For more than a year, Canada has been mulling the creation of a foreign agent registry to fight interference in the country's democratic processes. [Global]

Air Canada ended the year 2023 at the bottom of the list for its punctuality among large North American carriers, a new report says. [Global]

Most gas stations in Winnipeg are hovering around $1.15 a litre. Some welcome this discount at the pumps, but climate activists say the money could be put to better use. [Global]

The head of mainland China’s Taiwan Affairs Song Tao Office repeats Beijing’s warnings against independence and says voters should follow the right path. [South China Morning Post]

Israeli forces stormed the site in November, drawing intense international scrutiny and criticism. [NYT]

She’s surging in the polls, and Trump’s operation is officially going negative against “High Tax Haley.” [Daily Beast]

A new website has made available a database of anyone serving in a top-ranking position in the [United States] federal government, offering new insight that advocates said will boost transparency and better prepare new administrations to transition into power. [Government Executive]

Headlines are now appearing over images on X posts that link to articles, which makes it a lot easier to know what you’re clicking on. X removed the headlines in 2023. [The Verge]

A new set of guidelines was developed by a coalition of 17 organizations, including ICIJ. [Intl Consortium of Investigative Journalists]

Boom, a firm based in Colorado, is preparing to test fly a small prototype soon. If successful, the firm will build an 80-seater aircraft called Overture, capable of Mach 1.7. Boom claims it will be able to do this more economically and quietly than Concorde using conventional jets with specially designed intakes and exhaust nozzles, which avoid the need for afterburners. [The Economist]