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South Korea’s President vows to restore 2018 inter-Korean military agreement to ease tensions
FILE - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers a speech during a news conference to mark his first 30 days in office at Yeongbingwan of Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, July 3, 2025. (Kim Min-Hee/Kyodo News via AP, Pool, File)
Rare post-trial hearing will give family of Winnipeg serial killer’s once-unidentified victim a chance to speak
St. Theresa Point Anisininew Nation Chief Raymond Flett speaks at a press conference confirming the identity of Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe also known as Buffalo Woman as Ashlee Christine Shingoose of St. Theresa Point Anisininew Nation, at the Carol Shields Auditorium in the Millennium Library in Winnipeg Wednesday March 26, 2025. David Lipnowski / The Globe and Mail
Vancouver Island fishing hot spot Bamfield grapples with prolonged power outage as wildfire burns
The Mount Underwood wildfire southwest of Port Alberni, B.C., on Monday, in a supplied photo. A transmission line into the town of Bamfield was blown Monday night by the wildfire.
Canadian-led patrol finds alleged shark finning, killing of dolphins in North Pacific
Canadian Coast Guard signage is seen in Vancouver, on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Jays get complete effort in series-winner against Cubs
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays watches his two-run homer sail to the stands against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday.
And Just Like That, it’s over: The mangled Sex and the City reboot failed its fans
Johanna Schneller
Air Canada flight cancellations costing travellers more than ticket prices as strike looms
Caroline Hacikyaner poses for a portrait at Place Ville-Marie in Montreal on August 14, 2025. Hacikyaner planned a 10-day trip to Seoul with her husband for 8 years with thousands of dollars worth of excursions and expenses in addition to flights. They were able to find someone to babysit their children ahead of school so she and husband could go. Now Air Canada says that she has to wait to see if there will be a flight attendant strike and offered no alternatives. Alternative flights would be double ($5,000) plus they risk losing all the other expenses they booked. (14/08/2025)
Wildfire in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley forces evacuations
A water bomber makes a pass over the Susies Lake wildfire in Halifax Regional Municipality on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Province of Nova Scotia (Mandatory credit)
TIFF and director of Oct. 7 documentary reach agreement, with film back in festival
Protesters gather in front of the TIFF Lightbox in downtown Toronto to voice their disapproval over the festival organizers' recent decision to pull a documentary about the October 7 attacks from this year's lineup, Toronto, August 14, 2025.
Ottawa has duty to ensure welfare of Canadians in ICE custody, advocates say
FILE PHOTO: The badge of ICE Field Office Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, David Marin and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Fugitive Operations team search for a Mexican national at a home in Hawthorne, California, U.S., March 1, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
Trump vows to help free jailed Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai
This photo taken on June 29, 2025 shows a man (L) standing on a sidewalk behind a sign that reads "Release political prisoner Jimmy Lai" in the Wan Chai district in Hong Kong. Jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai's national security trial, which began in late 2023, was cancelled due to bad weather on August 14, 2025. (Photo by Tommy WANG / AFP) (Photo by TOMMY WANG/AFP via Getty Images)
Federal spending review has too many exemptions, C.D. Howe Institute warns
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at his office across the street from Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Ontario regulator shuts down iPro Realty after finding $10-million shortfall in trust accounts
A real estate sign is displayed in front of a house in the Riverdale area of Toronto on Wednesday, September 29, 2021. Greater Toronto Area-home sales rose 10.9 per cent lower in July compared with a year earlier as 6,100 properties changed hands, the most activity recorded in the month since 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Evan Buhler
Weir relishing the chance to play in Canada again at Rogers Charity Classic in Calgary
Mike Weir takes a swing during the RBC Canadian Open Golf Pro Am in Alton, Ont., Wednesday, June 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
Cubs’ Owen Caissie makes big-league debut on home soil against Blue Jays
Chicago Cubs designated hitter Owen Caissie (19) hits a flyout in his major-league debut against the Blue Jays in MLB action in Toronto on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jon Blacker
U.S. State Department report depicts Online News Act as undermining press freedom in Canada
President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office to mark the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
European soccer leagues get underway with big implications for Canadian players
Dortmund's German defender Mats Hummels (left) and Juventus' Canadian forward Jonathan David vie for the ball during a friendly football match between BVB Borussia Dortmund and Juventus in Dortmund, Germany, this past Sunday.
Court cites climate change in blocking approval for Total and Shell project off South African coast
French company TotalEnergies said it is studying the South African court's ruling and will decide on its next steps.
Conservatives plan national campaign to scrap zero-emission vehicle mandate
The most recent data from Statistics Canada shows EVs accounted for 7.86 per cent of all new vehicles sold in May.
Auger-Aliassime ousted from Cincinnati Open by world No. 1 Sinner
Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski, left, and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand in action during their women's doubles semifinal against Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan and Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Vancouver Island wildfire near Port Alberni grows by more than half, moving away from urban areas
The Mount Underwood wildfire is seen in this handout photo, southwest of Port Alberni, B.C., on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — BC Wildfire Service (Mandatory Credit)
As Alouettes seek answers at QB, Caleb Evans sees opportunity
Toronto Argonauts quarterback Cameron Dukes (11) throws a pass in second half CFL action against the Montreal Alouettes, in Toronto on Friday June 28, 2024. HE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Saskatchewan lifts fire ban as evacuees from some Manitoba communities return home
Two Canada geese swim as the South Saskatchewan River is enveloped by forest fire smoke in Saskatoon, Sask., on Sunday, September 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
The week’s best fixed and variable mortgage rates
FILE PHOTO: A for sale sign is displayed outside a home in Toronto, Ontario in Toronto, Ontario, Canada December 13, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
German soccer star Thomas Muller wants to bring winning ways to Vancouver Whitecaps
New Vancouver Whitecaps player Thomas Muller, centre, poses for photos with head coach Jesper Sorensen, left, and Whitecaps CEO and sporting director Axel Schuster, right, during a news conference in Vancouver, on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. The MLS soccer club signed the 2014 World Cup champion and longtime Bayern Munich star to their roster last week in a deal that also includes a designated player option for the 2026 campaign. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Nova Scotian lawyer Sir Graham Day became Margaret Thatcher’s favourite fixer
Sir Graham Day left Nova Scotia as a young man and made his mark in Central Canada before crossing the Atlantic to become a power in British public life.
Three heat-related deaths in Montreal since Sunday, city’s public health agency says
Miguel Roque from Portugal escapes the humidity by reading in the shade of Lafontaine Park in Montreal on Monday, June 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Simons is a rare success story during tough times for department stores
Simons will soon operate 19 stores across Canada, including a Yorkdale Shopping Centre outpost that opened Thursday, and an Eaton Centre flagship location set to open in the fall.
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reveals stake in UnitedHealth, reduces Apple holdings
Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, smiles as he plays bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb., May 5, 2019.
Trump and Putin in Alaska is a study in contrasts
David Shribman
Wildfires threaten Kawartha Lakes area, a summer sanctuary for Toronto cottagers
Bobcaygeon, Ont. - Boats pass through the lock on the Trent–Severn Waterway in Bobcaygeon, Ont., as wildfires burn nearby in Kawartha Lakes on August 13, 2025.
Texas Democrats set plan to return to state house, which would end nearly two-week walkout
The House of Representatives attempts to convene but cannot due to Texas Democrats breaking quorum at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (Mikala Compton /Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Kaion Julien-Grant, Elks seek consistency and a win streak
Edmonton Elks' Kaion Julien-Grant (11) celebrates with teammates after he scored during second half CFL action against the Montreal Alouettes in Montreal on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
U.S. health department reinstates childhood-vaccine task force, nearly 30 years after it was disbanded
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during an event with President Donald Trump on improving Americans' access to their medical records in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
What does Spike Lee need from Denzel Washington on their fifth go-round? ‘The key word is trust’
Denzel Washington and director Spike Lee attend the Los Angeles special screening of ''Highest 2 Lowest'' at Ted Mann Theater at The Academy Museum in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 13, 2025. REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci
Versatile actor Joseph Ziegler was endlessly watchable in roles at Stratford and elsewhere
Toronto, August 22 2008 Director Joe Ziegler, whose new production Ring Round the Moon with Soulpepper is about to start at the Young Centre for Performing Arts in the Distillery District, poses for a portrait. Photo by: Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail
Insiders buy as Canadian Tire share price skids
Ted Dixon
In Nobody 2, Bob Odenkirk thrashes bad guys to the point of silliness
This image released by Universal Pictures shows Bob Odenkirk as Hutch Mansell in "Nobody 2." (Allen Fraser/Universal Pictures via AP)
Trump administration names DEA head as Washington’s ‘emergency police commissioner’
Officer from the Secret Service Uniform Division officers on patrol in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
To counter Texas, California moves ahead with plan to redraw congressional map
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the redrawing of California's congressional maps in response to a similar move in Texas, on Thursday in Los Angeles.
Affluent U.S. shoppers shrug off tariff price hikes for Birkenstocks and Bugaboo strollers – for now
FILE -Birkenstock sandals are displayed in Birkenstock store in Frankfurt, Germany, Oct. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
Montreal police officers, sanctioned for lying to watchdog, have suspension reduced
A Montreal police shoulder patch is seen on an officer in Montreal, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
These companies with C-suite changes may offer sustainable dividends
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Cohere raises US$500-million, hires former Meta AI expert Joelle Pineau
Vice President of AI Research at META, Joelle Pineau speaks at the Vivatech show in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. VivaTech is an annual technology conference, dedicated to innovation and startups. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
We insomniacs are not made for a 24-hour world
Canadians are holding more cash in their wallets, BoC survey finds
A magnifying glass enlarges the holographic image of Parliament Hill's Peace Tower on a 20 dollar bill issued by the Bank of Canada, shown in a display case at the Bank of Canada Museum in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. The Bank of Canada says Canadians were keeping more cash on hand in 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Wholesale prices raise another red flag for U.S. economy and inflation
FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship full of shipping containers departs the port of Oakland at the San Francisco Bay, California, U.S., August 4, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Statistics Canada erroneously publishes market-sensitive data early, then takes it down
Statistics Canada building and signs are pictured in Ottawa on July 3, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Move over, brat green! Taylor Swift’s new album has big brands seeing orange
FILE - Taylor Swift performs at the Paris Le Defense Arena as a part of her Eras Tour concert in Paris, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly, File)
As Newfoundland wildfires rage, misinformation is fanning the flames
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier John Hogan speaks at a news conference in St John's, Newfoundland to update news of wildfires in the province August 14, 2025. Greg Locke / Globe and Mail
The use of dogs in medical research is a tragedy
Robyn Urback
Carney says supports for canola sector coming after facing criticism from Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre attends a news conference in Ottawa on Monday, July 14, 2025. The Conservatives want the Liberals to take action to stop ballot-flooding protests. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Claimants in First Nations child welfare case start receiving payments
AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak takes part in a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Judge will proceed with review of Alberta separation question
A courtroom is seen at the Edmonton Law Courts building, in Edmonton on June 28, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Eli Lilly hikes weight-loss drug prices in Canada, Britain after pressure from Trump
FILE PHOTO: Eli Lilly Biotechnology Center is shown in San Diego, California, U.S. March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
U.S. Republicans demand that Canada deal with wildfires – but won’t acknowledge climate change
FILE - The Statue of Liberty is visible through haze due to Canadian wildfire smoke during sunset Aug. 5, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
How to know if a flight is a better deal through points or with cash
Air Canada logos are seen on the tails of planes at the airport in Montreal, Que., Monday, June 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
A land-claims ruling shakes the foundation of property rights in B.C.
Gary Mason
RBC, BMO planning $2-billion sale of Moneris, sources say
Moneris is one of the largest payment processors in Canada, handling one in every three business transactions in the country.
At Gaza’s Nasser Hospital, doctors treat malnourished children daily
Huda Abu Al-Naja lies on a bed as she receives treatment at the malnutrition ward at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on August 5.
Rogers selling data centres to InfraRed Capital Partners to pay down debt
The Rogers Logo is photographed in Toronto office on Monday, September 30, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Saudi wealth fund sells its stake in Shopify
Saudi Public Investment Fund governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan speaks to spectators after The inaugural LIV Golf Invitational in June of 2023.
TIFF’s latest censorship controversy is more than just a tiff. It’s existential
Marsha Lederman
Air Canada, flight attendants’ union trade accusations for stalled talks
Air Canada executives are interrupted by Air Canada flight attendants during a press conference as a possible strike looms, in Toronto, on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Investors temper Ukraine hopes ahead of Trump and Putin summit
President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the beginning of a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018.
Ontario orders public servants back to office five days a week starting in 2026
Queen’s Park in Toronto, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
These entrepreneurs are using their canned water to improve access to safe drinking water for Indigenous communities
FN Clean Water co-founder Tyson Wesley, pictured here with former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, saw a business opportunity in the market for bottled water—but he also has a personal connection to the need for safe drinking water in Indigenous communities.
Fed expected to stick with regular-sized rate cut after hot inflation data
An eagle tops the U.S. Federal Reserve building's facade in Washington, July 31, 2013
Newfoundland drama Sweet Angel Baby struggles to update The Scarlet Letter for the Instagram era
Sweet Angel Baby _Still_03 Film Still After 35 years, the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival is still frank and intimate The St John’s International Women’s Film Festival (SJIWFF) celebrates its 35th anniversary this year
Wealthsimple asks Ottawa to review rising bank transfer fees
Dave Nugent, chief investment officer at Wealthsimple, at the Canadian robo-adviser’s headquarters in Toronto.
Wildfires across southern Europe force evacuations and kill firefighters
A firefighter helicopter battles a wildfire near the village of Abejera, Zamora province, Spain.
Los Angeles Olympics to sell naming rights to some venues
FILE - This aerial view show Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
What to know about the new West Bank settlement expansion announced by Israel’s finance minister
Israeli policemen stand guard near the settlement of Maale Adummim outside Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank. Numerous UN Security Council resolutions have called on Israel to halt all settlement activit.
Evacuation alert extended for Newfoundland fire that may have destroyed up to 100 structures
The fire along the northwestern shore of Conception Bay began on Aug. 3.
They were close to retirement. Then late-career layoffs threw a wrench in their plans
August 13, 2025 — Kathryn Chisholm was laid off from her job late last year because of AI advancements and it’s delayed her retirement by five years. Over the course of her two decade-long career in stem cell technology, she has noticed a shift from team collaboration and human interaction to an emphasis on machine learning. Ms. Chisholm is now making the transition into nursing, which means taking a large pay cut, but will offer the human connections she began to miss at her previous job. (Isabella Falsetti/The Globe and Mail)
CPP Investments earned 1 per cent in first quarter, net assets increased to $731.7-billion
Signage is seen in the reception of CPP Investments' Toronto offices, on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
At least 56 dead, 80 missing after rains trigger flash floods in Kashmir
The disaster occurred in Chasoti town of Kishtwar district, a stopover point on a popular pilgrimage route.
U.S. producer prices increase in July as costs of goods and services surge
FILE - Shoppers pass displays of goods in a Costco warehouse Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, in Sheridan, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
As global plastics treaty talks draw to a close, countries remain deadlocked
John Thompson of the U.S. Department of State, right, speaks with Dennis Clare, legal advisor to Micronesia's delegation, after a meeting for the plastic pollution treaty talks in Geneva.
For playwright Erin Shields, the future is female – but what about the past?
Playwright Erin Shields poses for a portrait outside of the Tom Patterson Theatre at the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario, on July 4, 2025. Shields' new play Ransacking Troy will have its world premiere at the theatre on August 6.
Why is there no Song of the Summer for 2025?
Senior execs can get swamped. Here are two tips to regain control and prioritize properly
Harvey Schachter
What to watch this weekend: A riveting ventriloquism documentary and remembering Joseph Ziegler on screen
Kelly Nestruck
It’s a fantasy to think the USMCA will survive
(FILES) US President Donald Trump speaks as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (R) looks on as they meet during the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada on June 16, 2025. US President Donald Trump ordered the reimposition of tariffs on dozens of trading partners on July 31, 2025 -- his cornerstone strategy for reshaping global trade to benefit the US economy. However in a minor reprieve, the White House said the measures will take effect in a week, not on August 1 as previously expected. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Renovated Roncesvalles home garners two bids within five hours
Done Deal, 8 Geoffrey St., Toronto
Blue Rodeo’s Lost Together is the song of the summer, every summer
Brad Wheeler
Hydro One CEO David Lebeter to take temporary compassionate care leave
Signage for the Hydro One Networks Inc. corporate office is shown in Toronto on Thursday Nov. 14, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
Palestinian chef Sami Tamimi speaks out on Gaza, appropriation and his falling out with Yotam Ottolenghi
FILE PHOTO: Palestinian-British chef, food-writer and restaurateur Sami Tamimi prepares a dish from his new cookbook during an interview with Reuters at his home in London, Britain, June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
The Rocky Horror Picture Show debuted 50 years ago today, and remains a source of fashion inspiration
Actor Tim Curry in a scene from the movie 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show', 1975. (Photo by Stanley Bielecki Movie Collection/Getty Images) The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Deere’s third-quarter profit falls as U.S. tariffs hit farm equipment margins
Deere’s net income in the third quarter came in at $1.29-billion, compared with $1.73-billion, a year earlier.
It’s official: The Supreme Court’s ruling on Bill 21 will be one for the ages
Konrad Yakabuski
After delays hit his preconstruction Toronto condo, this solo buyer shifts gears to find a larger unit to host parents
Sidharth Iyer at his apartment on 10 Eva Road in Toronto’s west end on August 1, 2025. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)
YouTube for kids: 10 channels you can turn on without worrying
Nat Geo Kids YouTube channel Screen grab
Without AI guardrails, sci-fi nightmares about killer robots could come true
Lawrence Martin
‘Charts for the Beach’ - the most important six market charts to study on vacation
Scott Barlow
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