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RCMP sends disaster victim identification specialists to Nepal

September 10, 2026 /

Two Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) disaster victim identification specialists are in Kathmandu to assist Canadian officials already in the region in response to flash floods along the Nepal-China border.

Canada is assisting international efforts to locate survivors after devastating floods on Aug. 26 killed more than 1,100 people and left roughly 4,400 missing in the region along the Nepal-China border.

Global Affairs Canada says the agency is aware of 29 Canadians and permanent residents in Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region who still have not been located.

The Canadian Press: RCMP sends disaster victim identification specialists to Nepal for flood recovery

Analysts: Trump’s war is likely to drag on well past the U.S. midterm ⁠elections

September 10, 2026 /

Matt Spetalnick, Reuters:

After six months of war, the U.S. is mired in a battle of attrition punctuated by bursts of ​hostilities – exemplified by this week’s exchange of attacks on oil tankers – while Washington tries to tighten the economic noose around Tehran.

Analysts warn it is likely to drag on well past the U.S. midterm ⁠elections in November, when voters’ opposition to the war could threaten the Republican Party’s chances of keeping control of Congress.

And, much like those earlier conflicts, there is no obvious exit even as the economic costs weigh on U.S. consumers.

Reuters: Trump’s Iran campaign echoes the post-9/11 ‘forever wars’

U.S. is preparing for a long war on Iran

September 10, 2026 /

The Atlantic:

Admiral Daryl Caudle, the chief of naval operations, prepared the Roosevelt’s crew for tough times ahead and a lengthy deployment at sea, especially now that Iran’s attacks on U.S. bases in the Gulf have made getting sailors to shore much more challenging. Caudle acknowledged he couldn’t say how long the Roosevelt’s deployment would last and that it could keep being extended.

“If we know we’re going into harm’s way, we should be able to project with a little bit more fidelity how long the carrier and the strike group is going to stay on station,” Caudle said, according to USNI News. “We do these extensions in little chunks, and the families don’t see any endpoint so they can plan their own lives—that creates a lot of stress for sailors.”

The Atlantic: Trump Is Preparing for a Long War (Archived)

USNI: Navy Planning for Extended Carrier Deployments as Iran Conflict Continues

‘It may be months’ before Ottawa returns to the negotiating table

September 9, 2026 /

“In any trade negotiation, there comes a point when countries articulate their red lines and hold firm to them. Canada has reached that point in these discussions, and the conditions – in my experience, because I’m not at the table – for resuming productive and fruitful talks will require the United States to have a full understanding, appreciation and respect for those red lines.”

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New $1.4-billion RBCx Growth Fund will focus on Canada’s greatest strengths

September 9, 2026 /

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is launching a $1.4-billion fund aimed at investing in Canadian technology companies that the lender believes could grow into “global powerhouses.”

The country’s largest lender said the RBCx Growth Fund will focus on sectors where it believes the country’s greatest strengths lie, as a way to help Canadian entrepreneurs grow their businesses in Canada.

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Snowbirds, Trump is counting on you to crack

September 9, 2026 /

Rita Trichur, writing in the Globe and Mail:

Let’s not forget that U.S. voters gave Mr. Trump a second mandate, despite the chaos of his first presidency and his repeated warnings that he would impose new tariffs on Canada if he returned to the White House.

Mr. Trump has since said that Canadians are “nasty,” but he seems to have a soft spot for snowbirds. It’s no wonder. More than a million of them travel south for the winter each year, according to the Canadian Snowbird Association.

Trump’s latest trade moves would have minor impact on Saskatchewan

September 9, 2026 /

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the U.S. president’s tariffs remain on some key Saskatchewan exports, including honey and wooden furniture, but Trump;s executive orders signed Tuesday would drop tariffs on other exports, like road salt.

Trump’s orders are set to take effect later this month and would also ban imports of certain Canadian goods, including motorcycles, some dairy products, and alcoholic beverages.

Premier Moe says even with the new executive orders, about 94% of Saskatchewan’s exports remain tariff free.

The Canadian Press: Latest U.S. trade move would have minor impact on Saskatchewan: Moe

Alberta Premier Smith vacation in the U.S as we fight a trade war with them

September 9, 2026 /

Gillian Steward, writing in the Toronto Star:

What Canadian politician would vacation in the U.S right now, just as we are locked into an ugly trade war with our southern neighbour?

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, of course.

Last week she travelled to Tennessee, Nashville in particular, for a vacation and to glean tips on how Calgary can become Nashville North, a country music hub that attracts people from around the world, just like the Calgary Stampede.

Mixing business and pleasure, she met with some officials in the tourism department as well as the head of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce. It seems like an odd choice of issues to focus on with less than two months until the Alberta separation referendum.

Toronto Star: Why would Danielle Smith vacation in the U.S as we fight a trade war with the U.S.? (Archived)

The far-right party state-election win in Germany is a dark day for the west

September 9, 2026 /

Cas Mudde, writing in The Guardian:

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) narrowly failed to secure an outright majority in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt. But nobody should take comfort from that. The party still won by a landslide. Decades of far-right election gains have made them seem normal to the point where only the biggest victories are deemed newsworthy. But 44% of the vote for a party that is officially classified as “extreme right” is not normal. It is a black day for European democracy, even if it occurs in a small east German state.

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