Key points: The U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently warned of a surge in cyberattacks from “insider threats”–student hackers motivated by dares and challenges–leading to breaches across schools.…
Read more Resilient learning begins with Zero Trust and cyber preparednessBut that estimate was issued before U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada and countries across the world, which turned economic forecasts upside down. Ottawa said the effects…
Read more Canada’s 2025 budget bets on capital projects to drive long-term growth – MoneySense“We will introduce measures to enhance competition across the economy—starting with the financial and telecommunications sectors,” said Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne in the prepared text of his budget…
Read more Canadians to see lower fees and simpler account transfers – MoneySenseBut things changed in the second quarter as Canada’s economy weakened. This has put the spotlight on the weakness of Canadians’ income and savings in the face of…
Read more A wish list for Carney’s fall budget – MoneySenseIn the flurry of federal government action since January, you may have missed one noteworthy thing that didn’t happen. Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump 1.0…
Read more The Case of the Missing Federal Budgetnew video loaded: The Man Expanding Trump’s Presidential Powers Coral Davenport, a New York Times reporter, explains how Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and…
Read more Video: The Man Expanding Trump’s Presidential PowersPresident Donald Trump plans to meet with the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Monday, one day before the deadline to fund the federal government or face…
Read more Trump to meet with top congressional leaders Monday ahead of government shutdown deadline at midnight on Wednesday | FortuneIn the 2024 presidential campaign, Democrats have repeatedly targeted former President Donald Trump as a threat to Social Security. Vice President Kamala Harris, just over a week into…
Read more Harris repeats dubious claim on Trump, Social SecurityIn response to the criticism, Freeland’s office said it pursued capital gains changes to create fairness for younger Canadians who are struggling with the cost of living. Small…
Read more How will the changes to capital gains in Canada affect tech sector? – MoneySenseThe U.S. Senate passed a $1.2 trillion dollar spending package, narrowly avoiding a partial government shutdown. Before the bill was signed into law in the wee hours of…
Read more Do Jesse Watters’ LGBTQ+ and DEI funding claims add up?As he has done on several occasions, President Joe Biden used the State of the Union address to tout his administration’s efforts to cut the federal deficit. During…
Read more Joe Biden’s misleading claim about cutting the deficit“Far too many people have avoided getting the care that they need simply because it was too expensive, and that’s why this plan is essential,” Mark Holland, the…
Read more The new CDCP: Here’s when seniors can apply for the federal government’s dental plan – MoneySensePresident Joe Biden said Republicans intend to chop Social Security. “Their plan would cut Social Security benefits,” Biden said Nov. 27 during a White House event. “I thought…
Read more PolitiFact – Is Joe Biden right that Republicans “would cut Social Security benefits”?Soon after House Republicans voted in Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., as House speaker, a number of Democratic lawmakers in Wisconsin took to X to lament the pick. This…
Read more PolitiFact – Wisconsin lawmaker falsely claims US House speaker ‘opposes Social Security’Does most of U.S. aid to foreign countries consist of military assistance? That’s what Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson said during a Nov. 7 town hall at a…
Read more PolitiFact – US military aid isn’t the majority of foreign assistance, contrary to what Marianne Williamson saidPending legislation for an emergency aid package to Israel includes a Republican provision that has become a source of contention: stripping $14.3 billion in funding from the Internal…
Read more PolitiFact – Despite Mike Johnson’s claim, some spending cuts can increase deficitsCNN — Federal agencies are making final preparations with the government on the brink of a shutdown and congressional lawmakers racing against Saturday’s critical midnight deadline – as…
Read more Government on brink of shutdown ahead of midnight deadline as McCarthy slates last-minute vote | CNN PoliticsCNN — President Joe Biden and his top aides at the White House plan to hammer away at a blunt message as the US government inches closer to…
Read more White House strategy on government funding meets serious test this week | CNN PoliticsCNN — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy privately outlined to members a new GOP plan to keep the government open on Wednesday after a marathon two-and-a-half-hour GOP conference meeting.…
Read more McCarthy privately outlines new GOP plan to avert shutdown, setting up clash with Senate | CNN PoliticsWashington, DC CNN — Americans aren’t feeling gloomy about higher gas prices just yet, but they’re still on edge about inflation and the economy’s direction — and concerns…
Read more Americans are feeling gloomier about the economy | CNN Business
