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Today

Big Oil cashed in on the war with Iran. Now Trump is facing the fallout

by Rashid Husain Syed | Aug 13, 2026

Trump says oil companies are making “too much money,” but taking on one of Washington’s most powerful industries carries political risks

Tuberculosis is still the world’s deadliest infectious disease

by Rodney Clifton | Aug 12, 2026
Lloyd Robertson was a Canadian original

by Michael Taube | Aug 11, 2026
Building energy corridors is the easy part

by Joseph Fournier | Aug 11, 2026
Ottawa’s bonus culture makes failure pay

by Franco Terrazzano | Aug 10, 2026
Is Ottawa about to break its own supply management law?

by Sylvain Charlebois | Aug 10, 2026

Supply management was meant to save Canadian dairy

by Sylvain Charlebois

Despite decades of protection, the number of dairy farms keeps falling. Supply management reform is becoming unavoidable

China’s changing energy habits are reshaping global oil markets

by Rashid Husain Syed

The biggest force in oil markets may no longer be supply but China’s falling demand

Netflix’s The English Game is great drama but poor history

by Michael Taube

The real story behind the birth of professional football was compelling enough without rewriting so much of its history

The road to disaster is often paved by experts

by Pat Murphy

Economist Walt Rostow believed he could engineer history. History had other plans

Why qualifications aren’t enough to get you hired

by Nick Kossovan

Being qualified gets you into the interview. Feeling like a safe hire often gets you the job

Carney and Eby’s condo bailout is crony capitalism

by Marco Navarro-Genie

Your tax dollars are being used to rescue wealthy developers from the consequences of their own market failures

Trade deals signed under pressure rarely last

by Marc Lee

The latest U.S. tariffs show why waiting may be Canada’s strongest bargaining tool

Canada still trades like 13 separate countries

by Sylvain Charlebois

The premiers are celebrating a modest splash of progress on alcohol, but let’s be honest: they’re leaving the massive provincial dam standing firmly in place, keeping a truly free national market locked out

Alberta is betting billions on an unpredictable AI future

by Doug Firby

The province is making a multibillion-dollar wager that demand for massive AI data centres will keep growing

The next oil shock could hit even harder

by Rashid Husain Syed

Oil reserves have plummeted to historic lows following recent Middle East supply shocks, leaving global crude markets dangerously exposed to new crises

What 500 interviews taught me about communication

by Greg Gazin

Six tips to improve how you listen, ask questions and connect with others

What a struggling church can teach business owners

by David Fuller

How can you know what needs fixing if you don’t know why your customers or parishioners are leaving?