
While Canadians worry about climate risk and the political direction of the United States, their retirement savings are quietly riding a very different bet. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is financing—and profiting from—Donald Trump’s renewed push to expand fossil fuels and accelerate artificial intelligence development in the US. It has partnered with private equity firms to acquire American oil and gas producers and financed AI companies like Elon Musk’s xAI.
The CPPIB is an independent investment-management organization responsible for managing the Canada Pension...
February 20, 2026 - 13:14 | Taylor C. Noakes | Walrus
Ontario’s student financial aid system is set to undergo its most significant changes since 2019. Beginning this fall, the provincial portion of aid will shift toward a higher share of loans, with grants capped at 25 per cent. The province
announced the changes
last week alongside a $6.4...
February 20, 2026 - 12:59 | Special to National Post | National Post
An Ontario man accused of laundering millions of dollars in assets for an international drug smuggling ring allegedly led by former Olympian Ryan Wedding has been denied bail.
February 20, 2026 - 12:18 | Aaron D’Andrea | Global News - Canada
An Ontario man accused of laundering millions of dollars in assets for an international drug smuggling ring allegedly led by former Olympian Ryan Wedding has been denied bail.
February 20, 2026 - 12:18 | Aaron D’Andrea | Global News - Ottawa
The Maple Leaf will always be No. 1 in Wayne Gretzky's heart. Read More
February 20, 2026 - 12:16 | Bruce Garrioch | Ottawa Citizen
Until he visited Ottawa in mid-February, Kabir Qurban had never tasted pho. Read More
February 20, 2026 - 11:10 | Peter Hum | Ottawa Citizen



