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Poilievre wins Alberta by-election, regaining a seat in Parliament
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to supporters alongside his wife Anaida Poilievre after his by-election win in the riding of Battle River-Crowfoot in Camrose, Alta., on Monday.
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un condemns U.S.-South Korea military drills, vows nuclear expansion
A North Korean soldier at a guard post near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in 2020. North Korea has long denounced the U.S. and South Korea's joint drills as invasion rehearsals.
Skenes shines, Pirates capitalize on Blue Jays’ errors for 5-2 win
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes delivers during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
Air Canada’s flight attendant strike disrupts travel for thousands of people, at home and abroad
A group of attendees from the Plast Canada National Jamboree prepare to board a bus at Easter Seals Camp Squamish in Brackendale, B.C., on Monday.
Eight-year-old victim of stray bullet was a budding anti-violence activist, family spokesperson says
Jahvai Roy was killed by a stray bullet while he slept on Saturday.
Swiatek downs Paolini to claim first Cincinnati Open title
Trump, Zelensky discuss meeting with Putin as European leaders gather in Washington
President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
European leaders went to the White House armed with flattery
From left to right, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, U.S. President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at at the White House on Monday.
Marino wins U.S. Open singles qualifier, while Branstine and Galarneau are bounced
Rebecca Marino, of Canada, plays a shot to Emma Navarro, of the United States, during their second round match at the National Bank Open tennis tournament in Montreal, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
At least 52 killed by Islamic State-affiliated rebel group in eastern Congo, UN says
Civilians bury the remains of people killed in an attack carried out by Islamic State-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) at a church, in Komanda near Ituri's provincial capital of Bunia, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, July 28, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
War in Ukraine shaping Canada’s approach to Arctic sovereignty, Anand says
Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand delivers a statement in Brussels, Belgium on Sunday, June 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Pitcher Shane Bieber to make his Blue Jays debut Friday
TORONTO, ON - AUGUST 1: Shane Bieber #57 of the Toronto Blue Jays looks on from the dugout ahead of play against the Kansas City Royals in their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on August 1, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images)
Stuck at home or stranded abroad? What your options are if you have Air Canada travel plans
Stranded Air Canada passengers at Pearson International Airport due to the flight attendant’s strike on August 17th 2025. Duane Cole/The Globe and Mail
Air Canada strike puts Ottawa’s favourite tool for quashing labour unrest in crosshairs
Air Canada flight attendants protest for higher wages outside Toronto Pearson Airport on Monday.
Trump’s Ukraine talks show how the global order is changing
US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stand for a family photo with European leaders in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025. European leaders join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in talks with US President Donald Trump on August 18, as they try to find a way to end Russia's offensive. The leaders heading to Washington on Monday to appear alongside Zelensky call themselves the "coalition of the willing." (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Browns name veteran Joe Flacco as starting quarterback
Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco takes off his jersey after a practice at the team's NFL football training camp Friday, July 25, 2025, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Trump’s Ukraine strategy: Offer Putin concessions until he cries uncle
Tony Keller
Browns sign rookie wide receiver Isaiah Bond after sexual assault case dropped
FILE - Texas wide receiver Isaiah Bond runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
Weather conditions complicating wildfire efforts in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
Smoke from the Kingston, N.L., wildfire is visible along Route 74 Northwest of Victoria N.L., on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Newsmax reaches $67-million settlement in defamation case over 2020 U.S. election claims
FILE - A display shows a Newsmax logo on the day of their IPO on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, March 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
This metals company continues to reward investors
Gordon Pape
Air Canada strike focuses on flight attendants’ unpaid work
Striking Air Canada flight attendants rally at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Monday, August 18, 2025. The Canadian Union of Public Employees says a strike by 10,000 flight attendants at Air Canada will continue, defying an order from the Canada Industrial Relations Board that it provide public notice by noon ET Monday that it had ended the strike. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Carney, Ford focus on how to make Canada globally competitive amid ‘unpredictable’ Trump
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, meets with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle
Investing in stability isn’t cheap, and Canadian utilities are getting pricey
David Berman
I Remember James Lovell
FILE - Capt. James A. Lovell, Jr., attends the 45th Anniversary of Apollo 8 "Christmas Eve Broadcast to Earth" event at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski, File)
FIFA President Gianni Infantino condemns ‘unacceptable’ racism at German Cup games
FILE - FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks to the media at a welcoming event for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup soccer tournament, April 10, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, file)
Does being a stay-at-home parent make financial sense?
stay at home parent
Canada’s DaLeaka Menin expected to play a key role at Rugby World Cup
France's Madoussou Fall, left, and France's Manae Feleu, right, tackle Canada's DaLeaka Menin during WXV 1 women's rugby union action, in Vancouver, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
U.S. Justice Department to begin sharing Jeffrey Epstein files with Congress, lawmaker says
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., speaks to reporters as he arrives for a deposition with former Attorney General Bill Barr, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, August 18, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Carlos Alcaraz wins Cincinnati Open after Jannik Sinner bows out to illness
Carlos Alcaraz returns a shot against Jannik Sinner during the Cincinnati Open's men's singles championship match at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.
Woman charged with selling fatal ketamine dose to Matthew Perry agrees to plead guilty
FILE - Actor Matthew Perry arrives at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 23, 2012. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Lewis Hamilton returns from F1 mid-season break with chance to reset
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton of the United Kingdom arrives to the drivers parade at the Hungaroring racetrack, in Mogyorod, Hungary, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, ahead of the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
Canadian matches for 2026 World Cup draw heavy volunteer interest
Fireworks go off around a mock of a World Cup trophy prior the start of the World Cup semifinal soccer match between Argentina and Croatia at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Anti-land-mine advocates urge European countries to remain in Ottawa Treaty
Shepherd Jalal Ma'rouf, 22, shows the stump of the limb he lost to a landmine while herding sheep in farmland recently recaptured from regime forces at his home in Deir Sunbul village, south of Idlib, Syria, on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Vanguard plans to launch its first active stock-picking ETFs
FILE PHOTO: The logo for Vanguard is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 1, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
The Air Canada fiasco is yet more proof that Ottawa’s intolerance for labour disputes is killing collective bargaining
Air Canada workers picket at the Vancouver International Airport on Sunday.
Carney’s promised automotive strategy yet to take shape
Toyota North Assembly Plant in Cambridge, Ont., Wednesday, July 2, 2025. THE GLOBE AND MAIL/Nicole Osborne
Thoma Bravo nearing deal to buy software firm Dayforce
The Bay Street Financial District is shown in Toronto on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
U.S. Open’s new mixed doubles format has its critics
FILE - Sara Errani, of Italy, and Andrea Vavassori, of Italy, react after defeating Taylor Townsend, of the United States, and Donald Young, of the United States, in the mixed doubles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
Federal officials expecting higher wildfire risks across Canada until end of September
Smoke from the Kingston, N.L., wildfire is visible along Route 74 on Friday.
Canadian dollar steadies ahead of domestic inflation data
FILE PHOTO: A Canadian dollar coin, commonly known as the "Loonie," is pictured in this illustration picture taken in Toronto, January 23, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo
Top U.K. designers Allies and Morrison open up shop in Toronto
The best designs anticipate change such as 2150 Lakeshore in Toronto by Allies and Morrison Architects as seen in this rendering.
Milwaukee’s recent streak reminiscent of Brewers’ 1987 roller coaster season
The Milwaukee Brewers infield react after defeating the Cincinnati Reds in a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Michael Swensen)
MSNBC will rebrand as MS NOW later this year as part of corporate divorce from NBC
This image released by Versant shows the logo for My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW. (Versant via AP)
On Ukraine, Donald Trump speaks loudly and carries a small stick
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, right, as he arrives at the White House on Monday amid negotiations to end the Russian war in Ukraine, in Washington, D.C.
Suffering the wrath of my backyard grapes
Indigenous leaders on lessons learned from Trans Mountain as Carney aims to fast-track major projects
Les pétroliers SFL Sabine et Tarbet Spirit peuvent être aperçus, le 10 juin 2024, en train d'être amarrés au terminal marin Westridge, où les pétroliers sont chargés de pétrole brut provenant de l'oléoduc agrandi de Trans Mountain, près de la zone résidentielle de Burnaby, en Colombie-Britannique. LA PRESSE CANADIENNE/Darryl Dick
State Democrats return to Texas, ending walkout that stymied vote to redraw congressional map
Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Dustin Burrows watches the roll call after he convened a session as Democratic lawmakers, who left the state to deny Republicans the opportunity to redraw the state's 38 congressional districts, begin returning to the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, U.S. August 18, 2025. REUTERS/Sergio Flores
Globe Climate: The rise of weather content on social media
Adam Skinner, founder of the Instant Weather app and the Ontario Storm Watch Facebook group (among others) poses for a portrait at Centennial Beach in Barrie, ON on July 29th 2025. Duane Cole/The Globe and Mail
Olympian Moh Ahmed joins call for Tennis Canada to cancel Davis Cup tie with Israel
Moh Ahmed, centre, after winning the silver medal in the men's 5,000-metre during the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. The long-distance runner is one of more than 400 Canadians who signed a letter calling for Canada’s Davis Cup tie with Israel to be cancelled.
Can the rich continue to prop up U.S. consumer spending?
FILE PHOTO: People walk at a Walmart store in Oceanside, California, U.S., May 15, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Toronto Raptors general manager Bobby Webster to take over basketball operations
Toronto Raptors' Scottie Barnes poses with General Manager Bobby Webster as he is presented with a ball to mark his All-Star selection before NBA basketball action against the Indiana Pacers in Toronto on Wednesday, February 14, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Ottawa’s Air Canada strike debacle shows it failed to learn from history
Air Canada flight attendants on strike picket at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan
‘No words’: Newfoundland officials assess fire damage, will notify more residents of lost homes
A happy Eugene Howell takes footage on his phone as a sudden heavy rain shower moves in over Burnt Point, where the road to his evacuated community of Northern Bay is blocked due to the Kingston wildfire, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Market Factors: Everything is .... fine?
Trader Chris Lagana works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025.
Gold, not canola or coal, is China’s No. 1 import from Canada – at least according to China
FILE PHOTO: A salesman arranges gold bangles inside a jewellery showroom on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, a major gold buying festival, in Mumbai, India, May 7, 2019. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
Pakistani villagers scared to go home after deadly floods, with warnings of more rain to come
Vehicles and motorcyclists drive through a flooded road after heavy rainfall in Peshawar, Pakistan. Intense rain in the country has claimed lives and spread destruction in several northern districts.
Can this portfolio of dividend stocks continue with monster gains?
Norman Rothery
Norman Rothery: Portfolio updates for dividend stocks with generous yields
The TMX Market Centre is shown in Toronto, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024.
Here’s how U.S. stagflation risks could play out across world markets
FILE PHOTO: A Wall Street plate is seen on a street vendor stall outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 11, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
Is two drinks a week really the new limit?
Ask a Doctor - The evidence shows that even small amounts of alcohol carry health risks
Oh, Canada – don’t make the same wildfire mistakes as Australia
A wildfire burns on Mount Underwood near Port Alberni, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, on August 12, 2025. The BC Wildfire Service reports the blaze has expanded to roughly 8.6 square kilometres (3.3 square miles), prompting an evacuation order from campsites. (Photo by Colby Rex O'Neill / AFP) (Photo by COLBY REX O'NEILL/AFP via Getty Images)
Russian attacks on major Ukrainian cities ahead of Trump-Zelensky meeting kill at least 10
Firefighters work at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike Aug. 18.
Doctors say more non-smokers are developing lung cancer – especially women
Katie Hulan, 37, is one of a growing number of non-smoking women doctors are seeing who have lung cancer. Hulan is seen in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Mohammed Asaduallah (Mandatory Credit)
China’s state-run COFCO buys first Australian canola cargo since 2020, traders say
FILE PHOTO: A paddock containing a crop of canola ican be seen near a dirt road located on the outskirts of the town of Mallala, north of Adelaide, South Australia, August 22, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
China’s canola tariffs are a dangerous trap
China announced a 75.8-per-cent duty on Canadian canola seed last week, escalating a costly trade war between the countries.
Studies of successful and unsuccessful AI adopters reveal mistakes to avoid
Using artificial intelligence technology in internal audit concept. Examination and evaluation of the financial statements of an organization; income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement.
‘Skibidi,’ ‘tradwife’ and ‘delulu’ among 6,000 new words added to Cambridge Dictionary
FILE - An entry in the Oxford English Dictionary, defining a dictionary, pictured Sunday Aug. 29 2010. (AP Photo, file)
Canadian housing starts rise 4 per cent in July, CMHC says
New single family houses billed as estate cottages and townhouses under construction are seen in an aerial view, in Delta, B.C., on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The most oversold and overbought stocks on the TSX
The S&P TSX composite index screen at the TMX Market Centre in Toronto is photographed on Friday, November 11, 2022.
Air Canada, CUPE restart negotiations with mediator, union says
Air Canada flight attendants on strike picket at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan
Trump vows to target mail-in ballots, voting machines ahead of 2026 midterms
U.S. President Donald Trump in March signed an executive order targeting elections that was blocked by the courts after Democrat-led states sued.
A new way of looking at architecture as museum puts on first exhibit
Dave LeBlanc
Hamas accepts 60-day Gaza ceasefire deal proposed by Arab mediators, official says
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa, left on podium, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, center on podium, attend a press conference during their visit to Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mayar Mokhtar)
Natural gas exposure to drive returns in yield-heavy energy infrastructure sector
Scott Barlow
Border bill would leave dissidents who visited Canada in the past at risk: experts
A new Canadian holds a flag at a citizenship ceremony on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. A misleading video shared on social media sparked claims Canada was 'handing out citizenships' without people having stepped foot in the country, however most pathways to citizenship require time spent in Canada before applying. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Monday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
The Bay Street Financial District is shown with the Canadian flag in Toronto on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
At this turtle rehab centre in Ontario, slow and steady wins the race to recovery
Business Brief: The burden of being young
Engineering students spent seven years working on the project with liftoff occurring at 5:34 a.m. ET Friday from an isolated launch site in the Mistissini region of Northern Quebec.
Stocks end on muted note ahead of Jackson Hole summit, retailers’ earnings
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 13: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange while wearing cryptocurrency exchange Bullish gear during morning trading on August 13, 2025 in New York City. Tom Farley, CEO of Bullish, rang the opening bell at the stock exchange to celebrate the company's Initial Public Offering. The cryptocurrency exchange priced its IPO at $37 per share, above the expected range of $32 to $33, giving it a total market value of $5.4 billion. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Foxconn moves beyond Apple as AI servers drive growth in Taiwan tech sector
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Foxconn, the trading name of Hon Hai Precision Industry, is seen on top of the company's building in Taipei, Taiwan March 30, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
Indo-Pacific countries show interest in Canada’s food expertise, agriculture minister says
'We have something to offer and the world is open to it,' said federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald.
Wallflower no more: European ETFs step into the sun amid trade turmoil
This year, European equities have gone from “a global afterthought” to their strongest outperformance compared to U.S. markets in a quarter century, according to a report by CI Global Asset Management.
Bolivia heads to presidential runoff, pitting centrist candidate against right wing
Presidential candidate Rodrigo Paz, center, addresses supporters after early results showed him leading in the presidential election in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Freddy Barragan)
Judges should stay in their own lane
A cyclist rides in a bike lane on University Avenue in Toronto on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor
Thomas Müller makes MLS debut as Whitecaps draw Dynamo 1-1
Vancouver Whitecaps' Thomas Muller practices in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Hurricane Erin forces evacuations along North Carolina’s coastal islands
People fish along the shore in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, as Hurricane Erin brings rains to the island, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo)
U.S. envoy to Lebanon to discuss long-term ceasefire with Israel
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack, speaks during a press conference after his meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace, in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Do you really need electrolytes to stay hydrated?
Leslie Beck
Cartel violence reaches Ecuador’s ‘last refuge’: the classroom
More than 500 teachers in Ecuador have been kidnapped, threatened or extorted between January, 2024, and May, 2025, according to the country's educators union.
Media mogul Jimmy Lai’s sedition trial begins closing arguments in Hong Kong
A vehicle carrying Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai arrives outside the West Kowloon court where Lai's national security trial is being held in Hong Kong on Monday.
Before the Bell: What every Canadian investor needs to know today
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Canada’s trade strategy suffers from delusions of friendship
A boy reaches for a Canadian flag on Canada Day in Vancouver, Monday, July 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Consulting giant Bain & Co. expanding push in Canada with Montreal office
A child looks at the Montreal skyline on Thursday, August 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Lester Pearson, his Buick and the pact that changed the Canadian auto sector
Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson’s 1963 Buick limousine, restored by Fawcett Motors with the support of General Motors Canada, in its permanent home at the Canadian Automotive Museum in Oshawa, Ont.
Albertans brace for province’s new COVID-19 vaccine program, requiring many to pay out of pocket
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks during a press conference in Edmonton on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Toddlers among Canadians detained by ICE
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