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Haliburton hits winning jumper as Pacers stun Thunder in last-second comeback to win Game 1
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton shoots against Oklahoma City Thunder guard Alex Caruso during the second half of Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
Carney agrees to high-level talks with Beijing on resolving Canada-China trade war
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives to a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill on Wednesday.
Natural gas pipeline across Northern B.C. can proceed, regulator rules
Modern Treaty partner Eva Clayton, president, Nisga'a Nation, speaks during an announcement in Ottawa, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. The Nisga'a Lisims Government says it began an out-of-court dispute resolution process in 2019 and has reached agreements regarding the interpretation and application of its treaty. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The Globe and Mail’s Robert Fife receives Michener-Baxter Award
Globe and Mail Ottawa bureau chief Robert Fife received the Michener-Baxter Award from Governor-General Mary Simon.
Conservatives raise privacy concerns over powers in government’s border security bill
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner questioned measures in Bill C-2 that give law enforcement agencies access to internet subscribers’ information without a warrant.
Spiralling U.S. debt is a burden on future generations around the world
Kevin Yin
Competition watchdog finalizes anti-greenwashing guidelines for businesses
Some companies and environmental groups wish the Competition Bureau could offer more detail and practical advice on how to comply with the law.
Marc Garneau, first Canadian in space, remembered for aspirations he held for his country
Marc Garneau was the most visible symbol of Canada’s space program, first as an astronaut and then as the president of the Canadian Space Agency.
Israel recovers bodies of Canadian and husband held in Gaza by Hamas
An image of a hostage is projected onto a wall during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit, demanding the return of the hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas, in Budapest, Hungary, April 5, 2025. REUTERS/Marton Monus
Ontario to designate Ring of Fire as special economic zone ‘as quickly as possible,’ Ford says
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to media prior the First Minister’s Meeting in Saskatoon on June 2. He has promised to consult Indigenous communities on Bill 5 over the summer.
Edmonton Oilers’ Corey Perry still enjoying the Stanley Cup chase
Oilers forward Corey Perry is joined by his son Griffin as he speaks with the media on Tuesday.
Taylor Pendrith rises above soggy morning course at RBC Canadian Open
Taylor Pendrith hits his tee shot at the third hole during the first round of the RBC Canadian Open golf tournament in Caledon, Ont., on June 5, 2025.
Their yearlong bans up, 4 players who bet on baseball reinstated by MLB
FILE - This combination of 2024 file photo shows baseball players, from left, Jay Groome, Michael Kelly, Jose Rodríguez and Andrew Saalfrank. (AP Photo/File)
For Trump and Musk, breaking up wasn’t all that hard
David Shribman
Harvard files legal challenge over Trump’s ban on entry of foreign students
The future of Harvard’s international students has been hanging in the balance since the Department of Homeland Security first moved to block its foreign enrollment on May 22.
Leon Draisaitl, the ultimate sidekick, keeps the Oilers humming in the Stanley Cup final
Cathal Kelly
Groupe Rémabec scales back operation, laying off 1,000 workers
Quebec Premier François Legault is raising concerns about the province's forestry industry in the face of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's tariff threats. Logs are shown at a softwood lumber sawmill on Nov. 14, 2008 in Saguenay, Quebec. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Why Canada Post talks have stalled after months of negotiations with unionized workers
A Canada Post employee returns to a delivery depot in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Trump administration, Nippon Steel seek eight-day pause in litigation to resolve merger concerns
US President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a visit to US Steel - Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, May 30, 2025, to mark the 'partnership' between Nippon Steel and US Steel. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Unlikely Trump-Musk bromance implodes in real time over social media
TOPSHOT - (FILES) US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk (R) speak before departing the White House on his way to his South Florida home in Mar-a-Lago in Florida on March 14, 2025. Donald Trump and Elon Musk's unlikely political marriage exploded in a fiery public divorce on June 5, 2025, with the US President threatening to strip the billionaire of his huge government contracts in revenge. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)
Bo Bichette stars as Blue Jays crush Phillies 9-1
Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette (11) hits a two-run home run off Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jesus Luzardo (44) in the second inning of a Major League Baseball game in Toronto on Thursday, June 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
New-look defending champ Argonauts set to open season in Montreal
Toronto Argonauts head coach Ryan Dinwiddie smiles during a team walk-through ahead of the 111th CFL Grey Cup, in Vancouver, on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Immigration bans worsen the problem they’re meant to solve
Doug Saunders
The best fixed and variable rate mortgages of the week
Markets expect another one or two 25 basis point cuts in 2025, but for now, the Bank of Canada is holding interest rates steady.
Seven nuclear stocks worth considering
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
An underpowered Anything Goes taps into a bygone era’s penchant for tap dancing
Aisling Murphy
Politics Insider: Carney holding direct talks with Trump on trade and security, U.S. envoy says
Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump engage in a meeting at the White House in Washington in early May. There had been no indication until now that the two had been holding direct talks.
Trump administration sanctions four ICC judges for ‘targeting’ U.S., Israel
In a statement announcing the sanctions, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the court is is 'politicized.'
The new gold rush: Investors snap up bars and coins amid stock and bond market turmoil
Canada Gold Co-Owners Chris and Charlie Pollock pose for a photograph with silver and gold in Vancouver, B.C. on May 29, 2025.(Jennifer Gauthier/The Globe and Mail)
Alberta scraps beer tax hike, citing Trump’s tariffs and desire to support Canadian business
Alberta has ditched a brand new fee schedule for beer makers citing U.S. tariffs and a need to support business growth. A bartender pours a craft beer in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Nam Y. Huh
NDP calls on Saskatchewan Premier to bring in military as wildfires force evacuations
Smoke from a large active wildfire fills the sky in the La Ronge, Sask., area, a major evacuation zone.
Gilgeous-Alexander nears a milestone as NBA Finals tip off
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander watches during practice, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, ahead of Game 1 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the Indiana Pacers in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)
Lululemon may hike prices as shares sag due to Trump’s tariffs, slower demand
FILE PHOTO: A logo is displayed above a Lululemon outlet retail store at Bicester Village in Oxfordshire, Britain, August 21, 2024. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo
Aaron Rodgers reportedly set to sign with Steelers, AP source says
FILE - New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) smiles and points during an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Doug Murray, File)
Ottawa retables ‘Lost Canadians’ bill in bid to restore citizenship rights before court deadline
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Lena Diab speaks during Question Period. On Thursday Ms. Diab reintroduced a bill to grant citizenship to children born abroad to foreign-born Canadians.
Vancouver General Hospital receives $60-million donation to fund cardiovascular institute
A ambulance drives past the emergency entrance of Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, April 9, 2021. A letter sent to the editor of The New England Journal of Medicine signed by Canadian health officials says the British Columbia teenager who tested positive for avian flu has been taken off of supplemental oxygen and is no longer infectious. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Alberta grid operator’s power cap could thwart province’s AI data-centre ambitions, critics say
The site of a potential AI data centre in the district of Greenview, Alta. Critics argue energy allotment could hinder the development of data centres in the province.
Is the U.S. still a ‘safe’ country for refugees?
Robyn Urback
Israel strikes Beirut’s suburbs, targeting what it alleges are Hezbollah drone production sites
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Donald Trump’s corruption knows no bounds or precedent
Gary Mason
Hustle and Flow 93.5: How Reza Dahya went from FM radio to film with hip-hop drama Boxcutter
Director Reza Deyha
Alarming privacy threats are buried in the Liberal border bill
Bill C-2 is far from just a border bill, writes Michael Geist.
Quebec will drop permanent immigration targets to as low as 25,000 people per year
Quebec Minister of Immigration Jean-Francois Roberge shows a graphic after he tabled the plan for immigration at the legislature in Quebec City, Thursday, June 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Bruins name former winger Marco Sturm head coach
FILE - Los Angeles Kings assistant coach Marco Sturm walks off the ice at the end of the second period against the San Jose Sharks in an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)
Staying home with the kids on sick days taught me how to survive the summer
‘Pretty’ is back in fashion, and this time it’s being weaponized
OPP charge 36 men in child sexual exploitation probe
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patch is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Canada’s go-to guy for PGA-level golf course renovations likes to reward boldness
Ian Andrew, designer of the 2025 RBC Canadian Open golf course. June 4, 2025 (Sarah Espedido/The Globe and Mail)
Ontario fast-tracks process for U.S. doctors, nurses to work in province
Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health speaks during Question Period at Queen's Park in Toronto on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Modi deserves a spot in the room at the G7 Leaders’ Summit
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi walks on the second day of the G7 summit, at the Borgo Egnazia resort, in Savelletri, Italy June 14, 2024. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
The best time to make a lump-sum mortgage payment, according to the experts
A person walks past multiple for-sale and sold real estate signs in Mississauga, Ont., on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Unsung art dealer Berthe Weill, the first to sell a Picasso, finally gets her due
Kate Taylor
Baby born prematurely with measles dies in Southwestern Ontario
A dose of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination awaits the next patient during a vaccine clinic at Southwestern Public Health in St. Thomas, Ont. on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Geoff Robins
Coco Gauff beats Loïs Boisson to set up French Open final showdown with Aryna Sabalenka
Coco Gauff of the U.S. reacts as she plays against France's Lois Boisson during their semifinal match of the French Tennis Open at the Roland-Garros stadium in Paris, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Insider buying perks up as Morguard stock lags
Ted Dixon
Too many disabled Canadians are quietly denied the right to make a will
Under Canadian law, a diagnosis is not disqualification for making a will, writes Max S. J. Shilleto.
Tesla shares down as Trump fires back at ally Musk
A Tesla electric vehicle is parked at a Tesla dealership, after Tesla, Inc. released its financial results for the first quarter of 2025, in Berlin, Germany April 23, 2025.
Automotive exports to the U.S. plunge as tariffs hit Canada’s carmakers
Honda CR-V and Civics are transported from the Honda Canada plant in Alliston, Ont. Canada's automotive exports to the U.S. saw a major drop in April as tariffs hit the industry.
America’s trade deficit with Canada is vanishing
Gantry cranes sit idle as a container ship is docked at port during a work stoppage, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Statistics Canada says the country posted a merchandise trade deficit of $987 million in July as imports fell on lower shipments of gold and the B.C. port strike. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
How Trump’s travel ban could affect the FIFA World Cup and Summer Olympics
FIFA President Gianni Infantino addresses the FIFA 75th Congress at the Conmebol Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Calistro)
Carney and Trump holding direct talks on trade and security, U.S. envoy says
Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump engage in a meeting at the White House in Washington on May 6.
Financial lessons from a woman whose husband died suddenly at 39
Jane Blaufus, bestselling author, international speaker and business coach with 25 years of experience in the financial services industry.
Royal Ontario Museum CEO Josh Basseches to depart at end of 2025
Josh Basseches, Director and CEO. A media preview of In the Age of Rembrandt show, is photographed on May 29 2019. Featuring seventy paintings, the show features three life size Rembrandts, of which there are ver few extant. The exhibit opens June 1 and runs until Sept 15 2019.
Trump and Xi agree to further talks to settle trade disputes between U.S., China
U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping, seen in 2019, struck a 90-day deal on May 12 to roll back some of the tariffs they had placed on each other since Trump’s January inauguration.
When it comes to climate change, Canada needs more resilient outdoor spaces. Indigenous landscape architecture can help
“Water is Life,” a sculpture by Dbaajmowin, an Indigenous-led artist collective. Indigenous landscape architecture firm SpruceLab worked with Dbaajmowin on this piece and its placement at Rotary Frenchman’s Bay West Park and Beachfront Park in Pickering, Ont.
Search group warns against fake fundraiser exploiting missing siblings in Nova Scotia
Searchers return to the base camp after looking for six year old Lilly Sullivan and four year old Jack Sullivan, two children missing since May 2, in Lansdowne Station, N.S., Wednesday, May 7, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ron Ward
U.S. trade deficit narrows sharply in April, as imports drop by most on record
The port of Oakland, Calif., in May. The U.S. trade gap contracted by a record 55.5 per cent to US$61.6-billion, the lowest since September of 2023.
U.S.-backed organization distributing aid in Gaza reopens two sites after delays
TOPSHOT - Displaced Palestinians walk along a road to receive humanitarian aid packages from a US-backed foundation in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on June 5, 2025. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
Savvy businesswoman Sandy Stagg helped spark a hip Toronto scene
Sandy Stagg came to Toronto in 1968 and made a name for herself as a restaurateur, second-hand boutique owner and muse.
Trump’s foreign-investment tax is a ‘diplomatic weapon’ that punishes Canadians
In a bid to retaliate against foreign legislation such as digital services taxes, the U.S. wants to tax these countries’ individual and corporate equity investments in the United States, including stock market holdings and corporate ownership.
Margaret Atwood receives lifetime Griffin Poetry Prize
Margaret Atwood at the Griffin Poetry Prize event on Wednesday. Atwood is one of the founding trustees of the prize, which was created in 2000 and awards $130,000 to international winners.
Jury begins deliberating in Harvey Weinstein rape and sexual-assault retrial
Former Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on Thursday during his rape and sexual-assault retrial.
First Nations Bank, BDC earmark $100-million for business acquisitions
First Nations Bank of Canada CEO Bill Lomax in 2023. Lomax said the $100-million in financing announced Thursday for Indigenous communities is designed for smaller business opportunities.
Canada’s trade deficit hits record high $7.1-billion as tariffs hammer exports
Cargo containers stacked at the Port of Vancouver Centerm container terminal on Oct. 14, 2022. Canada’s trade deficit ballooned to $7.1-billion in April from $2.3-billion the prior month, far above analyst expectations.
What is Trump’s new travel ban and which countries are affected? Here’s what to know
A vendor waits for customers in front of the former US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday. U.S. President Donald Trump announced a travel ban for 12 countries, primarily in Africa and the Middle East, from entering the United State.
More than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims gather in Saudi Arabia to take part in the Hajj
Muslim pilgrims gather on top of the rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Trump bans citizens of 12 countries from entering U.S., citing national security
(FILES) Passengers arrive to Terminal B at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey on May 7, 2025. President Donald Trump signed a new travel ban June 4, 2025 targeting 12 countries, saying it was spurred by an attack on a Jewish protest in Colorado that authorities blamed on a man they said was in the country illegally. (Photo by kena betancur / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)
Wall Street’s potential winners and losers from Trump’s tax bill
FILE - President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, May 8, 2025, in Washington.
Canadian men and children held in Syria pursue human-rights complaints against Ottawa
FILE - A woman walks in the al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria's Hasakeh province, where tens of thousands of mostly women and children linked to the Islamic State group have been living for years, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue,File)
More than 2,200 Ontarians died from opioids last year as numbers trend downward, data show
Fentanyl is heated in sterile water using a cook kit in a consumption room at Moss Park Consumption and Treatment Service, in Toronto, on Thursday, Jan.9 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Wall Street’s ‘hopium’ high not exhausted yet
Specialist Genaro Saporito, left, and trader Robert Oswald work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, June 3, 2025.
Condo in King Edward Hotel sells just $2,000 over price paid in 2020
Done Deal, 22 Leader Lane, No. 515, Toronto
Protect the sacred space of leisure from being contaminated by work
Harvey Schachter
What to watch this weekend: Celebrate Father’s Day early with Owen Wilson’s golf comedy Stick on Apple TV+ and Dad Bods doc on Gem
Kelly Nestruck
Shows from Elliot Page, Tom Green coming to Bell, while drama Bad Trips scrapped
Slo Pitch, a comedy about a scrappy queer softball team, is coming to Crave and CTV. It’s the first project under a co-development deal between Elliot Page's Pageboy Productions and Bell Media.
Ontario’s Bill 5 has passed. Here’s why it has sparked conflict with First Nations
Protesters gather outside the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to protest Bill 5 on June 4, 2025. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
Calgary’s Vermilion Energy to sell U.S. assets for $120-million in cash
A Vermilion Energy oil rig in France in 2017.
CIBC analyst reveals his top picks in the ‘arguably ailing’ REIT sector
Scott Barlow
Oil settles up as U.S., China teams to meet following Trump, Xi trade call
Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, cut its July prices for Asian crude buyers to nearly the lowest in two months.
BMO rejigs top executive team as it aims for U.S. growth
People make their way past the Bank of Montreal (BMO) building in the Financial District of Toronto, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Third time’s the charm for 1950s-era North York bungalow that fetched over-asking price
Done Deal, 142 Haddington Ave., Toronto
Toronto wrangles with a simple question: What is a multiplex?
Renderings of a multiplex project proposed by Toronto builder Eurodale Developments. Questions about just how many bedrooms a multiplex unit can have has left Eurodale wondering whether the city genuinely wants to enable more family-sized rental housing at smaller scales.
A home of catwalks in Toronto’s Annex evokes New York – but with more natural light
A steel and glass-clad catwalk spans the kitchen in the atrium of 90 Madison Ave.
CBC shows off circus tricks and rescue pups, but no new dramas or comedies at 2025-26 upfront
Kelly Nestruck
More Chinese groups using ChatGPT for covert operations, OpenAI says
A response in Chinese by ChatGPT on its website. ChatGPT maker OpenAI said in a report that it has detected more Chinese groups using its AI tools for covert operations.
Russian strike kills at least five in Ukraine, including toddler, hours after Trump-Putin call
A fire burns after a drone strike on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Thursday.
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