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After days of speculation, Germany’s Securing Energy for Europe (SEFE) and Canada’s Ksi Lisims LNG agreed to a 1 million tonne per annum (mtpa) supply deal on a free-on-board basis for up to 20 years, starting in the early 2030s.

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The agreement, which remains contingent on the finalisation of a definitive Sale and Purchase Agreement between the two parties, marks SEFE’s first partnership with a Canadian LNG supplier and is poised to transform Canada into Germany’s newest energy partner.

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The Ksi Lisims project boasts a 12 mtpa capacity and was established as a cooperation between Western LNG, Rockies LNG Partners (a consortium of natural gas producers), and the Nisga’a Nation—the indigenous government owning the project site.

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Meanwhile, Canadian natural gas exports to non-U.S. markets hit record levels in March.

Canada’s natural gas exports rose 7.4 per cent to 339.7 million gigajoules. While the U.S. was still Canada’s biggest customer, buying 282.1 million gigajoules of natural gas in March, it was down 10.8 per cent compared to the same period in 2025.

“This was the highest level of exports to countries other than the United States since Canada began exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Kitimat, British Columbia, in July 2025,” Statistics Canada said in its report.

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Go get the leaf, grandma and your uncles are coming.

The $368 million network of instruments collecting data in both the Atlantic and Pacific has been critical to climate and ocean research

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According to the poll, Canadians aged 55 and older are most likely to say their plans are unaffected by inflation, interest rates and geopolitics. Younger Canadians — the group most eager to travel — are the most likely to be priced out.

A recent TD survey on summer spending indicated that buying Canadian remains a strong sentiment. For example, 79 per cent of respondents plan to support local or Canadian businesses this summer. Of that group, 48 per cent said their desire to support local business is even stronger than it was last year.

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Trade tensions between Canada and the U.S. are still redirecting spending. There has been a decline in reservations by Canadians who used to consider travelling to the U.S.

A March 2026 Leger survey found 67 per cent of Canadians cited political tension as a central factor for reduced visits to the U.S., while 64 per cent said they are less likely to travel to Mexico due to security concerns.

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All these shifts are creating an opening for domestic travel, and the federal government is moving to fill it.

Ottawa has brought back the Canada Strong Pass for a second summer. From June 19 to Sept. 7, it offers reduced or free admissions to Parks Canada sites, historic sites, marine conservation areas and galleries and museums around the country.

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The Instagram accounts for the Obama White House and the Chief Master Sergeant of the U.S. Space Force were briefly defaced with pro-Iranian images and messages over the weekend, after instructions began circulating on Telegram showing how to trick Meta’s “AI support assistant” bot into resetting account passwords.