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Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a statement in the Library of Parliament in Centre Block on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on Friday, May 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Alberta separation vote a ‘dangerous bluff,’ Carney warns

Vote ‘yes’ would not strengthen the province’s hands in negotiations, he says

Marieke Walsh

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Portrait of Sarah Dillon, at her aunt's home in Shedden, Ontario, on May 20, 2026. In 2024, Sarah's brother, Tom Dillon, accessed MAID in London, Ontario.
The doctor involved has since been reprimanded by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario for issues related to the assessment and provision of MAID in this case and others.

Shedden, Ontario
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Ontario doctor cautioned over MAID complaints can continue practice under supervision, regulator rules

One patient of Dr. James MacLean’s resumed breathing after being declared dead, and another was assessed for assisted dying outside a Tim Hortons, probe finds

Kathryn Blaze Baum and Nancy Macdonald

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People cross a street near a billboard on the facade of a building depicting the Strait of Hormuz with a caption in Persian reading "Forever in Iran's Hand", at Vanak Square in Tehran on May 25, 2026. Iran's foreign ministry said on May 25, that Tehran was collecting fees for "navigational services" on ships transiting the strategic Strait of Hormuz, rather than imposing tolls. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images) /

Iran and U.S. play down hopes for imminent peace deal

Two sides remain at odds over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, Israel’s war in Lebanon and release of frozen Iranian funds

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Tim Hortons in First Edmonton Place on May 21, 2026. The restaurant chain is committing to hire up to 10,000 local workers as it expands the number of locations this year.

Tim Hortons to dial back use of Temporary Foreign Worker program, aims to hire 10,000 locally

The chain’s parent company also pledged to stop lobbying the government to expand the program, citing high youth unemployment rate

Vanmala Subramaniam

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Made in Canada: Behind this toilet paper brand’s Earth-friendly pitch to build mass appeal

Paper towels don’t have the best environmental record, but Bonterra casts itself as ‘good Earth’ paper

Susan Nerberg

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Ontario MP for York-Simcoe Caroline Mulroney and Premier Doug Ford speak at the Innisfil Police Station in Innisfil, Ontario, in October, 2022.

Caroline Mulroney to resign from Doug Ford’s cabinet and Ontario legislature

Her departure will trigger a by-election in her riding of York-Simcoe and likely a cabinet shuffle

Laura Stone

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Pope Leo XIV prepares to speak during the presentation of "Magnifica humanitas", his first encyclical, focused on the rise of artificial intelligence, at the Vatican's Aula Nuova del Sinodo, May 25, 2026. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Pope urges AI regulation, developers to work for common good rather than profit

Leo issues a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as the technology impacts everything from work to war

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A U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stands watch inside Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, on March 23.

Soccer fans in U.S. dread the prospect of ICE agents around World Cup venues

What was supposed to be a joyous event may be overshadowed by Trump’s mass deportation campaign

Adrian Morrow

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Ethan Lou

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A construction worker is seen working on the site of a new condo development in Montreal, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Condo developers urge big banks to ease presale threshold for financing

Rachelle Younglai

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Geopolitical crisis consulting has become ever more important for corporations as global instability and disruption loom large.

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Chaos theory: How to assess risk in a wildly unpredictable world

John Lorinc

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Harvey Schachter

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Donald Trump cashes in on power, and investors pay the price

The U.S. President’s accounts have completed thousands of stock trades this year alone, many of them coinciding with market-moving news he initiated

Tim Shufelt

4 min read

KIRKLAND, WASHINGTON - APR 14, 2026. Jake Chung, 21, of Kirkland, Wash., is an undergraduate student studying finance who has been trading stocks and on prediction markets including Kalshi for income, seen here in a lounge in his apartment building in Kirkland, Washington, USA, on Tue., April 14, 2026. Chung shares his trading and predictions market journey through social media on Instagram and TikTok, documenting his financial strategies and challenges he makes for himself, such as turning $100 into $1000 through 25 trades. Chung says he uses AI to help him develop models used for trading. "It's the only thing I do to make money," he says, "I'm a student first, but this is what I do on the side."

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Prediction markets are coming to Canada – and young investors are already betting on them

Meera Raman

11 min read

The wobbly leg of retirement’s three-legged stool

Meera Raman

4 min read

A woman's hand and a man's hand fighting and pulling over money, saving in a piggy bank. Concept photo illustrating difficulties in human relationship, or business partnership, or marriage relationship. Photographed on white background.

Wage gaps can make relationships complicated. We want to help you talk about them

Salmaan Farooqui

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In an increasingly risky investing environment, can warnings backfire?

Preet Banerjee

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The Malta-flagged oil tanker, Agios Fanourios I, sailed through the Strait of Hormuz and arrived in Iraq's territorial waters off Basra, Iraq, on April 17, 2026.

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The oil price shock is far from over even if the U.S.-Iran ceasefire holds

Eric Reguly

4 min read

This week, the Bank of Canada hiked interest rates yet again, raising its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 5 per cent, and the prime rate to 7.2 per cent. A woman walks past the Bank of Canada headquarters in Ottawa, Wednesday, June 1, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

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The bond markets are screaming – will stock markets listen?

John Rapley

4 min read

A person's purchases are seen in a shopping cart at a government-run BC Liquor Store in Vancouver, on Friday, August 19, 2022. Politicians in charge of provincial liquor corporations aren't hurrying to adopt or promote updated guidelines that advise a steep drop in Canadian drinking habits. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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No country for alcohol sales – but then Canada got lucky

John Turley-Ewart

3 min read

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Life & Culture

Does alcohol make you sleep better or worse?

A nightcap to help you doze off may sound appealing, but ultimately the effects are counterproductive to healthy sleep

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Dr. Rébecca Robillard

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Makeup artists share their five-minute get-ready routines

Ingrie Williams

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How much worse could air travel actually get?

Jane Macdougall

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No beaches, cruise ships or chain restaurants: Saba is the ‘unspoiled’ Caribbean

Sarah Efron

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How a Montreal sommelier runs her widely acclaimed restaurant, Mon Lapin

Christopher Waters

Montreal wine bar and restaurant Mon Lapin co-owner Vanya Filipovic, who was named North America’s Best Sommelier Award by the 50 Best organization.

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Canada & World

An aerial view of the Great Barrier reef along the coast of along the central coast of Queensland, Australia, in 2023. Authorities say a man killed by a shark was spearfishing off the coastal state.

Man killed in shark attack on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

It’s the second fatal shark attack in Australia this month

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Stewart McLean seen in this undated photo, was reported missing Monday after last being seen at his home in Lions Bay, about 30 kilometres north of Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - IMDb (Mandatory Credit)

Vancouver film industry mourns loss of actor Stewart McLean

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Prime Minister Mark Carney raises the FIFA World Cup trophy during a trophy tour event at Lansdowne Park's Aberdeen Pavilion, as FIFA President Gianni Infantino, right, and Italian soccer legend Alessandro Nesta, left, look on in Ottawa on Sunday, May 24, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Carney welcomes World Cup to Ottawa ahead of Canada hosting matches next month

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Sebastian Tow, right, member of the Gaza flotilla, reunites with his mother Anita Wittenberg as he arrives at the Vancouver International Airport in Richmond B.C., on Sunday, May 24, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Three Gaza flotilla activists return to B.C. after detention in Israel

2 min read

Alleged misuse of law-enforcement databases is at the centre of the recent Project South police corruption probe, which has resulted in seven active Toronto Police Service officers being criminally charged.

Ontario privacy watchdog warns ‘zero tolerance’ for police database breaches with new powers

4 min read

An investigation by The Globe and Mail found that the owner of a numbered company that bought this $4-million property in Nobleton, Ont., was the Carpenters’ Regional Council.

Construction union boss quits amid probe over $4-million home

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