The Hook For years, Canada’s manufacturing sector struggled with slowing demand, supply-chain disruptions and trade uncertainty. Now, there are signs that factories are finding their footing again. Production is rising. New orders are increasing. Companies are hiring. But one major challenge continues to cast a shadow over the recovery. And it’s happening beyond Canada’s…
ABE NEWS | September 14, 2026 For decades, Canada has enjoyed one of the most valuable economic relationships any country could ask for. Immediately to its south sits the world’s largest economy. Canadian oil, cars, lumber, minerals, machinery, electricity and countless other products could cross one of the world’s longest borders into an enormous American…
ABE NEWS | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2026 Canada went to bed Tuesday night facing a 50% tariff. It woke up Wednesday without one. Less than two hours before nearly $20 billion worth of Canadian imports were supposed to face new U.S. tariffs, President Donald Trump stopped the clock. But only for: THREE DAYS. Trump…
ABE NEWS | SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2026 The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing an Ebola crisis on a scale the country has never experienced before. More than 5,000 confirmed infections. More than 2,500 deaths. Six provinces affected. Dozens of health zones reporting cases. And health authorities are warning that transmission has still not…
ABE NEWS | FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2026 Bitcoin is suddenly moving again. The world’s largest cryptocurrency surged above $76,000 on Friday, reaching its highest level in more than two months and putting it on course for a gain of roughly 20% this week — its strongest weekly performance in about two and a half…
For years, Intel was considered one of the world’s most dominant technology companies. Its processors powered millions of personal computers, data centres, and enterprise systems around the globe. Today, however, the company finds itself fighting to reclaim that position in an industry transformed by artificial intelligence. This week, Intel completed a nearly $20 billion…
ABE NEWS | August 26, 2026 One of the biggest legal battles over children, social media and the power of Big Tech has produced a landmark result. Meta Platforms, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has agreed to pay up to roughly $17.1 billion and make sweeping changes to how its platforms work…
ABE NEWS | September 1, 2026 South Korea is preparing to make one of the biggest government spending bets in its history — and artificial intelligence sits near the centre of the strategy. The government of President Lee Jae Myung unveiled a proposed 821 trillion won budget for 2027, worth roughly US$597 billion, representing…
SATURDAY ABE ORIGINALS | September 12, 2026 For much of the past forty years, one idea quietly shaped the way the global economy was built: waste is bad. Factories should not hold more inventory than necessary. Companies should buy components wherever they can be produced most cheaply. Ships should follow the shortest and most…
ABE NEWS | September 5, 2026 The war between the United States and Iran has entered another dangerous phase. U.S. forces struck three Iranian crude-oil tankers on Saturday after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired ballistic missiles toward two U.S. Navy warships, according to U.S. Central Command. The American vessels — an aircraft carrier…
