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If Poilievre is genuinely humbled, the Conservatives should keep him around
Robyn Urback
Worried about the transition to retirement? How volunteering can boost well-being
When a retiree uses their skills to help others in their community, like teaching others to knit, it can foster feelings of belonging and connection.
Our dinner with Mark Carney (and the rest of them)
Marsha Lederman
Canada’s democracy had a decent day. But it can do better to reflect all Canadians in this moment of crisis
Unofficial results showing the party that won each riding in the 2025 federal election.
Europe to hand billions in frozen Russian cash to Western investors, sources say
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 21, 2020 crows fly close to a Russian flag at the top of the Russian Government building in downtown Moscow. - Russia's economic growth slowed to 1.3 percent last year, the state statistics agency said on February 3, 2020, with the lethargic pace presenting a major headache for the Kremlin. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)
TikTok fined €530-million by EU regulator over data protection
(FILES) This illustration photograph shows the logo of the social network application Tik Tok on the screen of a phone in Paris on May 27, 2020. TikTok on May 2, 2025 said it planned to appeal a fine of 530 million euros ($600 million) from Ireland's data protection watchdog, insisting it had "never received a request" from Chinese authorities for European users' data. (Photo by Martin BUREAU / AFP) (Photo by MARTIN BUREAU/AFP via Getty Images)
Israeli air force strikes near Syria’s presidential palace after warning over sectarian attacks
Syria's security forces stand on their vehicle, after reaching a deal with Druze gunmen to deploy around Jaramana, a Damascus suburb that saw fighting earlier this week, in Damascus, Syria, early Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
As Trump moves to tax small parcels, some retailers give up on U.S.
FILE PHOTO: Parcels await processing at a post office as Hong Kong Post stops certain U.S.-bound shipments since April 27 due to new U.S. tariff rules, in Hong Kong, China, May 2, 2025. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
Russell Brand granted conditional bail after appearing in London court on rape and assault charges
British actor and comedian Russell Brand, who has been charged with rape and multiple counts of sex assault, leaves Westminster Magistrates' Court, in London, Britain, May 2, 2025. REUTERS/Chris J Ratcliffe
Europeans continue to shun Tesla as EV maker’s April sales plunge
The logo of Tesla is seen on a Tesla car in Brussels, Belgium April 24, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Exxon Mobil beats Wall Street profit estimate, on track to meet buyback target
FILE - This is the sign on a Exxon gas station in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)
The week ahead: Fed outlook in focus as U.S. equity rally picks up steam
U.S. flag flutters at the Wall Street entrance of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 4, 2025.
Top UN court wraps a week of hearings on humanitarian aid to Gaza
A general view shows members of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and participants during the third day of week-long hearings at the ICJ on Israel's obligations towards UN agencies delivering aid to Palestinians in Gaza, in The Hague, on April 30, 2025. The ICJ is hearing dozens of nations and organisations to draw up a so-called advisory opinion on Israel's humanitarian obligations to Palestinians, more than 50 days into its total blockage on aid entering war-ravaged Gaza. (Photo by Sem van der Wal / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by SEM VAN DER WAL/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)
Business Brief: Smoke from the FIRE movement
Manon Breton-Couture at her home in Montreal. Jan 30, 2025.
Activist aid ship hit by drones on way to Gaza, organizers say
A tug vessel puts out a fire on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla vessel Conscience outside Maltese territorial waters in this handout picture provided by Malta Government Department of Information, May 2, 2025. Government of Malta/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY
Friday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
A CN locomotive sits idle in Hamilton, Ont., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.
Put down that espresso. Canada doesn’t need to join the EU
Doug Saunders
With new novel Dream Count, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie treads a worn-out path
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie poses during a photo session in Vincennes, Paris' suburb on March 27, 2025. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP) (Photo by JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images)
Karen Russell’s The Antidote is a cautionary tale about how Americans view their own history
author Karen Russell Russell Credit Annette Hornischer[1]
Two new books look at why we explore and play, sometimes at the same time
New biography explores where Tony Soprano ends, and James Gandolfini begins
From grandpa’s game to Instagram fame: Golf’s new era
Social media creator Jeannine Go golfing at The Pulpit Club in Caledon, Ont.
Shell keeps share buybacks steady as first-quarter profit tops expectations
FILE PHOTO: A view shows a logo of Shell petrol station in South East London, Britain, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/May James/File Photo
Public broadcasting chiefs vow to fight Trump’s executive order cutting funding for PBS, NPR
FILE - The headquarters for National Public Radio (NPR) stands on North Capitol Street, April 15, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
Oil posts biggest weekly loss in a month ahead of OPEC+ meeting
Pumpjacks are seen in oilfields along Highway 33, known as the Petroleum Highway, west of Buttonwillow, Kern County, California on April 9, 2025. US crude rallied more than 4% after US President Trump lowered tariffs on some of America's trading partners. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
A safe harbour is needed for the Bay’s charter
The 1670 royal charter signed by King Charles II establishing Hudson's Bay, is shown on display at the Manitoba Museum where it was loaned to be displayed alongside its permanent collection of Hudson's Bay artifacts, in this 2020 handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Manitoba Museum **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Morning Update: The victims of the Vancouver attack
Victims of Vancouver van attack. clockwise from top left: Jendhel May Sico, Rizza Azzir Pagkanlungan, Kira Salim, Richard Le, Linh Hoang, and Katie Le, Maria Victoria (Vicky) Bjarnason, Jen Darbellay, Daniel Samper, Glitza Maria Caicedo and Glitza Daniela Samper.
Reform UK has strong showing in British elections, threatening dominance of Labour, Conservative parties
Reform UK Party Leader Nigel Farage talks to the media after Sarah Pochin won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election at DCBL Halton Stadium, Widnes, Cheshire, on May 2.
Hey big spender Mark Carney, poised for economic and fiscal disaster
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses members of the Liberal Party on the day they chose Mark Carney as their new leader.
Canada should learn from Australia’s pragmatic approach to trading with China
Rita Trichur
Punk-rock band Pup returns with a new album – and a mini-tour of Toronto
The punk band Pup
Toronto City Council expected to vote on ‘bubble zone’ bylaw prohibiting protests near schools, religious institutions
Toronto city council has taken a step toward banning misleading fossil fuel advertising on city property, building on recent federal anti-greenwashing rules and a similar proposal approved by the city's transit agency.The Toronto sign in Nathan Phillips Square is shown at city hall in Toronto on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Evan Buhler
Public-service unions seek clarity on Liberal government’s pledge to cap number of federal employees
Federal workers march through downtown during a protest, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022 in Ottawa. The Treasury Board and the Public Service Alliance of Canada have agreed to mediation in a contract dispute involving 11,000 workers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
What did Donald Trump call Mark Carney? Take our business and investing news quiz
This composite image shows Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, in Kitchener, Ont. on March 26, 2025 and President Donald Trump, right, in Washington on March 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn/AP — Pool
Before the Bell: What every Canadian investor needs to know today
Specialist Gregg Maloney works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
S&P 500 on longest winning streak in 20 years as U.S. stocks erase slump set off by Trump’s sweeping tariffs
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 15: Trader Peter Michael Tuchman reacts as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 15, 2025 in New York City. U.S. stocks climbed early Tuesday as investors weighed recent updates on President Trump's tariffs, including a possible reprieve for the auto industry and a definitive move toward new duties on semiconductors and pharmaceuticals. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)
Apple shares fall as tariff costs to add more agony
An Apple logo hangs above the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City, July 21, 2015.
ETF investors, here’s why you should choose funds listed in Canada and not the U.S.
Rob Carrick
Ontario judge overturns suspensions of two wrestling coaches, and the mother of wrestler, citing unfairness
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice is seen in Newmarket, Ont., on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Dentte
Baby on board in pursuit of a nap: Decades later I’m back at it helping my first grandchild fall asleep
Andrew Clark
Businesses are rushing to reroute shipments to Canada in a move that might lead to cheaper goods, risks for business
Customs brokers and other industry specialists are seeing a surge in consumer packaged goods, chemical and automotive supply companies rushing to hoard inventory in Canada as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump's Tariff policies.
There’s nothing else like the Land Rover Defender as some old charm returns
The Defender blends the charm and look of old Land Rovers in a modern package.
Boosting Canada’s economic growth must be Mark Carney’s agenda
Tony Keller
How a math prodigy-turned-fugitive siphoned millions in crypto
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Friday’s Insider Report: Eric Sprott makes million-dollar purchases in two gold stocks
Hedge fund manager Eric Sprott on Friday, November 25, 2010.
Analysts’ forecast returns, recommendations and yields for all stocks in the S&P/TSX SmallCap Index
The S&P TSX composite index screen at the TMX Market Centre is seen in Toronto, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022.
Shaken and stirred: World market themes for the week ahead
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington, U.S., September 18, 2024.
How this money manager is riding out volatility with quality stocks
Jennifer Tozser, senior wealth advisor at National Bank Financial Wealth Management in Calgary.
‘The desire for power is never satisfied.’ Letters to the editor for May 2
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to journalists during an availability in Mississauga, Ont., on Wednesday April 30, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
The Globe and Mail Bestsellers for the week of May 3, 2025
Books on the shelves
Oilers top Kings 6-4 to advance to second round of NHL playoffs
EDMONTON, CANADA - MAY 01: Trent Frederic #21 of the Edmonton Oilers celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the second period against the Los Angeles Kings in Game Six of the First Round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on May 01, 2025 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Leila Devlin/Getty Images)
New asset manager coalition waves the flag to boost Canadian sector
A Canadian flag flies in the Bay Street financial district in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
MacKinnon gets credit for fluky go-ahead goal as Avs tie series with 7-4 win over Stars in Game 6
DENVER, COLORADO - MAY 01: Martin Necas #88 of the Colorado Avalanche scores against Jake Oettinger #29 of the Dallas Stars during the second period in Game Six of the First Round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena on May 01, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
Ian Wilkes has helped train two Kentucky Derby winners, seeks first on his own with Burnham Square
Kentucky Derby entrant Burnham Square works out at Churchill Downs Monday, April 28, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
The man who fell over a railing at PNC Park is in critical condition, police say it was an accident
A fan is carted off the field at PNC Park after falling out of the stands during the seventh inning of a baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
China ‘evaluating’ possible trade talks with U.S.
Shipping containers from China at the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro, California, on May 1.
Your daily horoscope: May 2, 2025
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