Canada and France are taking part. From 27 to 31 August, the exercise is being conducted within Joint Arctic Command’s area of operations, concluding with a port visit and an open ship event in Nuuk on 1 September. —Arctic Command

💰 Richest Countries by Average vs Median Wealth in 2026 Average Wealth 1. 🇨🇭 Switzerland – $910K 2. 🇺🇸 United States – $696K 3. 🇱🇺 Luxembourg – $655K 4. 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR – $648K 5. 🇦🇺 Australia – $616K 6. 🇸🇬 Singapore – $527K 7. 🇩🇰 Denmark – $523K 8. 🇳🇿 New Zealand – $450K 9. 🇳🇴 Norway – $425K 10. 🇳🇱 Netherlands – $415K 11. 🇧🇪 Belgium – $408K 12. 🇸🇪 Sweden – $406K 13. 🇨🇦 Canada – $400K 14. 🇩🇪 Germany – $347K 15. 🇫🇷 France – $341K Median Wealth 1. 🇱🇺 Luxembourg – $394K 2. 🇧🇪 Belgium – $277K 3. 🇦🇺 Australia – $211K 4. 🇳🇿 New Zealand – $207K 5. 🇩🇰 Denmark – $204K 6. 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR – $188K 7. 🇨🇦 Canada – $148K 8. 🇨🇭 Switzerland – $146K 9. 🇳🇴 Norway – $140K 10. 🇯🇵 Japan – $136K 11. 🇮🇹 Italy – $131K 12. 🇳🇱 Netherlands – $127K 13. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom – $125K 14. 🇫🇷 France – $122K 15. 🇲🇹 Malta – $114K 🖇️ Source: UBS Global Wealth Report 2026 📝 Average wealth = total wealth ÷ number of people (skewed by the ultra-rich). Median wealth = the middle person’s wealth (better reflects a typical person).

Polls close tonight!

Alberta Referendum Poll Tracker updated: 🍁Remain: 70% (+6 since Aug 14) 🛡️Independence: 26% (-4) ❓Undecided: 4% (-2) Full breakdown and tracking charts: thewrit.ca/p/alberta-refe…

Copper price eases nears record Copper traded above $14,800 per tonne on Monday– equivalent to about $6.72 per lb. – and was close to its record high. northernminer.com/news/copper-pr…

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but the Canadian stock market is outperforming the US stock market YTD👍 🇨🇦 #Canada 🇨🇦

We are aware that Lake Ontario is being correctly labeled on our map.

Separation idea not welcome among Albertans, poll suggests ctvnews.ca/calgary/articl…

'We're not changing it': SoCal-based Mapquest takes stand against Trump's 'Lake America' latimes.com/california/sto…