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U.S. business activity contracts in July for first time in 2 years, survey shows
FILE - In this April 2, 2020 file photo, roofers work on removing and placing new shingles in Warren, Mich. U.S. home-building activity collapsed in March as the coronavirus spread, with housing starts tumbling 22.3% from a month ago. The Commerce Department said Thursday, April 16, that ground breakings occurred last month at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.2 million units, down from a 1.56 million pace in February. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Amplify: The chilly joys of cold-water swimming
Greg Maitinsky is photographed preparing for a lake swim trial off Hamilton beach photographed on July 14, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. In August, Maitinsky will leave Niagara on the Lake and swim across the lake and land at Marilyn Bell Park, in Toronto.
Condo on Broadway line gets five bids despite market downturn
Done Deal, 2150 Brunswick St., No. 103, Vancouver
Out-of-control wildfire burning near Lytton, B.C., now estimated at 2,223 hectares
Smoke fills the air near Stein Valley, west of Lytton, in British Columbia in this Sunday, July 17, 2022 handout photo. The BC Wildfire Service says flames were moving to the west over the weekend, but winds on Sunday fuelled growth on part of the southern flank, across the Fraser River but closer to Lytton, where recovery is just beginning after the village was mostly wiped out by a wildfire one year ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - BC Wildfire Service
Heat warnings remain in effect throughout Eastern Canada heading into weekend
sun on blue sky with white clouds
EU drug regulator recommends authorizing smallpox vaccine for use against monkeypox
(FILES) This file photo taken on July 13, 2020 shows the company's logo on the headquarters of Danish biotechnology company Bavarian Nordic in Hellerup, north of Copenhagen. - Danish company Bavarian Nordic, the lone laboratory manufacturing a licensed vaccine against monkeypox, said on July 19, 2022 an "undisclosed European country" had ordered 1.5 million doses. The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for "intense" efforts to fight the disease as cases rise, especially in western Europe. (Photo by Liselotte Sabroe / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by LISELOTTE SABROE/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)
Advanced DNA offers hope to solve cold cases, but some Canadian police forces slow to adopt it
Blue preservation solution is shown at Spectrum DNA in Draper, Utah, April 3, 2020. Advances in DNA technology are being credited with solving a growing pile of cold case murders in the United States, but some Canadian police forces are lagging behind their U.S. counterparts in adopting it. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Rick Bowmer
How workplaces get trans inclusion wrong – and what they can do to make it right
Jade Pichette, who works at Pride@Work, an advocacy group for LGBTQ+ people in the workplace, poses for a photograph in the common area at their office in Toronto Ont., on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
Nine wines and spirits for summer sipping
Christopher Waters
These Ukrainian women are helping fellow refugees in Poland unravel legal problems – for free
SPEAK WITH PHOTODESK BEFORE USING. FOR LONGTERM FEATURE TK // 04.23.2022 Warsaw, Poland. The Legal and Professional Support Centre in Warsaw. Consultants during their internal meeting. From left: Svitlana Kotova, Yana, Zhanna, Maryna Storchai.
Rob Carrick: Why GIC rates didn’t pop after the big jump in the BoC’s overnight rate, and why returns could actually fall
Joggers run past the Bank of Canada building in Ottawa June 5, 2012.
Friday’s small-cap stocks to watch
The highest-yielding stocks on the TSX, plus risk data
The Toronto Stock Exchange ticker lists the day's trading results at First Canadian Place in Toronto Monday Dec. 10, 2007.
Dancer tells of excruciating pain, isolation and stigma of monkeypox infection
A colourized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox particles (yellow) found within an infected cell (blue), is shown in a handout photo captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases **MANDATORY CREDIT**
South Korea to lift decades-long ban on North Korean TV, newspapers despite tensions
In this photo provided by South Korea Presidential Office, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, listens to Unification Ministry's policy briefing by Unification Minister Kwon Youngse at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 22, 2022. South Korea plans to lift its decades-long ban on public access to North Korean television, newspapers and other media as part of its efforts to promote mutual understanding between the rivals, officials said Friday, despite animosities over the North's recent missile tests. (South Korea Presidential Office via AP)
American Express raises revenue forecast on surging travel spending
FILE PHOTO: Credit cards of American Express are photographed in this illustration picture March 17, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD
British Airways staff at Heathrow accept new pay deal, averting strike
FILE PHOTO: Tail Fins of British Airways planes are seen parked at Heathrow airport as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville/
Twitter blames Elon Musk, weak digital ad market for drop in revenue
The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device, Monday, April 25, 2022, in San Diego. Twitter reported a quarterly loss Friday, July 22, as revenue slipped even as user numbers climbed. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
International Court of Justice rejects Myanmar’s objections to Rohingya genocide case
FILE- A Rohingya Muslim man, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, builds a shelter for his family, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, in Taiy Khali refugee camp, Bangladesh. Judges at the International Court of Justice rule Friday July 22, 2022, on whether a case brought by Gambia alleging that Myanmar is committing genocide against the Rohingya can go ahead. Myanmar argues that the court does not have jurisdiction. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin, File)
Iran’s nuclear program is ‘galloping ahead’ and IAEA has limited visibility on what’s happening: chief
FILE PHOTO: IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi speaks at a news conference about developments related to the IAEA's monitoring and verification work in Iran, in Vienna, Austria June 9, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner/File Photo
Amid its brutal economic crisis, Afghanistan’s middle class has collapsed into poverty
A burqa-clad Afghan woman begs as she sits outside a bakery in Kabul on July 19, 2022. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)
Every community has a responsibility to address intimate partner violence
Sheema Khan for Comment logo. Photo taken 2013. (USE THIS ONE - AE)
Monumental change for Moriyama’s modernist classic
Dave LeBlanc
The unnecessary crisis in Canadian health care: We know what needs to be done, but not how to do it
Andrew Coyne
Will Red Tories create a new political party if Poilievre wins the CPC leadership?
Konrad Yakabuski
A savvy NDP would seize on Canada’s summer of frustration
Robyn Urback
China will soon not be the world’s most populated country. That’s good – so why is Beijing fretting?
Doug Saunders
Thirteen years of financial excess won’t be unwound by a 6-month bear market: BofA chief investment strategist
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on June 16.
Prince Harry wins bid to challenge government decision denying him police protection while in Britain
FILE Britain's Prince Harry arrives at the gardens at Buckingham Palace in London, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. Prince Harry can take the British government to court over his security arrangements when he visits the U.K., a judge ruled Friday, July 22, 2022. Harry and his wife Meghan lost publicly funded police protection in the U.K. when they stepped down as senior working royals and moved to North America in 2020. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
Steve Bannon convicted of contempt of Congress for defying subpoena from Jan. 6 committee
FILE PHOTO: Steve Bannon, talk show host and former White House adviser to former President Donald Trump, arrives to U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., June 15, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Biden’s COVID-19 symptoms are improving and he’s responding well to treatment, doctor says
President Joe Biden speaks about climate change and clean energy at Brayton Power Station, Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in Somerset, Mass. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Germany hands $15-billion bailout to Uniper after Russian gas hit
A photo taken on July 22, 2022 shows the logo of energy supplier Uniper in the entrance hall at the company's headquarters in Dusseldorf, western Germany. - The German state will take 30% of the capital of the energy giant Uniper, threatened with bankruptcy by the declines in the delivery of Russian gas, as part of a vast rescue plan, the group announced on July 22, 2022. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)
Snap shares plunge as economy, fierce competition slow revenue growth
FILE PHOTO: A woman stands in front of the logo of Snap Inc. on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) while waiting for Snap Inc. to post their IPO, in New York City, NY, U.S. March 2, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
Friday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
The sign on the front of the Telus head office is shown in Toronto on Thursday, February 11, 2021.
Ontario unions call for urgent action on hospital staffing, emergency room closures
Paramedics bring a patient to the emergency department at St. Michael’s Hospital in downtown Toronto on July 14, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. After bringing patients there, paramedics can’t leave until a nurse has taken charge of the patient.
China tightens data rules for online ride-hailing firms
A Didi online ride-hailing car makes its way in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejing province on July 21, 2022. - China has fined ride-hailing giant Didi more than 1.2 billion USD, regulators announced on July 21, concluding a year-long investigation into alleged data security violations. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Nowhere to live: Rents in Canada surge as home prices fall
A for rent sign outside a home in Toronto on Tuesday July 12, 2022. A report by real estate market research firm Urbanation Inc. says rents in the Greater Toronto Area are rising fast, echoing the latest numbers from online rental platforms about other major Canadian cities.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Morning Update: Trump dismissed pleas to halt U.S. Capitol riot, Jan. 6 committee details
And just like that, the Conservatives made Patrick Brown disappear
Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown speaks during a press conference to announce his intention to re-run for mayorship, at city hall in Brampton, Ont., on Monday, July 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Deep-brain stimulation can help reduce alcohol cravings and consumption, study finds
Jo Kennelly (L) places a device beside Frank Plummer's shoulder, that turns his deep brain stimulation on and off. Kennelly and Plummer, the first recipient of deep-brain stimulation to treat alcohol use disorder, are photographed in their Toronto home onDec 10 2019. There have been experiments on others in Germany, and this is believed to be the first trial in North America, using deep-brain stimulation for alcohol use disorder. Plummer is a prominent microbiologist, Gairdner award winner and Order of Canada recipient.
The commodity supercycle is already crashing, blunting Canada’s growth and bruising the TSX
FILE PHOTO: Spring wheat is harvested on a farm near Beausejour, Manitoba, Canada August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon VanRaes/File Photo
Ukraine and Russia sign landmark deal to reopen grain export ports as war rages on
FILE PHOTO: Workers storage grain at a terminal during barley harvesting in Odesa region, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, Ukraine June 23, 2022. REUTERS/Igor Tkachenko
U.S. dollar cresting as central banks ape Fed
A railroad crossing sign is seen next to the European Central Bank (ECB) building, in Frankfurt, Germany, July 21.
The close: Stocks fall as U.S., Canadian bond yields tumble to eight-week lows after weak economic data
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on July 20.
It’s a Fed hot summer and other world market themes for the week ahead
This May 4, 2021, file photo shows the Federal Reserve building in Washington.
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Inflation is creeping back into the digital economy
People wait to enter a store in a shopping mall in Montreal, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. As inflation rises at its fastest pace in nearly 40 years in Canada, consumers are searching for ways to save money on essential goods and services.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
First Nations chiefs hope to hear truths in apology from Pope Francis during next week’s papal visit
Volunteers assemble a teepee at a community event at Maskwa Park on Ermineskin Reserve 138 in Maskwacis, Alberta on June 7, 2022. - For decades, trauma has lingered in the tiny Indigenous Canadian community of Maskwacis. But some hope to finally find a degree of closure during a visit by Pope Francis to apologize for the Church's role in a century of abuse. The pontiff will stop in the community of 19,000 people some 62 miles (100 kilometers) north of Edmonton, Alberta, on July 25, to visit the site of one of the state boarding schools run by churches where Indigenous children were once forcibly sequestered. (Photo by Cole Burston / AFP) (Photo by COLE BURSTON/AFP via Getty Images)
Shortage of caregivers has families struggling with rising child-care costs
Grandparent stepping in to help with childcare
Eat, pray, drive: Experiencing the best of Italy as Ferrari and I end a chapter
The Ferrari 812 GTS on the Abetone Pass in northern Italy.
How to prepare for a job loss in a potential recession
Empty desk after termination of employment - landscape interior. istock photo
‘That multinational corporations such as Amazon avoid paying reasonable Canadian taxes is … the result of political decisions, not some divine writ. It can be changed.’ Corporate tax reform, plus other letters to the editor for July 22
Signage at an Amazon fulfilment centre is pictured in Ottawa on Monday, July 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The Globe and Mail Bestsellers for the week of July 23, 2022
Books on the shelves
Sri Lankan security forces raid protest camp as new leaders sworn in
A demonstrator shouts slogans in front of Police special task force personnel standing guard while blocking a road during a protest march against Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe towards the Presidential Secretariat building in Colombo on July 22, 2022. - Sri Lankan security forces demolished the main anti-government protest camp in the capital, evicting activists in a pre-dawn assault on July 22 that raised international concern for dissent under the new pro-West president. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP) (Photo by ARUN SANKAR/AFP via Getty Images)
Why it’s a good time to buy high-quality companies
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 13: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on July 13, 2022 in New York City. The stock market opened on a low note amid the release of inflation data by the Labor Department that showed U.S. inflation reaching 9.1% in June, the highest rate in nearly 41 years. Americans are seeing increased prices, including gas, food and rent. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Zabiha Halal and Maple Lodge Farm products contain pea protein not declared on label
Canadian Food Inspection Agency in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the H5N1 bird flu was confirmed Tuesday in another non-commercial flock in southern Nova Scotia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
New clubs, no problem for Glen Day, tied with Stephen Ames at Senior British Open
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - JULY 21: Stephen Ames of Canada in action during Day One of The Senior Open Presented by Rolex at The King's Course, Gleneagles on July 21, 2022 in Auchterarder, Scotland, United Kingdom. (Photo by Phil Inglis/Getty Images)
Lions survive scare, claw out 17-12 victory over Tiger-Cats
B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke (12) hands off to James Butler (24) during the first half of CFL football game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Vancouver, on Thursday, July 21, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Police looking for suspect after two women shot dead in Chilliwack, B.C.
RCMP police car.
Despite deaths and diseases, artist Ed Pien has persisted in his poignant eight-year project
Artist Ed Pien poses for a photo amid his installation at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, exploring aging and the passage of time in the community of San Agustin, Cuba, Friday, July 8, 2022. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
IKEA’s downtown Toronto location brings affordable options for small living
Potted Plants Store profile of Ikea's downtown Toronto
Your daily horoscope: July 22
Cancer.
Canadians buy less lip liner than their American counterparts, but makeup artists say it’s time to embrace the trend
beauty q+a on lip liner
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