Good morning. Beijing is advancing its technological ambitions by pulling foreign innovation inward and exporting its own systems of digital control abroad. That’s in focus today, along with a look at Canada’s race to find new (trade) friends. Up first In the news Mining: Vancouver’s Teck Resources Ltd. and London’s Anglo American PLC have agreed…
Open this photo in gallery: Julia Roberts attends the 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 20, 1990 at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Roberts wore a men’s Armani suit complete with shirt and tie that she purchased and had tailored at the brand’s Rodeo Drive boutique.Ron Galella, Ltd./AFP/Getty Images In January of…
Open this photo in gallery: A Ukrainian service member rides on top of a tank, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, near the town of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File PhotoCarlos Barria/Reuters Nina L. Khrushcheva is a professor of international affairs at The New School and the co-author of In Putin’s Footsteps:…
Open this photo in gallery: A 2022 Volkswagen ID. 4 EV charges at a Scarborough, Ont., Canadian Tire on June 14, 2023.Doug Ives/The Canadian Press Baris Akyurek is the vice-president of insights and intelligence at AutoTrader. Among the most frequent questions I receive from Canadians are about the electric vehicle market. With the growing attention…