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What we know about the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting
People at a vigil at Lynnhurst Park after a shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School, on Wednesday, in Minneapolis.
In closing arguments, Jimmy Lai’s lawyers argue national security case has no legal, factual basis
Hong Kong activists and supporters in Taiwan gather to support imprisoned Hong Kong activist publisher Jimmy Lai for the national security trial in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Barger’s hits helps Blue Jays rally to beat Minnesota Twins 9-8
Addison Barger of the Toronto Blue Jays hits a two-run double in the eighth inning against the Minnesota Twins at Rogers Centre, on Wednesday.
Leylah Fernandez advances to U.S. Open third round with three-set win
Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, returns a shot to Rebecca Marino, of Canada, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
U.S. CDC chief fired after less than a month in role, four top officials resign
Susan Monarez’s attorneys denied she had resigned or had been fired, adding in a statement that ‘as a person of integrity and devoted to science, she will not resign.'
Pro-Palestinian protesters first attacked by Egyptian officials and then arrested by the NYPD
Yasin El Sammak is interviewed outside the New York City Police Department's 17th Precinct, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Israeli government official accused of Nevada sex crime to appear in court via video link
Blue and red flashing sirens of police car during the roadblock in the city. Police patrol car with sirens off during a traffic control.
Mexico suspending postal shipments to the U.S. over tariff confusion
People prepare packages to send at the Main Post Office in Mexico City, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Timing is everything as Carney visits Europe – again
Campbell Clark
I Remember Alia Hogben
Alia Hogben, in the spring of 2022, when she received an honorary degree from Victoria University in the University of Toronto.
Daniil Medvedev’s U.S. Open meltdown will cost him $42,500
Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, reacts during a match against Benjamin Bonzi, of France, in the first-round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Djokovic solving riddles as he advances at U.S. Open
Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, wipes sweat from his face between serves to Zachary Svajda, of the United States, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Relaxed and rejuvenated, George Springer is enjoying his bounce-back season
George Springer rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Minnesota Twins in the second inning at Rogers Centre on Tuesday night.
Some First Nations leaders in early talks about potential Indigenous-led economic corridor
The Port of Churchill is shown from The Flats area of Churchill, Man., on Wednesday, July 4, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Canada Post urges CUPW to revisit offers as labour dispute rumbles on
A Canada Post sign is seen in Montreal on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
TikTok owner ByteDance to launch share buyback valuing company at over $330-billion, sources say
FILE PHOTO: The ByteDance logo is seen at the company's office in Shanghai, China July 4, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
Cabinet ministers meet with U.S. Attorney-General in Washington to discuss border measures
U.S. Attorney-General Pam Bondi met with two federal cabinet ministers, as well as Canada's fentanyl czar, on Wednesday. During the meeting, U.S. officials acknowledge the work Canada has done on border security.
Canadian women’s hockey team welcomes the challenge pro league throws at them
Team Canada women's hockey player Sarah Fillier speaks to the media at Hockey Canada’s National Teams orientation camp in Calgary, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Why Warren Buffett is still relevant even as he turns 95
FILE - 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. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Retirement planning isn’t one-size-fits-all for business owners and professionals
Tim Cestnick
Connor McDavid has no timeline on contract extension talks
Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid skates during a stoppage in play during the third period in Game 2 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers, in Edmonton, on Friday, June 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
McDavid, Crosby lead Canadian men’s hockey prep for 2026 Olympics
Team Canada hockey player Sidney Crosby speaks to the media at Hockey Canada’s National Teams orientation camp in Calgary, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Ontario securities regulator files to force former Bridging Finance executives into bankruptcy
David and Natasha Sharpe at the Bridging Finance Toronto offices in 2019. The husband and wife were found guilty of investment fraud last year.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew cleared by ethics commissioner after paying for private flights to Grey Cup games
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew speaks during a press conference announcing that a second child from Gaza has been brought to Winnipeg for medical care in Winnipeg, Friday, May 9, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
Hudbay resuming operations at Snow Lake mine after July wildfire evacuation
Trees burned by wildfires in northern Manitoba are shown during a helicopter tour in the surrounding area of Flin Flon, Man. on Thursday, June 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike Deal-Pool
Defence procurement secretary and Lockheed Martin meet, discuss purchase of fighter jets
An F-35A Lightning II fighter jet practises for an air show appearance in Ottawa, Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Joly asks Canada’s financial sector to lend to defence companies
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, tours Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, a submarine building facility with Minister of Industry Melanie Joly, second from right, and Germany's Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius in Kiel, Germany, on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Everything is unstable in Helen Oyeyemi’s A New New Me – even the story itself
Helen Oyeyemi (U.K./Nigeria) was born in Nigeria in 1984 and moved to London when she was four. HANDOUT IFOA
No rest for Brooke Henderson, who tees off in Boston stop of LPGA tour Thursday
Canada's Brooke Henderson is showered with champagne after winning the CPKC Women's Open at the Mississauga Golf and Country Club in Mississauga, Ont., Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Thomas Skrlj
Improving outlook for tariff impact clouded by coming USMCA negotiations, bank CEOs say
The RBC Royal Bank of Canada logo is seen in Halifax on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. A report from a coalition of environmental groups shows that Royal Bank of Canada was the biggest fossil fuel financier in the world last year after providing over US$42 billion in funding. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Winnipeg police officer cleared in shooting death of student suffering mental health crisis
Photo of a Winnipeg Police Service shoulder badge on an officer in Winnipeg Tuesday, November 5, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Rosenberg Research: Why the next leg higher in the gold price is about to begin
‘They weren’t blow-the-doors-off’: How investors are reacting to Nvidia results
An NVIDIA logo appears in this illustration taken August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
NFL eases restrictions on Tom Brady’s role as Fox Sports analyst
Former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady speaks after a bronze statue of himself was unveiled in Patriot Place Plaza before an NFL preseason football game between the Washington Commanders and the New England Patriots Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Performance-enhancing substances can be harmful to adolescents, survey of pediatricians says
A supplement is displayed at a store in New York, Thursday, April 25, 2024. It's now illegal to sell weight loss and muscle-building supplements to minors in New York. The first-in-the-nation law went into effect this week. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Don’t hate ChatGPT-5. Your chatbot is not your friend
OpenAI launched the latest version of ChatGPT in August.
Edmonton Elks, Calgary Stampeders bring momentum into Labour Day
Hamilton Tiger-Cats' Miles Fox, right, rushes Edmonton Elks quarterback Cody Fajardo during second half CFL football action in Edmonton, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Meghan Markle gets refreshingly more real in Season 2 of With Love, Meghan
Johanna Schneller
In Blues for an Alabama Sky, actor Virgilia Griffith reaches new heights
Aisling Murphy
Poilievre accuses Liberals of allowing temporary foreign workers take jobs from Canadians
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks during a press conference in the Foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa, on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Market Factors: Eyeing a recovery in railway stocks
Are the Canadian rails about to turn the corner?
Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley leaves himself off U.S. team
FILE - Keegan Bradley participates in a news conference in New York, Tuesday, July 9, 2024 in which he was introduced as the U.S. Ryder Cup captain for 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Northwest Territories wildfire triggers community evacuation notice
A man checks an Air Tractor AT-802 firefighting plane as it sits on the tarmac at Yellowknife Airport on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
France barrels toward chaos as its public debt spirals out of control
Konrad Yakabuski
Enhanced Games files $800-million lawsuit against critics
This photo combination shows Megan Romano, of the U.S., at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, Aug. 4, 2013 and Australia's James Magnussen during the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia, April 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, Rick Rycroft)
Maybe the mothers of Israel can end this war
Marsha Lederman
Gaza famine is ‘man-made crisis’, says entire UN Security Council, except U.S.
Palestinian women and children wait to receive food portions from a charity kitchen in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on August 27, 2025. The UN officially declared a famine in Gaza on August 22, blaming the "systematic obstruction" of aid by Israel during more than 22 months of war. The Rome-based Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Initiative (IPC) said famine was affecting 500,000 people in Gaza governorate, which covers about a fifth of the Palestinian territory including Gaza City. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
Turkey tops Canada to close out group play at women’s volleyball world championship
Canada's Vicky Savard (4) spikes the ball against Turkey, in this handout photo, at the women's volleyball world championships in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Canada suffered its first loss, falling 3-0 (25-21, 27-25, 25-13) to Turkey. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Volleyball Canada (Mandatory Credit)
I’m an American married to a Canadian. We cross the border often, but should we pick a side?
Forget the nostalgia for our ‘golden summers.’ Parents need to rethink how to navigate our screen-obsessed reality
WHIKE IS CORRECT SPELLING - Peter Thomson-Whike, 11, whose screen time is strictly limited by his mother during the week, uses his iPad to message a friend at his home in Vancouver, on Wednesday September 26, 2018. A study published on Thursday found children who adhered to Canadian guidelines for limiting recreational screen time to less than two hours a day, and achieving adequate physical activity and sleep, had greater cognitive abilities than those who did not. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
Canadian Sarah Mitton has shot put victory overturned after top throw ruled foul
Sarah Mitton of Canada competes during the women's shot put competition at the Wanda Diamond League Final 2025 athletics meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (Til Buergy/Keystone via AP)
Asylum claims from U.S. citizens have jumped since Trump took office, figures show
In July, a judge halted the deportation of Angel Jenkel, criticizing Ottawa’s Immigration Department for not properly considering the situation of LGBTQ Americans since Donald Trump's return to the White House.
Google refusing to comply with ‘right to be forgotten’ delisting decision, privacy commissioner says
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne holds a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Ontario ban on U.S. booze to remain until new trade deal reached, Ford says
A sign is posted on a wine shelves at an LCBO, the government-run liquor stores where most wine and spirits in the province are purchased, Sunday, March 9, 2025, in Toronto. (AP Photo/Jill Colvin)
European leaders visit Moldova ahead of key election amid warnings of Russian interference
From left, Polish Prime Minister Donald TUsk, French President Emmanuel Macron, Moldova's President Maia Sandu and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz leave the country's presidency headquarters in Chisinau, Moldova, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ likely to be empty within days, top Florida official says
FILE - Work progresses on a new migrant detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility in the Florida Everglades, on July 4, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
Shaw Festival unveils 2026 slate, including Funny Girl and a Branden Jacobs-Jenkins workshop
Kimberley Rampersad and Shaw Festival artistic director Tim Carroll. Rampersad is directing Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella for the 2026 Shaw Festival, while Carroll is directing George Bernard Shaw’s Heartbreak House and Peter Shaffer’s Mozart.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia requests asylum in the U.S. to prevent deportation to Uganda
Jennifer Vasquez Sura, front left, wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, attends a protest rally at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, to support Kilmar Abrego Garcia. (AP Photo/KT Kanazawich)
Vancouver and Toronto outpace New York in home unaffordability. Here’s why
Hanif Bayat
Britain, France and Germany likely to initiate UN sanctions process on Iran on Thursday
The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at the entrance of the Vienna International Center. UN nuclear inspectors returned to Iran for the first time since Israel and the U.S. attacked nuclear sites in June, Iranian state media reported Wednesday.
Canada, Australia and Philippines stage air defence drills off disputed South China Sea shoal
Philippine ships participate in a military drill in the disputed South China Sea in 2024. China and the Philippines claim the Scarborough Shoal and other islands, islets and reefs in the sea passage.
Hundreds gather to honour victims of Minneapolis Catholic school shooting
People gather at a vigil at Lynnhurst Park after a shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
Small businesses brace for operating cost spike as U.S. ends shipping-fee exemption
Melissa Caracas Le-Fort poses in this undated handout photo. Caracas Le-Fort, founder of Tag4MyPet, says she's pausing shipments to the United States as the de minimis exemption — which allowed packages under $800 to ship south of the border — ends on Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Tag4MyPet (Mandatory credit)
National Bank reports higher third-quarter profit but falls short of estimates
April 24, 2025 — National Bank headquarters in downtown Vancouver, B.C. (Isabella Falsetti/The Globe and Mail)
A breakdown of the big Canadian banks’ 2025 third-quarter earnings
The Bank of Montreal raised its quarterly dividend by 4 cents to $1.63 per share.
Thousands of people throw tomatoes in Spain’s ‘Tomatina,’ the mother of all food fights
Revelers throw tomatoes at each other during the annual "Tomatina" tomato fight fiesta, in the village of Bunol near Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)
Canada Goose receives bids to go private at valuation of about $1.4-billion, report says
FILE PHOTO: Labels are seen on Canada Goose jackets in a store in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., February 7, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Nvidia forecasts third-quarter revenue above estimates
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 6, 2025. Shares of the world’s most valuable firm fell 5 per cent in extended trading.
Chinese stocks have surged to a 10-year high. Here’s why many believe the rally is just beginning
A man walks past a brokerage house with a display board showing the stock index information, in Beijing, China April 9, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
Denmark apologizes for involuntary birth control campaign in Greenland
Nuuk, Greenland, in June. Denmark publicly apologized on Wednesday for a decades-long involuntary birth control campaign on the island.
Investors fear Trump’s Intel deal kicks off era of U.S. industrial policy
An Intel sign is shown at the chipmaker's global headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Terry Chea
Inconsistent weather spells a slow start for Niagara’s grape harvest
Christopher Waters
Are we finally speaking the public’s language when we talk about science post-pandemic?
Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam is seen on a television in the background as she gives a news conference as international travellers arrive at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C. Monday, March 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Seller of ‘bungaloft’ near downtown Oakville rejects lowball offer
Done Deal, 221 Carlini Court, Oakville, Ont.
An ambitious plan for an iconic heritage site
Dave LeBlanc
AIMCo earns 2% first-half return as clients seek to reduce risk-taking
New AIMCO logo
This CrossFit athlete splurges on bison and prioritizes carbs for high-intensity training
How CrossFit athlete Jack Farlow grocery shops
Hussam al-Masri, Reuters journalist killed by Israeli strike, reported on Gaza while living in a tent
Reuters journalist Hussam al-Masri stands next to his camera at the hospital in Khan Younis in an undated photograph.
Realtors question Ontario regulator’s handling of iPro collapse
The Real Estate Council of Ontario announced Aug. 26 it was freezing bank accounts related to iPro Realty and initiating an outside review of its own conduct.
Britain’s Thames Water agrees to payment plan for £123-million worth of fines
FILE PHOTO: Thames Water employees carry out repair and maintenance, in London, Britain, December 16, 2024. REUTERS/Mina Kim/File Photo
Wednesday’s Insider Report: Chair invests $45-million in this large-cap dividend stock with 12 ‘buy’ recommendations
Edward Rogers, chairman of the board of directors of Rogers Communications Inc. appears before the CRTC hearing November 22, 2021 in Gatineau, Quebec. Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail
Premier Smith draws approval in Fort McMurray as panel consults on referendum questions
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith at a press conference in Edmonton in May. The Premier insisted at a Tuesday town hall that Ottawa is the rightful target of criticism coming her way.
East Lofts penthouse seller throws in the furniture to sweeten the deal
Done Deal, 138 Princess St., Ph 1210, Toronto
Escape clauses, creative conditions – real estate agents are changing the game plan in a hesitant market
Carolyn Ireland
Let’s both celebrate – and worry about – our Great Lakes on World Lake Day
The crew on the Benjamin-Charles fishing boat pull in a fishing net on a calm foggy morning on Lake Huron off the shore of Southhampton, Ontario, Canada on Tuesday, April 4, 2022. Jon Klip, 27, and Matt Taylor, 29, chefs and co-founders of Affinity Fish have partnered with Allen Robichaud of Robichaud Commercial Fishing. They work alongside the fishing boat crew, and use the ikejime method of harvesting fish humanely, bleeding the fish to minimise the growth of bacteria, and cleaning the fish within hours of them coming out of the water. Affinity Fish provides high quality, fresh, sustainably harvested fish from the Great Lakes to restaurants, and will soon be opening a retail space on Dundas Street West in Toronto. Ryan Carter/The Globe and Mail
It’s still peach season: Try this recipe for peach and cornmeal spoon cake
Take advantage of a great peach season with this simple spoon cake.
My boss is taking advantage of our friendship. Will complaining torpedo my career?
Be sure to keep some boundaries between your work life and your personal life.
Buyer bids $111,000 over asking for end-unit townhouse
Done deal, 35 Foundry Ave., No. 38, Toronto
Latest launch of SpaceX’s Starship deploys eight dummy satellites into space
SpaceX's mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Carney wraps European tour with visit to Canadian Forces in Latvia
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to members of the Canadian Armed Forces during their lunch at the Adazi Military base in Adazi, Latvia on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Denmark summons U.S. diplomat after report of Greenland influence campaigns
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen.
Dollarama customers ‘resilient’ but ‘fragile’ as tariff tensions continue, CEO says
A shopping cart is seen in an aisle of a Dollarama store in Montreal, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Cracker Barrel says its old logo will return after critics protested plan to modernize
Cracker Barrel's old logo features an older man in overalls sitting next to a barrel and the words 'Old Country Store.'
Rio Tinto’s new CEO to divide miner into three units to focus on most profitable assets
Rio Tinto iron ore chief executive Simon Trott looks on at the BlueScope steelworks, Port Kembla, Australia February 9, 2024. REUTERS/Lewis Jackson/File Photo
Business Brief: Canada innovates a wee bit more
The MaRS Discovery District in Toronto on June 4, 2024. June 4, 2024. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)
Drink differently with these less-common red wine styles from Canada and abroad
clinking glasses in wine taste - celebration together in birthday picnic party in backyard red wine outside summer
The Toxic Avenger remake is not quite radioactive enough to surpass the original shlock
Barry Hertz
In Canada, householders must use ‘reasonable force’ against an intruder. That’s perfectly reasonable
Andrew Coyne
Morning Update: Modernizing Canada’s wildfire response
A water bomber plane drops water over the Drought Hill wildfire burning near Peachland, B.C., outside of West Kelowna, on July 31.
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