Standing up to the erratic US president will be a key task for Mark Carney, but experts say economic challenges might prove far more testing. [The Guardian]

With three parties registered to run against independent candidates in Calgary's municipal election this fall, politicians are divided on whether this could mean more co-operation from day one, or stronger divides along party lines in city hall. [CBC]

..we provide a comprehensive overview of basic electoral institutions in every elected municipal government in Canada, including an estimated count of the number of municipal governments and elected municipal politicians in Canada, a description of the distribution of ward, at-large, and hybrid systems and district magnitudes, and an overview of municipal council sizes. We then describe how these institutional features vary by province, population size, and population density. We conclude by discussing the opportunities for new research in municipal politics, policy, and public administration that are revealed by our comprehensive survey. [Canadian Public Administration]

The tools and techniques in this article aren't theoretical. They're practical methods you can apply to your own difficult-to-read evidence. Because in OSINT, the difference between a dead end and a breakthrough often comes down to making those last few pixels count. [Digital Digging]