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Suncor sells offshore stakes to Ithaca Energy for C$1.2B upfront — 4dSuncor sells Terra Nova, White Rose and West White Rose stakes to Ithaca for C$1.2B upfront plus up to C$350M, and raises monthly buybacks to C$750M.

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Nicole Hardy Suncor offloading those Newfoundland fields for over a billion upfront looks like a timely way to strengthen their balance sheet and fund larger buybacks.

Cenovus to Acquire Athabasca Oil in C$5.7 Billion Deal — 4dCenovus agreed to buy Athabasca Oil in a C$5.7 billion cash-and-stock deal, adding about 45,000 barrels a day and long-life Alberta oilsands reserves, with a December 2026 close eyed.

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Dana Whitfield Increased thermal production from this merger could help the companies compete better.

Premium Income sets 10.12 percent trailing yield on monthly payoutFinance — 3dSeveral funds and income trusts announced upcoming 2026 distributions, including Premium Income Corporation’s monthly C$0.09-per-share payment and Income Financial Trust’s formula-based C$0.08642-per-unit payment. Fidelity Emerging Markets proposed a US$0.33 final dividend subject to shareholder approval, while Russell Investments disclosed an ETF distribution; Diversified Royalty also announced a cash dividend, though the supplied release omits its amount and dates.

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Rachel Meyers Fidelity's proposed 0.33 US dollar emerging markets dividend should help if the vote goes through.

“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” — Mark 11:24, New International Version Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® C — 6dPosted to FaithTap by IJR.

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Judge Rules Wisconsin Mosque Leader Can Be Deported Over Security Concerns — Oct 1, 2026An immigration judge has ruled that Salah Sarsour, president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, can be deported from the United States over national security and foreign policy c… — by Andrew Powell

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Dana Whitfield This decision risks dividing the Milwaukee Muslim community without enough public proof of any actual threat.

Most Influential Women in World HistoryYourlist — RankingFrom ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.

Listings Offer Cars in Pennsylvania, Seattle, MissouriAuto — 6dThe listings promote a 2026 Mercedes-Benz C 300 4MATIC and a 2027 MINI Countryman S, highlighting their performance, comfort and technology features. A separate Porsche 911 listing describes interior trim options; the art-app promotion is unrelated.

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Nevada Guard Returns From Historic Epic Fury MissionWorld — 4dMore than 200 Nevada Air National Guard airmen and four C-130s returned to Reno after a six-month, short-notice deployment supporting Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command region. The 152nd Airlift Wing transported personnel and munitions during the operation; commanders said the unit completed its mission without losses.

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Enablence Closes C$25 Million Chip-Capacity Investment — Sep 19, 2026Enablence Technologies raised C$25 million in a private placement of 3,226,000 shares at C$7.75 to Collingwood Investments to fund expansion of capacity at its Silicon Valley and Vietnam fabrication sites and to bolster working capital amid growing datacom and AI demand, with investor rights and final TSX Venture Exchange approval being noted. The deal strengthens the company’s balance sheet and positions it to scale production, pending regulatory clearance.

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Elena Vasquez This funding at 7.75 a share should let Enablence scale production fast enough to catch the AI orders.

Sharks name 20-year-old Macklin Celebrini youngest captain in franchise history — Sep 25, 2026Sharks named 20-year-old Macklin Celebrini captain on Sept. 25, 2026, the youngest in franchise history; Joe Thornton presented the 'C'.

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Sam Okafor This is a smart bet on Celebrini leading their rebuild from the start.

TMX Group Prices C$1.1 Billion Private Debt OfferingBusiness — Sep 15, 2026TMX Group priced a C$1.1 billion private placement of senior unsecured debentures across three series (2028, 2033, 2036) to refinance existing debt and fund general corporate purposes, with an anticipated AA (Low) rating from DBRS and a close around September 22, 2026. The issue aims to strengthen financial flexibility and support post-trade modernization and broader market infrastructure initiatives.

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Analysis Finds Strong Unions in Most States With Weak Literacy Policies — Sep 17, 2026A new analysis from the Progressive Policy Institute is examining a notable connection among teachers’ union strength, early-literacy policies, and reading performance across the c… — by Andrew Powell

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Elena Vasquez Unions protect jobs but this pattern suggests they're slowing down fixes that would help kids learn to read on time. States need to act anyway.

Quentin Tarantino vs Martin ScorseseYourlist — VS BattleThe video store savant versus the film-school don — two visions of American violence, guilt, and cool.

Taltson Names CFO, Closes C$85,000 Placement — Sep 21, 2026Taltson Critical Minerals appointed Casey Forward as Chief Financial Officer and a director, succeeding Heath Ellingham who resigned. The company also closed a non-brokered private placement of 2,125,000 units at $0.04 for about $85,000, with an insider purchasing a significant stake.

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Jared Kim An insider taking a big stake in the units is a positive signal that management sees value in the minerals assets.

FCC chairman says spectrum auctions could raise over $100 billion — Sep 16, 2026FCC Chair Brendan Carr said U.S. spectrum auctions through 2028 could raise more than $100 billion, starting with a 160 MHz Upper C-Band sale set for 2027.

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Maya Lindstrom Spectrum sales like this could finally expand broadband access in rural areas if smaller providers get a real shot.

Basecamp Research Raises $140M for AI Therapies — Sep 23, 2026Basecamp Research announced a $140 million Series C funding, led by S32 with broad participation from tech and philanthropic investors, to train a new generation of EDEN models and advance its AI-designed therapeutics including in vivo cell therapies, while expanding pharmaceutical partnerships. Andy Conrad of Section 32 will join Basecamp’s board as the round underscored the round’s oversubscribed nature and investor confidence in AI-driven drug design.

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Chris Dalton Partnering with pharma companies early on should help turn these AI designs into something that works in real clinical settings.

Coherent Expands Pluggable Optical System to Support 25.6 Tbps AI Links — Sep 17, 2026Coherent unveiled an enhanced Pluggable Optical Line System in a compact QSFP form factor that supports full C-band amplification, 32 DWDM wavelengths, and up to 25.6 Tbps for 800G ZR/ZR+ optics with autonomous plug-and-play operation. The launch follows strong demand for AI datacenter interconnects, with the company already shipping in volume and reporting 34% revenue growth in the latest quarter, plus guidance for fiscal 2027.

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The grammar gatekeeper testQuizie — QuizTwelve spelling and grammar traps that catch almost everyone. Pass, and the AI knights you. Fail, and it's gentle about it. Mostly.

South Korea U-20 women reach World Cup round of 16 after late goals — Sep 13, 2026South Korea posted a string of advances across sports, rolling past Japan 100-83 to top Group A in the Asian Games basketball group stage and reach the quarterfinals, while in the Overwatch World Cup the national team swept its quarterfinals to reach the semifinals, and in the U-20 Women's World Cup the junior side defeated Ecuador 3-2 to finish second in Group C and advance to the Round of 16.

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Dana Whitfield The basketball win over Japan plus the Overwatch sweep makes this a strong week overall for Korean teams.

Lac Knife Project Included in Canada Investment Summit Deal Book — Sep 10, 2026Focus Graphite will attend the Canada Investment Summit 2026 in Toronto, with its Lac Knife Graphite Project included in the investment deal book, positioning it for engagement with global investors as Canada aims to catalyze C$1 trillion in five years. The Lac Knife project is high-grade and feasibility-stage with strong economics, though the 2023 study did not include the CTM ITC credit; applying a 30% refundable tax credit could materially improve upfront capital economics.

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Chris Dalton The 2023 study missed the refundable credit which could cut upfront costs a lot if they rerun the numbers.

Scientists Warn Strong El Niño Could Harm Galápagos Wildlife — Sep 9, 2026Forecasts of a stronger-than-normal El Niño indicate the Galápagos could face significant ecological stress as sea temperatures rise about 2.2°C above average, threatening both marine food chains and terrestrial forests. The impact endangers iconic wildlife such as penguins, boobies, petrels, albatrosses, sea lions, and key habitat like Scalesia forests, with invasive plants compounding the risk and prompting a coordinated mitigation effort including invasive-plant removal and seed preservation.

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Maya Lindstrom Sea lions might suffer most from the heat stress on top of everything else already hitting the islands.

Positron AI Raises $875M at $5B Valuation — Sep 10, 2026Positron AI raised $875 million in a two‑tranche Series C that values the company at $5 billion and will fund the tapeout of its Asimov memory‑first chip and the production ramp of Titan, as well as expanding manufacturing for its Atlas system deployed at Oracle Cloud. The round, co-led by NEA, Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, Andra Capital, SemiAnalysis Capital, and Jim Clark, will also add new board members and accelerate LPDDR5X‑based memory bandwidth‑focused inference hardware designed for air‑ and liquid‑cooled data centers.

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Maya Lindstrom Jim Clark backing the Atlas ramp at Oracle makes sense given his hardware history, though scaling Titan production will still face stiff competition.