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REVIEW: The Supreme Court reopens SAVE 39 days before the vote without weighing wrongly flagged citizens
Review· No. 5444

REVIEW: The Supreme Court reopens SAVE 39 days before the vote without weighing wrongly flagged citizens

On September 15, Texas acknowledged that 578 voters flagged by the federal SAVE database as potential noncitizens were, in fact, American citizens.

OPINION: Tehran hanged Saleh Mohammadi five weeks after his arrest, and Ottawa must name the judges
Opinion· No. 5441

OPINION: Tehran hanged Saleh Mohammadi five weeks after his arrest, and Ottawa must name the judges

The Islamic Republic hanged Saleh Mohammadi in public, in Qom, on March 19, about five weeks after his arrest, according to Human Rights Watch.

COMMENTARY: Trump’s icebreakers are a good move in the Arctic, even for a North that fears him
Commentary· No. 5440

COMMENTARY: Trump’s icebreakers are a good move in the Arctic, even for a North that fears him

A poll published by Global News on Monday, September 21, gives the North’s answer. For 48% of respondents, the greatest threat to the Arctic…

COMMENTARY: Berlin says “of course” to Canadian LNG, but its first purchase will ship from the Pacific
Commentary· No. 5438

COMMENTARY: Berlin says “of course” to Canadian LNG, but its first purchase will ship from the Pacific

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul answered “of course” on Sunday, on CTV, when asked whether Europe wanted more Canadian liquefied natural gas.

COMMENTARY: Trump promises Beijing relief on $30 billion, and Canada stays at 50%
Commentary· No. 5432

COMMENTARY: Trump promises Beijing relief on $30 billion, and Canada stays at 50%

Xi Jinping returned to Beijing on September 26. With a trade truce extended by two months. And a promise of tariff relief on $30…

EDITORIAL: Washington invites Putin to Miami, and Canada must not sit there in silence
Editorial· No. 5428

EDITORIAL: Washington invites Putin to Miami, and Canada must not sit there in silence

Washington is inviting Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in Miami in December. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced it on Wednesday, September 23.

EDITORIAL: Trump spares our oil and taxes our hockey sticks, but we will not be his well
Editorial· No. 5423

EDITORIAL: Trump spares our oil and taxes our hockey sticks, but we will not be his well

Jamieson Greer summed up in three words, on September 25, what Washington still gets out of Canada.

OPINION: Trump waves Lukashenko’s potash at Canada, then backs off beside Zelensky
Opinion· No. 5422

OPINION: Trump waves Lukashenko’s potash at Canada, then backs off beside Zelensky

Donald Trump announced on September 21 that the United States was negotiating a huge deal to buy potash from Belarus, at a price “substantially…

COMMENTARY: Ottawa mutes its first F-35 flight, and the pictures come from two photographers
Commentary· No. 5420

COMMENTARY: Ottawa mutes its first F-35 flight, and the pictures come from two photographers

Nobody announced anything when Canada’s first F-35 took off from Fort Worth, Texas, on September 23, 2026, around noon.

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