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Teen dies after being struck by plane that crashed on Lake Scugog
A Durham Regional Police officer's logo emblem is shown at a Bowmanville, Ont. shopping centre parking lot on Tuesday Feb. 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
Mark Carney’s ‘build, baby, build’ aspirations face a challenge from Indigenous leaders
Shannon Proudfoot
Blue Jays use 4-run second inning to beat the Giants 4-0
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt plays against the San Francisco Giants on Friday, July 18.
A party to celebrate a mistake
Marcus Gee
Syria believed it had green light from U.S., Israel to deploy troops to Sweida, sources say
Bedouin fighters stand along a street with their weapons, as Sweida province has been engulfed by nearly a week of violence triggered by clashes between Bedouin fighters and factions from the Druze.
No quick fixes for Canada’s housing crisis, says Housing Minister
Housing Minister Gregor Robertson said it’s going to take ‘many more years’ to address Canada’s housing deficit.
Chiefs criticize Indigenous advisory council for Bill C-5 projects after meeting with Carney
Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler said he doesn't 'really have too much faith' in the council.
Trump claims 10 hostages will be released from Gaza ‘shortly’
Israelis protest in support of the release of all hostages who were kidnapped when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, and against the Israeli government in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 12.
Alberta adds $2.8-billion to Heritage Fund, expands board of new oversight corporation
The latest addition to the fund is made up of $2.6-billion drawn from the province’s surplus, with an additional $200-million from the government.
Canada shores up New Zealand trade with dairy concessions in face of U.S. pressure
FILE PHOTO: Cows are seen near the fence of a pastoral farm near Auckland in this August 6, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Nigel Marple//File Photo
Conners keeps his cool to avoid the pratfalls of the Open Championship
Cathal Kelly
Fairfax warns investors to ignore online scams impersonating CEO Prem Watsa
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Prem Watsa. Fradulent ads featuring Mr. Watsa's picture and his stock 'recommendations' appeared on Facebook this week, prompting Fairfax to issue a clarification.
This summer job showed Olympic champ Nancy Greene Raine that versatility makes MVPs
Nancy Greene Raine
Colbert cancellation a ‘financial decision,’ says Paramount CEO while Writers Guild calls for investigation
A message written by a protester is seen on the ground outside the Ed Sullivan theater, where "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" is filmed, Friday, July 18, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Los Angeles sues Airbnb for alleged price gouging during January wildfires
A house burns as powerful winds fueling devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area force people to evacuate, at the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, U.S. January 8, 2025. The fires broke out on January 7, when dry desert winds whipped over mountain passes with hurricane force, following eight months without rain. The fires killed 22 people, destroyed nearly 12,000 homes and caused as much as $53.8 billion in property damage. REUTERS/David Swanson SEARCH "COLE ALTADENA WILDFIRES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
Why I’m (still) hanging on to Canadian Utilities
John Heinzl
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
For Stars and Dogs column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Venezuela releases 10 jailed Americans in deal to free migrants deported to El Salvador by U.S.
This photo released by the El Salvador's presidential press office shows men, who El Salvador's government identify as Venezuelans who the U.S. government detained and flew to El Salvador months ago, boarding a Venezuelan plane bound for Venezuela as soldiers stand by at the Oscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador, Friday, July 18, 2025. (El Salvador's presidential press office via AP)
Politics Insider: Canada’s Supreme Court tightens rules for youth offender sentencing
Canada's top court provided added detail in two related decisions on how the laws regarding sentencing youth should be interpreted by lower courts.
Union Pacific exploring Norfolk Southern rail takeover, reports say
FILE PHOTO: A Norfolk Southern train rests near the University of North Carolina's energy generation plant, after delivering coal to the facility, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo
Yukon prepares for vote on possible switch to ranked-ballot elections
A voter is shown at a Whitehorse polling station during the Yukon election on Monday April 12, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Kelly
Pitching in: Former soldier makes fundraising for bikes, clean water in Cambodia his mission
Children in Siem Reap Province with the bikes donated through the Rotary Wheels for Learning program.
In their mid-60s and no longer enjoying their work, what’s the best way for Tyrese and Miranda to retire?
Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
Nationwide injunction blocking Trump’s birthright citizenship order goes into effect
People protest on the day Supreme Court justices hear oral arguments over U.S. President Donald Trump's bid to broadly enforce his executive order to restrict automatic birthright citizenship, outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 15, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis
What did Coldplay’s jumbotron capture? The internet has its theories
FILE - Chris Martin of Coldplay performs during the band's Music Of The Spheres World Tour at D. Y. Patil Sports Stadium in Navi Mumbai, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade, File)
Calendar: What investors need to know for the week ahead
From the ESPYs to the fairway, almost everyone’s sticking to the script – and the result is tedium
Cathal Kelly
B.C. drug body members resign as health minister apologizes to family of 10-year-old girl with rare disease
B.C. MLA Josie Osborne speaks at the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, in North Vancouver, B.C., on June 15, 2023. British Columbia's new health minister says she's aiming for more treatment beds and fewer deaths in a revamped approach to the province's drug overdose crisis, which sees the New Democrat government drop a stand alone ministry advocates say did not have "teeth." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Three killed in blast at Los Angeles sheriff’s training facility
Los Angeles County sheriff officers block the road to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Biscailuz Center Academy Training facility, where fellow officers were killed following an explosion, in East Los Angeles, California, U.S July 18, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Alex Delvecchio quietly built a Hall of Fame career with the Detroit Red Wings
Alex Delvecchio, playing for the Detroit Red Wings, is firing the puck past Toronto goalie Harry Lumley for the Wings' third and winning goal in the final period of the playoff game.
Google stops charging Canadian advertisers extra fee after digital services tax dropped
First payments for the DST were due on June 30, one day after Mr. Carney announced its cancellation.
Invesco shares surge after filing to reclassify $360 billion ETF
The day's numbers and statistics are displayed on a monitor on the floor New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on July 18, 2025, in New York City. Upbeat company earnings and healthy US data buoyed stock markets on Friday, pushing ongoing concerns about President Donald Trump's tariffs into the background. New York -- whose S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite struck record highs on July 17 -- held on to gains, even if the Dow struggled a little at the start. Most European and Asian markets were pulled higher as well. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
Alberta serial romance scammer fights court ruling keeping him in prison indefinitely
Court of Appeal at the Edmonton Law Courts building, in Edmonton on Friday, June 28, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Trump signs stablecoin law as crypto industry aims for mainstream adoption
White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks, right, shakes the hand of President Donald Trump at an event for the signing of the GENIUS Act, a bill that regulates stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency, in the East Room of the White House, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
How Vancouver’s urban orcas foster connections, community among whale-watchers
Orcas swim in the Vancouver harbour in this June 14, 2025 handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout, Chatchawan Jaksuwong (Mandatory Credit)
Supreme Court of Canada tightens rules on sentencing youth offenders as adults
A general view of the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada April 30, 2025. REUTERS/Amber Bracken
Canada’s steel import crackdown violates WTO rules, says China
In this June 8, 2018, photo, a worker transfers steel cables at a steel factory in Qingdao in east China's Shandong province. The Trump administration on Monday, July 16, 2018, brought cases against China, the European Union, Canada, Mexico and Turkey at the World Trade Organization for retaliating against American tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. (Chinatopix via AP)
Trump appointees backed more marble in Fed building renovation he now attacks
FILE - The Federal Reserve Board Building is seen as it undergoes renovations, June 10, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Cogeco, Eastlink seek appeal of CRTC fibre access ruling
A person navigates to the on-line social-media pages of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on a cell phone in Ottawa on Monday, May 17, 2021. The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network says that in the face of shrinking resources that are making it more difficult to tell Indigenous stories, online streaming services should be required to contribute funding to the Canadian broadcasting system. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Canada’ Florianne Jourde signs with Paris Saint-Germain until 2028
FILE - Canada's Florianne Jourde (8) celebrates her side's opening goal during a U-20 Women's World Cup round of sixteen soccer match against Spain in Cali, Colombia, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa, File)
Foreign investors warm to London’s unloved stocks
Financial markets data and information are displayed on a screen inside the LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) headquarters in Paternoster Square, London, Britain, April 25, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
A smart motto for investors in this sped-up world: Slow down
Tom Bradley
From a Coldplay kiss cam to Steve Miller’s cancelled tour (and more), it’s a cruel summer for concerts
Brad Wheeler
Slovenia’s Pogacar solidifies Tour de France lead after uphill time trial win
Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates winning the thirteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time-trial over 10.5 kilometers (6.5 miles) in the Pyrenees mountains with start in Loudenvielle and finish in Peyragudes, France, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Canada advances to FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup quarterfinals with 85-65 win over Japan
Canada's Syla Swords, left, drives toward the basket as Australia's Sami Whitcomb defends during a women's basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith dismisses, demands apology for Jasper wildfire report
FILE PHOTO: Premier Danielle Smith tours Jasper, Alberta, Canada, on Friday, July 26, 2024. AMBER BRACKEN/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Chevron’s $53-billion Hess deal greenlit after Exxon’s legal challenge fails
File - Chevron logos are displayed at a gas station in Columbus, Miss., Monday, Oct. 23, 2023.(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
No bats, no boys – just kickball. In Liberia’s version of baseball, women rule the field
A kickball pitcher winds up before throwing a ball during a match at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium in Monrovia, Liberia, June 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Annie Risemberg)
At least 13 arrested, including two journalists, during immigration-related protest in Ohio
An agent of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) waits in a hallway outside of a courtroom at New York Federal Plaza Immigration Court inside the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building in New York on July 16, 2025. US President Donald Trump has made deporting undocumented immigrants a key priority for his second term, after successfully campaigning against an alleged "invasion" by criminals. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)
In West Africa, young agribusiness leaders apply climate solutions learned in Quebec
Based in San Pédro, a town in southwestern Ivory Coast, the 21-year-old agri-entrepreneur Bio Euphrahim talks with the CDC-Capital team, operates a small but colourful 3-hectare-farm where he grows tomatoes, egg plants, okras and big sun peppers. But Mr. Euphrahim said a great production season is often coupled with heavy and prolonged periods of rain that destroy his crops. Date is June 2025 and location is San Pedro, Cote d’lvoire Photos courteous of Bio Euphrahim
Human-rights tribunal rules in favour of disabled woman denied ultrasound at Calgary clinic
Stephanie Chipeur, a law professor at the University of Calgary who filed a human rights complaint against a diagnostics clnic, is seen in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Stephanie Chipeur (Mandatory Credit)
Rosenberg Research: The investor’s guide to AI - and how to profit from its next chapter
FILE PHOTO: Figurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of the words "Artificial Intelligence AI" in this illustration created on February 19, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Alberta Insider: Premier begins her town hall tour to mixed reception
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announces proposed changes to several pieces of democratic process legislation in Edmonton on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Wall Street week ahead: Industrial sector’s gains to be tested as earnings ramp up
An employee assembles a power transmission plate designed by the factory's design office, before its shipment, at a plant of Redex European engineering company, in Ferrieres-en-Gatinais, central France, on June 18, 2025. Redex, a manufacturer of measuring and precision instruments, notably for SpaceX and Musk's rocket, wants to believe in the "good sense" of the Americans as the end of the pause in the 50% customs duties imposed by the United States approaches on July 9, 2025. Specialising in the design of machine tools and rolling mills, which it supplies worldwide, Redex, which was born in the heart of the Gâtinais region in the Loiret, generates more than 80% of its sales from exports, including 20 to 25% in the United States this year. (Photo by JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER / AFP) (Photo by JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP via Getty Images)
On the ground with Myanmar’s rebels
When I need to escape, I turn to my convertible dreams
Andrew Clark
BHP faces 30% cost hike, delay at Saskatchewan potash mine
It blamed the cost increase at its Jansen potash mine on “inflationary and real cost escalation pressures, design development and scope changes, and our current assessment of lower productivity outcomes over the construction period.”
‘Mutually beneficial’ trade deal with Japan still possible, U.S. Treasury Secretary says
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) shakes hands with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent before their meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 18, 2025. (Photo by Shuji Kajiyama / POOL / AFP) (Photo by SHUJI KAJIYAMA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
U.S. single-family housing starts fall to 11-month low
People work on new residential construction in the Riverside South neighbourhood of Ottawa, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Trump sues Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch for Epstein birthday letter coverage
Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to reporters as President Donald Trump listens, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
The highest-yielding stocks on the TSX, plus risk data
The S&P TSX composite index screen at the TMX Market Centre in downtown Toronto is photographed on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
EU and U.K. announce new Russia sanctions targeting Moscow’s energy revenue and spies
FILE PHOTO: European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas arrives at the 5th EU-Southern Neighbourhood Ministerial meeting in Brussels, Belgium, July 14, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Jobs survive, pay and purpose don’t: The quiet risk of workplace AI
Business and technology concept. Smart office. GUI (Graphical User Interface).
Long-time owners accept the lower offer to pass Ontario cottage onto a growing family
The cottage has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and an indoor hot tub.
3M boosts full-year profit forecast on smaller projected tariff hit
SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 22: 3M respirators are displayed on a shelf at a Home Depot store on April 22, 2025 in San Rafael, California. Minnesota-based adhesives and materials company 3M reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings with net income of $1.12 billion compared to $928 million one year ago. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
U.S.-Russia ties in ‘deplorable state,’ but Trump sanctions threat has not ended talks, Kremlin says
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov waits before the talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Interim President of the Republic of Mali Assimi Goita at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia June 23, 2025. Pavel Bednyakov/Pool via REUTERS
Toronto developers cancelling preconstruction projects, the Home of the Week and more top real estate stories
Home of the Week, 12 Tetbury Cres., Toronto
Small caps to watch: Algoma Steel, AutoCanada, Dye & Durham and more
Machinery and workers are seen at Algoma Steel Inc., in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Friday, April 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
American Express tops profit expectations on strong spending
FILE PHOTO: Credit card is seen in front of displayed American Express logo in this illustration taken, July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Top picks for large and small cap REITs from TD Cowen analyst
Scott Barlow
Priced for a down market, penthouse condo in River District finds a buyer in five days
This penthouse condo is in a building that also has garden plots and is close to shopping, schools and a scenic waterfront with a popular pathway for walking and cycling.
The triple contradiction of Trumponomics could crash the world economy
Doug Saunders
Canada must sanction the Chinese tech companies fuelling the horrors in Ukraine
Buildings damaged during Russian drone and missile strikes, in Lviv, Ukraine July 12.
Costa Rica is no longer a safe haven for Nicaraguan exiles
Claudia Vargas holds a photo of her husband, exiled former Nicaraguan military officer Roberto Samcam, a retired Sandinista major who was shot to death in his condo on June 19, during the funeral Mass, in San Jose, Costa Rica June 22, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
Catholic and Greek Orthodox leaders enter Gaza, express solidarity after Israeli strike on church
FILE- In this Dec. 24, 2018 file photo, Christians celebrate the arrival of Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Roman Catholic cleric in the Holy Land, center, after he crossed an Israeli military checkpoint from Jerusalem ahead of midnight Mass at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally recognized by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)
Finance leaders stress need for central-bank independence, co-operation at G20 meeting
Canadain Finance Minister Francois-Phillipe Champagne (R) addresses the side event Navigating the AI Era: Productivity and Labour Market Implications during the G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies and Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' Meetings, at the Capital hotel in Zimbali, Durban on July 17, 2025. (Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL / AFP) (Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP via Getty Images)
Friday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Shopify Inc. headquarters signage is seen in Ottawa, Tuesday, May 3, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Business Brief: Companies gear up for military spending
France Hébert, the Division President of Defense & Security Canada and Global Operations Lead at CAE, A former CAF officer and Professional Engineer. Outside a flight simulator in Montreal, July 10.
Syria and Israel agree to ceasefire, U.S. envoy says after Druze-Bedouin ceasefire collapses
Bedouin fighters on a road in Ezraa village on the outskirts of Daraa city, after clashes erupted between the beduin clans and Druze militias in Sweida province, southern Syria, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Carney inherited a fiscal mess from Trudeau, and he is set to make it worse
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, June 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle
What to do when a midlife divorce derails your retirement planning
Often middle-age divorces can shatter the most well-thought-out retirement plans and value of all assets at the date of separation has to be split.
It’s time to fight fire with fire in Canada
Canada needs a national firefighting agency that has the command authority to respond to the now perennial forest-fire emergency.
When a wildfire threatened my hometown, I realized the places you love can disappear in an instant
A helicopter crew works on a wildfire in northern Manitoba during a helicopter tour in the surrounding area of Flin Flon, Man. on Thursday, June 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike Deal-Pool
My estranged father died in hospital after years of drug use. He was more than a statistic
Family photos showing author Jordan Foisy and his father Conrad Foisy circa 1986-1988.
The story of Honey Jam, a beacon for women in music for 30 years and counting
honey jam feature image
Regular investors have one big advantage. Hint: it’s not picking stocks
Tim Shufelt
Trump wants to deport millions. What impact will that have on Canada?
Tony Keller
Morning Update: How to move a river
Part of Biidaasige Park nears completion on July 16.
Why First Nations are clashing with Ontario and Ottawa over bills aimed at speeding up megaprojects
Keisha Paulmartin of Okiniwak Youth Led Movement speaks on Thursday at a protest at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., where Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Indigenous chiefs the same day.
How this 56-year-old is nearing retirement with a plan to earn big travel perks
Pamela Francis, an administrative assistant at UBC, turned her love for travel into a part-time gig as a vacation consultant, something she plans to continue after retiring from her day job.
Documents used to assess asylum cases fail to account for Trump’s edicts, advocates say
Since U.S. President Donald Trump took office, he has signed executive orders rolling back diversity and equity policies and decreeing that the U.S. government only recognizes two genders.
Lately: TikTok left on read in Ottawa, Rogers launches new emergency service and the Gen Z stare
Why did Couche-Tard pull its bid to buy 7-Eleven’s owner? Take our business and investing news quiz
FILE PHOTO: A journalist attends Alimentation Couche-Tard's press conference on their bid for 7-Eleven convenience store operator Seven & i Holdings in Tokyo, Japan, March 13, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
TSX drops on Friday, but up for week, after new tariff worries
FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Before the Bell: What every Canadian investor needs to know today
A futures-options trader works on the floor at the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 17, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Canada Post union calls on employees to reject latest offer
Labour dispute between Canada Post and employees has already dragged on for 20 months.
After 18 years of work, Toronto’s Port Lands opens to the public
Part of Biidaasige Park nears completion on July 17, 2025, as preparations remain underway ahead of its public opening in Toronto’s Port Lands. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)
The crypto irony: Trump’s new laws for stablecoins will only reinforce U.S. dollar dominance
New U.S. legislation, once signed into law, will bring stablecoins into the financial system.
Why this $9.5-billion money manager is buying Element Fleet and Fairfax, and trimming two energy giants
Illustration of Craig Jerusalim for The Mover. August 9, 2024. Illustration by Joel Kimmel
From established players to startups, Ottawa’s massive defence spending is set to transform the industry
CEO John McCarthy in front of a Canadian Coast Guard ship. July 10, 2025
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