I'm really looking forward to the investigations getting into into the nitty gritty of what has gone on, on the procurement process, particularly around AHS." [Edmonton Journal]

Talk of the western provinces separating from the rest of Canada is a "tired trope" that needs to stop, British Columbia Premier David Eby says. [CP]

Ontario is set to table legislation that it says will speed up the development of mines.

Regina was one of four cities that failed the analysis, joining Gatineau, Windsor and Hamilton. The City of Regina received B ratings for its 2022 and 2023 budget reports, which were laid out as full budget books, but dropped to an F for 2024. [Regina Leader-Post]

Rubio’s remarks appear to reflect the president’s frustration with the difficulty of achieving peace in Ukraine after Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion. [WaPo]

“It’s breathtaking in its audacity and lack of decorum,” said retired Judge John Jones III, a George W. Bush appointee who served on a federal court in Pennsylvania. “It’s unlike anything I have ever seen from the Justice Department and, really, in fact, any lawyers who practice in federal court.” [CNN]

Afin d’éviter une poursuite devant les tribunaux, la commission des débats a offert cinq accréditations aux controversés médias d’extrême droite. [TVA Nouvelles]

The head of the Leaders’ Debates Commission said Thursday he wasn’t aware that right-wing media group Rebel News — which was permitted more opportunities to question leaders after Wednesday’s debate than most mainstream outlets — had registered as an official third party in the federal election. [CTV]

Last week, Nieman Lab reported that Gannett, the country's largest newspaper chain, had removed references to "diversity" from its corporate site and would stop publishing diversity information for its newsrooms. This week, it's the parent company of Reuters that is erasing "diversity references. [Nieman Lab]